# 2024–25 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

The 2024–25 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by 1st-year head coach Austin Claunch, played their home games at Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas as 2nd-year members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

## Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2023-24 season 11–21, 5–13 in conference play to finish in last place in their first year in the AAC. As the 14th seed in the AAC tournament, they would play and lose in the first round to 11th seed Temple.
The season marked the team's second year as a member of American Athletic Conference after being in Conference USA (C-USA) from 2013 to 2023.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jordan Ivy-Curry | 1 | G | 6' 3" | 175 | Junior | La Marque, TX | Transferred to UCF |
| Carlton Linguard Jr. | 2 | C | 7' 0" | 225 | RS Senior | San Antonio, TX | Transferred to San Francisco |
| Trey Edmonds | 3 | F/C | 6' 10" | 255 | Junior | Aurora, CO | Transferred to Minnesota |
| Dre Fuller Jr. | 4 | G | 6' 6" | 220 | Graduate Student | Fayetteville, NC | Graduated |
| Adante' Holiman | 5 | PG | 6' 0" | 175 | Sophomore | McAlester, Oklahoma | Transferred to Georgia Southern |
| Chandler Cuthrell | 10 | F | 6' 8" | 220 | Junior | Baltimore, MD | Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne |
| Isaiah Wyatt | 11 | G/F | 6' 4" | 220 | RS Junior | Toledo, OH | Graduated |
| Josh Reid | 12 | F | 6' 7" | 220 | Junior | Havelock, NC | Transferred to St. Mary's (TX) |
| Massal Diouf | 14 | F | 6' 9" | 240 | Sophomore | Gouda, Netherlands | Transferred to Western Illinois |
| Juan Reyna | 20 | PG | 6' 3" | 185 | Junior | San Antonio, TX | Transferred to Jackson State |
| PJ Carter | 21 | G | 6' 5" | 175 | Junior | Atlanta, GA | Transferred to Memphis |
| Christian Tucker | 22 | G | 6' 3" | 178 | Junior | Chandler, AZ | Transferred to California |
| Blessing Adesipe | 23 | G/F | 6' 6" | 210 | Junior | Houston, TX | Transferred to Angelo State |
| Justin Thomas | 25 | G | 6' 7" | 180 | Junior | Baton Rouge, LA | Transferred to Florida State |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Primo Spears | 1 | G | 6' 3" | 185 | Senior | Hartford, CT | Florida State |
| Jaquan Scott | 2 | F/C | 6' 8" | 230 | Senior | Dallas, TX | Mississippi State |
| Tai'Reon Joseph | 3 | G | 6' 3" | 180 | RS Senior | Baton Rouge, LA | Southern |
| Marcus "Smurf" Millender | 4 | PG | 5' 11" | 180 | Sophomore | Houston, TX | South Alabama |
| Raekwon Horton | 5 | F/G | 6' 6" | 215 | Senior | Santee, SC | James Madison |
| Mo Njie | C | C | 6' 11" | 250 | Senior | Centerville, OH | SMU |
| Paul Lewis | 7 | G | 6' 2" | 180 | Junior | Woodbridge, VA | Vanderbilt |
| Damari Monsanto | 12 | G | 6' 6" | 225 | Graduate Student | Pembroke Pines, FL | Wake Forest |
| LJ Brown | 13 | G | 6' 1" | 175 | Senior | San Antonio, TX | Presentation College |
| David Hermes | 14 | F/C | 6' 10" | 225 | Junior | Stockholm, Sweden | Indian Hills CC |
| Jonnivius Smith | 15 | F/C | 6' 9" | 200 | RS Senior | Selma, AL | Buffalo |
| Jackson Fazande | 25 | F | 6' 5" | 185 | RS Freshman | Houston, TX | St. Mary's (TX) |
| Zach Gonsoulin | 30 | G | 6' 1" | 175 | Junior | Houston, TX | TCU |
| Skylar Wicks | 88 | G/F | 6' 6" | 190 | RS Senior | Jersey City, NJ | Incarnate Word |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Baboucarr Njie PF | Centerville, OH | Centerville High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 28, 2024. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 15, 2024* 9:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at USC Trojan Tipoff Event | L 63–84 | | 14 – Spears | 6 – M. Njie | 4 – Millender | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA |
| Non-Conference Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Trinity | W 103–77 | 1–0 | 27 – Spears | 10 – Smith | 7 – Millender | Convocation Center (975) San Antonio, TX |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bradley | L 72–85 | 1–1 | 20 – Spears | 6 – Horton | 3 – Millender | Peoria Civic Center (4,557) Peoria, IL |
| November 16, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Little Rock | L 64–81 | 1–2 | 15 – Spears | 8 – Tied | 5 – Spears | Convocation Center (858) San Antonio, TX |
| November 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Troy Trojan Turkey Tipoff | L 72–86 | 1–3 | 20 – Spears | 10 – Horton | 4 – Tied | Trojan Arena (2,234) Troy, AL |
| November 27, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Merrimack Trojan Turkey Tipoff | W 76–74 | 2–3 | 29 – Spears | 20 – Smith | 3 – Tied | Trojan Arena (121) Troy, AL |
| November 30, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Houston Christian | W 78–71 | 3–3 | 31 – Spears | 9 – Tied | 5 – Spears | Convocation Center (828) San Antonio, TX |
