2024–25 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana 19 1   .950 25 4   .862
Lamar 17 3   .850 22 7   .759
Stephen F. Austin 16 4   .800 27 5   .844
Incarnate Word 12 8   .600 18 12   .600
Northwestern State 12 8   .600 16 15   .516
UT Rio Grande Valley 11 9   .550 16 16   .500
Nicholls 9 11   .450 17 14   .548
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 7 13   .350 15 17   .469
New Orleans 5 15   .250 5 24   .172
McNeese 5 15   .250 10 21   .323
East Texas A&M* 4 16   .200 7 22   .241
Houston Christian 3 17   .150 6 23   .207
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2025 Southland tournament winner
As of March 11, 2025

The 2024–25 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team represents the University of New Orleans (UNO) during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Privateers are led by second-year head coach Trelanne Powell and play their home games at the Lakefront Arena located on the UNO campus in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the Southland Conference.

Media

Home games are broadcast on ESPN+.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 17, 2024. Receiving 109 overall votes, the Privateers were picked to finish eighth in the conference.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Lamar 236 (19)
2 Southeastern Louisiana 213 (5)
3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 200
4 Stephen F. Austin 193
5 Incarnate Word 149
6 Texas A&M–Commerce
(renamed)
112
7 Nicholls 108
8 New Orleans 109
9 UT Rio Grande Valley 92
10 Northwestern State 67
11 McNeese 61
12 Houston Christian 51

Preseason All-Conference

No Privateers were selected as a Preseason All-Conference team member.[1]

Roster

2024–25 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Nora Francois 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr North Iowa Area Community College Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 1 Shanihya Brown 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Morton College Chicago, Illinois
F 2 Sephora Kayolo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Oral Roberts Kinshasa, DR Congo
G 3 Syria Butler 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Purdue Northwest Dolton, Illinois
G 5 Alexis Calderon 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Sr Labette Community College Jacksonville, Texas
G/F 10 Jasmine Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Chipola College Carrollton, Georgia
G 11 Brialle Washington 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Indian River State College Rayne, Louisiana
G 12 Gabbi Cartagena 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Troy Jackson, Georgia
F 14 Chenai Mushore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Arizona Western College West Sussex, England
G 21 Aaliyah Ellis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Weber State Cibolo, Texas
G/F 22 Mackenzie Joseph 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Western Nebraska Community College Vinton, Louisiana
G 23 Tre'Miyah Berry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Rockdale County High School Conyers, Georgia
F 24 Arial Ford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Lake Michigan College Indianapolis, Indiana
G 32 Brianna Ellis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Flagler Palm Coast High School Palm Coast, Florida
G 33 Jayla Kimbrough 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Austin Peay Decatur, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 4, 2025

