2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–7 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachLourawls Nairn Jr. (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Bryce Martin (2nd season)
  • German Srulovich (2nd season)
  • Bob Gallager (2nd season)
  • Jason Newkirk (1st season)
Home arenaStroh Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kent State 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
Miami (OH) 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667
Akron 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583
Ball State 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500
Central Michigan 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500
Eastern Michigan 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500
Ohio 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500
Toledo 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500
Bowling Green 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417
Buffalo 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417
Northern Illinois 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333
Western Michigan 0 – 0   – 3 – 9   .250
† 2025 MAC tournament winner
As of December 31, 2024

The 2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represents Bowling Green State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by second-year head coach Todd Simon, play their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2023–24 season 19–12, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in fifth place.[1] They defeated Central Michigan,[2] before being upset by Kent State in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.[3] They received an invitation to the CIT,[4] where they would fall to evenutal tournament runner-up Purdue Fort Wayne in the quarterfinals.[5]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Marcus Hill 0 G 6'4" 185 Junior Rockford, Illinois Transferred to NC State
DJ Smith 2 G 6'0" 160 Junior North Little Rock, Arkansas Transferred to Robert Morris
PJ Edwards 4 G 6'4" 200 Sophomore Springfield, Illinois Transferred to Grambling State
Da'Shawn Phillip 5 G 6'5" 180 Senior Baltimore, Maryland Graduated
Jason Spurgin 7 C 7'0" 250 Senior Toowoomba, Australia Graduated
Anthony McComb III 10 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Dayton, Ohio Transferred to New Hampshire
Rashaun Agee 12 F 6'8" 225 Senior Chicago, Illinois Transferred to USC
EJay Greer 12 G 6'8" 170 Freshman Lansdowne, Pennsylvania Transferred to Alabama A&M
JZ Zaher 17 G 6'0" 170 Sophomore Fenton, Michigan Declared for the 2024 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Javontae Campbell 2 G 6'2" 155 Junior Muskogee, Oklahoma Northern Oklahoma
Braelon Green 5 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Southfield, Michigan Arizona State
Marcus Johnson 6 F 6'7" 265 Senior Akron, Ohio Wheeling
Wilguens Jr. Exacte 7 F 6'6" 236 Sophomore Montreal, Quebec Utah
Derrick Butler 10 G 6'2" 195 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina Central Michigan
Mohamed Maxamud 12 F 6'10" 190 Junior Westerville, Ohio Labette Community College
Preston Squire 13 F 6'11" 225 Sophomore Ephraim, Utah Salt Lake Community College
Youssef Khayat 23 F 6'9" 215 Junior Beirut, Lebanon Michigan

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaxon Pardon
G 		Fort Wayne, Indiana Carroll High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Alijah Adem
G 		Las Vegas, Nevada Spring Valley High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

On October 22, 2024, the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Bowling Green was picked to finish fifth in the MAC regular season.[6]

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ohio 121 (11)
2 Akron 106 (1)
3 Kent State 99
4 Toledo 95
5 Bowling Green 73
6 Miami (OH) 72
7 Ball State 67
8 Central Michigan 55
9 Eastern Michigan 36
10 Western Michigan 33
11 Northern Illinois 24
12 Buffalo 11

MAC Tournament Champions: Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1)

Source[6]

Preseason All-MAC

No Falcons were named to the first or second Preseason All-MAC teams.[6]

Roster

2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jaxon Pardon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Carroll High School Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 1 Trey Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Vanderbilt Toronto, Ontario
G 2 Javontae Campbell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Northern Oklahoma Muskogee, Oklahoma
G 3 DaJion Humphrey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Garden City Community College Detroit, Michigan
G 5 Braelon Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Arizona State Southfield, Michigan
F 6 Marcus Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr Wheeling Akron, Ohio
F 7 Wilguens Jr. Exacte 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 236 lb (107 kg) So Utah Montreal, Quebec
F 8 Greg Spurgin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Westminster Toowoomba, Australia
G 10 Derrick Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Central Michigan Charlotte, North Carolina
F 11 Jamai Felt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Our Saviour Lutheran School Boston, Massachusetts
F 12 Mohamed Maxamud 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Labette Community College Westerville, Ohio
F 13 Preston Squire 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Salt Lake Community College Ephraim, Utah
F 14 Sam Towns 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Ohio Columbus, Ohio
F 23 Youssef Khayat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Michigan Beirut, Lebanon
G 31 Alijah Adem 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Spring Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 18, 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 4, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss
MAC-SBC Challenge 		L 68–77  0–1
  17 – Tied   10 – Towns   4 – Campbell  Reed Green Coliseum (3,436)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 8, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Davidson L 85–91  0–2
  30 – Campbell   11 – Towns   3 – Thomas  Stroh Center (1,960)
Bowling Green, OH
November 11, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Taylor W 107–43  1–2
  19 – Johnson   8 – Tied   4 – Green  Stroh Center (867)
Bowling Green, OH
November 16, 2024*
6:00 pm, BTN 		at Michigan State L 72–86  1–3
  23 – Johnson   5 – Johnson   2 – Tied  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
November 19, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Niagara W 76–68  2–3
  24 – Johnson   5 – Tied   4 – Campbell  Stroh Center (1,632)
Bowling Green, OH
November 23, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bellarmine L 68–80  2–4
  21 – Campbell   6 – Johnson   4 – Thomas  Knights Hall (1,282)
Louisville, KY
November 29, 2024*
1:00 pm 		vs. Weber State
Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division semifinals 		L 70–73  2–5
  16 – Butler   7 – Felt   2 – Tied  Mullett Arena 
Tempe, AZ
November 30, 2024*
2:00 pm 		vs. New Mexico State
Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division 3rd place game 		W 61–60  3–5
  23 – Johnson   12 – Felt   3 – Johnson  Mullett Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 7, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Morgan State W 102–81  4–5
  35 – Butler   8 – Campbell   5 – Tied  Stroh Center (1,704)
Bowling Green, OH
December 14, 2024*
8:00 pm, SL Network 		at Kansas City L 77–85  4–6
  27 – Campbell   5 – Butler   2 – Tied  Swinney Recreation Center (725)
Kansas City, MO
December 21, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		St. Thomas L 68–93  4–7
  18 – Campbell   6 – Tied   2 – Exacte  Stroh Center (1,998)
Bowling Green, OH
December 23, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Aquinas W 87–62  5–7
  20 – Johnson   11 – Tied   10 – Campbell  Stroh Center (2,098)
Bowling Green, OH
MAC regular season
January 3, 2025
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		Akron       Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
January 7, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan       University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ball State       Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
January 14, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Buffalo       Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan       Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
January 21, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH)       Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
January 24, 2025
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		Toledo       Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
January 28, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Kent State       MAC Center 
Kent, OH
February 1, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan       McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 4, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Illinois       Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
February 11, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ohio       Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
February 15, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Buffalo       Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
February 18, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kent State       Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Toledo       Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
February 25, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan       George Gervin GameAbove Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ball State       Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
March 4, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Illinois       Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
March 7, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Michigan       Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
MAC tournament
March 13–15, 2025
 ESPN+/CBSSN/ESPN2 		vs.        Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bowling Green slides by Central Michigan in MAC men's basketball quarterfinal". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "Kent State upsets Bowling Green, will play for title". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "CBI, CIT Tournament Bracket, Preview: College Basketball Time, TV". Off Tackle Empire. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Jackson has 18 as Purdue Fort Wayne beats Bowling Green 77-75 in CIT". AP News. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "MAC Announces 2024-25 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bowling Green State University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "Bowling Green Falcons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2024.