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2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

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2024–25South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball

Sun Belt regular season co-champions
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	21–11 (13–5 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
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Alabama	13	–	5	.722	21	–	11	.656
James Madison	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
Troy †	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Arkansas State	13	–	5	.722	25	–	11	.694
Marshall	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
Appalachian State	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Texas State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Georgia State	8	–	10	.444	14	–	19	.424
Georgia Southern	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Old Dominion	8	–	10	.444	15	–	20	.429
Louisiana	8	–	10	.444	12	–	21	.364
Southern Miss	5	–	13	.278	11	–	22	.333
Coastal Carolina	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	15	.167	7	–	25	.219

†2025 Sun Belt tournament winner

The2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represented theUniversity of South Alabama in the2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by seventh-year head coachRichie Riley, played their home games at theMitchell Center inMobile, Alabama as members in theSun Belt Conference.

The Jaguars were briefly offered a bid to the2025 National Invitation Tournament, but the offer was revoked whenUC Riverside withdrew from theCollege Basketball Invitational to accept an NIT bid.

Previous season

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TheJaguars finished the2023–24 season 16–16, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. In theSun Belt tournament, they lost in the second round toGeorgia Southern.

Offseason

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Departures

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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 withEnosis 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 toUTSA^[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 withPsychiko B.C.

Incoming transfers

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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

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Samuel Shoptaw PG	Windermere, FL	Windermere Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 27, 2024
Samuel Shoptaw PG	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Desmond Williams PG	Mobile, AL	Baker High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 4, 2024
Desmond Williams PG	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Stephen Williams PF	Monroeville, AL	Coastal Alabama - North	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Mar 19, 2025
Stephen Williams PF	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Preseason

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Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

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

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
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

