2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team

2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	6–3 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Hana Haden (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Paul Fessler; Dexter Jenkins; Dee Anderson;
Home arena	Hanner Fieldhouse; Hill Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team represents Georgia Southern University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Southern Eagles, led by first-year head coach Hana Haden, will play their first two home games at the Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia and will finish their remaining home games at the Hill Convocation Center following its opening on December 4. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	–	9	–	1	.900
James Madison	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Texas State	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Georgia State	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
Troy	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
Marshall	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
Louisiana	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
Appalachian State	0	–	0	–	4	–	6	.400
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364
South Alabama	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364
Arkansas State	0	–	0	–	3	–	6	.333

† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of December 21, 2024

On March 12, 2024, Howard and Georgia Southern mutually agreed to step down as head coach.^[1] D-II Georgia Southwestern State head coach Hana Haden was hired by the eagles on March 29.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Bukky Akinsola	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Immaculate Conception HS High Point	Hillside, NJ
G/F	1	Tamiria Jones	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Huffman HS	Birmingham, AL
G	3	Nicole Gwynn	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Wethersfield HS Queens	Hartford, CT
G	4	Jazmyne Jackson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Braswell HS Grambling State	Dallas, TX
C	7	Paris Gaines	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Jones HS Kansas	Orlando, FL
G	10	Jamiria Jones	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Huffman HS	Birmingham, AL
F	12	Liv Fuller	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Clearwater HS	Clearwater, FL
F	21	Ashantay Noble	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Bulloch Academy	Statesboro, GA
F	23	Deannasty Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Tom C. Clark HS Northwest Florida State	San Antonio, TX
G	30	McKenna Eddings	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Warhill HS Auburn	Williamsburg, VA
F	32	Leah Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		The Pennington School Georgia Southwestern State	Ewing, NJ
F	34	Indya Green	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Kickapoo HS Missouri State	Springfield, MO
G	55	Nakiyah Mays-Prince	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Example Academy Delaware	Chicago, IL

Head coach

Hana Haden (Western Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Paul Fessler (Northern Iowa)
Dexter Jenkins (North Carolina Central)
Dee Anderson (Florida)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	at Ohio MAC-SBC Challenge	W 82–70	1–0	Convocation Center (679) Athens, OH
November 9, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN	at North Florida	W 81–65	2–0	UNF Arena (498) Jacksonville, FL
November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN	Bethune–Cookman	W 54–50	3–0	Hanner Fieldhouse (812) Statesboro, GA
November 16, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN	Longwood	W 68–60	4–0	Hanner Fieldhouse (503) Statesboro, GA
November 23, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN	at George Washington	L 46–56	4–1	Charles E. Smith Center (358) Washington, D.C.
November 29, 2024* 4:30 p.m., B1G	vs. Maryland Eastern Shore Rutgers Battle on the Banks	W 58–47	5–1	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,651) Piscataway, NJ
November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G	at Rutgers Rutgers Battle on the Banks	L 60–77	5–2	Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
December 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN	Jacksonville	L 51–56	5–3	Hill Convocation Center (924) Statesboro, GA
December 13, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN	Coastal Georgia	W 78–46	6–3	Hill Convocation Center (3,925) Statesboro, GA
December 18, 2024* 2:00 p.m.	vs. Florida Atlantic GCU Have Fayth Christmas Classic			Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ
December 19, 2024* 2:00 p.m.	vs. Wright State GCU Have Fayth Christmas Classic			Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ
December 21, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN	at Grand Canyon GCU Have Fayth Christmas Classic			Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ
Sun Belt regular season
December 29, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN	Louisiana			Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
January 2, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN	at Louisiana–Monroe			Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN	at Arkansas State			First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
January 8, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN	at Georgia State			GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
January 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN	at James Madison			Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
January 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN	Texas State			Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN	Georgia State			Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN	at Marshall			Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN	at Appalachian State			Holmes Center Boone, NC
January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN	James Madison			Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN	Marshall			Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN	at Southern Miss			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 8, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN	TBD MAC-SBC Challenge			Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN	Coastal Carolina			Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN	South Alabama			Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN	at Coastal Carolina			HTC Center Conway, SC
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN	at Old Dominion			Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN	Appalachian State			Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 28, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN	Old Dominion			Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 4–10, 2025 TBA, ESPN	vs. TBD			Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[3]

Notes

^ Hosted their first 2 home games
^ Hosting their remaining 12 home games

References

^ "Change of Leadership For Eagle Women's Basketball Program Announced" (Press release). Georgia Southern Eagles. March 12, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
^ "Hana Haden Named Georgia Southern Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Georgia Southern Eagles. March 29, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[Hanner-1] Hosted their first 2 home games

[Hill-2] Hosting their remaining 12 home games

[3] "Change of Leadership For Eagle Women's Basketball Program Announced" (Press release). Georgia Southern Eagles. March 12, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[4] "Hana Haden Named Georgia Southern Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Georgia Southern Eagles. March 29, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

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2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team

Contents

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

Notes

References