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2024–25 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

2024–25 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–11 (3–3 MVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCraig Snow
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFord Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bradley 5 1   .833 14 3   .824
Drake 4 2   .667 14 2   .875
Belmont 4 2   .667 12 5   .706
Murray State 4 2   .667 10 7   .588
Northern Iowa 4 2   .667 10 7   .588
UIC 3 3   .500 10 6   .625
Valparaiso 3 3   .500 10 7   .588
Indiana State 3 3   .500 9 8   .529
Evansville 3 3   .500 6 11   .353
Illinois State 2 4   .333 10 7   .588
Southern Illinois 1 5   .167 6 11   .353
Missouri State 0 6   .000 7 10   .412
2025 MVC tournament winner
As of January 11, 2025

The 2024–25 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represents the University of Evansville during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by third-year head coach David Ragland, play their home games at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

Previous season

The Purple Aces finished the 2023–24 season 17–18, 6–14 in MVC play, to finish in tenth place.[1] They defeated Illinois State,[2] before falling to eventual tournament champions Drake in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament.[3] They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #11 seed,[4] where they defeated Quinnipiac in the first round,[5] before falling to eventual tournament champions Seattle in the quarterfinals.[6]

Roster

2024–25 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Gabriel Pozzato 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr NBA Global Academy Rome, Italy
G 1 Tanner Cuff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Salt Lake Community College American Fork, UT
G 3 Cam Haffner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Eastern Illinois Westfield, IN
G 5 Braylon Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Oldsmar Christian Academy Kennesaw, GA
G 6 Gui Tesch 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
RS So IMG Academy Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
G 9 Kaia Berridge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Archbishop Riordan High School Whangārei, New Zealand
G 10 Tyler Myers 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So Evansville Day School Evansville, IN
F 11 Joshua Hughes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
So BA Centre of Excellence Brisbane, Australia
G 12 Tayshawn Comer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Eastern Kentucky Indianapolis, IN
F 21 Connor Turnbull 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Butler St. Paul, MO
F 22 Ramondo II Battle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Walters State Community College McKinney, TX
G 23 Cameron Gehlhausen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Evansville North High School Evansville, IN
F 32 Dakota Candler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So South Knox High School Vincennes, IN
C 33 Michael Day 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
So Albuquerque Basketball Club Prep Middleton, ID
G 40 Weston Aigner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Castle High School Newburgh, IN
F 45 Trent Hundley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Rio Grande Mount Orab, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 25, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024*
1:00 p.m.
Tiffin W 86–60 
Ford Center (3,105)
Evansville, IN
Regular season
November 5, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Texas L 63–80  0–1
The Super Pit (3,451)
Denton, TX
November 9, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Brescia W 96–49  1–1
Ford Center (4,112)
Evansville, IN
November 13, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee L 63–80  1–2
Murphy Center (3,509)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 16, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Radford L 81–92  1–3
Ford Center (4,306)
Evansville, IN
November 19, 2024*
6:00 p.m., B1G+
at Ohio State L 30–80  1–4
Value City Arena (9,824)
Columbus, OH
November 22, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Green Bay
Ohio State MTE
W 98–81  2–4
Ford Center (4,418)
Evansville, IN
November 24, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Campbell
Ohio State MTE
W 66–53  3–4
Ford Center (3,823)
Evansville, IN
December 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., Gray Media/ESPN+
at Murray State L 61–63  3–5
(0–1)
CFSB Center (5,358)
Murray, KY
December 7, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Kentucky L 65–79  3–6
Ford Center (5,316)
Evansville, IN
December 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Chattanooga L 67–75  3–7
Ford Center (3,862)
Evansville, IN
December 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Arlington L 54–80  3–8
College Park Center (1,256)
Arlington, TX
December 21, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Ball State L 43–80  3–9
Worthen Arena (3,521)
Muncie, IN
December 29, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Missouri State W 57–40  4–9
(1–1)
Ford Center (5,128)
Evansville, IN
January 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Illinois W 68–53  5–9
(2–1)
Banterra Center (6,030)
Carbondale, IL
January 4, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Indiana State L 62–66  5–10
(2–2)
Ford Center (5,287)
Evansville, IN
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Illinois State W 69–51  6–10
(3–2)
Ford Center (4,036)
Evansville, IN
January 11, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Drake L 40–63  6–11
(3–3)
The Knapp Center (3,930)
Des Moines, IA
January 14, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Iowa McLeod Center 
Cedar Falls, IA
January 18, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Belmont Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
January 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UIC Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
January 25, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Valparaiso Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
January 29, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Murray State Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
February 2, 2025
at Belmont Curb Event Center 
Nashville, TN
February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Illinois Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
February 8, 2025
Bradley Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Missouri State Great Southern Bank Arena 
Springfield, MO
February 16, 2025
Valparaiso Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
February 19, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Indiana State Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN
February 22, 2025
at UIC Credit Union 1 Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 26, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Drake Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
March 2, 2025
at Illinois State CEFCU Arena 
Normal, IL
MVC tournament
March 6–9, 2025
 Gray Media/ESPN+/
CBSSN/CBS
vs. 
Arch Madness
Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  2. ^ Lindskog, Chad (March 7, 2024). "Evansville basketball advances in MVC tournament with wire-to-wire win over Illinois State". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "DeVries scores 19, Drake beats Evansville in MVC quarterfinals, 79-58". AP News. March 8, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  4. ^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved November 25, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Bobe helps Evansville hold off Quinnipiac 64-63 in CBI first round". CBS Sports. AP. March 24, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  6. ^ Reynolds, John (March 25, 2024). "Evansville falls to Seattle in second round of CBI". WEVV 44News. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  8. ^ "Evansville Purple Aces Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2024.