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	1–0 (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 →

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.

2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
California	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Boston College	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Clemson	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 11 Duke	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 15 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Stanford	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 9 NC State	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 6 Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 19 Florida State	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
No. 17 Louisville	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
SMU	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Virginia	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of November 9, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

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^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Daemen	W 90–50	–	16 – Tied	14 – Wood	6 – Velez	JMA Wireless Dome (536) Syracuse, NY
Regular season
November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Niagara	W 108–84	1–0	19 – Wood	8 – Tied	9 – Camp	JMA Wireless Dome (1,997) Syracuse, NY
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Saint Joseph's						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Maryland						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Fairleigh Dickinson						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Albany						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
November 25, 2024* 5:00 p.m.	vs. Missouri Emerald Coast Classic						Northwest Florida State College Destin, FL
November 26, 2024* 7:30 p.m.	vs. Creighton/Wichita State Emerald Coast Classic						Northwest Florida State College Destin, FL
December 1, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX	Yale						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
December 4, 2024* 7:15 p.m., ESPNU	at Texas A&M ACC–SEC Challenge						Reed Arena College Station, TX
December 8, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN	Notre Dame						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
December 18, 2024* 6:00 p.m.	at Binghamton						Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
December 21, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX	Dartmouth						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Georgia Tech						McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN	at Florida State						Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 9, 2025 10:30 a.m., ACCN	SMU						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
January 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Miami (FL)						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Louisville						KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
January 19, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN	at Boston College						Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN	NC State						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Clemson						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 2, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN	Virginia						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia Tech						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN	Wake Forest						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
February 13, 2025 10:00 p.m., ACCN	at Stanford						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at California						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN	North Carolina						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., The CW	at Duke						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Pittsburgh						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
March 2, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Boston College						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
**Legend:** — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	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	RV
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 October 28, 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 October 28, 2024.

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