2024–25 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

2024–25 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	7–7 (0–0 America East)
Head coach	Dwayne Killings (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Whitesell KJ Baptiste Dan Madhavapallil Jaylen Bond
Home arena	Broadview Center

2024–25 America East Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UMass Lowell	0	–	0		–			10	–	4		.714
Maine	0	–	0		–			8	–	6		.571
Binghamton	0	–	0		–			8	–	6		.571
Albany	0	–	0		–			7	–	7		.500
UMBC	0	–	0		–			7	–	7		.500
Bryant	0	–	0		–			6	–	8		.429
Vermont	0	–	0		–			6	–	8		.429
New Hampshire	0	–	0		–			2	–	12		.143
NJIT	0	–	0		–			2	–	11		.154
† 2025 AmEast tournament winner As of December 22, 2024

The 2024–25 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represents the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by fourth-year head coach Dwayne Killings, play their home games at the Broadview Center in Albany, New York as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Great Danes finished the 2023–24 season 13–19, 5–11 in America East play to finish in eighth place.^[1] They were defeated by Vermont in the first round of the America East tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Damon Strand 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Raritan Valley Community College Plainfield, New Jersey G 1 Amar'e Marshall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Hofstra Montclair, New Jersey F 2 Aaron Reddish 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Pebblebrook High School Norristown, Pennsylvania G 3 Byron Joshua 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) GS Alcorn State LaPlace, Louisiana G 4 Amir Lindsey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Rivers School Framingham, Massachusetts G 5 DeMarr Langford Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Boston College Worcester, Massachusetts F 6 Kacper Klaczek 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Saint Joseph's Katowice, Poland G 7 Kani Topuz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Hoosac School Kadıköy, Turkey G 8 Kheni Briggs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Charleston Southern Kannapolis, North Carolina C 10 Bautista Giralt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Florida Day School Buenos Aires, Argentina F 11 Sultan Adewale 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Iona East London, England F 12 Justin Neely 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr West Oaks Academy Miami, Florida F 13 Ma'Kye Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Imhotep Institute High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 14 Zach Matulu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Shaker High School Albany, New York G 24 Zane Adnan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Bullis School Gaithersburg, Maryland	Head coach Dwayne Killings (Hampton) Assistant coach(es) Jim Whitesell (Luther) KJ Baptiste (Brandeis) Dan Madhavapallil (Marquette) Jaylen Bond (Temple) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 6, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 6:30 pm		Potsdam	W 100–57	–	Broadview Center  Albany, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Army	L 59–67	0–1	Christl Arena (350) West Point, NY
November 9, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Oneonta	W 89–69	1–1	Broadview Center (2,020) Albany, NY
November 13, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dartmouth	W 87–73	2–1	Leede Arena (721) Hanover, NH
November 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena Albany Cup	W 70–60	3–1	Broadview Center (3,899) Albany, NY
November 22, 2024* 2:00 pm		vs. Puerto Rico–Mayagüez Puerto Rico Clasico	W 93–50	4–1	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (20) Bayamón, PR
November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm		vs. Kansas City Puerto Rico Clasico	W 67–65	5–1	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR
November 24, 2024* 12:00 pm		vs. American Puerto Rico Clasico	L 77–81	5–2	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR
November 30, 2024* 4:00 pm, FS2		at Georgetown	L 68–100	5–3	Capital One Arena (4,227) Washington, D.C.
December 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Columbia	W 88–73	6–3	Broadview Center (2,027) Albany, NY
December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Boston University	L 74–80 ^OT	6–4	Case Gym (720) Boston, MA
December 10, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Syracuse	L 85–102	6–5	JMA Wireless Dome (19,354) Syracuse, NY
December 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Drexel	L 70–77	6–6	Broadview Center (1,577) Albany, NY
December 18, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Sacred Heart	W 74–66	7–6	William H. Pitt Center (1,800) Fairfield, CT
December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	L 83–87	7–7	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,412) Bronx, NY
December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Stony Brook			Broadview Center  Albany, NY
America East regular season
January 4, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass Lowell			Broadview Center  Albany, NY
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Hampshire			Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Maine			Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
January 16, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Bryant			Broadview Center  Albany, NY
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Binghamton			Dr. Bai Lee Court  Vestal, NY
January 23, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		UMBC			Broadview Center  Albany, NY
January 25, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		NJIT			Broadview Center  Albany, NY
February 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Binghamton			Broadview Center  Albany, NY
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bryant			Chace Athletic Center  Smithfield, RI
February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Vermont			Broadview Center  Albany, NY
February 13, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Lowell			Costello Athletic Center  Lowell, MA
February 20, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Maine			Broadview Center  Albany, NY
February 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		New Hampshire			Broadview Center  Albany, NY
February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMBC			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena  Catonsville, MD
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
March 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Vermont			Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3][4]

References

1. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
2. "#1 Cats Pull Off Thrilling Comeback to Defeat #8 UAlbany 75-72 in Quarterfinals". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
3. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University at Albany Great Danes. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
4. "UAlbany Great Danes 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 6, 2024.