2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	8–4 (1–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Richie Riley (7th season)
Associate head coach	Rodney Crawford
Assistant coaches	Mikel Kosich Orin Bailey, Jr. Riley Conroy
Home arena	Mitchell Center

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Arkansas State	1	–	0		1.000			10	–	3		.769
South Alabama	1	–	0		1.000			8	–	4		.667
Texas State	1	–	0		1.000			8	–	4		.667
Troy	1	–	0		1.000			8	–	4		.667
Southern Miss	1	–	0		1.000			5	–	7		.417
Old Dominion	1	–	0		1.000			4	–	8		.333
Louisiana	1	–	0		1.000			3	–	9		.250
Georgia Southern	0	–	1		.000			7	–	6		.538
Marshall	0	–	1		.000			7	–	6		.538
Appalachian State	0	–	1		.000			6	–	6		.500
Coastal Carolina	0	–	1		.000			6	–	6		.500
James Madison	0	–	1		.000			6	–	6		.500
Georgia State	0	–	1		.000			4	–	8		.333
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	1		.000			4	–	10		.286
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of December 21, 2024

The 2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represents the University of South Alabama in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by seventh-year head coach Richie Riley, play their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2023–24 season 16–16, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they lost in the second round to Georgia Southern.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Tyrell "Turbo" Jones	0	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated; Signed to play with Enosis Neon Paralimni B.C.
Isiah Gaiter	2	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Meriden, CT	Graduated
Marcus "Smurf" Millender	4	G	5'11"	180	Freshman	Houston, TX	Transferred to UTSA[1]
Thomas Howell	13	F	6'8"	230	Junior	Natchitoches, LA	Graduated
Marshall Kearing	20	F	6'9"	235	Senior	Pinjarra, Australia	Graduated; Promoted to Director of Player Personnel
Samuel Tabe	45	G	6'5"	210	GS Senior	Beltsville, MD	Graduated; Signed to play with Psychiko B.C.

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Cantia Rahming	0	F	6'7"	205	Graduate	Tampa, FL	Saint Leo
Jayden Cooper	1	G	6'2"	185	Sophomore	Pike Road, AL	Faulkner
Dylan Fasoyiro	2	G	6'3"	195	Graduate	Houston, TX	Daemen
JJ Wheat	6	G	6'0"	185	Junior	Clarksville, TN	Freed–Hardeman
Myles Corey	20	G	6'0"	185	Graduate	Ontario, CA	Jessup
Barry Dunning Jr.	22	SF	6'6"	195	Junior	Mobile, AL	UAB
Caleb Kizer	32	F	6'7"	230	Senior	Metamora, IL	Culver–Stockton
Randy Brady	34	G/F	6'5"	215	Junior	Chattanooga, TN	Chattanooga

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

2025 recruiting class

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Jaguars were picked to finish in eleventh place in the conference's preseason poll.^[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
1	Arkansas State - 193 (12)
2	James Madison - 170 (1)
3	Troy - 155 (1)
4	Louisiana - 144
5	Southern Miss - 133
6	App State - 122
7	Texas State - 89
T8	Georgia Southern - 85
T8	Old Dominion - 85
10	Marshall - 79
11	South Alabama - 78
12	Georgia State - 75
13	Coastal Carolina - 34
14	ULM - 28

