The 2024–25 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team represents

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during the

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. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach

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, play their home games at the

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as members of the

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2023–24 season 7–22, 3–15 in MAC play, to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify. During the season, on December 11, 2023, the school announced that they would be firing head coach

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, ending his eighth season with the team, with assistant coach Ke'Sha Blanton being named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On March 28, 2024, the school announced that they would be hiring

Canisius Canisius may refer to: People * Saint Peter Canisius (1521–1597), Dutch Jesuit Catholic priest * Theodorich Canisius (1532–1606), Jesuit academic, half-brother of St. Peter Canisius * Henricus Canisius (1562–1610), Dutch canonist and histor ...

head coach

as the team's next head coach.

Preseason

On October 22, 2024, the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Eastern Michigan was picked to finish 11th in the MAC regular season.

Preseason rankings

MAC tournament champions: Ball State (8), Bowling Green (1), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1), Toledo (1) Source:

Preseason All-MAC

No Eagles were named to the first or second Preseason All-MAC teams.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan University (EMU, EMich, Eastern Michigan or simply Eastern) is a public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1849 as the Michigan State Normal School, it was the fourth normal school (teachers' ...

Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball The Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team represents Eastern Michigan University, in Ypsilanti, Michigan, in women's basketball. At the team's establishment in 1977 the team was known as the Hurons, and it, along with all EMU teams, bec ...