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
5:00 p.m., SECN+
at No. 24 Alabama L 53–115  0–1
 11  J. Kimbrough   9  N. Francois   6  A. Calderon  Coleman Coliseum (2,710)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 10, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at TCU L 52–107  0–2
 10  J. Jones   6  A. Calderon   9  A. Calderon  Schollmaier Arena (1,895)
Fort Worth, TX
November 12, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Tarleton State L 48–57  0–3
 16  J. Kimbrough   8  N. Francois   2  A. Calderon  Wisdom Gym (840)
Stephenville, TX
November 19, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
South Alabama L 57–67  0–4
 13  J. Kimbrough   11  M. Joseph   4  A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (1,865)
New Orleans, LA
November 23, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Texas Tech L 70–78  0–5
 19  J. Kimbrough   17  N. Francois   3  A. Calderon  United Supermarkets Arena (4,130)
Lubbock, TX
November 26, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana L 46–61  0–6
 11  J. Kimbrough   7  N. Francois   3  A. Calderon  Cajundome (524)
Lafayette, LA
November 29, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Baylor L 58–84  0–7
 26  N. Francois   4  G. Cartegena   5  A. Calderon  Foster Pavilion (3,406)
Waco, TX
December 18, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at UAB L 60–66  0–8
 26  N. Francois   4  G. Cartegena   5  A. Calderon  Bartow Arena (984)
Birmingham, AL
December 20, 2024*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville State L 47–57  0–9
 15  N. Francois   8  J. Joseph   2  S. Butler  Pete Mathews Coliseum (189)
Jacksonville, AL
Conference regular season
December 22, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Nicholls L 61–65  0–10
(0–1)
 16  N. Francois   10  N. Francois   9  A. Calderon  Stopher Gymnasium (400)
Thibodaux, LA
January 2, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 66–78  0–11
(0–2)
 24  N. Francois   10  J. Kimbrough   5  A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (389)
New Orleans, LA
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UT Rio Grande Valley L 62–64  0–12
(0–3)
 16  A. Calderon   9  G. Cartagena   5  A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (345)
New Orleans, LA
January 9, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lamar L 52–94  0–13
(0–4)
 15  J. Kimbrough   10  J. Kimbrough   3  A. Calderon  Neches Arena (852)
Beaumont, TX
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana L 53–83  0–14
(0–5)
 13  B. Washington   5  G. Cartegena   5  B. 5Washington  Lakefront Arena (349)
New Orleans, LA
January 16, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Northwestern State L 66–83  0–15
(0–6)
 18  B. Washington   12  C. Mushore   3  A. Calderon  Prather Coliseum (434)
Natchitoches, LA
January 18, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Texas A&M W 66–62 OT 1–15
(1–6)
 15  A. Calderon   10  J. Kimbrough   4  J. Kimbrough  The Field House (364)
Commerce, TX
January 25, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Houston Christian W 62–55  2–15
(2–6)
 23  J. Kimbrough   7  J. Kimbrough   5  A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (288)
New Orleans, LA
January 27, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Incarnate Word
Rescheduled from January 22[2]
L 55–58  2–16
(2–7)
 17  A. Calderon   7  A. Calderon   4  A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (137)
New Orleans, LA
January 30, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Stephen F. Austin L 65–83  2–17
(2–8)
 21  N. Francois   9  N. Francois   4  G. Cartagena  Lakefront Arena (389)
New Orleans, LA
February 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southeastern Louisiana L 50–59  2–18
(2–9)
 18  J. Jones   12  N. Francois   8  A. Calderon  Pride Roofing University Center (708)
Hammond, LA
February 6, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Incarnate Word L 60–71  2–19
(2–10)
 15  J. Jones   7  J. Kimbrough   3  J. Jones  McDermott Center (118)
San Antonio, TX
February 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Houston Christian L 49–54  2–20
(2–11)
 13  N. Francois   7  N. Francois   2  S. Brown  Sharp Gymnasium (324)
Houston, TX
February 13, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Nicholls L 59–72  2–21
(2–12)
 13  N. Francois   7  N. Francois   3  S. Brown  Lakefront Arena (397)
New Orleans, LA
February 15, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
McNeese L 66–71  2–22
(2–13)
 21  N. Francois   11  N. Francois   4  A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (372)
New Orleans, LA
February 20, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
East Texas A&M W 78–52  3–22
(3–13)
 19  N. Francois   19  N. Francois   10  N. Francois  Lakefront Arena (402)
New Orleans, LA
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northwestern State L 74–76  3–23
(3–14)
 20  N. Francois   6  N. Francois   4  A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (369)
New Orleans, LA
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Rio Grande Valley W 72–59  4–24
(4–15)
 16  N. Francois   9  N. Francois   3  N. Francois  UTRGV Fieldhouse (863)
Edinburg, TX
March 4, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at McNeese W 73–71  5–24
(5–15)
 24  N. Francois   9  N. Francois   3  S. Butler  The Legacy Center (1,394)
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[3][4]

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

Weekly honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref.
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week Nora Francois C December 2, 2024 [5]
February 24, 2025 [6]
March 6, 2025 [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Washington, Jasmine (October 17, 2024). "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Game vs. UIW Postponed Until Monday, January 27". unoprivateers.com. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of New Orleans Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  4. ^ "New Orleans Privateers Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  5. ^ Washington, Jasmine (December 2, 2024). "New Orleans' Francois named Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  6. ^ Washington, Jasmine (February 24, 2025). "New Orleans' Francois named Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  7. ^ Washington, Jasmine (March 6, 2025). "New Orleans' Francois named Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved March 9, 2025.
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