2024–25 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team

2024–25 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–13 (0–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Cleo Hill Jr. (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Lance Beckwith Chuck Ellis Delorian Heard
Home arena	Hytche Athletic Center

2024–25 MEAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Norfolk State	2	–	0		1.000			11	–	7		.611
South Carolina State	2	–	0		1.000			8	–	9		.471
Howard	1	–	0		1.000			6	–	9		.400
Morgan State	1	–	1		.500			7	–	11		.389
Coppin State	1	–	1		.500			2	–	14		.125
Maryland Eastern Shore	0	–	1		.000			4	–	13		.235
Delaware State	0	–	2		.000			7	–	9		.438
North Carolina Central	0	–	2		.000			7	–	12		.368
† 2025 MEAC tournament winner As of January 7, 2025

The 2024–25 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team represents the University of Maryland Eastern Shore during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by first-year head coach Cleo Hill Jr., play their home games at the Hytche Athletic Center in Princess Anne, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2023–24 season 9–20, 4–10 in MEAC play, to finish in seventh place.^[1] They were defeated by North Carolina Central in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.^[2] On May 8, 2024, it was announced that head coach Jason Crafton would be relieved of his duties, ending his five-year tenure with the team.^[3] On June 1, the school announced the hiring of Winston-Salem State head coach Cleo Hill Jr. as the team's next head coach.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ketron "KC" Shaw 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Winston-Salem State Charlotte, NC G/F 1 Ralph Martino Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Overtime Elite Lanham, MD PG 2 Hassan Perkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Hagerstown CC Wilmington, DE PG 3 Evan Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) GS Georgia State Durham, NC G 4 Kyrell Shaw 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Northside Christian Academy Charlotte, NC G 5 Cardell Bailey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Navarro College Detroit, MI G 10 Jose Cuello 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr College of the Sequoias Harlem, NY G 11 Jaiden Lee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Baton Rouge CC Chicago, IL F 21 Lawrence Foreman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS St. Thomas Aquinas Kingston, Jamaica F 22 Maurice Vassel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Benedict's Prep Brooklyn, NY F 23 Trey Hall 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Utah Tech Willimantic, CT F 24 Jalen Ware 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Austin Peay Winston-Salem, NC PF 35 Christopher Flippin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Highland CC Metairie, LA	Head coach Cleo Hill Jr. (North Carolina Central) Assistant coach(es) Lance Beckwith (Central Missouri) Chuck Ellis (Cheyney) Delorian Heard (Redlands) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 21, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Vanderbilt	L 63–102	0–1	Memorial Gymnasium (5,011) Nashville, TN
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Penn	L 84–87	0–2	The Palestra (932) Philadelphia, PA
November 9, 2024* 4:00 p.m.		Penn State Schuylkill	W 96–77	1–2	Hytche Athletic Center (1,000) Princess Anne, MD
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Miami (OH)	L 70–88	1–3	Millett Hall (1,611) Oxford, OH
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 71–73	1–4	Chartway Arena (5,300) Norfolk, VA
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Gallaudet	W 113–58	2–4	Hytche Athletic Center (784) Princess Anne, MD
November 20, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Murray State	L 61–79	2–5	CFSB Center (4,731) Murray, KY
November 23, 2024* 4:00 p.m., B1G+		at No. 25 Illinois	L 40–87	2–6	State Farm Center (13,456) Champaign, IL
November 25, 2024* 8:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 19 Arkansas	L 35–109	2–7	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
November 27, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	L 59–78	2–8	Jack Stephens Center (865) Little Rock, AR
November 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Peacock		at No. 2 UConn	L 45–99	2–9	XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT
December 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Longwood	L 76–80	2–10	Joan Perry Brock Center  Farmville, VA
December 8, 2024* 1:00 p.m., DSN		Wagner	L 61–63	2–11	Hytche Athletic Center (100) Princess Anne, MD
December 14, 2024* 4:00 p.m., DSN		Bryn Athyn	W 91–65	3–11	Hytche Athletic Center (386) Princess Anne, MD
December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Cairn	W 81–64	4–11	Hytche Athletic Center (218) Princess Anne, MD
December 28, 2024* 12:00 p.m., BTN		at Maryland	L 66–81	4–12	Xfinity Center (11,058) College Park, MD
MEAC regular season
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m.		at Norfolk State	L 59–81	4–13 (0–1)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,436) Norfolk, VA
January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Carolina Central			McDougald–McLendon Arena  Durham, NC
January 13, 2025 7:30 p.m.		at South Carolina State			SHM Memorial Center  Orangeburg, SC
January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m.		Delaware State			Hytche Athletic Center  Princess Anne, MD
February 1, 2025 4:00 p.m.		at Morgan State			Hill Field House  Baltimore, MD
February 3, 2025 8:00 p.m.		Coppin State			Hytche Athletic Center  Princess Anne, MD
February 10, 2025 8:00 p.m.		Howard			Hytche Athletic Center  Princess Anne, MD
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m.		Norfolk State			Hytche Athletic Center  Princess Anne, MD
February 17, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Howard			Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m.		North Carolina Central			Hytche Athletic Center  Princess Anne, MD
February 24, 2025 8:00 p.m.		South Carolina State			Hytche Athletic Center  Princess Anne, MD
March 1, 2025 4:00 p.m.		Morgan State			Hytche Athletic Center  Princess Anne, MD
March 3, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Coppin State			Physical Education Complex  Baltimore, MD
March 6, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Delaware State			Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
MEAC tournament
March 12–15, 2025		vs.			Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5][6]

References

1. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
2. "Cleveland scores 21, North Carolina Central beats Maryland-Eastern Shore 87-81 in MEAC Tournament". CBS Sports. March 14, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
3. Gaither, Steven J. (May 9, 2024). "HBCU basketball coach out after brief success". HBCU Gameday. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
4. Mosley, Kyle T. (June 1, 2024). "Coach Cleo Hill Jr. Becomes Maryland Eastern Shore's New Head Basketball Coach After Restoring WSSU's Program". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
5. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
6. "Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2024.