2025–26 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

2025–26 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball
2025–26 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball
WNIT
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	16–18 (5–13 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Yolisha Jackson (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Eryc Pittman; Colby Davis; Brandon Jaijairam;
Home arena	Mitchell Center

2025–26 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Georgia Southern	16	–	2	.889	23	–	8	.742
Troy	15	–	3	.833	25	–	8	.758
Arkansas State	14	–	4	.778	24	–	9	.727
James Madison †	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
Marshall	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
Old Dominion	9	–	9	.500	18	–	14	.563
Southern Miss	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Texas State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
Coastal Carolina	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Louisiana–Monroe	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Georgia State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
South Alabama	5	–	13	.278	16	–	18	.471
Appalachian State	4	–	14	.222	11	–	19	.367
Louisiana	2	–	16	.111	5	–	26	.161

† 2026 Sun Belt tournament winner As of March 19, 2026

The 2025–26 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by third-year head coach Yolisha Jackson, played all home games at the Mitchell Center along with the South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2024–25 season with a record of 6–24 overall and 2–16 in conference play. They lost to Marshall in the first round of their conference tournament. They did not advance to postseason play.

Preseason

On October 20, 2025, the Sun Belt Conference released their preseason coaches poll. South Alabama was picked to finish last in the Sun Belt regular season.^[1]

Preseason rankings

Sun Belt preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	James Madison	189 (9)
2	Arkansas State	174 (3)
3	Troy	171 (1)
4	Old Dominion	151 (1)
5	Southern Miss	125
6	Coastal Carolina	104
7	Georgia State	102
8	Marshall	100
9	Appalachian State	94
10	Georgia Southern	73
11	Louisiana	67
12	Texas State	55
13	Louisiana–Monroe	36
14	South Alabama	29

Source:^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tara Green	2	C	6' 3"	Senior	West Helena, AR	Graduated
Naomi Smitherman	3	F	6' 1"	Junior	Birmingham, AL	Transferred to Little Rock
Michiyah Simmons	4	G	5' 6"	Junior	Pompano Beach, FL	Transferred to Florida Atlantic
Amyria Walker	5	G	5' 4"	Junior	Burleson, TX	Transferred to Texas State
Janelle Jones	10	G	5' 9"	Graduate	Pensacola, FL	Graduated
Nadia Howard	11	G	5' 9"	Senior	Grayson, GA	Graduated
Rachel Leggett	22	G	5' 8"	Junior	Navarre, FL	Transferred to Troy
Jordan Rosier	24	G	5' 9"	Senior	Tallahassee, FL	Transferred to UAB

Incoming

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ronaltha Marc	3	G	5' 10"	RS-Senior	Miami, FL	Transferred from Winthrop
Amyah Sutton	11	G	5' 9"	Junior	Oklahoma City, OK	Transferred from New Mexico JC
Cordasia Harris	22	F	6' 1"	Graduate	Hayneville, AL	Transferred from Alabama State
Tamara Ortiz	24	G	5' 4"	Sophomore	Columbus, OH	Transferred from Central Michigan
Diawna Carter-Hartley	25	F	6' 1"	Junior	Cincinnati, OH	Transferred from Stetson

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Miyah Holmes Guard	Carrollton, GA	Carrollton HS	N/A	N/A
Miyah Holmes Guard	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Chloe Donnell Guard	Boerne, TX	Boerne HS	N/A	N/A
Chloe Donnell Guard	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Jeriyah Baines Forward	St. Louis, MO	Legion Prep Academy	N/A	N/A
Jeriyah Baines Forward	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "South Alabama 2025-26 Basketball Commits". ESPN. Retrieved September 9, 2025. "2025-26 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Chrysta Narcisse	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS So	Lafayette HS	Lafayette, LA
G	1	Miyah Holmes	—	Fr	Carrollton HS	Carrollton, GA
G	3	Ronaltha Marc	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Miami Norland Senior HS Winthrop	Miami, FL
G	4	Chloe Donnell	—	Fr	Boerne HS	Boerne, TX
G	7	Aroa Mangas	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	IES La Laboral	Salamanca, Spain
G	8	Terren Coffil	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Chalmette HS	New Orleans, LA
G	11	Amyah Sutton	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Classen School of Advanced Studies New Mexico JC	Oklahoma City, OK
F	15	Princess Okafor Nweze	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	IES Mar Alboran	Málaga, Spain
F	20	Daniela Gonzalez	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Nativos Valle South Florida	Jamundí, Colombia
C	21	Alicia Spann	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Sumter HS Daytona State College	Sumter, SC
F	22	Cordasia Harris	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Central HS Alabama State	Hayneville, AL
G	23	Saneea Bevley	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Jr	Blue Springs HS McLennan Community College	Kansas City, MO
G	24	Tamara Ortiz	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	So	Westerville South HS Central Michigan	Columbus, OH
F	25	Diawna Carter-Hartley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Princeton HS Stetson	Cincinnati, OH
F	30	Jeriyah Baines	—	Fr	Legion Prep Academy	St. Louis, MO

