2024–25 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

2024–25 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball
2024–25 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	1–6 (0–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Byron Smith (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Spencer Robertson; Todd Shelton; Keith Berard; Grant Mikita;
Home arena	William Nicks Building
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama A&M	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
Southern	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Alabama State	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Florida A&M	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Grambling State	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Bethune–Cookman	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
Texas Southern	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
Mississippi Valley State	0	–	0	–	2	–	7	.222
Prairie View A&M	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	0	–	0	–	1	–	8	.111
Alcorn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	8	.000
Jackson State	0	–	0	–	0	–	8	.000

† 2025 SWAC tournament winner As of December 3, 2024

The 2024–25 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represents Prairie View A&M University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth-year head coach Byron Smith, play their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2023–24 season 10–21, 5–13 in SWAC play, to finish in tenth place.^[1] They failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Evan Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Cornell	Plano, Texas
G	1	Jordan Tillmon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Watson Chapel High School	Pine Bluff, Arkansas
G	3	John-Paul Ricks	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	Jr	Hutchinson Community College	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
PG	4	Braelon Bush	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	GS	Silsbee High School	Silsbee, Texas
PG	5	Isaiah Foster	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Quincy	Frisco, Texas
G	6	Zaakir Sawyer	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Tarleton State	Dallas, Texas
SG	7	Solomon Oraegbu	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Emporia State	Chicago, Illinois
G	8	Chauncey Gibson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	So	Clemson	Oak Cliff, Texas
G	10	Jonathan Nash	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Tompkins High School	Katy, Texas
PG	11	Tanahj Pettway	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	New Mexico State	Worcester, Massachusetts
PG	12	Orlando Horton Jr.	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	152 lb (69 kg)	So	Clear Falls High School	Houston, Texas
G/F	13	Elijah Terry	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Enterprise High School	Enterprise, Alabama
G	22	Malachi McReed	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Bedford	Orlando, Florida
G/F	23	Nick Anderson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	St. Thomas (TX)	Houston, Texas
F	24	Marcel Bryant	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Cedar Ridge High School	Austin, Texas
G	30	Keddric Mays	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Angelina College	Cypress, Texas
F	34	Ryan Bolton Jr.	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	So	Texas State	Pensacola, Florida

Head coach

Byron Smith (Houston)

Assistant coach(es)

Spencer Robertson (Wichita State)
Todd Shelton (Texas Wesleyan)
Keith Berard (Southern Utah)
Grant Mikita (North Texas)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 13, 2024* 5:00 pm	vs. Sam Houston Charity Exhibition Game	L 87–94	–	–	–	–	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 pm	Biblical Studies	W 111–90	1–0	28 – Horton Jr.	9 – Bryant	6 – Tied	William Nicks Building (832) Prairie View, TX
November 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, FS1	at DePaul	L 59–92	1–1	20 – Anderson	7 – Anderson	3 – Tillmon	Wintrust Arena (2,725) Chicago, IL
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Incarnate Word	L 81–84	1–2	24 – Gibson	5 – Bryant	4 – Horton Jr.	McDermott Center (236) San Antonio, TX
November 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+	at SMU	L 69–110	1–3	20 – Pettway	7 – Anderson	6 – Horton Jr.	Moody Coliseum (5,056) University Park, TX
November 20, 2024* 9:00 pm, MW Network	at Fresno State Acrisure Holiday Invitational campus game	L 83–94	1–4	18 – Tillmon	9 – Tillmon	3 – Ricks	Save Mart Center (4,615) Fresno, CA
November 23, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Colorado	L 98–114	1–5	32 – Anderson	6 – Bryant	2 – Tied	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,102) Greeley, CO
November 30, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 74–109	1–6	21 – Pettway	10 – Bryant	3 – Anderson	American Bank Center (1,155) Corpus Christi, TX
December 6, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at UAB						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
December 8, 2024* 3:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+	at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
December 14, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Loyola Marymount						Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 2024* 8:30 pm, BTN	at UCLA						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
December 29, 2024* 1:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+	at Oklahoma						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
SWAC regular season
January 4, 2025 4:30 pm	Grambling State						William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
January 6, 2025 7:30 pm	Southern						William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
January 11, 2025 4:30 pm	at Mississippi Valley State						Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
January 13, 2025 5:30 pm	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff						H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR
January 18, 2025 4:30 pm	Jackson State						William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
January 20, 2025 7:30 pm	Alcorn State						William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm	at Alabama State						Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL
January 27, 2025 7:00 pm	at Alabama A&M						AAMU Event Center Huntsville, AL
February 1, 2025 5:00 pm	at Texas Southern						H&PE Arena Houston, TX
February 8, 2025 4:30 pm	Bethune–Cookman						William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
February 10, 2025 7:30 pm	Florida A&M						William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
February 15, 2025 4:30 pm	at Southern						F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 17, 2025 4:30 pm	at Grambling State						Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
February 22, 2025 4:30 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff						William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
February 24, 2025 7:30 pm	Mississippi Valley State						William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
March 1, 2025 4:30 pm	at Alcorn State						Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
March 3, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+	at Jackson State						Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
March 8, 2025 4:30 pm	Texas Southern						William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
SWAC tournament
March 11–15, 2025	vs.						Gateway Center Arena College Park, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
^ "SWAC tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, scores, results for 2024 basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
^ "Prairie View A&M Panthers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

[2] "SWAC tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, scores, results for 2024 basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

[4] "Prairie View A&M Panthers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

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