2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record5–8 (1–1 MAAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachKyle Steinway
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Barrett
  • Donte Gittens
  • Jeremy Kipness
Home arenaWilliam H. Pitt Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marist 3 – 0   1.000 10 – 2   .833
Quinnipiac 3 – 0   1.000 7 – 7   .500
Merrimack 3 – 0   1.000 6 – 8   .429
Siena 2 – 1   .667 7 – 7   .500
Mount St. Mary's 1 – 1   .500 8 – 5   .615
Niagara 1 – 1   .500 6 – 7   .462
Sacred Heart 1 – 1   .500 5 – 8   .385
Manhattan 1 – 2   .333 6 – 6   .500
Fairfield 1 – 2   .333 5 – 9   .357
Iona 1 – 2   .333 4 – 10   .286
Rider 0 – 2   .000 4 – 9   .308
Canisius 0 – 2   .000 0 – 13   .000
Saint Peter's 0 – 3   .000 5 – 6   .455
† 2025 MAAC tournament winner
As of January 3, 2025

The 2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represents Sacred Heart University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by 12th-year head coach Anthony Latina, play their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut as first-year members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Pioneers finished the 2023–24 season 16–16, 10–6 in NEC play to finish in third place.[1] They were upset by #6 seed and eventual tournament champions Wagner in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament.[2]

This would be the last season for Sacred Heart as members of the Northeast Conference, as they joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2024–25 season.[3]

Roster

2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Keyishon Miller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Northwest Kansas Tech Philadelphia, PA
G 1 Griffin Barrouk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Hofstra Glen Mills, PA
G 2 Nyle Ralph-Beyer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Henderson High School West Chester, PA
G 3 Mekhi Conner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Notre Dame High School New Haven, CT
G 4 Jaden Slaughter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Buffalo, NY
G 5 Amiri Stewart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr Wilmington Boothwyn, PA
F 7 Anquan Hill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr St. Bonaventure Philadelphia, PA
G 10 Taj Bryant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr The Patrick School Queens, NY
G 11 Malik Sheppard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Don Bosco Prep Edgewater, NJ
G 13 Fallou Gueye 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Raleigh, NC
F 15 Raymond Espinal-Guzman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Woodstock Academy Cranston, RI
F 21 Bryce Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Northeastern Stockton, CA
F 23 Lucius Gibson-Savadel 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr Millbrook School Bay Shore, NY
F 25 Tanner Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Williston Northampton School Stamford, CT
C 33 Alex Woodring 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Fr Compass Prep Wyckoff, NJ
G 35 Aidan Carpenter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Siena Hamden, CT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Temple L 70–81  0–1
 Liacouras Center (3,485)
Philadelphia, PA
November 6, 2024*
5:30 pm, FS1 		at No. 3 UConn L 56–92  0–2
 Gampel Pavilion (10,299)
Storrs, CT
November 9, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dartmouth L 76–81  0–3
 Leede Arena (802)
Hanover, NH
November 15, 2024*
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Holy Cross
College Hill Classic 		L 75–82  0–4
 Pizzitola Sports Center (259)
Providence, RI
November 16, 2024*
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. New Hampshire
College Hill Classic 		W 80–63  1–4
 Pizzitola Sports Center (279)
Providence, RI
November 17, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Brown
College Hill Classic 		L 70–89  1–5
 Pizzitola Sports Center (518)
Providence, RI
November 21, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Connecticut W 67–54  2–5
 William H. Pitt Center (1,945)
Fairfield, CT
December 1, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Boston University W 73–65  3–5
 Case Gym (981)
Boston, MA
December 6, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Iona W 83–59  4–5
(1–0) 		William H. Pitt Center (1,126)
Fairfield, CT
December 8, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Quinnipiac L 73–83  4–6
(1–1) 		M&T Bank Arena (1,167)
Hamden, CT
December 18, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Albany L 66–74  4–7
 William H. Pitt Center (1,800)
Fairfield, CT
December 22, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) L 76–94  4–8
 Millett Hall (896)
Oxford, OH
December 29, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Manhattanville W 100–60  5–8
 William H. Pitt Center (831)
Fairfield, CT
January 5, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Canisius William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
January 10, 2025
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Merrimack William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
January 12, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Mount St. Mary's Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Siena MVP Arena 
Albany, NY
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Peter's William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Canisius Koessler Athletic Center 
Buffalo, NY
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Niagara Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
February 2, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Manhattan William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
February 6, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Rider William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
February 8, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Fairfield Leo D. Mahoney Arena 
Fairfield, CT
February 14, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Quinnipiac William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
February 16, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Siena William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
February 21, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Merrimack Hammel Court 
North Andover, MA
February 23, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Peter's Run Baby Run Arena 
Jersey City, NJ
February 28, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Marist William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
March 2, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Fairfield William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
March 6, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Manhattan Draddy Gymnasium 
Riverdale, NY
March 8, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Iona Hynes Athletics Center 
New Rochelle, NY
MAAC tournament
March 11–15, 2025
 ESPN+ 		vs.  Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Northeast Conference Standings". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Allen leads Wagner past Sacred Heart 60-57 in Northeast Conference Tournament". AP News. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "MAAC Welcomes Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University as Newest Full Members". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sacred Heart University. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "Sacred Heart Pioneers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2024.