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2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Cantia Rahming	6ft 7in(2.01 m)	205lb(93 kg)	GS	Hillsborough HS Saint Leo	Tampa, FL
G	1	Jayden Cooper	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	185lb(84 kg)	So	Pike Road HS Faulkner	Pike Road, AL
G	2	Dylan Fasoyiro	6ft 3in(1.91 m)	195lb(88 kg)	GS	Mayfield Secondary Daemen	Houston, TX
F	3	Elijah Ormiston	6ft 8in(2.03 m)	220lb(100 kg)	Sr	Cannon HS Concordia-St. Paul	Minneapolis, MN
G	6	JJ Wheat	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	185lb(84 kg)	Jr	Clarksville HS Freed–Hardeman	Clarksville, TN
G	10	Maxwell Land	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	195lb(88 kg)	RS Jr	Archbishop Moeller HS Saint Francis (PA)	Cincinnati, OH
F	12	Julian Margrave	6ft 10in(2.08 m)	210lb(95 kg)	Jr	New Hampton School	Louisburg, KS
G	14	John Broom	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	190lb(86 kg)	RS Fr	Jacksonville HS	Jacksonville, AL
G	20	Myles Corey	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	185lb(84 kg)	GS	Bridgton Academy Jessup	Ontario, CA
F	21	Ethan Kizer	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	195lb(88 kg)	So	Metamora HS	Metamora, IL
G	22	Barry Dunning Jr.	6ft 6in(1.98 m)	195lb(88 kg)	Jr	McGill–Toolen HS Arkansas UAB	Mobile, AL
F	25	Judah Brown	6ft 6in(1.98 m)	225lb(102 kg)	GS	Pacifica Christian HS Saint Mary's	Bermuda Dunes, CA
F	32	Caleb Kizer	6ft 7in(2.01 m)	230lb(104 kg)	Sr	Metamora Township HS Culver–Stockton	Metamora, IL
G/F	34	Randy Brady	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	215lb(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
Currentredshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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	W 106–41	9–4	24 – Brown	9 – Dunning Jr.	7 – Wheat	Mitchell Center (2,090) Mobile, AL
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State	W 77–51	10–4 (2–0)	22 – Dunning Jr.	8 – Dunning Jr.	7 – Corey	GSU Convocation Center (1,472) Atlanta, GA
January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	W 76–47	11–4 (3–0)	11 – Tied	11 – Rahming	4 – Rahming	Hill Convocation Center (1,582) Statesboro, GA
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	W 76–62	12–4 (4–0)	22 – Ormiston	9 – Broom	6 – Corey	Mitchell Center (2,208) Mobile, AL
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Old Dominion	L 63–71 ^OT	12–5 (4–1)	20 – Corey	8 – Dunning Jr.	4 – Corey	Mitchell Center (2,089) Mobile, AL
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Miss	W 75–62	13–5 (5–1)	17 – Fasoyiro	8 – Broom	4 – Brady	Mitchell Center (2,568) Mobile, AL
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Troy	W 64–63	14–5 (6–1)	14 – Dunning Jr.	8 – Dunning Jr.	3 – Dunning Jr.	Mitchell Center (5,148) Mobile, AL
January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Troy	L 55–65	14–6 (6–2)	17 – Cooper	9 – Dunning Jr.	3 – Dunning Jr.	Trojan Arena (5,041) Troy, AL
January 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe Rescheduled from January 23^[3]	L 66–77	14–7 (6–3)	15 – Fasoyiro	9 – Dunning Jr.	7 – Corey	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,027) Monroe, LA
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	L 58–62	14–8 (6–4)	21 – Brown	10 – Broom	3 – Broom	Mitchell Center (2,085) Mobile, AL
February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana	W 62–58 ^OT	15–8 (7–4)	18 – Dunning Jr.	15 – Dunning Jr.	4 – Corey	Cajundome (2,112) Lafayette, LA
February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	W 84–59	16–8 (8–4)	27 – Corey	7 – Broom	4 – Tied	HTC Center (1,598) Conway, SC
February 8, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Akron MAC-SBC Challenge	L 67–80	16–9	22 – Dunning Jr.	12 – Dunning Jr.	8 – Corey	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,505) Akron, OH
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall	W 91–82 ^OT	17–9 (9–4)	26 – Ormiston	8 – Broom	4 – Broom	Mitchell Center (2,148) Mobile, AL
February 15, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	W 70–65 ^OT	18–9 (10–4)	34 – Dunning Jr.	11 – Dunning Jr.	5 – Corey	Mitchell Center (2,169) Mobile, AL
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	W 60–56	19–9 (11–4)	14 – Dunning Jr.	8 – Dunning Jr.	4 – Corey	First National Bank Arena (5,124) Jonesboro, AR
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State	L 92–93 ^OT	19–10 (11–5)	46 – Dunning Jr.	6 – Rahming	6 – Corey	Strahan Arena (2,523) San Marcos, TX
February 26, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Miss	W 88–82	20–10 (12–5)	18 – Brown	11 – Dunning Jr.	9 – Corey	Reed Green Coliseum (3,241) Hattiesburg, MS
February 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	W 65–42	21–10 (13–5)	28 – Ormiston	10 – Ormiston	4 – Corey	Mitchell Center (1,500) Mobile, AL
Sun Belt tournament
March 9, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	vs. (4) Arkansas State Semifinals	L 71–74	21–11	27 – Dunning Jr.	13 – Dunning Jr.	2 – Tied	Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inCentral Time.

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References

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^Stephenson, Creg (May 5, 2024)."Former South Alabama basketball guard Marcus Millender headed to AAC school".AL.com. RetrievedSeptember 13, 2024.
^"Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll".sunbeltsports.org. October 14, 2024. RetrievedOctober 23, 2024.
^"Jags Matchup at ULM Rescheduled for Monday".usajaguars.com. January 22, 2025. RetrievedJanuary 23, 2025.
^"Riley Announces 2024-25 South Alabama Men's Basketball Schedule".usajaguars.com. September 5, 2024. RetrievedSeptember 13, 2024.
^"2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars Schedule".www.espn.com. RetrievedSeptember 13, 2024.
^"2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule".usajaguars.com. RetrievedSeptember 13, 2024.

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