2024-2025 Women's Basketball

[jessej]

2 more into the portal

 

[Pablo]

2 more into the portal

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Transferring from George Mason appears to be a family tradition for the Oduros.

 

[psyclone]

Transferring from George Mason appears to be a family tradition for the Oduros.

Habib (2 yrs jr college and just completed her second year at Mason) is listed as a grad student on the 24-25 roster. Does she really have eligibility left? No red shirt years in her bio.

 

[Pablo]

Habib (2 yrs jr college and just completed her second year at Mason) is listed as a grad student on the 24-25 roster. Does she really have eligibility left? No red shirt years in her bio.

MSN

"The NCAA Division I Board of Directors has approved a waiver that will allow certain student-athletes from non-NCAA institutions such as NAIA programs and junior colleges to compete in the 2025-26 academic year, even if they would have otherwise exhausted their eligibility during 2024-25.

The decision, announced in December 2024 and detailed in a Q&A document released Thursday, applies specifically to athletes who spent at least one season competing at a non-NCAA institution such as a junior college (JUCO), NAIA program, or international institution. To qualify, athletes must meet all remaining eligibility requirements, including progress toward degree, full-time enrollment, and the standard five-year eligibility clock."

 

[jessej]

 

[GMUgemini]

MSN

"The NCAA Division I Board of Directors has approved a waiver that will allow certain student-athletes from non-NCAA institutions such as NAIA programs and junior colleges to compete in the 2025-26 academic year, even if they would have otherwise exhausted their eligibility during 2024-25.

The decision, announced in December 2024 and detailed in a Q&A document released Thursday, applies specifically to athletes who spent at least one season competing at a non-NCAA institution such as a junior college (JUCO), NAIA program, or international institution. To qualify, athletes must meet all remaining eligibility requirements, including progress toward degree, full-time enrollment, and the standard five-year eligibility clock."

This is why Tony Skinn made that joke about having a year of eligibility left.

 

[jessej]

Vanessa Blair-Lewis

In this new landscape of recruiting… I hope winning still matters in your decision-making! Keep the main thing the main thing. #BelieveBIG

 

[jessej]

would love to get her here - she is probably going P-4

 

[psyclone]

would love to get her here - she is probably going P-4

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I would think any All Conference player in the portal is looking to move up, unless for some non-obvious reason she's unhappy with the program at St. Joe's.

 

[jessej]

This is the worst part of growing older.
As if you are my age, you probably have already experienced this loss.
My thoughts and prayers and condolences.

 

[nynva]

This is the worst part of growing older.
As if you are my age, you probably have already experienced this loss.
My thoughts and prayers and condolences.

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I do remember hearing it reported recently that he was in hospice

I lost a parent before I became a GMU student and wish I had more time.

 

[GMU79]

I do remember hearing it reported recently that he was in hospice

I lost a parent before I became a GMU student and wish I had more time.

I'm so sorry.

 

[Pablo]

2025 transfer portal tracker: Mid-majors - The Next

Which women's basketball players have entered the transfer portal from mid-major programs, and where are they headed next year?

www.thenexthoops.com

George Mason forward Nekhu Mitchell (11) dribbles during an NCAA Tournament game against Florida State at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La., on March 25, 2025. (Photo credit: Scott Clause-USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Atlantic 10 (A-10)​

Dayton:

Denika Lightbourne


Fordham:

Miya Giles-Jones

Rose Nelson

Amiyah Ferguson

Camila De Pool

Taya Davis

Chae Harris


George Mason:

LeAire Nicks

Faith Okorie

Sarah Oduro

Nekhu Mitchell

Ta’viyanna Habib


George Washington:

Miriam Diala

Morgan Matthews

Sara Lewis


La Salle:

Vega Gil

Ivy Fox

Ayisse Magassa


Loyola Chicago:

Holly Dolny

Emma Theodorsson


Rhode Island:

Katie Ledden

Ayanna Franks


Richmond:

Courtney Swider


Saint Joseph’s:

Lizzy Gruber → Maine

Laura Ziegler


Saint Louis:

