# 2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

The 2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by seventh-year head coach Richie Riley, played their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference.

## Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2023–24 season 16–16, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they lost in the second round to Georgia Southern.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Tyrell "Turbo" Jones | 0 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated; Signed to play with Enosis Neon Paralimni B.C. |
| Isiah Gaiter | 2 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Meriden, CT | Graduated |
| Marcus "Smurf" Millender | 4 | G | 5'11" | 180 | Freshman | Houston, TX | Transferred to UTSA |
| Thomas Howell | 13 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Junior | Natchitoches, LA | Graduated |
| Marshall Kearing | 20 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Senior | Pinjarra, Australia | Graduated; Promoted to Director of Player Personnel |
| Samuel Tabe | 45 | G | 6'5" | 210 | GS Senior | Beltsville, MD | Graduated; Signed to play with Psychiko B.C. |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Cantia Rahming | 0 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Graduate | Tampa, FL | Saint Leo |
| Jayden Cooper | 1 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Sophomore | Pike Road, AL | Faulkner |
| Dylan Fasoyiro | 2 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Graduate | Houston, TX | Daemen |
| JJ Wheat | 6 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Junior | Clarksville, TN | Freed–Hardeman |
| Myles Corey | 20 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Graduate | Ontario, CA | Jessup |
| Barry Dunning Jr. | 22 | SF | 6'6" | 195 | Junior | Mobile, AL | UAB |
| Caleb Kizer | 32 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Senior | Metamora, IL | Culver–Stockton |
| Randy Brady | 34 | G/F | 6'5" | 215 | Junior | Chattanooga, TN | Chattanooga |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2025 recruiting class
## Preseason
### Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Jaguars were picked to finish in eleventh place in the conference's preseason poll.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team (1st place Votes) |
| 1 | Arkansas State - 193 (12) |
| 2 | James Madison - 170 (1) |
| 3 | Troy - 155 (1) |
| 4 | Louisiana - 144 |
| 5 | Southern Miss - 133 |
| 6 | App State - 122 |
| 7 | Texas State - 89 |
| T8 | Georgia Southern - 85 |
| T8 | Old Dominion - 85 |
| 10 | Marshall - 79 |
| 11 | South Alabama - 78 |
| 12 | Georgia State - 75 |
| 13 | Coastal Carolina - 34 |
| 14 | ULM - 28 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Michigan MAC-SBC Challenge | L 70–74 | 0–1 | 20 – Corey | 6 – Broom | 11 – Corey | Mitchell Center (1,903) Mobile, AL |
| November 8, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Nicholls | W 70–64 | 1–1 | 18 – Corey | 8 – Broom | 8 – Corey | Stopher Gymnasium (644) Thibodaux, LA |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | at No. 25 Ole Miss Bob Weltlich Tad Pad game | L 54–64 | 1–2 | 16 – Brown | 8 – Broom | 5 – Corey | Tad Smith Coliseum (4,033) Oxford, MS |
| November 16, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mercer | W 75–66 | 2–2 | 28 – Corey | 14 – Dunning Jr. | 7 – Brady | Mitchell Center (1,652) Mobile, AL |
| November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Spring Hill | W 95–61 | 3–2 | 19 – Fasoyiro | 9 – Broom | 8 – Wheat | Mitchell Center (1,686) Mobile, AL |
| November 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word Jaguar Classic | W 84–63 | 4–2 | 19 – Corey | 8 – Brady | 5 – Wheat | Mitchell Center (1,771) Mobile, AL |
| November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Illinois Jaguar Classic | L 63–64 | 4–3 | 17 – Corey | 11 – Brady | 4 – Brady | Mitchell Center (1,669) Mobile, AL |
| November 29, 2024* 10:00 a.m. | | Alcorn State | W 74–65 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | 25 – Corey | 8 – Broom | 5 – Wheat | Mitchell Center (250) Mobile, AL |
