# 2024–25 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Jonathan Mattox, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 26–9, 14–4 in OVC play, to finish in a three-way tie for first place. In the OVC tournament, they defeated SIU Edwardsville in the quarterfinals, UT Martin in the semifinals, advancing to the championship game, where they defeated top-seeded Little Rock, earning the Eagles their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2021. In the NCAA tournament, they received the #14 seed in the East Region, where they lost to #3 seeded Illinois in the first round.
On March 29, 2024, Eagles head coach Preston Spradlin left the school to become the head coach at James Madison. In April, the school named Jonathan Mattox the team's next head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Louisville | L 45–93 | 0–1 | KFC Yum! Center (12,490) Louisville, KY |
| November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Boyce | W 89–48 | 1–1 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,115) Morehead, KY |
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 20 Cincinnati | L 56–83 | 1–2 | Fifth Third Arena (10,604) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 14, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | L 62–76 | 1–3 | McKenzie Arena (2,867) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 63–58 | 2–3 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,912) Morehead, KY |
| November 27, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. NJIT Cleveland State Tournament | L 69–78 | 2–4 | Woodling Gym (107) Cleveland, OH |
| November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State Cleveland State Tournament | W 71–69 | 3–4 | Woodling Gym (517) Cleveland, OH |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 77–80 | 3–5 | Cam Henderson Center (3,836) Huntington, WV |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Ohio | L 76–88 | 3–6 | Convocation Center (3,128) Athens, OH |
| December 15, 2024* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kentucky Christian | W 86–63 | 4–6 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,034) Morehead, KY |
| December 19, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Martin | W 70–69 $^{OT}$ | 5–6 (1–0) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,081) Morehead, KY |
| December 21, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | W 74–68 | 6–6 (2–0) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,076) Morehead, KY |
| December 28, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Alice Lloyd | W 94–63 | 7–6 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,033) Morehead, KY |
| December 31, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana | W 70–68 | 8–6 (3–0) | Screaming Eagles Arena (2,091) Evansville, IN |
| January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | L 55–74 | 8–7 (3–1) | Eblen Center (1,263) Cookeville, TN |
| January 9, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | W 59–53 | 9–7 (4–1) | Jack Stephens Center (493) Little Rock, AR |
| January 11, 2025 4:45 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 67–56 | 10–7 (5–1) | Show Me Center (1,216) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| January 16, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | W 51–47 | 11–7 (6–1) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,107) Morehead, KY |
| January 18, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lindenwood | W 82–65 | 12–7 (7–1) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,554) Morehead, KY |
| January 23, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | W 73–66 | 13–7 (8–1) | Lantz Arena (1,626) Charleston, IL |
| January 25, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | L 54–65 | 13–8 (8–2) | First Community Arena (1,818) Edwardsville, IL |
| January 28, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Indiana | W 66–65 | 14–8 (9–2) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,236) Morehead, KY |
| January 30, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | L 64–72 | 14–9 (9–3) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,457) Morehead, KY |
| February 6, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | L 51–80 | 14–10 (9–4) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,345) Morehead, KY |
| February 8, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Little Rock | L 62–76 | 14–11 (9–5) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,956) Morehead, KY |
| February 13, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lindenwood | L 60–73 | 14–12 (9–6) | Hyland Performance Arena (1,131) St. Charles, MO |
| February 15, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Illinois | L 67–72 | 14–13 (9–7) | Western Hall (489) Macomb, IL |
| February 20, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | L 62–80 | 14–14 (9–8) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,545) Morehead, KY |
| February 22, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | L 62–67 | 14–15 (9–9) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,276) Morehead, KY |
| February 27, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | L 55–64 | 14–16 (9–10) | Gentry Complex Nashville, TN |
| March 1, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | W 59–47 | 15–16 (10–10) | Skyhawk Arena (1,487) Martin, TN |
| OVC tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2025 9:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (6) Lindenwood First round | L 65–73 | 15–17 | Ford Center (797) Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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