2024–25 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team

2024–25 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record8–7 (0–2 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSpiro Sports Center
Seasons
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2024–25 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Central Connecticut 2 – 0   1.000 11 – 4   .733
LIU 2 – 0   1.000 6 – 11   .353
Fairleigh Dickinson 1 – 0   1.000 5 – 11   .313
Stonehill* 1 – 1   .500 9 – 8   .529
Mercyhurst** 1 – 1   .500 7 – 10   .412
Chicago State 1 – 1   .500 1 – 16   .059
Le Moyne* 0 – 1   .000 5 – 11   .313
Wagner 0 – 2   .000 8 – 7   .533
Saint Francis 0 – 2   .000 5 – 11   .313
* 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 5, 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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       William H. Detrick Gymnasium 
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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  2. ^ "Allen leads Wagner past Sacred Heart 60-57 in Northeast Conference Tournament". AP News. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "College basketball: Wagner earns spot in NEC title game". SILive.com. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  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.
  6. ^ "Wagner survives furious Howard rally to win March Madness First Four matchup". New York Post. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "Wagner basketball's March Madness dream run ends with loss to North Carolina". Bergen Record. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "Preseason Power Play: Wagner and CCSU Rise to Top In Deadlocked #NECMBB Coaches' Poll". Northeast Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024–25 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team Unveiled". Northeast Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  10. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wagner College Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  11. ^ "Wagner Seahawks 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2024.