2024–25 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team

2024–25 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball
2024–25 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Ray Harper (9th season);
Associate head coach	Dennan Morrow
Assistant coaches	Tommy Wade; Kevin Jones;
Home arena	Pete Mathews Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
FIU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kennesaw State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Liberty	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
New Mexico State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Sam Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTEP	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 CUSA tournament winner

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	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	Freshman	Florida City, FL	VMI
Jaron Pierre Jr.	5	G	6'5"	188	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	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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Quel'Ron House PG	Recruiting 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

Ray Harper (Kentucky Wesleyan)

Assistant coach(es)

Dennan Morrow (Kansas State)
Tommy Wade (Southeast Missouri State)
Kevin Jones (Bowie State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+	LaGrange	Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
November 7, 2024* 8:00 p.m., MW Network	at Air Force	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
November 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Grand Canyon C-USA/WAC Alliance	Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ
November 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia State	Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
November 13, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina	HTC Center Conway, SC
November 21, 2024* 4:00 p.m.	vs. East Carolina Boardwalk Battle Quarterfinals	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2024* 1:30 p.m./6:00 p.m.	vs. Toledo/Stetson Boardwalk Battle	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 23, 2024* TBA	vs. James Madison/La Salle/UC San Diego/UIC Boardwalk Battle	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
December 2, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Columbia International	Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
December 8, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Alabama	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
December 14, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Utah Valley C-USA/WAC Alliance	Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
December 17, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+	at Missouri	Mizzou Arena 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

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

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

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