Head coach

Yolisha Jackson (Jacksonville)

Assistant coach(es)

Eryc Pittman (Hampton)
Colby Davis (South Alabama)
Brandon Jaijairam (South Florida)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 6 October 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2025* 7:00 p.m.	Agnes Scott						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Akron MAC–SBC Challenge	W 87–63	1–0	17 – Harris	13 – Harris	5 – Sutton	Mitchell Center (310) Mobile, AL
November 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UAB	W 91–68	2–0	19 – Sutton	6 – 2 tied	7 – Gonzalez	Bartow Arena (315) Birmingham, AL
November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Memphis	L 68–76	2–1	14 – Harris	9 – Harris	3 – 3 tied	Mitchell Center (439) Mobile, AL
November 14, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	North Florida	W 83–46	3–1	11 – 2 tied	10 – Carter-Hartley	6 – Narcisse	Mitchell Center (2,529) Mobile, AL
November 20, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Florida Atlantic	W 70–63	4–1	14 – Sutton	6 – 2 tied	2 – 3 tied	Mitchell Center (379) Mobile, AL
November 25, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kennesaw State	W 66–54	5–1	14 – Gonzalez	9 – Harris	4 – Narcisse	Mitchell Center (380) Mobile, AL
November 30, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Florida A&M	W 75–54	6–1	15 – Sutton	6 – 3 tied	6 – Narcisse	Mitchell Center (366) Mobile, AL
December 4, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech	L 80–82	6–2	23 – Sutton	10 – Harris	3 – 5 tied	Thomas Assembly Center (1,374) Ruston, LA
December 7, 2025* 1:00 p.m., SECN+	at Florida	L 61–75	6–3	12 – 2 tied	12 – Harris	6 – Narcisse	O'Connell Center (1,300) Gainesville, FL
December 14, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Alabama	W 70–58	7–3	20 – Harris	10 – Harris	3 – Sutton	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
December 18, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Miss	L 65–84	7–4 (0–1)	15 – Harris	11 – Harris	5 – Gonzalez	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
December 20, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arkansas State	L 61–74	7–5 (0–2)	22 – Harris	12 – Harris	4 – Carter-Hartley	First National Bank Arena (1,086) Jonesboro, AR
January 1, 2026 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe	L 44–61	7–6 (0–3)	12 – 2 tied	6 – 3 tied	3 – Mangas	Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
January 3, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana	W 81–56	8–6 (1–3)	22 – Harris	13 – Harris	4 – Narcisse	Cajundome (557) Lafayette, LA
January 8, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Arkansas State						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
January 10, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
January 17, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina						HTC Center Conway, SC
January 22, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia State						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia Southern						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
January 29, 2026 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Appalachian State						Holmes Center Boone, NC
January 31, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at James Madison						Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Marshall						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
February 7, 2026*	vs. TBA MAC–SBC Challenge						Cleveland, OH
February 12, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas State						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
February 14, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
February 18, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Troy						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 21, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas State						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
February 25, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Miss						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
February 27, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Troy						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Sun Belt tournament
March 3–9, 2026	vs.						Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "James Madison Voted 2025-26 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Favorite & McDaniel Named Preseason Player of the Year". Sun Belt Conference. October 20, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of South Alabama. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

[poll-1] "James Madison Voted 2025-26 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Favorite & McDaniel Named Preseason Player of the Year". Sun Belt Conference. October 20, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.

[2] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of South Alabama. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

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