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2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team

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2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball
ConferenceASUN Conference
Record2–0 (0–0 ASUN)
Head coach
Associate head coachAhmad Smith
Assistant coaches
  • Carter Heston
  • Austin Burnette
  • Sean Foley
Home arenaCB&S Bank Arena
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Austin Peay 0 0   2 0   1.000
Eastern Kentucky 0 0   2 0   1.000
North Alabama 0 0   2 0   1.000
North Florida 0 0   2 0   1.000
Queens* 0 0   2 0   1.000
Lipscomb 0 0   2 1   .667
Jacksonville 0 0   1 1   .500
Stetson 0 0   1 1   .500
Bellarmine 0 0   0 2   .000
Central Arkansas 0 0   0 2   .000
Florida Gulf Coast 0 0   0 2   .000
West Georgia* 0 0   0 2   .000
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2025 ASUN tournament winner
As of November 9, 2024

The 2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, were led by seventh-year head coach Tony Pujol, and played their home games at the CB&S Bank Arena located in Florence, Alabama, as members the ASUN Conference.

Previous season

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The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 8–8 in ASUN play to finish in sixth place.[1] The Lions advanced past the first round in the ASUN tournament with a 77–75 victory over the Lipscomb Bisons, courtesy of a KJ Johnson buzzer-beater.[2][3] The Lions' season would come to an end in the ASUN semifinals as they were defeated by the Austin Peay Governors in a 77–71 defeat.[4][5]

Roster

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2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Will Soucie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Gill St. Bernard's School Califon, New Jersey
F 1 Donte Bacchus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Snead State Community College Homewood, Alabama
G 1 King Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Loomis Chaffee School Detroit, Michigan
G 2 Daniel Ortiz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr University of Alabama-Birmingham Shreveport, Louisiana
F 3 Corneilous Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Western Carolina University Beaumont, Mississippi
G 4 Canin Jefferson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Isidore Newman School New Orleans, Louisiana
G 5 Jacari Lane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lee High School Huntsville, Alabama
G 8 Kevin de Kovachich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Hamilton Heights Academy Montréal, Québec
G 9 Taye Fields 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Missouri Western State University Opelika, Alabama
G 13 Blake Floyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Spain Park High School Pelham, Alabama
C 21 Israel Jenrette 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Valdosta High School Valdosta, Georgia
C 24 Mitchell Chaffee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Calhoun Community College Muscle Shoals, Alabama
F 25 DarKaun King 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr TACA Academy Dallas, Texas
F 34 Dallas Howell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Enterprise High School Coffee Springs, Alabama
C 35 Jamal Albritton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Wallace-Selma Community College Montgomery, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 20, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
8:30 pm, Mountain West Network
at Air Force W 73–57  1–0
 24  Lane   5  Howell   6  Lane  Clune Arena (1,212)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 7, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+
Point W 94–58  2–0
 14  Jefferson   9  Jenrette   1  tied  CB&S Bank Arena (3,000)
Florence, AL
November 11, 2024*
6:00 pm
UT Martin       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
November 15, 2024*
7:45 pm
Samford       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
November 18, 2024*
8:00 pm
at Auburn       Neville Arena 
Auburn, AL
November 23, 2024*
TBD
vs. Louisiana–Monroe       Prather Coliseum 
Natchitoches, LA
November 24, 2024*
TBD
at Northwestern State       Prather Coliseum 
Natchitoches, LA
November 27, 2024*
1:00 pm
Dalton State       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
December 1, 2024*
TBD
at Wofford       Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium 
Spatanburg, SC
December 4, 2024*
6:00 pm
Tennessee Tech       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
December 11, 2024*
TBD
at East Carolina       Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, NC
December 19, 2024*
6:00 pm
Charleston Southern       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
December 22, 2024*
TBD
at Loyola Marymount       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm
Bellarmine       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
January 4, 2025
4:30 pm
Eastern Kentucky       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
January 9, 2025
TBD
at FGCU       Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
January 11, 2025
TBD
at Stetson       Edmunds Center 
DeLand, FL
January 16, 2025
TBD
at Jacksonville       Swisher Gymnasium 
Jacksonville, FL
January 18, 2025
TBD
at North Florida       UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
January 23, 2025
6:00 pm
Lipscomb       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
January 25, 2025
6:00 pm
Austin Peay       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
January 29, 2025
TBD
at Queens       Curry Arena 
Charlotte, NC
February 1, 2025
7:45 pm
Central Arkansas       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
February 5, 2025
TBD
at Austin Peay       F&M Bank Arena 
Clarksville, TN
February 8, 2025
TBD
at West Georgia       The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
February 13, 2025
6:00 pm
North Florida       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
February 15, 2025
1:00 pm
Jacksonville       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
February 18, 2025
6:00 pm
West Georgia       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
February 20, 2025
TBD
at Lipscomb       Allen Arena 
Nashville, TN
February 24, 2025
TBD
at Central Arkansas       Farris Center 
Conway, AR
February 26, 2025
6:00 pm
Queens       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Estes, Gentry (March 6, 2024). "A moment of March Madness ends Lipscomb's season in cruel fashion". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Johnson's buzzer beater sends Lions to ASUN Semifinal". North Alabama Athletics. March 5, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Lions suffer heart-shattering loss in ASUN Semifinal, 77-71". North Alabama Athletics. March 7, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Austin Peay knocks off North Alabama 77-71 for berth in Atlantic Sun championship game". ESPN. March 7, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2024.