2024–25 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

2024–25 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
2024–25 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Felisha Legette-Jack (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Kristen Sharkey (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Khyreed Carter (3rd season); Ty Evans (1st season);
Home arena	JMA Wireless Dome
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stanford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team will represent Syracuse University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange will be led by third-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. The Orange will be eleventh year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and will play their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Previous season

The Orange finished the season 24–8 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they were upset by sixth seed Florida State. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking their first appearance since 2021. As the sixth seed in the Portland 3 they defeated eleventh seed Arizona in the First Round before losing to third seed Connecticut in the Second Round to end their season.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Kennedi Perkins	1	G	5'6"	Sophomore	Bolingbrook, Illinois	Transferred to Marquette^[1]
Dyaisha Fair	2	G	5'5"	Graduate Student	Rochester, New York	Graduated; drafted 16th overall in the 2024 WNBA draft^[2]
Cheyenne McEvans	12	G	5'9"	Senior	Detroit, Michigan	Transferred to Florida A&M^[3]
Marilena Triantafylli	15	C	6'5"	Freshman	Athens, Greece	Transferred to Saint Louis^[4]
Alyssa Latham	23	F	6'2"	Freshman	Glenwood, Illinois	Transferred to Tennessee^[5]
Alaina Rice	25	G	5'8"	Graduate Student	Rockledge, Florida	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Journey Thompson	2	F	6'3"	Junior	McMurray, Pennsylvania	Arizona State^[6]
Angelica Velez	15	G	5'7"	Sophomore	The Bronx, New York	LSU^[7]

Recruiting Class

Source:^[8]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Shy Hawkins F	Brookville, New York	Long Island Lutheran	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Oct 25, 2023
Shy Hawkins F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Madeline Potts G	Victoria, Australia	Templestowe College	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Nov 8, 2023
Madeline Potts G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Olivia Schmitt G	Staten Island, New York	DME Academy	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	N/A	Feb 2, 2023
Olivia Schmitt G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Keira Scott F	Daytona Beach, Florida	DME Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Mar 8, 2023
Keira Scott F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2024–25 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Keira Scott	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	DME Academy	Daytona Beach, FL
F	2	Journey Thompson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Peters Township Arizona State	McMurray, PA
G	3	Olivia Schmitt	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	DME Academy	Staten Island, NY
G	4	Sophie Burrows	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Viewbank College	Victoria, Australia
G	5	Georgia Woolley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	St Paul's School Buffalo	Brisbane, Australia
G	11	Lexi McNabb	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Lincoln Prep	Chandler, AZ
F	14	Shy Hawkins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Long Island Lutheran	Brookville, NY
G	15	Angelica Velez	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	The Webb School LSU	The Bronx, NY
G	17	Madeline Potts	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Templestowe College	Victoria, Australia
F	21	Saniaa Wilson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Bishop Kearney Buffalo	Rochester, NY
F	22	Kyra Wood	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	City Honors Temple	Buffalo, NY
G	24	Dominique Camp	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Lakota West Akron	Dayton, OH
C	34	Izabel Varejão	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	GS	Neuse Christian Academy Michigan	Vitória, Brazil

Head coach

Felisha Legette-Jack (Syracuse)

Assistant coach(es)

Kristen Sharkey (Buffalo)
Khyreed Carter (Michigan State)
Ty Evans (Wisconsin–Whitewater)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 2, 2024

Schedule

Source:^[9]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
* ACCNX		JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
Non-conference regular season
* ACCNX		JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
December 4, 2024* TBA	at Texas A&M ACC–SEC Challenge	Reed Arena College Station, TX
ACC regular season
ACCNX		JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
ACC tournament
	vs.	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ Steele, Ben (June 13, 2024). "What is the scouting report on six newcomers to the Marquette women's basketball team?". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
^ Wolf, Zak (16 April 2024). "Dyaisha Fair selected No. 16 overall by Las Vegas Aces in 2024 WNBA Draft". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
^ Barnes, Randall (May 27, 2024). "Former Syracuse standout Cheyenne McEvans lands at Florida A&M". ClutchPoints. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
^ "Billikens Add Transfers Glanton and Triantafylli to 2024-25 Roster". slubillikens.com. University of Saint Louis Athletics. April 30, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
^ Hall, Cora (April 21, 2024). "Syracuse forward Alyssa Latham commits to Lady Vols basketball out of transfer portal". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
^ Murphy, Kevin (May 10, 2024). "College sports notebook: Peters Township grad Thompson transfers to Syracuse women's basketball". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
^ Darcey, Reed (May 5, 2024). "Two former LSU women's basketball guards have announced their transfer destinations". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
^ "Syracuse Orange". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved September 2, 2024.

[1] Steele, Ben (June 13, 2024). "What is the scouting report on six newcomers to the Marquette women's basketball team?". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 2, 2024.

[2] Wolf, Zak (16 April 2024). "Dyaisha Fair selected No. 16 overall by Las Vegas Aces in 2024 WNBA Draft". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

[3] Barnes, Randall (May 27, 2024). "Former Syracuse standout Cheyenne McEvans lands at Florida A&M". ClutchPoints. Retrieved September 2, 2024.

[4] "Billikens Add Transfers Glanton and Triantafylli to 2024-25 Roster". slubillikens.com. University of Saint Louis Athletics. April 30, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.

[5] Hall, Cora (April 21, 2024). "Syracuse forward Alyssa Latham commits to Lady Vols basketball out of transfer portal". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved September 2, 2024.

[6] Murphy, Kevin (May 10, 2024). "College sports notebook: Peters Township grad Thompson transfers to Syracuse women's basketball". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 2, 2024.

[7] Darcey, Reed (May 5, 2024). "Two former LSU women's basketball guards have announced their transfer destinations". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved September 2, 2024.

[8] "Syracuse Orange". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved September 2, 2024.

[9] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved September 2, 2024.

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