# 2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Christian University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 1st-year head coach Craig Doty, played their home games at Sharp Gymnasium in Houston, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Huskies finished the 2024–25 season 12–20, 9–11 in a two way tie for seventh place in conference play. The Huskies' season ended with a first round SLC tournament loss to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. HCU’s win over La-Monroe was their first non-conference win over a D1 opponent since winning at Wake Forest in 2018.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2023–24 season 6–23, 4–14 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify, losing out on the tiebreaker.
On March 7, 2024, the school announced that they fired head coach Ron Cottrell, after leading the team for 33 years. On March 15, the school announced that they would be hiring Emporia State head coach Craig Doty as the team's new head coach.

## Preseason polls
### Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 143 votes overall, the Huskies were picked to finish twelfth in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | McNeese | 242 (21) |
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 208 |
| 3 | Nicholls | 205 (3) |
| 4 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 191 |
| 5 | Lamar | 143 |
| 6 | Southeastern | 121 |
| 7 | Incarnate Word | 117 |
| 8 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 112 |
| 9 | Northwestern State | 90 |
| 10 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 54 |
| 10 | New Orleans | 54 |
| 12 | Houston Christian | 48 |

### Preseason All Conference

No Huskies were selected as members of a preseason all-conference team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| Nov 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Avila (MO) | W 86–59 | 1–0 | 18 – B. Dawkins | 8 – P. Rogers | 5 – E. Brooks | Sharp Gymnasium (377) Houston, TX |
| Nov 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 19 Texas | L 59–90 | 1–1 | 20 – J. Mackey | 4 – J. Mackey | 2 – D. Samuels | Moody Center (10,993) Austin TX |
| Nov 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 14 Creighton | L 43–78 | 1–2 | 8 – D. Samuels | 7 – T. Johnson | 3 – T. Johnson | CHI Health Center Omaha (16,348) Omaha, NE |
| Nov 16, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Rockford | W 84–64 | 2–2 | 21 – E. Brooks | 6 – E. Brooks | 6 – J. Mackey | Sharp Gymnasium (717) Houston, TX |
| Nov 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rice | L 58–61 | 2–3 | 10 – B. Dawkins | 6 – B. Dawkins | 3 – E. Brooks | Sharp Gymnasium (847) Houston, TX |
| November 25, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan HCU MTE | L 73–74 | 2–4 | 17 – E. Brooks | 5 – Tied | 3 – B. Dawkins | Sharp Gymnasium (654) Houston, TX |
| November 27, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona HCU MTE | L 71–74 | 2–5 | 29 – E. Brooks | 8 – J. Mackey | 4 – I. Reynolds | Sharp Gymnasium (498) Houston, TX |
| November 30, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UTSA | L 71–78 | 2–6 | 20 – J. Mackey | 9 – P. Rogers | 5 – T. Johnson | Convocation Center (828) San Antonio, TX |
| December 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | East Texas A&M | W 83–79 | 3–6 (1–0) | 22 – B. Dawkins | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Sharp Gymnasium (679) Houston, TX |
| December 7, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | L 57–64 | 3–7 (1–1) | 13 – B. Dawkins | 6 – P. Rogers | 2 – Tied | Sharp Gymnasium (493) Houston, TX |
| December 17, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 74–68 | 4–7 | 32 – J. Mackey | 9 – P. Rogers | 4 – P. Rogers | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,212) Monroe, LA |
| December 20, 2024* 1:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at No. 12 Texas A&M | L 45–77 | 4–8 | 12 – D. Samuels | 8 – P. Rogers | 2 – Tied | Reed Arena (5,023) College Station, TX |
| December 22, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Texas | L 46–62 | 4–9 | 14 – J. Mackey | 6 – T. Johnson | 3 – E. Brooks | UNT Coliseum (2,727) Denton, TX |
| January 4, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lamar | L 61–63 | 4–10 (1–2) | 20 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 3 – D. Samuels | Neches Arena (1,533) Beaumont, TX |
| January 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 83–73 | 5–10 (2–2) | 22 – J. Mackey | 11 – P. Rogers | 6 – E. Brooks | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,270) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 11, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | W 81–76 | 6–10 (3–2) | 17 – B. Dawkins | 7 – E. Brooks | 4 – E. Brooks | Sharp Gymnasium (445) Houston, TX |
| January 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | McNeese | L 59–75 | 6–11 (3–3) | 15 – D. Samuels | 7 – B. Dawkins | 5 – D. Samuels | Sharp Gymnasium (857) Houston, TX |
| January 18, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 66–57 | 7–11 (4–3) | 15 – B. Dawkins | 9 – P. Rogers | 2 – D. Williams | Sharp Gymnasium (601) Houston, TX |
| January 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 76–72 | 8–11 (5–3) | 19 – J. Mackey | 6 – P. Rogers | 3 – B. Dawkins | Sharp Gymnasium (432) Houston, TX |
| January 25, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Orleans | W 86–76 | 9–11 (6–3) | 28 – B. Dawkins | 7 – T. Johnson | 5 – E. Brooks | Lakefront Arena (964) New Orleans, LA |
| January 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 70–62 | 10–11 (7–3) | 27 – Tied | 9 – P. Rogers | 3 – T. Johnson | Pride Roofing University Center (507) Hammond, LA |
| February 1, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Incarnate Word | L 64–74 | 10–12 (7–4) | 16 – P. Rogers | 8 – P. Rogers | 5 – E. Brooks | McDermott Center (194) San Antonio, TX |
| February 3, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Nicholls | L 67–75 | 10–13 (7–5) | 21 – B. Dawkins | 6 – B. Dawkins | 3 – B. Dawkins | Stopher Gymnasium (781) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 8, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | New Orleans | W 81–68 | 11–13 (8–5) | 27 – J. Mackey | 5 – B. Dawkins | 6 – B. Dawkins | Sharp Gymnasium (779) Houston, TX |
| February 10, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeastern Louisiana | L 60–69 | 11–14 (8–6) | 25 – J. Mackey | 7 – D. Samuels | 4 – D. Samuels | Sharp Gymnasium (988) Houston, TX |
| February 15, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Rio Grande Valley | L 52–76 | 11–15 (8–7) | 15 – B. Dawkins | 8 – P. Rogers | 4 – D. Samuels | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,732) Edinburg, TX |
| February 17, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 62–68 | 11–16 (8–8) | 16 – E. Brooks | 9 – P. Rogers | 3 – E. Brooks | American Bank Center (1,433) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 22, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Lamar | L 58–66 | 11–17 (8–9) | 18 – J. Mackey | 6 – P. Rogers | 2 – E. Brooks | Sharp Gymnasium (765) Houston, TX |
| February 24, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | W 72–56 | 12–17 (9–9) | 41 – B. Dawkins | 10 – B. Dawkins | 5 – E. Brooks | Sharp Gymnasium (894) Houston, TX |
| March 1, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northwestern State | L 56–61 | 12–18 (9–10) | 8 – B. Dawkins | 8 – T. Johnson | 4 – E. Brooks | Prather Coliseum (429) Natchitoches, LA |
| March 3, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Texas A&M | L 59–63 | 12–19 (9–11) | 18 – D. Samuels | 8 – T. Johnson | 4 – E. Brooks | The Field House (321) Commerce, TX |
| Southland tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (5) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi First round | L 48–62 | 12–20 | 17 – J. Mackey | 4 – D. Samuels | 4 – E. Brooks | The Legacy Center (902) Lake Charles, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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## Conference awards and honors
### Weekly awards

Weekly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date awarded | Ref. |
| SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week | Bryson Dawkins | G | March 3, 2025 | |