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2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team

2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball
ConferenceASUN Conference
Record8–4 (0–0 ASUN)
Head coach
Associate head coachAhmad Smith
Assistant coaches
  • Carter Heston
  • Austin Burnette
  • Sean Foley
Home arenaCB&S Bank Arena
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Alabama 0 0   8 4   .667
Lipscomb 0 0   7 5   .583
North Florida 0 0   7 5   .583
Queens* 0 0   7 5   .583
Eastern Kentucky 0 0   6 5   .545
Jacksonville 0 0   6 5   .545
Austin Peay 0 0   4 7   .364
Central Arkansas 0 0   3 8   .273
Florida Gulf Coast 0 0   3 8   .273
Bellarmine 0 0   3 9   .250
Stetson 0 0   1 10   .091
West Georgia* 0 0   1 11   .083
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2025 ASUN tournament winner
As of December 19, 2024

The 2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team represents the University of North Alabama during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by seventh-year head coach Tony Pujol, play their home games at the CB&S Bank Arena located in Florence, Alabama as members the ASUN Conference.

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 8–8 in ASUN play to finish in sixth place.[1] The Lions advanced past the first round in the ASUN tournament with a 77–75 victory over the Lipscomb Bisons, courtesy of a KJ Johnson buzzer-beater.[2][3] The Lions' season would come to an end in the ASUN semifinals as they were defeated by the Austin Peay Governors in a 77–71 defeat.[4][5]

Roster

2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Will Soucie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Gill St. Bernard's School Califon, New Jersey
F 1 Donte Bacchus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Snead State CC Homewood, Alabama
G 1 King Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Loomis Chaffee School Detroit, Michigan
G 2 Daniel Ortiz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr UAB Shreveport, Louisiana
F 3 Corneilous Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Western Carolina Beaumont, Mississippi
G 4 Canin Jefferson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Isidore Newman School New Orleans, Louisiana
G 5 Jacari Lane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lee High School Huntsville, Alabama
G 8 Kevin de Kovachich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Hamilton Heights Academy Montréal, Québec
G 9 Taye Fields 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Missouri Western Opelika, Alabama
G 13 Blake Floyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Spain Park High School Pelham, Alabama
C 21 Israel Jenrette 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Valdosta High School Valdosta, Georgia
C 24 Mitchell Chaffee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Calhoun CC Muscle Shoals, Alabama
F 25 DarKaun King 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr TACA Academy Dallas, Texas
F 34 Dallas Howell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Enterprise High School Coffee Springs, Alabama
C 35 Jamal Albritton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Wallace-Selma CC Montgomery, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 20, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
8:30 pm, MW Network
at Air Force W 73–57  1–0
 24  Lane   5  Howell   6  Lane  Clune Arena (1,212)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 7, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+
Point W 94–58  2–0
 14  Jefferson   9  Jenrette   1  tied  CB&S Bank Arena (3,000)
Florence, AL
November 11, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Martin W 87–69  3–0
 22  Lane   10  tied   4  tied  CB&S Bank Arena (2,212)
Florence, AL
November 15, 2024*
7:45 pm, ESPN+
Samford
SoCon/ASUN Challenge
L 96–97 OT 3–1
 32  Lane   16  Williams   6  Lane  CB&S Bank Arena (2,732)
Florence, AL
November 18, 2024*
8:00 pm, SECN
at No. 4 Auburn L 69–102  3–2
 16  Lane   8  Williams   3  Soucie  Neville Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
November 23, 2024*
4:00 pm
vs. Louisiana–Monroe
City of Lights MTE
W 74–62  4–2
 19  Ortiz   9  Fields   4  Lane  Prather Coliseum (112)
Natchitoches, LA
November 24, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northwestern State
City of Lights MTE
L 58–71  4–3
 14  Lane   9  Williams   3  Fields  Prather Coliseum (228)
Natchitoches, LA
November 27, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Dalton State W 100–69  5–3
 23  de Kovachich   9  Fields   6  Lane  CB&S Bank Arena (1,127)
Florence, AL
December 1, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wofford
SoCon/ASUN Challenge
L 54–74  5–4
 11  Bacchus   6  Williams   3  Lane  Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (856)
Spatanburg, SC
December 4, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee Tech W 82–59  6–4
 16  Soucie   12  tied   4  Lane  CB&S Bank Arena (1,537)
Florence, AL
December 11, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Carolina W 74–67  7–4
 19  Lane   11  Fields   8  Fields  Williams Arena (3,177)
Greenville, NC
December 19, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Charleston Southern W 86–69  8–4
 25  Fields   6  Corneilous   6  Lane  CB&S Bank Arena (1,287)
Florence, AL
December 22, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola Marymount       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Bellarmine       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
January 4, 2025
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
January 9, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at FGCU       Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
January 11, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stetson       Edmunds Center 
DeLand, FL
January 16, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville       Swisher Gymnasium 
Jacksonville, FL
January 18, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Florida       UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
January 23, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Lipscomb       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
January 25, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Austin Peay       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
January 29, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Queens       Curry Arena 
Charlotte, NC
February 1, 2025
7:45 pm, ESPN+
Central Arkansas       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
February 5, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Austin Peay       F&M Bank Arena 
Clarksville, TN
February 8, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at West Georgia       The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
February 13, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
North Florida       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
February 15, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
February 18, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
West Georgia       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lipscomb       Allen Arena 
Nashville, TN
February 24, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Central Arkansas       Farris Center 
Conway, AR
February 26, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Queens       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Estes, Gentry (March 6, 2024). "A moment of March Madness ends Lipscomb's season in cruel fashion". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Johnson's buzzer beater sends Lions to ASUN Semifinal". North Alabama Athletics. March 5, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Lions suffer heart-shattering loss in ASUN Semifinal, 77-71". North Alabama Athletics. March 7, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Austin Peay knocks off North Alabama 77-71 for berth in Atlantic Sun championship game". ESPN. March 7, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2024.