| December 3, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Mary's | L 74–82 $^{OT}$ | 3–4 | 24 – Spears | 14 – Scott | 3 – Tied | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,015) Moraga, CA |
| December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Arkansas | L 60–75 | 3–5 | 19 – Spears | 5 – Horton | 2 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Dakota Rescheduled from Nov. 9 | W 80–76 | 4–5 | 28 – Spears | 11 – Smith | 4 – Tied | Convocation Center (783) San Antonio, TX |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SLN | | at North Dakota | W 95–85 | 5–5 | 28 – Joseph | 10 – Horton | 7 – Millender | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,613) Grand Forks, ND |
| December 19, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southwestern Adventist | W 117–58 | 6–5 | 22 – Monsanto | 17 – Smith | 5 – Spears | Convocation Center (751) San Antonio, TX |
| December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Army | L 75–78 | 6–6 | 22 – Spears | 9 – Spears | 3 – Tied | Christl Arena (1,102) West Point, NY |
| AAC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Tulane | L 63–92 | 6–7 (0–1) | 17 – Horton | 9 – Horton | 4 – Spears | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,281) New Orleans, LA |
| January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tulsa | L 77–82 | 6–8 (0–2) | 40 – Spears | 12 – Smith | 5 – Spears | Convocation Center (1,047) San Antonio, TX |
| January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wichita State | W 88–75 | 7–8 (1–2) | 21 – Millender | 10 – Horton | 6 – Spears | Convocation Center (1,549) San Antonio, TX |
| January 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rice | W 90–84 | 8–8 (2–2) | 26 – Spears | 8 – Horton | 5 – Tied | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,424) Houston, TX |
| January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Texas | L 57–72 | 8–9 (2–3) | 19 – Joseph | 4 – Joseph | 3 – Horton | Convocation Center (1,399) San Antonio, TX |
| January 21, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UAB | L 78–81 | 8–10 (2–4) | 27 – Spears | 8 – Smith | 8 – Spears | Bartow Arena (3,592) Birmingham, AL |
| January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Temple | W 88–79 | 9–10 (3–4) | 20 – Tied | 10 – Smith | 6 – Millender | Convocation Center (1,263) San Antonio, TX |
| January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida Atlantic | L 74–94 | 9–11 (3–5) | 21 – Monsanto | 8 – Smith | 5 – Spears | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL |
| February 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Texas | W 54–50 | 10–11 (4–5) | 23 – Horton | 8 – Monsanto | 3 – Millender | The Super Pit (5,032) Denton, TX |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tulane | L 60–61 | 10–12 (4–6) | 28 – Millender | 10 – Smith | 3 – Millender | Convocation Center (1,593) San Antonio, TX |
| February 8, 2025 7:08 p.m., ESPNU | | East Carolina | L 79–80 | 10–13 (4–7) | 21 – Millender | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Convocation Center (1,113) San Antonio, TX |
| February 12, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wichita State | L 64–69 | 10–14 (4–8) | 16 – Horton | 10 – Horton | 3 – Spears | Charles Koch Arena (5,606) Wichita, KS |
| February 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Tulsa | L 76–80 | 10–15 (4–9) | 20 – Horton | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Reynolds Center (2,827) Tulsa, OK |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Florida | L 73–78 | 10–16 (4–10) | 22 – Monsanto | 7 – Smith | 4 – Tied | Convocation Center (1,234) San Antonio, TX |
| February 23, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | L 89–96 $^{OT}$ | 10–17 (4–11) | 24 – Spears | 8 – Smith | 7 – Spears | Williams Arena (3,898) Greenville, NC |
| March 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rice | W 84–56 | 11–17 (5–11) | 25 – Tied | 9 – Smith | 7 – Millender | Convocation Center (1,124) San Antonio, TX |
| March 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 16 Memphis | L 70–75 | 11–18 (5–12) | 18 – Smith | 7 – Smith | 7 – Spears | Convocation Center (1,429) San Antonio, TX |
| March 9, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | W 83–80 | 12–18 (6–12) | 20 – Millender | 8 – Millender | 6 – Spears | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,528) Charlotte, NC |
| AAC tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | (11) | vs. (6) East Carolina Second round | L 65–70 | 12–19 | 24 – Millender | 14 – Smith | 4 – Spears | Dickies Arena (4,133) Fort Worth, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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