# 2024–25 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by second-year head coach Mike McGarvey, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center located in Easton, Pennsylvania, as members of the Patriot League.

## Previous season

The Leopards finished the 2023–24 season 11–20, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in a four-way tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they were defeated by Lehigh in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at Villanova | L 63–75 | 0–1 | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| November 9, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at La Salle | L 60–81 | 0–2 | John Glaser Arena (3,001) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Penn | W 65–63 | 1–2 | Kirby Sports Center (1,575) Easton, PA |
| November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cornell | L 71–81 | 1–3 | Newman Arena Ithaca, NY |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | L 72–86 | 1–4 | Ryan Center (3,235) Kingston, RI |
| November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rosemont | W 91–45 | 2–4 | Kirby Sports Center (1,064) Easton, PA |
| November 29, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | LIU Lafayette Classic | W 75–56 | 3–4 | Kirby Sports Center (829) Easton, PA |
| November 30, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara Lafayette Classic | W 59–47 | 4–4 | Kirby Sports Center (907) Easton, PA |
| December 1, 2024* 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Binghamton Lafayette Classic | L 81–82 $^{OT}$ | 4–5 | Kirby Sports Center (873) Easton, PA |
| December 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Mercyhurst | W 77–73 | 5–5 | Owen McCormick Court (300) Erie, PA |
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Washington | L 62–82 | 5–6 | Charles E. Smith Center (1,196) Washington, D.C. |
| December 21, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Portland | L 64–74 | 5–7 | Chiles Center (883) Portland, OR |
| December 29, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stonehill | L 65–70 | 5–8 | Kirby Sports Center (1,064) Easton, PA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Boston University | W 60–46 | 6–8 (1–0) | Kirby Sports Center (1,289) Easton, PA |
| January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Navy | L 70–71 | 6–9 (1–1) | Alumni Hall (1,564) Annapolis, MD |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | L 62–65 $^{OT}$ | 6–10 (1–2) | Sojka Pavilion (1,074) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Holy Cross | W 82–65 | 7–10 (2–2) | Kirby Sports Center (1,276) Easton, PA |
| January 15, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Army | L 68–70 | 7–11 (2–3) | Christl Arena (543) West Point, NY |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Colgate | L 67–90 | 7–12 (2–4) | Kirby Sports Center (1,188) Easton, PA |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Loyola (MD) | W 80–59 | 8–12 (3–4) | Reitz Arena (572) Baltimore, MD |
| January 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lehigh | L 47–86 | 8–13 (3–5) | Stabler Arena (2,218) Bethlehem, PA |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | American | L 68–75 | 8–14 (3–6) | Kirby Sports Center (1,188) Easton, PA |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Colgate | W 76–61 | 9–14 (4–6) | Cotterell Court (707) Hamilton, NY |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Loyola (MD) | L 58–71 | 9–15 (4–7) | Kirby Sports Center (1,556) Easton, PA |
| February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Navy | W 61–51 | 10–15 (5–7) | Kirby Sports Center (1,376) Easton, PA |
| February 10, 2025 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at American | L 58–60 | 10–16 (5–8) | Bender Arena (920) Washington, D.C. |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bucknell | L 69–75 | 10–17 (5–9) | Kirby Sports Center (1,394) Easton, PA |
| February 19, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Holy Cross | L 69–74 $^{OT}$ | 10–18 (5–10) | Hart Center (1,454) Worcester, MA |
| February 22, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lehigh | W 78–70 | 11–18 (6–10) | Kirby Sports Center (2,208) Easton, PA |
| February 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Army | W 81–65 | 12–18 (7–10) | Kirby Sports Center (1,364) Easton, PA |
| March 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Boston University | L 64–66 | 12–19 (7–11) | Case Gym (1,357) Boston, MA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | (10) Holy Cross First round | W 69–68 | 13–19 | Kirby Sports Center (1,565) Easton, PA |
| March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | at (2) American Quarterfinals | L 69–71 | 13–20 | Bender Arena (1,870) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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