2024–25 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball team

2024–25 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball
2024–25 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	6–6 (1–1 OVC)
Head coach	Stan Gouard (5th season);
Assistant coaches	John Spruance; Jon Aldridge; Doug Novsek;
Home arena	Liberty Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Morehead State	2	–	0	1.000	7	–	6	.538
Southeast Missouri State	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	6	.500
Little Rock	1	–	0	1.000	7	–	5	.583
Western Illinois	1	–	1	.500	7	–	6	.538
Southern Indiana*	1	–	1	.500	6	–	6	.500
Lindenwood*	1	–	1	.500	6	–	7	.462
Tennessee Tech	1	–	1	.500	5	–	7	.417
UT Martin	1	–	1	.500	5	–	8	.385
Eastern Illinois	0	–	1	.000	4	–	8	.333
SIU Edwardsville	0	–	2	.000	7	–	6	.538
Tennessee State	0	–	2	.000	4	–	9	.308
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2025 OVC tournament winner As of December 28, 2024

The 2024–25 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball team represents the University of Southern Indiana during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Screaming Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach David Ragland, play their home games at the newly renamed Liberty Arena in Evansville, Indiana, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

This season will mark Southern Indiana's third year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Screaming Eagles are not eligible for the NCAA tournament until the 2026–27 season.^[1]

Previous season

The Screaming Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 8–24, 5–13 in OVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.^[2] They were defeated by Tennessee State in the first round of the OVC tournament.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ryan Hall	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Iowa Lakes CC	Kettering, Ohio
G	1	Braxton Jones	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Garden City CC	Monroe, New Jersey
G	2	Jayland Randall	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Alabama A&M	Detroit, Michigan
F/C	3	Jadyn Shider	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Northwest Florida	Albany, Georgia
G	4	Sam Kodi	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Western Texas College	Manchester, New Hampshire
G	5	Jack Campion	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Milton HS	Milton, Wisconsin
G	8	Luther Smith Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Sussex Hamilton HS	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F	10	Jack Mielke	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Downers Grove North HS	Downers Grove, Illinois
G	11	Damoni Harrison	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Tallahassee State College	Atlanta, Georgia
F	12	Stephen Olowoniyi	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	VMI	Melbourne, Australia
G	13	Sam Mervis	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Indiana State	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	15	Jared Washington	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Weatherford College	Arlington, Texas
G	20	Johnny Semany	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Lawrence	Danville, California
C	21	Alex Horiuk	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	UT Rio Grande Valley	Chernivtsi, Ukraine
G	22	Josiah Dunham	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Evansville Christian School	Evansville, Indiana
G/F	33	Cayden Gehlhausen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	North HS	Evansville, Indiana
F	35	Luke Davis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Evansville Christian School	Newburgh, Indiana
F	50	Nick Hittle	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	GS	Indiana State	Indianapolis, Indiana

Head coach

Stan Gouard (Southern Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

John Spruance (Hope)
Jon Aldridge (Indianapolis)
Doug Novsek (Southern Illinois)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 27, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, FS1	at DePaul	L 78–80 ^OT	0–1	Wintrust Arena (3,051) Chicago, IL
November 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Bucknell	L 69–75 ^OT	0–2	Liberty Arena (1,961) Evansville, IN
November 11, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Marshall I-64 Showcase	L 63–77	0–3	Cam Henderson Center (3,615) Huntington, WV
November 13, 2024* 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Bellarmine I-64 Showcase	W 71–69	1–3	Knights Hall (1,527) Louisville, KY
November 16, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Purdue Fort Wayne	L 74–93	1–4	Memorial Coliseum (1,161) Fort Wayne, IN
November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	South Dakota	W 92–83	2–4	Liberty Arena (1,544) Evansville, IN
November 25, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Indiana State	W 87–77	3–4	Liberty Arena (2,351) Evansville, IN
December 2, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	East–West	W 104–46	4–4	Liberty Arena (969) Evansville, IN
December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Illinois	L 70–73	4–5	Banterra Center (4,121) Carbondale, IL
December 15, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Shawnee State	W 91–56	5–5	Liberty Arena (1,182) Evansville, IN
OVC regular season
December 19, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee State	W 77–75	6–5 (1–0)	Liberty Arena (1,311) Evansville, IN
December 21, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	UT Martin	L 46–77	6–6 (1–1)	Liberty Arena (1,652) Evansville, IN
December 31, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Morehead State			Liberty Arena Evansville, IN
January 2, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Tennessee Tech			Hooper Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
January 9, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southeast Missouri State			Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
January 11, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Little Rock			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
January 16, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Lindenwood			Liberty Arena Evansville, IN
January 18, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Western Illinois			Liberty Arena Evansville, IN
January 23, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at SIU Edwardsville			First Community Arena Edwardsville, IL
January 25, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Illinois			Groniger Arena Charleston, IL
January 28, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Morehead State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
February 1, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee Tech			Liberty Arena Evansville, IN
February 6, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Little Rock			Liberty Arena Evansville, IN
February 8, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Southeast Missouri State			Liberty Arena Evansville, IN
February 13, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Western Illinois			Western Hall Macomb, IL
February 15, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Lindenwood			Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO
February 20, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Illinois			Liberty Arena Evansville, IN
February 22, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	SIU Edwardsville			Liberty Arena Evansville, IN
February 27, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at UT Martin			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
March 1, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Tennessee State			Gentry Center Nashville, TN
OVC tournament
March 5–8, 2025 ESPN+	vs.			Ford Center Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "University of Southern Indiana moving to NCAA Division I sports". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
^ "Tennessee State ousts Southern Indiana 78-64 in 1st round of OVC tourney". USA Today. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
^ "2024-2025 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Southern Indiana Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
^ "Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

[1] "University of Southern Indiana moving to NCAA Division I sports". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

[3] "Tennessee State ousts Southern Indiana 78-64 in 1st round of OVC tourney". USA Today. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

[4] "2024-2025 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Southern Indiana Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

[5] "Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

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