# 2024–25 Stonehill Skyhawks men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Stonehill Skyhawks men's basketball team represented Stonehill College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by 12th-year head coach Chris Kraus, played their home games at Merkert Gymnasium in Easton, Massachusetts as members of the Northeast Conference.
This season was Stonehill's third year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Skyhawks are not eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.

## Previous season

The Skyhawks finished the 2023–24 season 4–27, 2–14 in NEC play to finish in last place.

## Preseason polls
### Northeast Conference poll

The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2024. The Skyhawks were picked to finish in a tie for eighth in the conference.
| Rank | Team |
| T-1. | Central Connecticut (5) |
| T-1. | Wagner (4) |
| 3. | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 4. | Le Moyne |
| 5. | LIU |
| 6. | Chicago State |
| 7. | Mercyhurst |
| T-8. | Saint Francis |
| T-8. | Stonehill |
 first-place votes

### Ken Pom ranking

Stonehill was ranked 358th of 364 Division I teams in the preseason Pomeroy rankings.

### Preseason All-Conference Team

No Skyhawks were selected as members of the NEC Preseason All-Conference Team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Framingham State | W 81–62 | 1–0 | 25 – Morgan | 8 – Brogna | 4 – Tied | Merkert Gymnasium Easton, MA |
| November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Notre Dame | L 60–89 | 1–1 | 16 – Brogna | 5 – Meuser | 3 – Nesbitt | Joyce Center (5,121) South Bend, IN |
| November 9, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FS2 | | at Providence | L 49–76 | 1–2 | 12 – Nesbitt | 5 – Brogna | 5 – Nesbitt | Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,027) Providence, RI |
| November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris Urban-Bennett Invitational | L 51–63 | 1–3 | 17 – Brogna | 9 – Brogna | 4 – Nesbitt | UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA |
| November 15, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. New Orleans Urban-Bennett Invitational | W 80–54 | 2–3 | 20 – Morgan | 10 – Morgan | 5 – Tied | UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA |
| November 17, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Lindenwood Urban-Bennett Invitational | L 74–75 | 2–4 | 16 – Morgan | 6 – Morgan | 5 – Stinson | UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA |
| November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Bryant | W 67–66 | 3–4 | 22 – Morgan | 15 – Brogna | 3 – Nesbitt | Merkert Gymnasium (1,324) Easton, MA |
| November 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | East Texas A&M | W 67–65 | 4–4 | 20 – Morgan | 4 – Tied | 5 – Nesbitt | Merkert Gymnasium (1,052) Easton, MA |
| November 27, 2024* 9:00 p.m., FS2 | | at No. 10 Marquette | L 59–94 | 4–5 | 14 – Nesbitt | 4 – Koffi | 5 – Semona | Fiserv Forum (14,715) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 1, 2024* 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Quinnipiac | W 88–74 | 5–5 | 22 – Morgan | 9 – Stinson | 4 – Tied | Merkert Gymnasium (722) Easton, MA |
| December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Lesley | W 97–53 | 6–5 | 24 – Semona | 8 – Brogna | 6 – Stinson | Merkert Gymnasium (112) Easton, MA |
| December 15, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Boston College | L 69–73 | 6–6 | 25 – Brogna | 7 – Stinson | 4 – Brogna | Conte Forum (3,993) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 18, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | L 67–78 | 6–7 | 14 – Semona | 4 – Stinson | 3 – Nesbitt | Costello Athletic Center (395) Lowell, MA |
| December 22, 2024* 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | New Hampshire | W 90–83 | 7–7 | 22 – Semona | 8 – Meuser | 6 – Meuser | Merkert Gymnasium (390) Easton, MA |
| December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lafayette | W 70–65 | 8–7 | 15 – Semona | 9 – Stinson | 3 – Tied | Kirby Sports Center (1,064) Easton, PA |
| NEC regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Mercyhurst | L 69–76 | 8–8 (0–1) | 19 – Brogna | 8 – Semona | 3 – Nesbitt | Owen McCormick Court (187) Erie, PA |
| January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Saint Francis | W 64–60 | 9–8 (1–1) | 17 – Koffi | 13 – Brogna | 4 – Semona | DeGol Arena (407) Loretto, PA |
| January 10, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | LIU | L 60–70 | 9–9 (1–2) | 17 – Semona | 5 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Merkert Gymnasium (625) Easton, MA |
| January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Chicago State | W 68–52 | 10–9 (2–2) | 18 – Koffi | 6 – Tied | 5 – Stinson | Jones Convocation Center (145) Chicago, IL |
| January 20, 2025 7:30 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Le Moyne | L 72–73 | 10–10 (2–3) | 18 – Koffi | 6 – Tied | 3 – Brogna | Ted Grant Court (573) DeWitt, NY |
| January 24, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Chicago State | W 75–73 | 11–10 (3–3) | 21 – Semona | 11 – Stinson | 7 – Stinson | Merkert Gymnasium (1,265) Easton, MA |
| January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 54–65 | 11–11 (3–4) | 14 – Morgan | 8 – Semona | 3 – Tied | Merkert Gymnasium (974) Easton, MA |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Wagner | W 73–61 | 12–11 (4–4) | 28 – Brogna | 8 – Semona | 3 – Tied | Merkert Gymnasium (872) Easton, MA |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Central Connecticut | L 63–71 | 12–12 (4–5) | 20 – Semona | 9 – Brogna | 6 – Nesbitt | Merkert Gymnasium (411) Easton, MA |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at LIU | L 59–62 | 12–13 (4–6) | 23 – Semona | 7 – Semona | 5 – Stinson | Steinberg Wellness Center (317) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Saint Francis | W 79–74 | 13–13 (5–6) | 18 – Brogna | 8 – Brogna | 4 – Nesbitt | Merkert Gymnasium (727) Easton, MA |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+/NESN 360 | | Mercyhurst | W 85–73 | 14–13 (6–6) | 30 – Semona | 10 – Brogna | 4 – Brogna | Merkert Gymnasium (848) Easton, MA |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Wagner | L 57–63 | 14–14 (6–7) | 14 – Meuser | 12 – Brogna | 4 – Stinson | Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY |
| February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Central Connecticut | L 41–67 | 14–15 (6–8) | 11 – Brogna | 7 – Meuser | 3 – Meuser | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,650) New Britain, CT |
| February 27, 2025 8:30 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Farleigh Dickinson | L 69–82 | 14–16 (6–9) | 24 – Semona | 9 – Semona | 3 – Semona | Bogota Savings Bank Center (250) Hackensack, NJ |
| March 1, 2025 4:30 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Le Moyne | W 85–79 | 15–16 (7–9) | 33 – Semona | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Merkert Gymnasium (1,054) Easton, MA |
| NEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | (5) | at (4) Farleigh Dickinson Quarterfinals | L 56–71 | 15–17 | 15 – Semona | 10 – Brogna | 3 – Nesbitt | Bogota Savings Bank Center (1,000) Hackensack, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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