2024–25 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

2024–25 FIU Panthers women's basketball
2024–25 FIU Panthers women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	11–19 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach	Jesyka Burks-Wiley (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Christelle N'Garsanet; Dan Wendt; Heather Karner;
Home arena	Ocean Bank Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	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
Sam Houston	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 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth-year head coach Jesyka Burks-Wiley, played their home games at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, Florida as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2023–24 season 21–12, 11–5 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for second place.^[1] They were upset by New Mexico State in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament.^[2] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT,^[3] where they would defeat Stetson in the first round,^[4] before falling to Troy in the second round.^[5]

Roster

2024–25 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Angena Belloso	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	St. Francis Brooklyn	Montgat, Spain
G	1	Judit Valero	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	South Florida	Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain
PG	3	Tanajah Hayes	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Zebulon B. Vance High School	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	5	Lauren Stewart	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Mainland High School	Flagler Beach, Florida
G	10	Parris Atkins	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Dodge City Community College	Little Rock, Arkansas
G	13	Aaliyah Pitts	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Western Kentucky	Suitland, Maryland
G	14	Ndate Ndiaye	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Greenforest Christian Academy	Thiès, Senegal
G	15	Fantasia James	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Fr	Oakleaf High School	Orange Park, Florida
F	21	Bineta Diatta	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Fresno State	Dakar, Senegal
F	23	Mya Kone	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	James Madison	Pompano Beach, Florida
F	24	Isnelle Natabou	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Iowa State	Varnsdorf, Czech Republic
G	30	Lucia Fleta Robles	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Detroit Mercy	San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
F	44	Claudia Marina	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	IES Alfredo Kraus	Madrid, Spain

Head coach

Jesyka Burks-Wiley (Boston University)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 2, 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 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida National	W 132–25	1–0	21 – Kone	14 – Kone	7 – Belloso	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (727) Miami, FL
November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Abilene Christian C-USA/WAC Alliance	L 73–76	1–1	18 – Atkins	12 – Pitts	5 – Hayes	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (501) Miami, FL
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	L 54–72	1–2	13 – Atkins	6 – Natabou	3 – tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (511) Miami, FL
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at Miami (FL)	L 51–79	1–3	12 – Atkins	7 – tied	2 – Atkins	Watsco Center (2,270) Coral Gables, FL
November 23, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	L 52–62	1–4	17 – Atkins	7 – Diatta	3 – tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (590) Miami, FL
November 29, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Wagner FIU Thanksgiving Classic	W 87–52	2–4	21 – Natabou	9 – tied	6 – tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
December 1, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Abilene Christian FIU Thanksgiving Classic	L 67–87	2–5	19 – Belloso	7 – Belloso	5 – Atkins	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (467) Miami, FL
December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Yale	W 82–60	3–5	17 – tied	7 – Natabou	3 – tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (494) Miami, FL
December 16, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Arlington C-USA/WAC Alliance	L 56–72	3–6	22 – Natabou	8 – Pitts	7 – Belloso	College Park Center (734) Arlington, TX
December 20, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Hampton FIU Christmas Classic	W 70–60	4–6	21 – Atkins	7 – Belloso	5 – Belloso	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (517) Miami, FL
December 21, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Miami (OH) FIU Christmas Classic	L 55–62	4–7	13 – Diatta	6 – Diatta	2 – tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (538) Miami, FL
C-USA regular season
January 2, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	L 38–69	4–8 (0–1)	8 – tied	7 – tied	2 – Belloso	Murphy Center (3,209) Murfreesboro, TN
January 4, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	W 80–79	5–8 (1–1)	23 – tied	12 – Pitts	8 – Belloso	E. A. Diddle Arena (813) Bowling Green, KY
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	W 72–61	6–8 (2–1)	22 – Natabou	10 – Natabou	4 – tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (611) Miami, FL
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Sam Houston	W 61–54	7–8 (3–1)	14 – tied	9 – Natabou	4 – Fleta Robles	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (680) Miami, FL
January 16, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Mexico State	L 50–74	7–9 (3–2)	17 – Natabou	11 – Natabou	3 – Fleta Robles	Pan American Center (482) Las Cruces, NM
January 18, 2025 2:30 pm, ESPN+		at UTEP	L 68–70	7–10 (3–3)	21 – Atkins	9 – Diatta	8 – Fleta Robles	Don Haskins Center (1,537) El Paso, TX
January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Liberty	L 54–83	7–11 (3–4)	20 – Natabou	5 – Natabou	7 – Fleta Robles	Liberty Arena (1,546) Lynchburg, VA
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville State	W 62–52	8–11 (4–4)	17 – Pitts	10 – Natabou	5 – Fleta Robles	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (647) Miami, FL
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 65–64	9–11 (5–4)	24 – Natabou	7 – tied	6 – Fleta Robles	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (534) Miami, FL
February 6, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Sam Houston	L 54−66	9−12 (5−5)	16 – tied	10 – Natabou	2 – Fleta Robles	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (510) Huntsville, TX
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 59−69	9−13 (5−6)	26 – Natabou	9 – Natabou	7 – Fleta Robles	Thomas Assembly Center (1,202) Ruston, LA
February 13, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+		UTEP	W 83−66	10−13 (6−6)	20 – Fleta Robles	9 – James	5 – Pitts	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (2,147) Miami, FL
February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		New Mexico State	L 55−65	10−14 (6−7)	23 – Natabou	11 – Natabou	4 – Pitts	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (608) Miami, FL
February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Liberty	L 57−73	10−15 (6−8)	15 – Atkins	10 – Pitts	3 – Natabou	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (512) Miami, FL
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	L 50−53	10−16 (6−9)	15 – Natabou	9 – Natabou	5 – Belloso	KSU Convocation Center (590) Kennesaw, GA
March 1, 2025 2:30 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	W 74−72	11−16 (7−9)	24 – Natabou	7 – Natabou	6 – Fleta Robles	Pete Mathews Coliseum (655) Jacksonville, AL
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Kentucky	L 48−83	11−17 (7−10)	12 – Valero Rodriguez	4 – tied	4 – Belloso	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (601) Miami, FL
March 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	L 44−65	11−18 (7−11)	16 – Natabou	7 – Natabou	3 – Pitts	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (723) Miami, FL
C-USA tournament
March 13, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+/CBSSN	(6)	vs. (3) Western Kentucky Quarterfinal	L 66−73	11−19	23 – Natabou	9 – Natabou	7 – Pitts	Propst Arena (1,975) Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
^ "NMSU women upset Florida International for second straight game, advance to CUSA semis". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
^ "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
^ "Stetson's season ends with WNIT loss to Florida International". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
^ "Troy beats FIU 92-62 in WNIT for first Division 1 postseason victory in program history". al.com. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". FIU Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
^ "Florida International Panthers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved February 2, 2025.

[2] "NMSU women upset Florida International for second straight game, advance to CUSA semis". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved February 2, 2025.

[3] "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved February 2, 2025.

[4] "Stetson's season ends with WNIT loss to Florida International". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved February 2, 2025.

[5] "Troy beats FIU 92-62 in WNIT for first Division 1 postseason victory in program history". al.com. Retrieved February 2, 2025.

[6] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". FIU Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2025.

[7] "Florida International Panthers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2025.

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