2024–25 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 6–11 (3–3 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Craig Snow |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Ford Center |
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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
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | |||||||||
References
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "DeVries scores 19, Drake beats Evansville in MVC quarterfinals, 79-58". AP News. March 8, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- ^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Bobe helps Evansville hold off Quinnipiac 64-63 in CBI first round". CBS Sports. AP. March 24, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ Reynolds, John (March 25, 2024). "Evansville falls to Seattle in second round of CBI". WEVV 44News. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ "Evansville Purple Aces Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2024.