• TSU women's basketball opens the 2024-25 season on the road at SFA on Monday evening at 5 p.m.
• This marks the third season for TSU head coach Vernette Skeete. This season also marks the first time the roster will be upperclassman heavy after fielding underclassmen-heavy rosters the past two years. Five newcomers were added via the transfer portal and two via the JUCO ranks.
• TSU returns three starters and six letterwiners as the Tigers also underwent a change in thir coaching staff as they added a pair of assistant coaches and an operations director in the offseason.
•The Ladyjacks lead the all-time series against TSU 5-1, as TSU's lone win would be on Dec. 2010 in a 64-63 decision as the contest was the first of two played in Houston.
• SFA finished 22-12 overall and 14-6 in the WAC. The team has moved back to the Southland Conference for the 2024-25 season as they fell in the finals of the 2024 WAC Tournament.
• Junior forward Jaida Belton was named to the 2024 Southwestern Athletic Conference Preseason All-SWAC Second Team. A native of Baltimore, Md., Belton was TSU's top rebounder with seven boards per game while also averaging 8.2 points per contest. She has emerged as one of the top shot blockers in the SWAC with 48 blocks last season.
• TSU was picked to finish ninth in the SWAC's Preseason Poll.
• TSU will square off against five NCAA D-1 conferences this year as they'll face teams from the Big 12 (3), American (2), WAC (2), SEC (1), Southland (2).
• Skeete is 1-12 all-time in the month of November.
