2024–25 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

2024–25 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	5–7 (0–0 Patriot)
Head coach	Mike McGarvey (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Nikolai Arnold Cameron Ayers Sean O'Brien Darius Dangerfield
Home arena	Kirby Sports Center

2024–25 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Holy Cross	0	–	0		–			7	–	5		.583
American	0	–	0		–			6	–	6		.500
Loyola	0	–	0		–			5	–	5		.500
Army	0	–	0		–			5	–	6		.455
Boston University	0	–	0		–			5	–	7		.417
Lafayette	0	–	0		–			5	–	7		.417
Lehigh	0	–	0		–			4	–	6		.400
Bucknell	0	–	0		–			4	–	8		.333
Navy	0	–	0		–			3	–	9		.250
Colgate	0	–	0		–			3	–	10		.231
† 2025 Patriot League tournament winner As of December 22, 2024

The 2024–25 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represents Lafayette College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by second-year head coach Mike McGarvey, play their home games at the Kirby Sports Center located in Easton, Pennsylvania, as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Leopards finished the 2023–24 season 11–20, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in a four-way tie for second place.^[1] As the No. 3 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they were defeated by Lehigh in the quarterfinals.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ryan Pettit 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Rutgers Prep Westfield, NJ G 1 Caleb Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Jean Ribault HS Jacksonville, FL G 3 Devin Hines 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Saint Andrew's School West Palm Beach, FL G 4 Folabomi Fayemi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr South Kent School Chicago, IL G 5 Alex Chaikin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Trinity Episcopal School Williamsburg, VA G 9 TJ Berger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Westtown School Malvern, PA G 10 Mark Butler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So William Penn Charter School Philadelphia, PA C 13 Misha Bednostin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Trinity HS Kyiv, Ukraine F 14 Malik Rasul 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Westtown School Tucson, AZ C 15 Justin Vander Baan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Boston College Northbridge, MA G/F 21 Andrew Phillips 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Malvern Prep Chester Springs, PA F 22 Chris Rubayo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Montgomery HS Skillman, NJ G/F 23 Joshua Wyche 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Cristo Rey Philadelphia HS Philadelphia, PA G 99 Luka Savicevic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Eastern Michigan Skopje, North Macedonia	Head coach Mike McGarvey (Ursinus) Assistant coach(es) Nikolai Arnold (Syracuse) Cameron Ayers (Bucknell) Sean O'Brien (Colgate) Darius Dangerfield (Lycoming) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 27, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, FS1		at Villanova	L 63–75	0–1	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
November 9, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	L 60–81	0–2	John Glaser Arena (3,001) Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Penn	W 65–63	1–2	Kirby Sports Center (1,575) Easton, PA
November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cornell	L 71–81	1–3	Newman Arena  Ithaca, NY
November 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rhode Island	L 72–86	1–4	Ryan Center (3,235) Kingston, RI
November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Rosemont	W 91–45	2–4	Kirby Sports Center (1,064) Easton, PA
November 29, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		LIU Lafayette Classic	W 75–56	3–4	Kirby Sports Center (829) Easton, PA
November 30, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Niagara Lafayette Classic	W 59–47	4–4	Kirby Sports Center (907) Easton, PA
December 1, 2024* 2:30 pm, ESPN+		Binghamton Lafayette Classic	L 81–82 ^OT	4–5	Kirby Sports Center (873) Easton, PA
December 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Mercyhurst	W 77–73	5–5	Owen McCormick Court (300) Erie, PA
December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	L 62–82	5–6	Charles E. Smith Center (1,196) Washington, D.C.
December 21, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland	L 64–74	5–7	Chiles Center (883) Portland, OR
December 29, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Stonehill			Kirby Sports Center  Easton, PA
Patriot League regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Boston University			Kirby Sports Center  Easton, PA
January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy			Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bucknell			Sojka Pavilion  Lewisburg, PA
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Holy Cross			Kirby Sports Center  Easton, PA
January 15, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Army			Christl Arena  West Point, NY
January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Colgate			Kirby Sports Center  Easton, PA
January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)			Reitz Arena  Baltimore, MD
January 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lehigh			Stabler Arena  Bethlehem, PA
January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		American			Kirby Sports Center  Easton, PA
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Colgate			Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola (MD)			Kirby Sports Center  Easton, PA
February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Navy			Kirby Sports Center  Easton, PA
February 10, 2025 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at American			Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Bucknell			Kirby Sports Center  Easton, PA
February 19, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Holy Cross			Hart Center  Worcester, MA
February 22, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Lehigh			Kirby Sports Center  Easton, PA
February 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Army			Kirby Sports Center  Easton, PA
March 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Boston University			Case Gym  Boston, MA
Patriot League tournament
March 4–12, 2025 TBA, ESPN+		TBA			TBA
*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". Patriot League. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
2. "Men's Basketball Falls in PL Quarterfinals". Lafayette College Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
3. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lafayette College Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
4. "Lafayette Leopards 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2024.