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2024–25 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record10–22 (3–15 MW)
Head coach
Associate head coachEmily Ben-Jumbo
Assistant coachJad Saab
Home arenaProvident Credit Union Event Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNLV 16 – 2   .889 26 – 8   .765
Wyoming 14 – 4   .778 22 – 12   .647
Colorado State 13 – 5   .722 22 – 10   .688
San Diego State † 11 – 7   .611 25 – 10   .714
New Mexico 11 – 7   .611 18 – 14   .563
Fresno State 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Air Force 7 – 11   .389 18 – 15   .545
Boise State 7 – 11   .389 18 – 15   .545
Nevada 6 – 12   .333 11 – 21   .344
Utah State 3 – 15   .167 4 – 27   .129
San Jose State 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313
† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner

The 2024–25 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team represented San Jose State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, who were led by third-year head coach April Phillips, played their home games at Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose, California, as members of the Mountain West Conference. After the season’s conclusion on March 24, 2025 Phillips was dismissed from San Jose State. She amassed a record of 23-71 (.245) over her three seasons of coaching.[1]

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the 2023–24 season 7–24, 2–16 in Mountain West play, to finish in a tie for last place.[2] They were defeated by San Diego State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament.[3]

Preseason

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On October 16, 2024, the Mountain West Conference released their preseason coaches poll. San Jose State was picked to finish tenth in the Mountain West regular season.[4]

Preseason rankings

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Mountain West preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 UNLV 298 (21)
2 Wyoming 251 (3)
3 Colorado State 248 (4)
4 Boise State 221
5 San Diego State 218 (2)
6 New Mexico 172
7 Nevada 125
8 Air Force 116
9 Fresno State 109
10 San Jose State 60
11 Utah State 41

Source:[4]

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

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No Spartans were named to the Preseason All-Mountain West team.[5]

Roster

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2024–25 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sydni Summers 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Centennial High School Inglewood, California
G 1 Amiah Simmons 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Alabama A&M Overland Park, Kansas
G 2 Jasmine Singleton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Eastern Arizona College Goodyear, Arizona
F 3 Nailea Nicholas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Northeastern Junior College Fresno, California
F/C 5 Hennie Van Schaik 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Louisville Urk, Netherlands
G 7 Mecca Alexander 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Cornerstone Christian School Antioch, California
G 8 Amira Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Tulsa Richmond, California
G 9 Rylei Waugh 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Pima Community College Los Angeles, California
F 11 Marisa Davis-Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Washington Surprise, Arizona
G/F 12 Sofia Kelemeni 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr International School of Greece Kavala, Greece
G/F 15 Maya Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Crestwood Preparatory College Toronto, Ontario
G 22 Kaliyah Dillard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Centennial High School Las Vegas, Nevada
G 23 Stella Sgro 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Royal Crown School Toronto, Ontario
F/C 31 Finau Tonga 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Salt Lake Community College Taylorsville, Utah
F 32 Djessira Diawara 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Houston Bamako, Mali
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 24, 2025

