The 2024–25 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks women's basketball team represented Southeast Missouri State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redhawks, who were led by first-year head coach Briley Palmer, played their home games at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
Previous season.
The Redhawks finished the 2023–24 season 9–20, 6–12 in OVC play, to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify for the tournament.
On May 3, 2024, head coach Rekha Patterson announced that she would be stepping down from her position after nine seasons, in order to take an assistant coaching position at UCF. On May 16, the school announced that they would be hiring Mineral Area College head coach Briley Palmer as the team's new head coach.
Preseason.
On October 16, 2024, the OVC released their preseason coaches poll. Southeast Missouri State was picked to finish last in the OVC regular season.
Preseason rankings.
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Players to Watch.
Each OVC team selected two "Players to Watch" for their team.
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Schedule and results.
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