The 2024–25 Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Salukis, who were led by third-year head coach Kelly Bond-White, played their home games at the Banterra Center in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).
The Salukis finished the season 4–26, 2–18 in MVC play, to finish in a tie for eleventh place. Their season ended after a 40-point loss to Illinois State in the first round of the MVC tournament.
Previous season The Salukis finished the 2023–24 season 11–20, 6–14 in MVC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were defeated by Indiana State in the opening round of the MVC tournament.
Preseason On October 1, 2024, the MVC released their preseason coaches poll. Southern Illinois was picked to finish tenth in the MVC regular season.
Preseason rankings MVC preseason pollPredicted finishTeamVotes (1st place) 1 Drake 566 (39) 2 Northern Iowa 504 (6) 3 Belmont 475 (3) 4 Murray State 391 5 Missouri State 380 6 UIC 347 7 Illinois State 341 8 Valparaiso 193 9 Indiana State 189 10 Southern Illinois 167 11 Bradley 97 12 Evansville 96
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Preseason All-MVC Teams No Salukis were named to the Preseason All-MVC First or Second teams.
Roster
Schedule and results
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