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
6:00 pm 		Lincoln W 81–37  –
  22 – Simmons   10 – Simmons   3 – Tied  Provident Credit Union Event Center (857)
San Jose, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
2:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Xavier W 55–36  1–0
  11 – Tied   6 – Singleton   4 – Summers  Cintas Center (347)
Cincinnati, OH
November 9, 2024*
1:00 pm, MWN 		California L 53–82  1–1
  12 – Tonga   7 – Tied   3 – Summers  Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,228)
San Jose, CA
November 12, 2024*
6:00 pm, MWN 		San Francisco State W 92–65  2–1
  22 – Tonga   9 – Tonga   6 – Brown  Provident Credit Union Event Center (914)
San Jose, CA
November 17, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Santa Barbara L 76–86  2–2
  17 – Summers   6 – Brown   3 – Waugh  The Thunderdome (501)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 21, 2024*
5:00 pm, MWN 		Kennesaw State W 68–64  3–2
  13 – Summers   7 – Diawara   5 – Waugh  Provident Credit Union Event Center (321)
San Jose, CA
November 24, 2024*
2:00 pm, MWN 		Cal State Northridge W 62–44  4–2
  15 – Van Schaik   14 – Diawara   4 – Van Schaik  Provident Credit Union Event Center (514)
San Jose, CA
November 28, 2024*
1:00 pm 		vs. UNC Wilmington
Puerto Rico Clásico 		L 61–65 OT 4–3
  15 – Diawara   14 – Diawara   5 – Tied  Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100)
Bayamón, PR
November 30, 2024*
1:00 pm 		vs. UMass Lowell
Puerto Rico Clásico 		W 68–67  5–3
  20 – Kelemeni   8 – Van Schaik   3 – Tied  Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100)
Bayamón, PR
December 4, 2024*
6:00 pm, MWN 		Saint Mary's W 51–46  6–3
  14 – Diawara   11 – Kelemeni   3 – Brown  Provident Credit Union Event Center (148)
San Jose, CA
December 7, 2024*
1:00 pm, MWN 		Loyola Marymount L 71–82  6–4
  17 – Summers   8 – Van Schaik   5 – Singleton  Provident Credit Union Event Center (288)
San Jose, CA
December 10, 2024*
6:00 pm, MWN 		Tulsa L 48–77  6–5
  9 – Tied   7 – Diawara   2 – Diawara  Provident Credit Union Event Center (235)
San Jose, CA
December 15, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sacramento State L 39–66  6–6
  11 – Summers   7 – Summers   2 – Tied  Hornets Nest (327)
Sacramento, CA
December 21, 2024*
5:00 pm, MWN 		Bethesda W 100–44  7–6
  27 – Kelemeni   12 – Tonga   6 – Brown  Provident Credit Union Event Center (412)
San Jose, CA
Mountain West regular season
December 29, 2024
1:00 pm, MWN 		at Nevada L 59–63  7–7
(0–1) 		 15 – Kelemeni   9 – Diawara   3 – Waugh  Lawlor Events Center (1,367)
Reno, NV
January 1, 2025
1:00 pm, MWN 		UNLV L 70–90  7–8
(0–2) 		 15 – Brown   10 – Diawara   4 – Summers  Provident Credit Union Event Center (356)
San Jose, CA
January 4, 2025
12:00 pm, MWN 		at Colorado State L 51–87  7–9
(0–3) 		 12 – Summers   8 – Davis-Jones   4 – Summers  Moby Arena (1,538)
Fort Collins, CO
January 8, 2025
6:00 pm, MWN 		Fresno State L 64–77  7–10
(0–4) 		 16 – Simmons   8 – Brown   4 – Tied  Provident Credit Union Event Center (245)
San Jose, CA
January 11, 2025
1:00 pm, MWN 		Air Force W 90–84  8–10
(1–4) 		 26 – Simmons   10 – Diawara   8 – Brown  Provident Credit Union Event Center (314)
San Jose, CA
January 15, 2025
5:30 pm, MWN 		at Boise State L 64–93  8–11
(1–5) 		 17 – Summers   11 – Brown   4 – Simmons  ExtraMile Arena (1,251)
Boise, ID
January 22, 2025
6:00 pm, MWN 		at San Diego State W 68–57  9–11
(2–5) 		 23 – Simmons   6 – Tied   5 – Summers  Viejas Arena (1,191)
San Diego, CA
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm, NBCSBA/MWN 		Utah State L 64–70  9–12
(2–6) 		 23 – Simmons   8 – Tonga   4 – Summers  Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,439)
San Jose, CA
January 29, 2025
6:00 pm, MWN 		Wyoming L 64–77  9–13
(2–7) 		 26 – Simmons   5 – Tonga   4 – Summers  Provident Credit Union Event Center (286)
San Jose, CA
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, MWN 		at Fresno State L 85–99  9–14
(2–8) 		 32 – Simmons   8 – Tonga   3 – Brown  Save Mart Center (1,884)
Fresno, CA
February 5, 2025
5:30 pm, MWN 		at Air Force L 54–78  9–15
(2–9) 		 18 – Simmons   14 – Tonga   4 – Summers  Clune Arena (580)
Colorado Springs, CO
February 8, 2025
1:30 pm, MWN/NBCSBA 		Nevada W 72–67  10–15
(3–9) 		 21 – Summers   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Provident Credit Union Event Center (537)
San Jose, CA
February 15, 2025
1:00 pm, MWN 		at Wyoming L 54–59  10–16
(3–10) 		 20 – Simmons   11 – Brown   2 – Brown  Arena-Auditorium (2,454)
Laramie, WY
February 19, 2025
6:00 pm, MWN 		New Mexico L 65–72  10–17
(3–11) 		 14 – Tonga   11 – Diawara   3 – Waugh  Provident Credit Union Event Center (356)
San Jose, CA
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, MWN 		San Diego State L 60–82  10–18
(3–12) 		 22 – Simmons   8 – Van Schaik   3 – Summers  Provident Credit Union Event Center (677)
San Jose, CA
February 26, 2025
4:00 pm, MWN 		at Utah State L 75–82  10–19
(3–13) 		 29 – Simmons   9 – Brown   4 – Tied  Smith Spectrum (427)
Logan, UT
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, MWN 		at UNLV L 56–89  10–20
(3–14) 		 24 – Simmons   8 – Diawara   4 – Simmons  Cox Pavilion (2,141)
Paradise, NV
March 4, 2025
7:00 pm, NBCSCA/MWN 		Colorado State L 70–90  10–22
(3–15) 		 21 – Simmons   5 – Tied   4 – Singleton  Provident Credit Union Event Center (612)
San Jose, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 9, 2025
7:00 pm, MWN 		(11) vs. (6) Fresno State
First Round 		L 62–67  10–22
  16 – Simmons   9 – Simmons   4 – Simmons  Thomas & Mack Center (6,632)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "San José State Makes Coaching Change in Women's Basketball". SJSU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - San Jose State Spartans. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Standings 2024-25". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "2024 Mountain West women's basketball tournament bracket, results". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "UNLV TABBED AS 2024-25 MOUNTAIN WEST WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON FAVORITE". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  5. ^ "Mountain West Announces 2024-25 Preseason Women's Basketball Honors". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  6. ^ "Women's Basketball 2024-25". SJSU Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  7. ^ "San José State Spartans 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
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