2024–25 Sam Houston Bearkats women's basketball team

2024–25 Sam Houston Bearkats women's basketball
2024–25 Sam Houston Bearkats women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	13–17 (5–13 C-USA)
Head coach	Ravon Justice (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Brittany Mason; Martin Pazanin; Ayriell Robinson;
Home arena	Bernard Johnson Coliseum

2024–25 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Liberty †	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
Middle Tennessee	16	–	2	.889	26	–	9	.743
Western Kentucky	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
New Mexico State	10	–	8	.556	18	–	16	.529
Louisiana Tech	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
FIU	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
Kennesaw State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
Jacksonville State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	20	.333
UTEP	4	–	14	.222	11	–	19	.367

† 2025 CUSA tournament winner

The 2024–25 Sam Houston Bearkats women's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by sixth-year head coach Ravon Justice, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas, as second-year members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Bearkats finished the 2023–24 season 7–22, 2–14 in C-USA play, to finish in last place.^[1] They were defeated by UTEP in the first round of the C-USA tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Sam Houston Bearkats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Sydnee Kemp	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	RS Sr	Lee's Summit West High School	Kansas City, Missouri
G	1	Kaila Kelley	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	Trinity Valley Community College	Dallas, Texas
G	3	Kelis Grant	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Cedar Hill High School	Cedar Hill, Texas
G	4	Fanta Kone	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Tyler Junior College	Bamako, Mali
G	5	Aysia Ward-Strong	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	McLennan Community College	Dallas, Texas
G	7	Annika Corcoran	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	RS Sr	Detroit Mercy	Chardon, Ohio
F	8	Deborah Ogayemi	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	UT Rio Grande Valley	Waterford, Ireland
F	10	Kyleigh McGuire	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	UTSA	Houston, Texas
G	11	Esther Rodellar	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Siena	Barcelona, Spain
F	15	Nyla Inmon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Kilgore College	Tyler, Texas
G	23	Bryana Block	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS So	Liberty-Eylau High School	Texarkana, Texas
G	24	Whitney Dunn	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Alabama State	Chicago, Illinois
C	25	Lea Salinas Beamen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Liberty High School	Brentwood, California

Head coach

Ravon Justice (USAO)

Assistant coach(es)

Brittany Mason (Houston)
Martin Pazanin (Bradley)
Ayriell Robinson (Saint Louis)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 3, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Jarvis Christian	W 98–47	1–0	17 – Kelley	10 – Inmon	4 – tied	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (467) Huntsville, TX
November 9, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Seattle C-USA/WAC Alliance	W 69–57	2–0	21 – Grant	9 – Ogayemi	8 – Kone	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (174) Huntsville, TX
November 11, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Kansas	L 51–66	2–1	15 – Kelley	10 – Ogayemi	3 – tied	Allen Fieldhouse (2,907) Lawrence, KS
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rice	L 60–65	2–2	16 – Kelley	11 – Ward-Strong	5 – Kone	Tudor Fieldhouse (733) Houston, TX
November 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Thomas (TX)	W 86–48	3–2	18 – Kelley	16 – Ogayemi	5 – Dunn	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (426) Huntsville, TX
November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 67–48	4–2	19 – Ward-Strong	13 – Ogayemi	6 – Kone	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (471) Huntsville, TX
December 5, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		McMurry	W 75–53	5–2	19 – Kelley	14 – Kone	10 – Kone	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (347) Huntsville, TX
December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UTSA	L 36–79	5–3	16 – Dunn	10 – Ward-Strong	3 – Kone	Convocation Center (837) San Antonio, TX
December 16, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Utah C-USA/WAC Alliance	W 72–61	6–3	17 – Kelley	8 – Kone	11 – Kone	America First Event Center (266) Cedar City, UT
December 20, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Houston Christian	W 79–68	7–3	22 – Kelley	9 – Ward-Strong	8 – Kone	Sharp Gymnasium (204) Houston, TX
C-USA regular season
January 2, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		New Mexico State	L 61–79	7–4 (0–1)	13 – Kemp	6 – tied	4 – Kone	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (456) Huntsville, TX
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UTEP	L 62–64	7–5 (0–2)	19 – Ogayemi	11 – Kone	9 – Kone	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (117) Huntsville, TX
January 9, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Liberty	L 54–69	7–6 (0–3)	14 – tied	9 – Ogayemi	4 – Kemp	Liberty Arena (869) Lynchburg, VA
January 11, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at FIU	L 54–61	7–7 (0–4)	13 – Inmon	9 – Kone	6 – Kone	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (587) Miami, FL
January 16, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Kennesaw State	L 73–85 ^OT	7–8 (0–5)	13 – tied	12 – Ogayemi	5 – Inmon	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (587) Huntsville, TX
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville State	W 53–48	8–8 (1–5)	13 – Inmon	7 – Ward-Strong	5 – Kone	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (507) Huntsville, TX
January 23, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	L 38–66	8–9 (1–6)	14 – Inmon	10 – Kone	2 – tied	Murphy Center (2,806) Murfreesboro, TN
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	L 49–82	8–10 (1–7)	15 – Ogayemi	9 – Ogayemi	3 – Inmon	E. A. Diddle Arena (958) Bowling Green, KY
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	W 70–65	9–10 (2–7)	19 – Inmon	10 – Ogayemi	4 – tied	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (536) Huntsville, TX
February 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		FIU	W 66−54	10−10 (3−7)	20 – Inmon	9 – Inmon	3 – Kone	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (510) Huntsville, TX
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Liberty						Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
February 13, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State						Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kennesaw State						KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 20, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Western Kentucky						Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
February 22, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Middle Tennessee						Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
February 27, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech						Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
March 6, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at UTEP	W 65−64	12−15 (5−12)	14 – Dunn	9 – Ogayemi	6 – Kemp	Don Haskins Center (1,284) El Paso, TX
March 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Mexico State	L 56−64	12−16 (5−13)	24 – Inmon	11 – Ogayemi	3 – tied	Pan American Center (7,432) Las Cruces, NM
C-USA tournament
March 11, 2025 11:30 am, ESPN+/CBSSN	(8)	vs. (9) Jacksonville State First Round	W 55−53	13−16	17 – Inmon	6 – tied	4 – Kone	Propst Arena (2,056) Huntsville, AL
March 12, 2025 11:30 am, ESPN+/CBSSN	(8)	vs. (1) Liberty Quarterfinal	L 51−78	13−17	19 – Dunn	9 – Ogayemi	2 – tied	Propst Arena (2,205) Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
^ "CUSA Tournament 2024: UTEP women find high gear in win vs Sam Houston". El Paso Times. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Sam Houston. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
^ "Sam Houston Bearkats 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

[2] "CUSA Tournament 2024: UTEP women find high gear in win vs Sam Houston". El Paso Times. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

[3] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Sam Houston. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

[4] "Sam Houston Bearkats 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

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