# 2024–25 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by third-year head coach Donald Copeland, played their home games at the Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, New York as members of the Northeast Conference.

## Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2023–24 season 17–16, 7–9 in NEC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Sacred Heart, Central Connecticut, and Merrimack to win the NEC tournament championship, earning their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2003, and in turn, earning the NEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They received the #16 seed in the West Region, where they defeated Howard in the First Four before falling to top region seed North Carolina in the first round.

## Preseason polls
### Northeast Conference poll

The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2024. The Seahawks were picked to finish tied for first 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

### Preseason All-Conference Team

No Seahawks 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 6, 2024* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 25 Rutgers | L 52–75 | 0–1 | 12 – Lewis | 8 – Kelton | 4 – Greene | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 9, 2024* 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Manor | W 94–52 | 1–1 | 17 – Sanchez | 6 – Kelton | 10 – Ezquerra | Spiro Sports Center (529) Staten Island, NY |
| November 13, 2024* 6:30 pm, FS2 | | at No. 22 St. John's | L 45–66 | 1–2 | 10 – Ezquerra | 6 – Greene | 3 – Ezquerra | Carnesecca Arena (4,751) Queens, NY |
| November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, FS2 | | at Seton Hall | L 28–54 | 1–3 | 8 – Ezquerra | 6 – Fitch | 2 – Taylor II | Walsh Gymnasium (1,219) South Orange, NJ |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Boston University | W 60–58 | 2–3 | 19 – Greene | 8 – Greene | 6 – Ezquerra | Case Gym (622) Boston, MA |
| November 23, 2024* 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Springfield | W 81–46 | 3–3 | 19 – Williams | 9 – Greene | 4 – Ezquerra | Spiro Sports Center (105) Staten Island, NY |
| November 26, 2024* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Georgetown | L 41–66 | 3–4 | 8 – Ezquerra | 8 – Lewis | 4 – Ezquerra | McDonough Gymnasium (1,477) Washington, D.C. |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Coppin State | W 65–52 | 4–4 | 22 – Sanchez | 6 – Ezquerra | 5 – Ezquerra | Spiro Sports Center (201) Staten Island, NY |
| December 8, 2024* 1:00 pm, DSN | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 63–61 | 5–4 | 18 – Greene | 7 – Lewis | 3 – Tied | Hytche Athletic Center (100) Princess Anne, MD |
| December 14, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at NJIT | W 50–43 | 6–4 | 15 – Sanchez | 10 – Fitch | 6 – Ezquerra | Wellness and Events Center (476) Newark, NJ |
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Manhattan | L 66–80 | 6–5 | 16 – Sanchez | 7 – Kelton | 6 – Ezquerra | Spiro Sports Center (407) Staten Island, NY |
| December 21, 2024* 2:30 pm, NEC Front Row | | Penn State Fayette | W 83–52 | 7–5 | 20 – Williams | 13 – Greene | 11 – Ezquerra | Spiro Sports Center (232) Staten Island, NY |
| December 23, 2024* 12:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Penn State Scranton | W 120–30 | 8–5 | 24 – Williams | 9 – Lewis | 10 – Greene | Spiro Sports Center (147) Staten Island, NY |
| NEC regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Chicago State | L 52–64 | 8–6 (0–1) | 16 – Williams | 6 – Williams | 4 – Ezquerra | Spiro Sports Center (191) Staten Island, NY |
| January 5, 2025 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 59–71 | 8–7 (0–2) | 20 – Blake | 7 – Lewis | 4 – Ezquerra | Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY |
| January 10, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Central Connecticut | W 62–57 | 9–7 (1–2) | 19 – Sanchez | 7 – Tied | 4 – Ezquerra | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,303) New Britain, CT |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Mercyhurst | L 65–69 | 9–8 (1–3) | 17 – Greene | 6 – Lewis | 5 – Ezquerra | Spiro Sports Center (217) Staten Island, NY |
| January 20, 2025 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Saint Francis | W 70–68 $^{2OT}$ | 10–8 (2–3) | 24 – Sanchez | 12 – Lewis | 5 – Ezquerra | Spiro Sports Center (250) Staten Island, NY |
| January 24, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Mercyhurst | L 66–71 | 10–9 (2–4) | 18 – Blake | 10 – Lewis | 3 – Blake | Owen McCormick Court (412) Erie, PA |
| January 26, 2025 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Saint Francis | W 68–66 | 11–9 (3–4) | 12 – Williams | 7 – Williams | 5 – Ezquerra | DeGol Arena (1,017) Loretto, PA |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Stonehill | L 61–73 | 11–10 (3–5) | 12 – Williams | 5 – Greene | 6 – Ezquerra | Merkert Gymnasium (872) Easton, MA |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Le Moyne | W 73–61 | 12–10 (4–5) | 16 – Williams | 5 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Spiro Sports Center (807) Staten Island, NY |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | LIU | L 47–60 | 12–11 (4–6) | 13 – Williams | 8 – Lewis | 5 – Ezquerra | Spiro Sports Center (1,035) Staten Island, NY |
| February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 58–69 | 12–12 (4–7) | 15 – Williams | 8 – Tied | 4 – Ezquerra | Bogota Savings Bank Center (246) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Le Moyne | L 68–72 $^{OT}$ | 12–13 (4–8) | 15 – Greene | 8 – Williams | 2 – Tied | Ted Grant Court (472) DeWitt, NY |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Stonehill | W 63–57 | 13–13 (5–8) | 17 – Blake | 6 – Greene | 4 – Ezquerra | Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Chicago State | W 64–52 | 14–13 (6–8) | 20 – Williams | 9 – Williams | 5 – Blake | Jones Convocation Center (235) Chicago, IL |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at LIU | L 47–60 | 14–14 (6–9) | 14 – Blake | 6 – Fitch | 4 – Ezquerra | Steinberg Wellness Center (499) Brooklyn, NY |
| March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+ | | Central Connecticut | L 48–55 | 14–15 (6–10) | 17 – Blake | 6 – Howell-South | 5 – Ezquerra | Spiro Sports Center (1,702) Staten Island, NY |
| NEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | (6) | at (3) Saint Francis Quarterfinals | L 55–58 | 14–16 | 16 – Williams | 8 – Fitch | 5 – Ezquerra | DeGol Arena (724) Loretto, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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