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2024–25 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team

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2024–25 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record7–5 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachDennan Morrow
Assistant coaches
  • Tommy Wade
  • Kevin Jones
Home arenaPete Mathews Coliseum
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Liberty 0 0   12 1   .923
Louisiana Tech 0 0   11 2   .846
UTEP 0 0   9 3   .750
Western Kentucky 0 0   9 3   .750
Middle Tennessee 0 0   9 4   .692
Jacksonville State 0 0   7 5   .583
Kennesaw State 0 0   7 5   .583
New Mexico State 0 0   6 6   .500
Sam Houston 0 0   6 6   .500
FIU 0 0   5 7   .417
2025 CUSA tournament winner
As of December 23, 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

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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

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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 W 91–80  7–5
 22  Pierre Jr.   11  Nicholson   4  Tied  Seabury Center (495)
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

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