2024–25 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team

2024–25 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	9–7 (1–2 NEC)
Head coach	Donald Copeland (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Lynch Kyle Smyth Corey Fisher Dwan McMillan
Home arena	Spiro Sports Center

2024–25 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
LIU	3	–	0		1.000			7	–	11		.389
Fairleigh Dickinson	2	–	0		1.000			6	–	11		.353
Central Connecticut	2	–	1		.667			11	–	5		.688
Chicago State	1	–	1		.500			1	–	16		.059
Wagner	1	–	2		.333			9	–	7		.563
Stonehill*	1	–	2		.333			9	–	9		.500
Mercyhurst**	1	–	2		.333			7	–	11		.389
Saint Francis	1	–	2		.333			6	–	11		.353
Le Moyne*	0	–	2		.000			5	–	12		.294
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
** ineligible for both the 2025 NEC tournament and the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2025 NEC tournament winner As of January 10, 2025

The 2024–25 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represents Wagner College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by third-year head coach Donald Copeland, play their home games at the Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, New York as members of the Northeast Conference.

Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2023–24 season 17–16, 7–9 in NEC play to finish in sixth place.^[1] They defeated Sacred Heart,^[2] Central Connecticut,^[3] and Merrimack to win the NEC tournament championship, earning their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2003, and in turn, earning the NEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.^[4] They received the #16 seed in the West Region,^[5] where they defeated Howard in the First Four^[6] before falling to top region seed North Carolina in the first round.^[7]

Preseason polls

Northeast Conference poll

The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2024. The Seahawks were picked to finish tied for first in the conference.^[8]

Rank	Team
T-1.	Central Connecticut (5)
T-1.	Wagner (4)
3.	Fairleigh Dickinson
4.	Le Moyne
5.	LIU
6.	Chicago State
7.	Mercyhurst
T-8.	Saint Francis
T-8.	Stonehill

() first-place votes

Preseason All-Conference Team

No Seahawks were selected as members of the NEC Preseason All-Conference Team.^[9]

Roster

2024–25 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Rahmir Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Saint Joseph's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 1 Javier Ezquerra 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr IMG Academy San Juan, Puerto Rico G 2 Di'Andre Howell-South 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr St. Francis Brooklyn Paterson, New Jersey G 3 Ja'Kair Sanchez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Minnesota State–Moorhead Syracuse, New York F 4 Tyje Kelton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Monroe College Dunellen, New Jersey G 5 Zae Blake 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Green Bay Washington, D.C. G 10 R.J. Greene 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr LIU Bronx, New York F 11 Zavier Fitch 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Brother Rice High School Chicago, Illinois G 12 Zaire Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Eagle Academy Brooklyn, New York G/F 15 Makhai Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Solebury School Hamden, Connecticut F 22 Churchill Bounds 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) GS Central Arkansas Berlin, Maryland F 24 Rob Taylor II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr St. Mark's School Brooklyn, New York F 32 Keyontae Lewis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Lloyd C. Bird High School Chesterfield, Virginia	Head coach Donald Copeland (Seton Hall) Assistant coach(es) Kevin Lynch (Seton Hall) Kyle Smyth (Iona) Corey Fisher (Villanova) Dwan McMillan (Hofstra) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 26, 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 6, 2024* 6:00 pm, BTN		at No. 25 Rutgers	L 52–75	0–1	12 – Lewis	8 – Kelton	4 – Greene	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
November 9, 2024* 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Manor	W 94–52	1–1	17 – Sanchez	6 – Kelton	10 – Ezquerra	Spiro Sports Center (529) Staten Island, NY
November 13, 2024* 6:30 pm, FS2		at No. 22 St. John's	L 45–66	1–2	10 – Ezquerra	6 – Greene	3 – Ezquerra	Carnesecca Arena (4,751) Queens, NY
November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, FS2		at Seton Hall	L 28–54	1–3	8 – Ezquerra	6 – Fitch	2 – Taylor II	Walsh Gymnasium (1,219) South Orange, NJ
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Boston University	W 60–58	2–3	19 – Greene	8 – Greene	6 – Ezquerra	Case Gym (622) Boston, MA
November 23, 2024* 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Springfield	W 81–46	3–3	19 – Williams	9 – Greene	4 – Ezquerra	Spiro Sports Center (105) Staten Island, NY
November 26, 2024* 7:00 pm, FS1		at Georgetown	L 41–66	3–4	8 – Ezquerra	8 – Lewis	4 – Ezquerra	McDonough Gymnasium (1,477) Washington, D.C.
December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Coppin State	W 65–52	4–4	22 – Sanchez	6 – Ezquerra	5 – Ezquerra	Spiro Sports Center (201) Staten Island, NY
December 8, 2024* 1:00 pm, DSN		at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 63–61	5–4	18 – Greene	7 – Lewis	3 – Tied	Hytche Athletic Center (100) Princess Anne, MD
December 14, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	W 50–43	6–4	15 – Sanchez	10 – Fitch	6 – Ezquerra	Wellness and Events Center (476) Newark, NJ
December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Manhattan	L 66–80	6–5	16 – Sanchez	7 – Kelton	6 – Ezquerra	Spiro Sports Center (407) Staten Island, NY
December 21, 2024* 2:30 pm, NEC Front Row		Penn State Fayette	W 83–52	7–5	20 – Williams	13 – Greene	11 – Ezquerra	Spiro Sports Center (232) Staten Island, NY
December 23, 2024* 12:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Penn State Scranton	W 120–30	8–5	24 – Williams	9 – Lewis	10 – Greene	Spiro Sports Center (147) Staten Island, NY
NEC regular season
January 3, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Chicago State	L 52–64	8–6 (0–1)	16 – Williams	6 – Williams	4 – Ezquerra	Spiro Sports Center (191) Staten Island, NY
January 5, 2025 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Fairleigh Dickinson	L 59–71	8–7 (0–2)	20 – Blake	7 – Lewis	4 – Ezquerra	Spiro Sports Center  Staten Island, NY
January 10, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Central Connecticut	W 62–57	9–7 (1–2)	19 – Sanchez	7 – Tied	4 – Ezquerra	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,303) New Britain, CT
January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Mercyhurst						Spiro Sports Center  Staten Island, NY
January 20, 2025 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Saint Francis						Spiro Sports Center  Staten Island, NY
January 24, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Mercyhurst						Owen McCormick Court  Erie, PA
January 26, 2025 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Saint Francis						DeGol Arena  Loretto, PA
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Stonehill						Merkert Gymnasium  Easton, MA
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Le Moyne						Spiro Sports Center  Staten Island, NY
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		LIU						Spiro Sports Center  Staten Island, NY
February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Fairleigh Dickinson						Bogota Savings Bank Center  Hackensack, NJ
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Le Moyne						Ted Grant Court  DeWitt, NY
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Stonehill						Spiro Sports Center  Staten Island, NY
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Chicago State						Jones Convocation Center  Chicago, IL
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at LIU						Steinberg Wellness Center  Brooklyn, NY
March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+		Central Connecticut						Spiro Sports Center  Staten Island, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[10][11]

References

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4. "Wagner knocks off top-seeded Merrimack, takes NEC championship with 54-47 victory". USA Today. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
5. "Latest bracket, schedule and scores for 2024 NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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