2024–25 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

2024–25 Lamar Cardinals basketball
2024–25 Lamar Cardinals basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–5 (2–0 Southland)
Head coach	Alvin Brooks (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Charles Harral (4th season); Wendell Moore (4th season); Ethan Quinn (1st season);
Home arena	Neches Federal Credit Union Arena at the Montagne Center; (Capacity: 10,080)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Nicholls	2	–	0	1.000	7	–	5	.583
Lamar	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	5	.545
Northwestern State	2	–	0	1.000	4	–	6	.400
UT Rio Grande Valley	1	–	1	.500	7	–	4	.636
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	1	–	1	.500	7	–	5	.583
Incarnate Word	1	–	1	.500	6	–	5	.545
Houston Christian	1	–	1	.500	4	–	7	.364
McNeese	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	1	.000	5	–	6	.455
New Orleans	0	–	1	.000	2	–	7	.222
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	2	.000	5	–	6	.455
East Texas A&M*	0	–	2	.000	2	–	10	.167
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2025 Southland tournament winner As of December 18, 2024

The 2024–25 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represents Lamar University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals are led by fourth-year head coach Alvin Brooks and play their home games at the Neches Federal Credit Union Arena at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the season 19–14 overall and 12–6 in Southland Conference play for a fourth-place conference finish. As the fourth-seeded team, the Cardinals were 1–1 in the SLC tournament defeating eighth-seeded New Orleans 71–57^[1] and losing to top-seeded McNeese 57–76 in the semifinal round.^[2]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 143 votes overall, the Cardinals were picked to finish fifth in the conference.^[3]^[4]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	McNeese	242 (21)
2	Stephen F. Austin	208
3	Nicholls	205 (3)
4	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	191
5	Lamar	143
6	Southeastern	121
7	Incarnate Word	117
8	UT Rio Grande Valley	112
9	Northwestern State	90
10	Texas A&M–Commerce	54
10	New Orleans	54
12	Houston Christian	48

Preseason All Conference

No Cardinals were selected as members of a preseason all-conference team.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Cody Pennebaker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Beaumont, TX
G	1	Alexis Marmolejos	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Santiago D.R.
G	2	Jayden Barrs	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Manor, TX
G	3	Danquez Dawsey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Lawton, OK
F	4	Braden East	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Fr	Houston, TX
G	5	Jayden Gambrell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Houston, TX
G	8	B. B. Knight	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jr	Katy, TX
G	9	Jace Jeffries	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Tomball, TX
F	10	Errol White	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Queens, NY
F	11	Ja'Sean Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	San Antonio, TX
F	13	Terrance Dixon, Jr	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Lawrenceville, GA
C	20	Adam Hamilton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Buckeye, AZ
F	22	Andrew Holifield	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Woodbine, MD
F	32	Janko Bulajic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Nikšić, Montenegro

Head coach

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Alvin Brooks (Lamar)

Assistant coach(es)

Charles Harral (Texas Tech)
Wendell Moore (Georgia Southern)
Ethan Quinn (Minnesota)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2024

Additional source: ^[5]

Schedule and results

Source:^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., –	LSU–Alexandria	L 80–83	–	–	–	–	Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Paul Quinn College	W 113–42	1–0	20 – A. Holifield	10 – E. White	9 – J. Jackson	Neches Arena (1,436) Beaumont, TX
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN	at No. 23 Texas A&M	L 71–97	1–1	23 – A. Marmolejos	10 – A. Holifield	3 – J. Bulajic	Reed Arena (7,195) College Station, TX
November 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Sam Houston	L 72–85	1–2	15 – A. Holifield	7 – E. White	5 – C. Pennebaker	Neches Arena (1,848) Beaumont, TX
November 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Akron Akron Classic	L 72–79	1–3	16 – J. Jackson	8 – A. Hamilton	3 – A. Hamilton	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,775) Akron, OH
November 23, 2024* 7:30 p.m.	vs. Alabama State Akron Classic	L 75–77	1–4	28 – A. Marmolejos	11 – A. Hamilton	5 – Jackson	James A. Rhodes Arena (120) Akron, OH
November 24, 2024 11:00 a.m.	vs. Omaha Mavericks Akron Classic	L 59–65	1–5	15 – A. Marmolejos	6 – C. Pennebaker	5 – J. Jackson	James A. Rhodes Arena (46) Akron, OH
November 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Our Lady of the Lake	W 88–54	2–5	18 – J. Jackson	9 – A. Hamilton	6 – A. Marmolejos	Neches Arena (1,118) Beaumont, TX
December 5, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 65–61	3–5 (1–0)	17 – A. Marmolejos	11 – A. Hamilton	9 – J. Jackson	American Bank Center (1,052) Corpus Christi, TX
December 7, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Rio Grande Valley	W 84–52	4–5 (2–0)	18 – A. Marmolejos	7 – A. Holifield	3 – Tied	UTRGV Fieldhouse (646) Edinburg, TX
December 14, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana	W 74–45	5–5	17 – A. Holifield	11 – Tied	4 – Tied	Cajundome (1,113) Lafayette, LA
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Miss	W 69–65	6–5	20 – A. Marmolejos	7 – A. Holifield	5 – J. Bulajic	Reed Green Coliseum (2,829) Hattiesburg, MS
December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas Tech						United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
December 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M University–San Antonio						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Houston Christian						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
January 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Incarnate Word						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
January 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Orleans						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at McNeese Battle of the Border (rivalry)						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
January 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Nicholls						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux
January 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Texas A&M						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
January 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northwestern State						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin						William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
February 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana						Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, LA
February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	UT Rio Grande Valley						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
February 10, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
February 15, 2025 2:15 p.m., ESPN+	at East Texas A&M						The Field House Commerce, TX
February 17, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Northwestern State						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
February 22, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Houston Christian						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
February 24, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Incarnate Word						McDermott Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
March 1 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	McNeese Battle of the Border (rivalry)						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
March 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Nicholls						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
Southland tournament
March 9–13, 2024 TBA, ESPN+	vs. TBA						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

References

^ Goss, Anthony (March 11, 2024). "No. 4 Lamar bottles up No. 8 New Orleans, advances to semifinals at 2024 Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament presented by Explore Louisiana". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
^ Goss, Anthony (March 12, 2024). "Wells pours in 27 points, No. 1 McNeese handles No. 4 Lamar in semifinal round of 2024 Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament presented by Explore Louisiana". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
^ Anthony Goss (October 17, 2024). "Southland announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-Conference team". Crescent City Sports Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "Lamar Cardinals Roster 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
^ "Lamar Cardinals Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
^ "Lamar Cardinals". CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "2025 Lamar Cardinals Schedule". Nolan Analytics, LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "Lamar Cardinals". Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[1] Goss, Anthony (March 11, 2024). "No. 4 Lamar bottles up No. 8 New Orleans, advances to semifinals at 2024 Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament presented by Explore Louisiana". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

[2] Goss, Anthony (March 12, 2024). "Wells pours in 27 points, No. 1 McNeese handles No. 4 Lamar in semifinal round of 2024 Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament presented by Explore Louisiana". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

[PrePolls-3] "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[4] Anthony Goss (October 17, 2024). "Southland announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-Conference team". Crescent City Sports Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[5] "Lamar Cardinals Roster 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

[6] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[7] "Lamar Cardinals Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[8] "Lamar Cardinals". CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[9] "2025 Lamar Cardinals Schedule". Nolan Analytics, LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[10] "Lamar Cardinals". Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

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