Roster

2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Cantia Rahming 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Hillsborough HS Saint Leo Tampa, FL G 1 Jayden Cooper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Pike Road HS Faulkner Pike Road, AL G 2 Dylan Fasoyiro 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Mayfield Secondary Daemen Houston, TX F 3 Elijah Ormiston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cannon HS Concordia-St. Paul Minneapolis, MN G 6 JJ Wheat 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Clarksville HS Freed–Hardeman Clarksville, TN G 10 Maxwell Land 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Archbishop Moeller HS Saint Francis (PA) Cincinnati, OH F 12 Julian Margrave 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr New Hampton School Louisburg, KS G 14 John Broom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Jacksonville HS Jacksonville, AL G 20 Myles Corey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Bridgton Academy Jessup Ontario, CA F 21 Ethan Kizer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Metamora HS Metamora, IL G 22 Barry Dunning Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr McGill–Toolen HS Arkansas UAB Mobile, AL F 25 Judah Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Pacifica Christian HS Saint Mary's Bermuda Dunes, CA F 32 Caleb Kizer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Metamora Township HS Culver–Stockton Metamora G/F 34 Randy Brady 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Hamilton Heights HS Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	Head coach Richie Riley (Eastern Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Rodney Crawford (Cincinnati) Orin Bailey Jr. (Houston) Riley Conroy (Tulane) Mikel Kosich (Montana State Billings) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Michigan MAC-SBC Challenge	L 70–74	0–1	20 – Corey	6 – Broom	11 – Corey	Mitchell Center (1,903) Mobile, AL
November 8, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Nicholls	W 70–64	1–1	18 – Corey	8 – Broom	8 – Corey	Stopher Gymnasium (644) Thibodaux, LA
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 25 Ole Miss Bob Weltlich Tad Pad game	L 54–64	1–2	16 – Brown	8 – Broom	5 – Corey	Tad Smith Coliseum (4,033) Oxford, MS
November 16, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mercer	W 75–66	2–2	28 – Corey	14 – Dunning Jr.	7 – Brady	Mitchell Center (1,652) Mobile, AL
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Spring Hill	W 95–61	3–2	19 – Fasoyiro	9 – Broom	8 – Wheat	Mitchell Center (1,686) Mobile, AL
November 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Incarnate Word Jaguar Classic	W 84–63	4–2	19 – Corey	8 – Brady	5 – Wheat	Mitchell Center (1,771) Mobile, AL
November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Illinois Jaguar Classic	L 63–64	4–3	17 – Corey	11 – Brady	4 – Brady	Mitchell Center (1,669) Mobile, AL
November 29, 2024* 10:00 a.m.		Alcorn State	W 74–65 ^OT	5–3	25 – Corey	8 – Broom	5 – Wheat	Mitchell Center (250) Mobile, AL
December 8, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville State	W 76–74	6–3	12 – Corey	7 – Dunning Jr.	6 – Corey	Mitchell Center (1,754) Mobile, AL
December 15, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at East Texas A&M	W 81–72	7–3	27 – Corey	7 – Wheat	7 – Wheat	The Field House (217) Commerce, TX
December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at TCU	L 49–58	7–4	17 – Dunning Jr.	9 – Rahming	3 – Tied	Schollmaier Arena (4,781) Fort Worth, TX
December 21, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		James Madison	W 77–49	8–4 (1–0)	19 – Corey	7 – Broom	7 – Corey	Mitchell Center (1,574) Mobile, AL
December 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mobile						Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State						GSU Convocation Center  Atlanta, GA
January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia Southern						Hill Convocation Center  Statesboro, GA
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State						Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Old Dominion						Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Miss						Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Troy						Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe						Fant-Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
January 25, 2025  ESPN+		at Troy						Trojan Arena  Troy, AL
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe						Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana						Cajundome  Lafayette, LA
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina						HTC Center  Conway, SC
February 8, 2025*  ESPN+		at  MAC-SBC Challenge
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall						Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
February 15, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State						Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State						First National Bank Arena  Jonesboro, AR
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State						Strahan Arena  San Marcos, TX
February 26, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Miss						Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
February 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana						Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
Sun Belt Conference Tournament
March 4–10, 2025 TBA, ESPN+		vs. TBD						Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

1. Stephenson, Creg (May 5, 2024). "Former South Alabama basketball guard Marcus Millender headed to AAC school". AL.com. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
2. "Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
3. "Riley Announces 2024-25 South Alabama Men's Basketball Schedule". usajaguars.com. September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
4. "2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars Schedule". www.espn.com. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
5. "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". usajaguars.com. Retrieved September 13, 2024.