| December 8, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville State | W 76–74 | 6–3 | 12 – Corey | 7 – Dunning Jr. | 6 – Corey | Mitchell Center (1,754) Mobile, AL |
| December 15, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at East Texas A&M | W 81–72 | 7–3 | 27 – Corey | 7 – Wheat | 7 – Wheat | The Field House (217) Commerce, TX |
| December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at TCU | L 49–58 | 7–4 | 17 – Dunning Jr. | 9 – Rahming | 3 – Tied | Schollmaier Arena (4,781) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 21, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | James Madison | W 77–49 | 8–4 (1–0) | 19 – Corey | 7 – Broom | 7 – Corey | Mitchell Center (1,574) Mobile, AL |
| December 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mobile | W 106–41 | 9–4 | 24 – Brown | 9 – Dunning Jr. | 7 – Wheat | Mitchell Center (2,090) Mobile, AL |
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | W 77–51 | 10–4 (2–0) | 22 – Dunning Jr. | 8 – Dunning Jr. | 7 – Corey | GSU Convocation Center (1,472) Atlanta, GA |
| January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | W 76–47 | 11–4 (3–0) | 11 – Tied | 11 – Rahming | 4 – Rahming | Hill Convocation Center (1,582) Statesboro, GA |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 76–62 | 12–4 (4–0) | 22 – Ormiston | 9 – Broom | 6 – Corey | Mitchell Center (2,208) Mobile, AL |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | L 63–71 $^{OT}$ | 12–5 (4–1) | 20 – Corey | 8 – Dunning Jr. | 4 – Corey | Mitchell Center (2,089) Mobile, AL |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 75–62 | 13–5 (5–1) | 17 – Fasoyiro | 8 – Broom | 4 – Brady | Mitchell Center (2,568) Mobile, AL |
| January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Troy | W 64–63 | 14–5 (6–1) | 14 – Dunning Jr. | 8 – Dunning Jr. | 3 – Dunning Jr. | Mitchell Center (5,148) Mobile, AL |
| January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 55–65 | 14–6 (6–2) | 17 – Cooper | 9 – Dunning Jr. | 3 – Dunning Jr. | Trojan Arena (5,041) Troy, AL |
| January 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe Rescheduled from January 23 | L 66–77 | 14–7 (6–3) | 15 – Fasoyiro | 9 – Dunning Jr. | 7 – Corey | Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,027) Monroe, LA |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | L 58–62 | 14–8 (6–4) | 21 – Brown | 10 – Broom | 3 – Broom | Mitchell Center (2,085) Mobile, AL |
| February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | W 62–58 $^{OT}$ | 15–8 (7–4) | 18 – Dunning Jr. | 15 – Dunning Jr. | 4 – Corey | Cajundome (2,112) Lafayette, LA |
| February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | W 84–59 | 16–8 (8–4) | 27 – Corey | 7 – Broom | 4 – Tied | HTC Center (1,598) Conway, SC |
| February 8, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Akron MAC-SBC Challenge | L 67–80 | 16–9 | 22 – Dunning Jr. | 12 – Dunning Jr. | 8 – Corey | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,505) Akron, OH |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marshall | W 91–82 $^{OT}$ | 17–9 (9–4) | 26 – Ormiston | 8 – Broom | 4 – Broom | Mitchell Center (2,148) Mobile, AL |
| February 15, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 70–65 $^{OT}$ | 18–9 (10–4) | 34 – Dunning Jr. | 11 – Dunning Jr. | 5 – Corey | Mitchell Center (2,169) Mobile, AL |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | W 60–56 | 19–9 (11–4) | 14 – Dunning Jr. | 8 – Dunning Jr. | 4 – Corey | First National Bank Arena (5,124) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 92–93 $^{OT}$ | 19–10 (11–5) | 46 – Dunning Jr. | 6 – Rahming | 6 – Corey | Strahan Arena (2,523) San Marcos, TX |
| February 26, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | W 88–82 | 20–10 (12–5) | 18 – Brown | 11 – Dunning Jr. | 9 – Corey | Reed Green Coliseum (3,241) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | W 65–42 | 21–10 (13–5) | 28 – Ormiston | 10 – Ormiston | 4 – Corey | Mitchell Center (1,500) Mobile, AL |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (4) Arkansas State Semifinals | L 71–74 | 21–11 | 27 – Dunning Jr. | 13 – Dunning Jr. | 2 – Tied | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||