2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	8–5 (2–0 Big West)
Head coach	Mike Magpayo (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Eddie Hill; Troy Hammel; Matt Hurwitz; Anthony Lorenzo;
Home arena	SRC Arena; (Capacity: 3,168)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC San Diego	2	–	0	1.000	11	–	2	.846
UC Riverside	2	–	0	1.000	8	–	5	.615
UC Davis	2	–	0	1.000	7	–	5	.583
Long Beach State	2	–	0	1.000	5	–	8	.385
UC Irvine	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
Cal State Northridge	1	–	1	.500	8	–	4	.667
Hawai'i	0	–	1	.000	6	–	3	.667
UC Santa Barbara	0	–	2	.000	7	–	4	.636
Cal State Bakersfield	0	–	2	.000	6	–	7	.462
Cal Poly	0	–	2	.000	6	–	8	.429
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	2	.000	4	–	8	.333

† 2025 Big West tournament winner As of December 21, 2024

The 2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represents the University of California, Riverside during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by fifth-year head coach Mike Magpayo, play their home games at the SRC Arena located in Riverside, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2023–24 season 16–18, 10–10 in Big West play to finish in a tie for fifth place.^[1] They defeated Cal State Bakersfield,^[2] before falling to eventual tournament champions Long Beach State in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Tyler Jones	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Archbishop Mitty High School	Morgan Hill, CA
G	1	Gavin Davis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	RS Jr	West Los Angeles College	Carson, CA
F	2	Kaleb Smith	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	RS So	Damien High School	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G	3	Isaiah Moses	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	RS Jr	College of Southern Idaho	Anchorage, AK
F	4	Rikus Schulte	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Davidson	Münster, Germany
G	6	Jayden Mojica	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	San Gabriel Academy	El Sereno, CA
G	7	Parker Strauss	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Northwestern	Costa Mesa, CA
F	8	Abass Bodija	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	SWMP Pirates Academy	Brisbane, Australia
G/F	10	Niyi Olabode	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Miramonte High School	Orinda, CA
G/F	11	Nate Pickens	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Dream City Christian	El Mirage, AZ
C	12	Jack Whitbourn	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Melbourne Tigers	Melbourne, Australia
F	13	David Manea	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Prolific Prep	Irvine, CA
C	21	Joel Armotrading	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Cal Poly	London, England
F	22	Luke Turner	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Wofford	Temecula, CA
G	24	Barrington Hargress	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Heritage Christian School	Inglewood, CA

Head coach

Mike Magpayo (UC Santa Barbara)

Assistant coach(es)

Eddie Hill (Washington State)
Troy Hammel (Merrimack)
Matt Hurwitz (UCLA)
Anthony Lorenzo (Rutgers)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	Cal State San Marcos	W 89–61	–	21 – Smith	11 – Smith	7 – Moses	SRC Arena (300) Riverside, CA
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., BTN+	at Oregon	L 76–91	0–1	20 – Hargress	6 – Olabode	7 – Moses	Matthew Knight Arena (5,494) Eugene, OR
November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at BYU	L 80–86	0–2	20 – Smith	8 – Armotrading	5 – Hargress	Marriott Center (17,381) Provo, UT
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at California Baptist	W 70–69	1–2	25 – Hargress	13 – Whitbourn	5 – Moses	Fowler Events Center (3,607) Riverside, CA
November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	La Sierra	W 79–51	2–2	21 – Smith	16 – Whitbourn	5 – Hargress	SRC Arena (603) Riverside, CA
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Santa Clara	L 54–96	2–3	11 – Tied	6 – Armotrading	7 – Hargress	Leavey Center (1,230) Santa Clara, CA
November 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m., MW Network	at Colorado State	W 77–75 ^OT	3–3	31 – Hargress	8 – Schulte	6 – Hargress	Moby Arena (4,713) Fort Collins, CO
November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Alcorn State	W 69–52	4–3	20 – Hargress	13 – Armotrading	4 – Smith	SRC Arena (337) Riverside, CA
November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Idaho	L 68–80	4–4	13 – Moses	5 – Smith	3 – Tied	ICCU Arena (1,567) Moscow, ID
December 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., SSN/ESPN+	at Cal State Northridge	W 68–64	5–4 (1–0)	27 – Hargress	5 – Tied	4 – Pickens	Premier America Credit Union Arena (1,050) Northridge, CA
December 7, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal State Fullerton	W 75–68	6–4 (2–0)	20 – Hargress	9 – Armotrading	4 – Smith	SRC Arena (776) Riverside, CA
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	St. Francis (IL)	W 78–55	7–4	16 – Armotrading	9 – Smith	5 – Pickens	SRC Arena (182) Riverside, CA
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Montana State	W 83–80	8–4	22 – Hargress	8 – Tied	10 – Hargress	SRC Arena (257) Riverside, CA
December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., MW Network	at UNLV	L 53–66	8–5	17 – Hargress	6 – Tied	3 – Pickens	Thomas & Mack Center (4,105) Paradise, NV
December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	St. Thomas (MN)						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Long Beach State						Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC Irvine						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Hawai'i						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC Santa Barbara						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
January 18, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	UC San Diego						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UC Irvine						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 25, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Cal State Bakersfield						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UC Davis						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal Poly						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC San Diego						LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
February 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal State Bakersfield						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC Davis						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
February 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	UC Santa Barbara						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Long Beach State						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cal Poly						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
February 27, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Hawai'i						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal State Northridge						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
March 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton						Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
Big West tournament
March 12–15, 2025 ESPN+	vs.						Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
^ "UC Riverside defeats CSU Bakersfield in Big West Conference Tournament 83-78". AP News. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
^ "Long Beach State knocks off UC Riverside in Big West Conference Tournament 86-67". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
^ "UC Riverside Highlanders 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

[2] "UC Riverside defeats CSU Bakersfield in Big West Conference Tournament 83-78". AP News. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

[3] "Long Beach State knocks off UC Riverside in Big West Conference Tournament 86-67". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

[5] "UC Riverside Highlanders 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

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