2024–25 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

2024–25 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–9 (0–1 MVC)
Head coach	David Ragland (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Craig Snow
Assistant coaches	George Swanson Roosevelt Jones Peter Funk D J Balentine
Home arena	Ford Center

2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Indiana State	2	–	0		1.000			8	–	4		.667
Drake	1	–	0		1.000			11	–	0		1.000
Bradley	1	–	0		1.000			10	–	2		.833
Belmont	1	–	0		1.000			9	–	3		.750
Northern Iowa	1	–	0		1.000			7	–	5		.583
Murray State	1	–	1		.500			6	–	5		.545
Illinois State	0	–	1		.000			8	–	4		.667
UIC	0	–	1		.000			7	–	4		.636
Missouri State	0	–	1		.000			7	–	5		.583
Valparaiso	0	–	1		.000			7	–	5		.583
Southern Illinois	0	–	1		.000			5	–	7		.417
Evansville	0	–	1		.000			3	–	9		.250
† 2025 MVC tournament winner As of December 22, 2024

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.

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 would defeat 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, Utah G 3 Cam Haffner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Eastern Illinois Westfield, Indiana G 5 Braylon Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Oldsmar Christian Academy Kennesaw, Georgia 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, Indiana 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, Indiana F 21 Connor Turnbull 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Butler St. Paul, Missouri F 22 Ramondo Battle II 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr Walters State Community College McKinney, Texas G 23 Cameron Gehlhausen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Evansville North High School Evansville, Indiana F 32 Dakota Candler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So South Knox High School Vincennes, Indiana C 33 Michael Day 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — So Albuquerque Basketball Club Prep Middleton, Idaho G 40 Weston Aigner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So Castle High School Newburgh, Indiana F 45 Trent Hundley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr Rio Grande Mount Orab, Ohio	Head coach David Ragland (Evansville) Assistant coach(es) Craig Snow (Evansville) George Swanson (Northwest) Roosevelt Jones (Butler) Peter Funk (Valparaiso) D J Balentine (Evansville) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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 pm		Tiffin	W 86–60	–	Ford Center (3,105) Evansville, IN
Regular Season
November 5, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Texas	L 63–80	0–1	The Super Pit (3,451) Denton, TX
November 9, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Brescia	W 96–49	1–1	Ford Center (4,112) Evansville, IN
November 13, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	L 63–80	1–2	Murphy Center (3,509) Murfreesboro, TN
November 16, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Radford	L 81–92	1–3	Ford Center (4,306) Evansville, IN
November 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, B1G+		at Ohio State	L 30–80	1–4	Value City Arena (9,824) Columbus, OH
November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Green Bay Ohio State MTE	W 98–81	2–4	Ford Center (4,418) Evansville, IN
November 24, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Campbell Ohio State MTE	W 66–53	3–4	Ford Center (3,823) Evansville, IN
December 3, 2024 7:00 pm, Gray Media/ESPN+		at Murray State	L 61–63	3–5 (0–1)	CFSB Center (5,358) Murray, KY
December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Kentucky	L 65–79	3–6	Ford Center (5,316) Evansville, IN
December 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga	L 67–75	3–7	Ford Center (3,862) Evansville, IN
December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 54–80	3–8	College Park Center (1,256) Arlington, TX
December 21, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ball State	L 43–80	3–9	Worthen Arena (3,521) Muncie, IN
December 29, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Missouri State			Ford Center  Evansville, IN
January 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois			Banterra Center  Carbondale, IL
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Indiana State			Ford Center  Evansville, IN
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Illinois State			Ford Center  Evansville, IN
January 11, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Drake			Knapp Center  Des Moines, IA
January 14, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Iowa			McLeod Center  Cedar Falls, IA
January 18, 2025		Belmont			Ford Center  Evansville, IN
January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UIC			Ford Center  Evansville, IN
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Valparaiso			Athletics–Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Murray State			Ford Center  Evansville, IN
February 2, 2025		at Belmont			Curb Event Center  Nashville, TN
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Illinois			Ford Center  Evansville, IN
February 8, 2025		Bradley			Ford Center  Evansville, IN
February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Missouri State			Great Southern Bank Arena  Springfield, MO
February 16, 2025		Valparaiso			Ford Center  Evansville, IN
February 19, 2025 6:00 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+		Drake			Ford Center  Evansville, IN
March 2, 2025		at Illinois State			CEFCU Arena  Normal, IL
Conference 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. "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". USA Today. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
4. "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
5. "Bobe helps Evansville hold off Quinnipiac 64-63 in CBI first round". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
6. "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 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2024.