2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
Appearance
2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball | |
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 0–1 (0–0 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Rodney Crawford |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Mitchell Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of November 7, 2024 |
The 2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team will represent the University of South Alabama in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by seventh-year head coach Richie Riley, will play their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Jaguars finished the 2023–24 season 16–16, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they lost in the second round to Georgia Southern.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Tyrell "Turbo" Jones | 0 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated; Signed to play with Enosis Neon Paralimni B.C. |
Isiah Gaiter | 2 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Meriden, CT | Graduated |
Marcus "Smurf" Millender | 4 | G | 5'11" | 180 | Freshman | Houston, TX | Transferred to UTSA[1] |
Thomas Howell | 13 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Junior | Natchitoches, LA | Graduated |
Marshall Kearing | 20 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Senior | Pinjarra, Australia | Graduated; Promoted to Director of Player Personnel |
Samuel Tabe | 45 | G | 6'5" | 210 | GS Senior | Beltsville, MD | Graduated; Signed to play with Psychiko B.C. |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Cantia Rahming | 0 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Graduate | Tampa, FL | Saint Leo |
Jayden Cooper | 1 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Sophomore | Pike Road, AL | Faulkner |
Dylan Fasoyiro | 2 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Graduate | Houston, TX | Daemen |
JJ Wheat | 6 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Junior | Clarksville, TN | Freed–Hardeman |
Myles Corey | 20 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Graduate | Ontario, CA | Jessup |
Barry Dunning Jr. | 22 | SF | 6'6" | 195 | Junior | Mobile, AL | UAB |
Caleb Kizer | 32 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Senior | Metamora, IL | Culver–Stockton |
Randy Brady | 34 | G/F | 6'5" | 215 | Junior | Chattanooga, TN | Chattanooga |
Recruiting classes
[edit]2024 recruiting class
[edit]2025 recruiting class
[edit]Preseason
[edit]Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll
[edit]The Jaguars were picked to finish in eleventh place in the conference's preseason poll.[2]
Coaches poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team (1st place Votes) | |
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1 | Arkansas State - 193 (12) | |
2 | James Madison - 170 (1) | |
3 | Troy - 155 (1) | |
4 | Louisiana - 144 | |
5 | Southern Miss - 133 | |
6 | App State - 122 | |
7 | Texas State - 89 | |
T8 | Georgia Southern - 85 | |
T8 | Old Dominion - 85 | |
10 | Marshall - 79 | |
11 | South Alabama - 78 | |
12 | Georgia State - 75 | |
13 | Coastal Carolina - 34 | |
14 | ULM - 28 |
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Central Michigan MAC-SBC Challenge |
L 70–74 | 0–1 |
20 – Corey | 6 – Broom | 11 – Corey | Mitchell Center (1,903) Mobile, AL | ||||
November 8, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Nicholls | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA | |||||||||
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
at Ole Miss Bob Weltlich Tad Pad game |
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS | |||||||||
November 16, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Mercer | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Spring Hill | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
November 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Incarnate Word Jaguar Classic |
Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Western Illinois Jaguar Classic |
Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
November 29, 2024* 10:00 a.m. |
Alcorn State | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
December 8, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Jacksonville State | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
December 15, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas A&M–Commerce | The Field House Commerce, TX | |||||||||
December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
at TCU | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||||
Sun Belt Conference regular season | |||||||||||
December 21, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
James Madison | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
December 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Mobile | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
January 2, 2025 ESPN+ |
at Georgia State | GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 ESPN+ |
at Georgia Southern | Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA | |||||||||
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Arkansas State | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Old Dominion | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern Miss | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Troy | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
January 23, 2025 ESPN+ |
at Louisiana–Monroe | Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 ESPN+ |
at Troy | Trojan Arena Troy, AL | |||||||||
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana–Monroe | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 ESPN+ |
at Louisiana | Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||||
February 5, 2025 ESPN+ |
at Coastal Carolina | HTC Center Conway, SC | |||||||||
February 8, 2025* ESPN+ |
at MAC-SBC Challenge |
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February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Marshall | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas State | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
February 19, 2025 ESPN+ |
at Arkansas State | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 ESPN+ |
at Texas State | Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX | |||||||||
February 26, 2025 ESPN+ |
at Southern Miss | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||||
February 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
Sun Belt Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
March 4–9, 2025 TBA, ESPN+ |
vs. TBD | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ Stephenson, Creg (May 5, 2024). "Former South Alabama basketball guard Marcus Millender headed to AAC school". AL.com. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ "Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ "Riley Announces 2024-25 South Alabama Men's Basketball Schedule". usajaguars.com. September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars Schedule". www.espn.com. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". usajaguars.com. Retrieved September 13, 2024.