2024–25 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team

2024–25 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record6–5 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachDennan Morrow
Assistant coaches
  • Tommy Wade
  • Kevin Jones
Home arenaPete Mathews Coliseum
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Liberty 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917
Louisiana Tech 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833
Middle Tennessee 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
Western Kentucky 0 – 0   – 8 – 3   .727
UTEP 0 – 0   – 7 – 3   .700
Kennesaw State 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636
Jacksonville State 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545
Sam Houston 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545
New Mexico State 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500
FIU 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364
† 2025 CUSA tournament winner
As of December 19, 2024

The 2024–25 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team represents Jacksonville State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by ninth-year head coach Ray Harper, play home games at the Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama as second-year members of the Conference USA.

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2023–24 season 14–18, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round to FIU in the C-USA tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Quincy Clark 1 G 6'2" 180 Junior Westerville, OH Transferred to UMass Lowell
Juwan Perdue 2 F 6'6" 200 Senior Sumter, SC Graduated
Travis Roberts 3 G 6'6" 205 Sophomore Waldorf, MD Transferred to Marist
Ivan Reynolds 5 G 6'4" 200 Junior Pompano Beach, FL Transferred
Brad Lewis 10 G 6'4" 175 Redshirt Sophomore Alabaster, AL Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Alex Odam 11 G 6'3" 175 Freshman Piedmont, AL Left the team due to personal reasons
Matt Mayers 13 F 6'8" 210 GS Senior Hastings-on-Hudson, NY Graduated
Andres Burney 23 F 6'9" 210 Junior Brundidge, AL TBD
KyKy Tandy 24 G 6'2" 190 GS Senior Hopkinsville, KY Graduate transferred to Florida Atlantic
Thomas Curlee 55 G 6'3" 165 Freshman Anniston, AL Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. 1 G 6'2" 182 Senior Nashville, TN Tennessee State
Koree Cotton 3 G 6'6" 185 Redshirt Freshman Florida City, FL VMI
Jaron Pierre Jr. 5 G 6'5" 188 Redshirt Senior New Orleans, LA Wichita State
Michael Houge 6 G 6'7" 225 Senior Detroit, MI Saint Peter's
Benjamin Bayela 7 G 6'6" 200 GS Senior Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France East Carolina
Jao Ituka 10 G 6'1" 196 Redshirt Junior Gaithersburg, MD Wake Forest
Jamar Franklin 11 G 6'3" 170 Junior Rockledge, FL Georgia Southern
Aidan Driggers 55 F 6'6" 216 Junior Oneonta, AL Walk-on; Marion Military Institute
Iaroslav Niagu 99 F 7'0" 235 Sophomore Krasnodar, Russia Charlotte

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Quel'Ron House
PG 		Louisville, KY Seneca High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) May 20, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: 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 Jacksonville State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.

Roster

2024–25 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Caleb Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Father Henry Carr
Vincennes 		North Preston, NS
G 1 Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Pearl-Cohn HS
Tennessee State 		Nashville, TN
G 2 Quel'Ron House 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Seneca HS Louisville, KY
G 3 Koree Cotton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Miami Southridge HS
VMI 		Florida City, FL
F 4 Marcellus Brigham Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Briarcrest Christian HS Memphis, TN
G 5 Jaron Pierre Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS Sr St. Augustine HS
Wichita State 		New Orleans, Louisiana
G 6 Michael Houge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Chattanooga Christian
Saint Peter's 		Detroit, MI
G 7 Ben Bayela 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Metropolitans 92
East Carolina 		Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France
G 10 Jao Ituka 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Jr Gaithersburg HS
Wake Forest 		Gaithersburg, MD
G 11 Jamar Franklin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Rockledge HS
Georgia Southern 		Rockledge, FL
F 20 Gora Niang 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Central Pointe Christian Academy (FL) Richard Toll, Senegal
G 22 Tyre Patterson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Athens HS Athens, AL
C 50 Mason Nicholson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Jr Gary West Side HS
Northwest Florida State College 		Gary, IN
F 55 Aidan Driggers (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Appalachian HS (AL)
Marion Military Institute 		Oneonta, AL
F 99 Iaroslav Niagu 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Krasnodar Territory Boarding School
Charlotte 		Krasnodar, Russia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+ 		LaGrange W 112−48  1−0
  24 – Pierre Jr.   12 – 2 tied   5 – Niagu  Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,055)
Jacksonville, AL
November 7, 2024*
8:00 p.m., MW Network 		at Air Force L 67−73  1−1
  21 – Pierre Jr.   11 – Houge   4 – Pierre Jr.  Clune Arena (453)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 13, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia State W 72−67  2−1
  27 – Pierre Jr.   14 – Nicholson   5 – Pierre Jr.  Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,654)
Jacksonville, AL
November 17, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina W 71–53  3–1
  31 – Pierre Jr.   8 – Tied   3 – Pierre Jr.  HTC Center (1,604)
Conway, SC
November 21, 2024*
4:00 p.m., BallerTV 		vs. East Carolina
Boardwalk Battle quarterfinals 		W 86–78  4–1
  18 – Ituka   6 – Tied   6 – Pierre Jr.  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2024*
4:30 p.m., BallerTV 		vs. Toledo
Boardwalk Battle semifinals 		L 80–82  4–2
  20 – Pierre Jr.   9 – Pierre Jr.   3 – Cotton  Ocean Center (920)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 23, 2024*
2:30 p.m., BallerTV 		vs. James Madison
Boardwalk Battle 3rd place game 		L 65–71  4–3
  24 – Pierre Jr.   8 – Nicholson   7 – Pierre Jr.  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
December 2, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Columbia International W 89–59  5–3
  30 – Pierre Jr.   10 – Pierre Jr.   6 – Cotton  Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,433)
Jacksonville, AL
December 8, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Alabama L 74–76  5–4
  13 – Pierre Jr.   9 – Nicholson   6 – Pierre Jr.  Mitchell Center (1,754)
Mobile, AL
December 14, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah Valley
C-USA/WAC Alliance 		W 70–66  6–4
  26 – Pierre Jr.   8 – Tied   4 – Pierre Jr.  Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,033)
Jacksonville, AL
December 17, 2024*
6:30 p.m., SECN+ 		at Missouri L 72–83  6–5
  18 – Pierre Jr.   9 – Tied   3 – Cotton  Mizzou Arena (8,515)
Columbia, MO
December 21, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Kentucky       Seabury Center 
Berea, KY
December 30, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Fort Valley State       Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
Conference USA regular season
January 4, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kennesaw State       Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA
January 9, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Kentucky       E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
January 11, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Middle Tennessee       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana       Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
January 18, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Sam Houston       Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
January 23, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UTEP       Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
January 25, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Mexico State       Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		FIU       Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
February 1, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Liberty       Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
February 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Middle Tennessee       Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
February 8, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Kentucky       Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
February 13, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Sam Houston       Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, AL
February 15, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana Tech       Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
February 20, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Mexico State       Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
February 22, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UTEP       Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
February 27, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Liberty       Liberty Arena 
Lynchburg, VA
March 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at FIU       Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
March 8, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kennesaw State       Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
Conference USA Tournament
March 11–15, 2025
TBA 		vs.        Von Braun Center 
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[1]

References

  1. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2024.