2024–25 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

2024–25 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
2024–25 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	5–5 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Stan Heath (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Bob Simon (4th season); Shawn Trice (4th season); Drew Denisco (4th season);
Home arena	George Gervin GameAbove Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kent State	0	–	0	–	8	–	2	.800
Akron	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
Toledo	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Ohio	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
Ball State	0	–	0	–	4	–	6	.400
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	4	–	6	.400
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	3	–	7	.300
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	3	–	8	.273

† 2025 MAC tournament winner As of December 18, 2024

The 2024–25 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represents Eastern Michigan University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Stan Heath, play their home games at the George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 13–18, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in tenth place.^[1] They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Kevin-David Rice	0	G	6'4"	Junior	Flint, Michigan	Graduated
Connor Serven	2	F	6'9"	RS Junior	Prairie City, Illinois	Transferred to Virginia Tech
John McGriff	3	G	6'0"	RS Junior	Glenn Dale, Maryland	Entered transfer portal
Legend Geeter	4	F	6'8"	RS Sophomore	River Rouge, Michigan	Transferred to Detroit Mercy
Tyson Acuff	5	G	6'4"	Junior	Detroit, Michigan	Transferred to Rutgers
Julius Ellerbe	6	G	6'7"	RS Junior	Fort Washington, Maryland	Transferred to Coppin State
Andrew Wells	12	G	6'3"	Junior	East Lansing, Michigan	Graduated
Derik Pranger	15	F	6'9"	RS Freshman	Parker, Colorado	Transferred to UCCS
Cyril Martynov	21	C	7'0"	Sophomore	Barrie, Ontario	Transferred to Eastern Kentucky
Javantae Randle	35	F	6'11"	RS Sophomore	Detroit, Michigan	Entered transfer portal
Orlando Lovejoy	55	G	6'2"	Sophomore	Detroit, Michigan	Transferred to Detroit Mercy

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Da'Sean Nelson	2	F	6'8"	205	Senior	Toledo, Ohio	DePaul
Jalen Terry	3	G	6'0"	158	Senior	Flint, Michigan	DePaul
Julian Lewis	5	G	6'6"	200	RS Junior	Ypsilanti, Michigan	Miami (OH)
Trey Pettigrew	9	G	6'4"	195	RS Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois	Nevada
Christian Henry	30	G	6'3"	—	Junior	Chicago, Illinois	Panola College
John Shanu II	33	C	6'11"	245	RS Junior	Houston, Texas	UT Rio Grande Valley
Cooper Smith	45	G	6'1"	180	Senior	Mio, Michigan	Michigan

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Mario Brunetto F	La Spezia, Italy	Classical Gymnasium	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	N/A
Mario Brunetto F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Mbaye N'Diaye G	Thiès, Senegal	SEED Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Mbaye N'Diaye G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Dillon Tingler G	Hurricane, West Virginia	Huntington Expression Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A
Dillon Tingler G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Godslove Nwabude F	Anambra State, Nigeria	Mt. Zion Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A
Godslove Nwabude F	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. Eastern Michigan was picked to finish ninth in the MAC regular season.^[3]

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^[3]

Preseason All-MAC

No Eagles were named to the first or second Preseason All-MAC teams.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Jalin Billingsley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Georgetown	Cleveland, Ohio
F	2	Da'Sean Nelson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	DePaul	Toledo, Ohio
G	3	Jalen Terry	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	158 lb (72 kg)	Sr	DePaul	Flint, Michigan
G	5	Julian Lewis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Miami (OH)	Ypsilanti, Michigan
F	7	Mario Brunetto	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Fr	Classical Gymnasium	La Spezia, Italy
G	8	Mbaye N'Diaye	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	SEED Academy	Thiès, Senegal
G	9	Trey Pettigrew	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Nevada	Chicago, Illinois
G	10	Dillon Tingler	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Huntington Expression Prep	Hurricane, West Virginia
F	13	Godslove Nwabude	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Mt. Zion Prep	Anambra State, Nigeria
G	14	Micah Schnyders	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Wheaton College	Yorkville, Illinois
F	22	Yusuf Jihad	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Oakland	Farmington Hills, Michigan
G	30	Christian Henry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Panola College	Chicago, Illinois
C	33	John Shanu II	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Jr	UT Rio Grande Valley	Houston, Texas
G	44	Arne Osojnik	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Dream City Christian School	Ljubljana, Slovenia
G	45	Cooper Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Michigan	Mio, Michigan

Head coach

Stan Heath (Eastern Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Simon (Eastern Michigan)
Shawn Trice (Penn)
Drew Denisco (Wittenberg)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 6:30 pm	Central State	W 85–63	–	21 – Henry	4 – Tied	4 – Terry	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,397) Ypsilanti, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Texas State MAC-SBC Challenge	L 44–64	0–1	17 – Henry	7 – Tied	5 – Terry	Strahan Arena (1,292) San Marcos, TX
November 8, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Siena Heights	W 83–58	1–1	32 – Billingsley	10 – Billingsley	5 – Tingler	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,450) Ypsilanti, MI
November 14, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at IU Indy	W 74–71	2–1	28 – Terry	9 – Terry	4 – Henry	The Jungle (752) Indianapolis, IN
November 16, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cleveland State	L 63–71	2–2	25 – Terry	5 – Billingsley	6 – Henry	Wolstein Center (1,386) Cleveland, OH
November 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Oakland	W 68–64	3–2	16 – Osojnik	7 – Nelson	5 – Terry	OU Credit Union O'rena (1,941) Auburn Hills, MI
November 25, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Houston Christian Houston Christian MTE	W 74–73	4–2	19 – Nelson	6 – Terry	3 – Tied	Sharp Gymnasium (654) Houston, TX
November 26, 2024* 4:30 pm	vs. Northern Arizona Houston Christian MTE	W 72–68	5–2	20 – Nelson	9 – Billingsley	5 – Terry	Sharp Gymnasium (344) Houston, TX
November 30, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Detroit Mercy	L 89–98 ^OT	5–3	28 – Henry	5 – Tied	5 – Henry	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,509) Ypsilanti, MI
December 3, 2024* 8:30 pm, ESPN+	at Loyola Chicago	L 54–76	5–4	21 – Henry	5 – Osojnik	2 – Tied	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,881) Chicago, IL
December 15, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Purdue Fort Wayne	L 76–99	5–5	28 – Terry	9 – Billingsley	5 – Henry	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,239) Ypsilanti, MI
December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Wright State						George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
December 28, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
MAC regular season
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Illinois						George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
January 7, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Toledo						Savage Arena Toledo, OH
January 11, 2025 ESPN+	Akron						George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
January 14, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Central Michigan						McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bowling Green						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
January 21, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Ohio						George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Buffalo						George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
January 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Miami (OH)						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Western Michigan						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
February 4, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Kent State						George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
February 11, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Ball State						Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
February 15, 2025 ESPN+	Toledo						George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
February 18, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Miami (OH)						George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
February 22, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Illinois						Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
February 25, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Bowling Green						George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Central Michigan						George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
March 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Ohio						Convocation Center Athens, OH
March 7, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Kent State						MAC Center Kent, 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:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
^ "2024 MAC men's basketball tournament scores, schedule, bracket, TV, livestream info". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "MAC Announces 2024-25 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
^ "Eastern Michigan Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2024.

[2] "2024 MAC men's basketball tournament scores, schedule, bracket, TV, livestream info". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2024.

[poll-3] "MAC Announces 2024-25 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2024.

[5] "Eastern Michigan Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2024.

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