# 2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by 12th-year head coach Anthony Latina, played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut as first-year members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Pioneers finished the 2023–24 season 16–16, 10–6 in NEC play to finish in third place. They were upset by #6 seed and eventual tournament champions Wagner in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament.
This would be the last season for Sacred Heart as members of the Northeast Conference, as they joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2024–25 season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Temple | L 70–81 | 0–1 | Liacouras Center (3,485) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 6, 2024* 5:30 pm, FS1 | | at No. 3 UConn | L 56–92 | 0–2 | Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT |
| November 9, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dartmouth | L 76–81 | 0–3 | Leede Arena (802) Hanover, NH |
| November 15, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Holy Cross College Hill Classic | L 75–82 | 0–4 | Pizzitola Sports Center (259) Providence, RI |
| November 16, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. New Hampshire College Hill Classic | W 80–63 | 1–4 | Pizzitola Sports Center (279) Providence, RI |
| November 17, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Brown College Hill Classic | L 70–89 | 1–5 | Pizzitola Sports Center (518) Providence, RI |
| November 21, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Connecticut | W 67–54 | 2–5 | William H. Pitt Center (1,945) Fairfield, CT |
| December 1, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Boston University | W 73–65 | 3–5 | Case Gym (981) Boston, MA |
| December 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Iona | W 83–59 | 4–5 (1–0) | William H. Pitt Center (1,126) Fairfield, CT |
| December 8, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 73–83 | 4–6 (1–1) | M&T Bank Arena (1,167) Hamden, CT |
| December 18, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Albany | L 66–74 | 4–7 | William H. Pitt Center (1,800) Fairfield, CT |
| December 22, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | L 76–94 | 4–8 | Millett Hall (896) Oxford, OH |
| December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Manhattanville | W 100–60 | 5–8 | William H. Pitt Center (831) Fairfield, CT |
| January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Canisius | W 99–82 | 6–8 (2–1) | William H. Pitt Center (682) Fairfield, CT |
| January 10, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Merrimack | L 65–66 | 6–9 (2–2) | William H. Pitt Center (1,200) Fairfield, CT |
| January 12, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 71–73 | 6–10 (2–3) | Knott Arena (1,980) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Siena | L 75–93 | 6–11 (2–4) | MVP Arena (4,362) Albany, NY |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | L 61–66 | 6–12 (2–5) | William H. Pitt Center (698) Fairfield, CT |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Canisius | W 93–84 | 7–12 (3–5) | Koessler Athletic Center (533) Buffalo, NY |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara | W 86–77 | 8–12 (4–5) | Gallagher Center (813) Lewiston, NY |
| February 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Manhattan | W 74–72 | 9–12 (5–5) | William H. Pitt Center (1,079) Fairfield, CT |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rider | W 89–77 | 10–12 (6–5) | William H. Pitt Center (723) Fairfield, CT |
| February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | W 77–71 | 11–12 (7–5) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (3,470) Fairfield, CT |
| February 14, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | L 90–99 | 11–13 (7–6) | William H. Pitt Center (1,196) Fairfield, CT |
| February 16, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Siena | L 73–80 | 11–14 (7–7) | William H. Pitt Center (1,633) Fairfield, CT |
| February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Merrimack | W 60–59 | 12–14 (8–7) | Hammel Court (1,417) North Andover, MA |
| February 23, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | L 79–85 | 12–15 (8–8) | Run Baby Run Arena (621) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | W 67–54 | 13–15 (9–8) | William H. Pitt Center (1,052) Fairfield, CT |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fairfield | W 83–62 | 14–15 (10–8) | William H. Pitt Center (1,749) Fairfield, CT |
| March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | L 74–90 | 14–16 (10–9) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,057) Riverdale, NY |
| March 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | L 88–90 | 14–17 (10–10) | Hynes Athletics Center (2,157) New Rochelle, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (10) Fairfield First round | W 71–58 | 15–17 | Boardwalk Hall (1,928) Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 12, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Merrimack Quarterfinals | L 62–66 $^{OT}$ | 15–18 | Boardwalk Hall (1,707) Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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