Rita Nazario

Marcavia Shavers

Tierra Simon

Shun’teria Anumele

Brooklyn Gray


St. Bonaventure:

Tamar Voor De Poort

Aurore Eyango

Payton Fields

Lena Walz

Hannah Richardson

Nadechka Laccen

Caitlin Frost

Zoe Shaw

Isabellah Middleton


UMass:

Avery Childers

Mikenzie Jones

Dallas Pierce

Aleah Sorrentino


vcu:

Adebukola Akomolafe

Mahalia Harrison

Alexis Black

Deniz Torgut

Valentina Ojeda

Zoli Khalil

Timaya Lewis-Eursey

 

[DRK331]

GMU Women's Basketball Head Coach Vanessa Blair Lewis brand new Youtube interview

GMU Women's Basketball Head Coach Vanessa Blair Lewis brand new Youtube interview

 

[psyclone]

GMU Women's Basketball Head Coach Vanessa Blair Lewis brand new Youtube interview

GMU Women's Basketball Head Coach Vanessa Blair Lewis brand new Youtube interview

Each and every time I've heard Vanessa Blair-Lewis speak, I have been thoroughly impressed! Mason is so fortunate to have her guiding the program and our student athletes.

 

[DRK331]

Highlights from the women's team first ever NCAAT appearance

 

[psyclone]

This isn't related to Mason's women's team, but I watched today's NCAA final. That was some performance by UConn! They put on a clinic against (needless to say) a very good South Carolina team. They way they moved the ball and made shots was something to behold. Of course, they have great talent but Bueckers, Fudd, and Strong are really special in the way they work with each other.

Gives us something to aspire to!

 

[DRK331]

 

[jessej]

Richmond Reloading

UCLA hype, USC uncertainty, UConn's quest for a repeat: The women's basketball Way-Too-Early Top 25

As this season's title is won, we take a look at the women's college basketball Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2025-26.

www.espn.com

 

[psyclone]

2025 transfer portal tracker: Mid-majors - The Next

Which women's basketball players have entered the transfer portal from mid-major programs, and where are they headed next year?

www.thenexthoops.com

George Mason forward Nekhu Mitchell (11) dribbles during an NCAA Tournament game against Florida State at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La., on March 25, 2025. (Photo credit: Scott Clause-USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Atlantic 10 (A-10)​

Dayton:

Denika Lightbourne


Fordham:

Miya Giles-Jones

Rose Nelson

Amiyah Ferguson

Camila De Pool

Taya Davis

Chae Harris


George Mason:

LeAire Nicks

Faith Okorie

Sarah Oduro

Nekhu Mitchell

Ta’viyanna Habib


George Washington:

Miriam Diala

Morgan Matthews

Sara Lewis


La Salle:

Vega Gil

Ivy Fox

Ayisse Magassa


Loyola Chicago:

Holly Dolny

Emma Theodorsson


Rhode Island:

Katie Ledden

Ayanna Franks


Richmond:

Courtney Swider


Saint Joseph’s:

Lizzy Gruber → Maine

Laura Ziegler


Saint Louis:

Rita Nazario

Marcavia Shavers

Tierra Simon

Shun’teria Anumele

Brooklyn Gray


St. Bonaventure:

Tamar Voor De Poort

Aurore Eyango

Payton Fields

Lena Walz

Hannah Richardson

Nadechka Laccen

Caitlin Frost

Zoe Shaw

Isabellah Middleton


UMass:

Avery Childers

Mikenzie Jones

Dallas Pierce

Aleah Sorrentino


vcu:

Adebukola Akomolafe

Mahalia Harrison

Alexis Black

Deniz Torgut

Valentina Ojeda

Zoli Khalil

Timaya Lewis-Eursey

Laura Ziegler is #17 on this list:

Latson, Miles open Nos. 1-2 in 2025-26 women's college basketball transfer rankings

Florida State's Ta'Niya Latson, Notre Dame's Olivia Miles and OSU's Cotie McMahon top our transfer rankings.

www.espn.com