# 2024–25 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2024–25 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by seventh-year head coach Mike Morrell, play their home games at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, as members of the Big South Conference.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 22–12, 12–4 in Big South play to finish in second place. They defeated Charleston Southern, and Gardner–Webb, before falling to Longwood in the Big South tournament championship game.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 2 Alabama | L 54–110 | 0–1 | Coleman Coliseum (13,474) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 9, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Ohio | L 76–82 | 0–2 | Convocation Center (5,438) Athens, OH |
| November 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Florida | W 89–75 | 1–2 | UNF Arena (1,994) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 22, 2024* 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 72–64 | 2–2 | Farris Center (125) Conway, AR |
| November 24, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Arkansas | L 83–92 $^{2OT}$ | 2–3 | Farris Center (655) Conway, AR |
| December 1, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | W 92–74 | 3–3 | Gentry Center (125) Nashville, TN |
| December 3, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 52–74 | 3–4 | EagleBank Arena (2,340) Fairfax, VA |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | St. Andrews | W 120–64 | 4–4 | Kimmel Arena (778) Asheville, NC |
| December 11, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Bluefield | W 92–46 | 5–4 | Kimmel Arena (660) Asheville, NC |
| December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | W 78–61 | 6–4 | Kimmel Arena (923) Asheville, NC |
| December 17, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 95–81 | 7–4 | Kimmel Arena (679) Asheville, NC |
| December 19, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Virginia Lynchburg | W 114–60 | 8–4 | Kimmel Arena (562) Asheville, NC |
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at UNC Wilmington | L 74–85 | 8–5 | Trask Coliseum (3,402) Wilmington, NC |
| December 30, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Columbia International | W 95–53 | 9–5 | Kimmel Arena (685) Asheville, NC |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | High Point | W 103–99 | 10–5 (1–0) | Kimmel Arena (1,739) Asheville, NC |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 76–85 | 10–6 (1–1) | Joan Perry Brock Center (1,487) Farmville, VA |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 96–87 | 11–6 (2–1) | Templeton Center (451) Clinton, SC |
| January 15, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 93–92 | 12–6 (3–1) | Kimmel Arena (1,481) Asheville, NC |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Winthrop | W 93–84 | 13–6 (4–1) | Kimmel Arena (1,812) Asheville, NC |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | W 61–53 | 14–6 (5–1) | Paul Porter Arena (1,725) Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 25, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 69–61 | 15–6 (6–1) | Buccaneer Field House (875) North Charleston, SC |
| January 29, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Radford | W 72–65 | 16–6 (7–1) | Kimmel Arena (973) Asheville, NC |
| February 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | Gardner–Webb | W 78–70 | 17–6 (8–1) | Kimmel Arena (1,123) Asheville, NC |
| February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at High Point | L 100–104 $^{OT}$ | 17–7 (8–2) | Qubein Center (6,214) High Point, NC |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 92–85 | 18–7 (9–2) | G. B. Hodge Center (579) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 15, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 75–72 | 19–7 (10–2) | Kimmel Arena (2,312) Asheville, NC |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Radford | L 53-77 | 19–8 (10–3) | Dedmon Center (973) Radford, VA |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 87–82 | 20–8 (11–3) | Kimmel Arena (2,093) Asheville, NC |
| February 26, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | L 59–64 | 20–9 (11–4) | Kimmel Arena (1,169) Asheville, NC |
| March 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 90–103 | 20–10 (11–5) | Winthrop Coliseum (3,085) Rock Hill, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Charleston Southern Quarterfinals | W 80–60 | 21–10 | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN |
| March 8, 2025 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Winthrop Semifinals | L 67–86 | 21–11 | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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