# 2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by second-year head coach Todd Simon, played their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.

## Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2023–24 season 19–12, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Central Michigan, before being upset by Kent State in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament. They received an invitation to the CIT, where they would fall to evenutal tournament runner-up Purdue Fort Wayne in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Marcus Hill | 0 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Junior | Rockford, Illinois | Transferred to NC State |
| DJ Smith | 2 | G | 6'0" | 160 | Junior | North Little Rock, Arkansas | Transferred to Robert Morris |
| PJ Edwards | 4 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Sophomore | Springfield, Illinois | Transferred to Grambling State |
| Da'Shawn Phillip | 5 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland | Graduated |
| Jason Spurgin | 7 | C | 7'0" | 250 | Senior | Toowoomba, Australia | Graduated |
| Anthony McComb III | 10 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | Dayton, Ohio | Transferred to New Hampshire |
| Rashaun Agee | 12 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois | Transferred to USC |
| EJay Greer | 12 | G | 6'8" | 170 | Freshman | Lansdowne, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Alabama A&M |
| JZ Zaher | 17 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Sophomore | Fenton, Michigan | Declared for the 2024 NBA draft |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Javontae Campbell | 2 | G | 6'2" | 155 | Junior | Muskogee, Oklahoma | Northern Oklahoma |
| Braelon Green | 5 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | Southfield, Michigan | Arizona State |
| Marcus Johnson | 6 | F | 6'7" | 265 | Senior | Akron, Ohio | Wheeling |
| Wilguens Jr. Exacte | 7 | F | 6'6" | 236 | Sophomore | Montreal, Quebec | Utah |
| Derrick Butler | 10 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina | Central Michigan |
| Mohamed Maxamud | 12 | F | 6'10" | 190 | Junior | Westerville, Ohio | Labette Community College |
| Preston Squire | 13 | F | 6'11" | 225 | Sophomore | Ephraim, Utah | Salt Lake Community College |
| Youssef Khayat | 23 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Junior | Beirut, Lebanon | Michigan |

### Recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Jaxon Pardon G | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Carroll High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Alijah Adem G | Las Vegas, Nevada | Spring Valley High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 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. ||||||

## Preseason

On October 22, 2024, the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Bowling Green was picked to finish fifth in the MAC regular season.

### Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Ohio | 121 (11) |
| 2 | Akron | 106 (1) |
| 3 | Kent State | 99 |
| 4 | Toledo | 95 |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 73 |
| 6 | Miami (OH) | 72 |
| 7 | Ball State | 67 |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 55 |
| 9 | Eastern Michigan | 36 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 33 |
| 11 | Northern Illinois | 24 |
| 12 | Buffalo | 11 |
MAC Tournament Champions: Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1)
Source

### Preseason All-MAC

No Falcons were named to the first or second Preseason All-MAC teams.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss MAC-SBC Challenge | L 68–77 | 0–1 | 17 – Tied | 10 – Towns | 4 – Campbell | Reed Green Coliseum (3,436) Hattiesburg, MS |
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Davidson | L 85–91 | 0–2 | 30 – Campbell | 11 – Towns | 3 – Thomas | Stroh Center (1,960) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Taylor | W 107–43 | 1–2 | 19 – Johnson | 8 – Tied | 4 – Green | Stroh Center (867) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 16, 2024* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Michigan State | L 72–86 | 1–3 | 23 – Johnson | 5 – Johnson | 2 – Tied | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara | W 76–68 | 2–3 | 24 – Johnson | 5 – Tied | 4 – Campbell | Stroh Center (1,632) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 23, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | L 68–80 | 2–4 | 21 – Campbell | 6 – Johnson | 4 – Thomas | Knights Hall (1,282) Louisville, KY |
| November 29, 2024* 1:00 pm | | vs. Weber State Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division semifinals | L 70–73 | 2–5 | 16 – Butler | 7 – Felt | 2 – Tied | Mullett Arena Tempe, AZ |
| November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm | | vs. New Mexico State Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division 3rd place game | W 61–60 | 3–5 | 23 – Johnson | 12 – Felt | 3 – Johnson | Mullett Arena Tempe, AZ |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Morgan State | W 102–81 | 4–5 | 35 – Butler | 8 – Campbell | 5 – Tied | Stroh Center (1,704) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 14, 2024* 8:00 pm, SL Network | | at Kansas City | L 77–85 | 4–6 | 27 – Campbell | 5 – Butler | 2 – Tied | Swinney Recreation Center (725) Kansas City, MO |
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | St. Thomas | L 68–93 | 4–7 | 18 – Campbell | 6 – Tied | 2 – Exacte | Stroh Center (1,998) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 23, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Aquinas | W 87–62 | 5–7 | 20 – Johnson | 11 – Tied | 10 – Campbell | Stroh Center (2,098) Bowling Green, OH |
| MAC regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2025 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Akron | L 68–71 | 5–8 (0–1) | 19 – Thomas | 10 – Felt | 4 – Campbell | Stroh Center (2,892) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 7, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | W 83–79 | 6–8 (1–1) | 22 – Thomas | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | University Arena (1,383) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Ball State | L 69–91 | 6–9 (1–2) | 13 – Campbell | 6 – Johnson | 4 – Green | Worthen Arena (4,256) Muncie, IN |
| January 14, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Buffalo | W 79–61 | 7–9 (2–2) | 22 – Thomas | 9 – Johnson | 3 – Johnson | Stroh Center (1,639) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan | L 62–68 | 7–10 (2–3) | 18 – Johnson | 10 – Felt | 2 – Campbell | Stroh Center (1,981) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | L 76–84 | 7–11 (2–4) | 17 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 7 – Thomas | Millett Hall (1,175) Oxford, OH |
| January 24, 2025 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Toledo | L 71–84 | 7–12 (2–5) | 28 – Johnson | 12 – Felt | 3 – Tied | Stroh Center (4,072) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kent State | L 57–75 | 7–13 (2–6) | 21 – Johnson | 6 – Johnson | 2 – Butler | MAC Center (1,988) Kent, OH |
| February 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Michigan | L 71–90 | 7–14 (2–7) | 17 – Campbell | 7 – Felt | 3 – Green | McGuirk Arena (2,057) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Illinois | W 84–77 | 8–14 (3–7) | 22 – Johnson | 13 – Johnson | 5 – Thomas | Stroh Center (1,572) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 8, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina MAC-Sun Belt Challenge | W 67–53 | 9–14 | 21 – Butler | 11 – Felt | 5 – Green | Stroh Center (1,648) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 11, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Ohio | L 81–86 | 9–15 (3–8) | 21 – Johnson | 10 – Felt | 5 – Johnson | Stroh Center (1,912) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Buffalo | W 63–59 | 10–15 (4–8) | 20 – Campbell | 9 – Exacte | 2 – Tied | Alumni Arena (1,534) Amherst, NY |
| February 18, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kent State | L 84–91 | 10–16 (4–9) | 26 – Campbell | 10 – Campbell | 5 – Campbell | Stroh Center (1,418) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 21, 2025 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Toledo | W 69–68 | 11–16 (5–9) | 23 – Campbell | 12 – Exacte | 4 – Exacte | Savage Arena (6,837) Toledo, OH |
| February 25, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Michigan | W 65–60 | 12–16 (6–9) | 25 – Campbell | 5 – Tied | 7 – Campbell | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,546) Ypsilanti, MI |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Ball State | W 61–52 | 13–16 (7–9) | 26 – Campbell | 9 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Stroh Center (2,125) Bowling Green, OH |
| March 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | W 71–58 | 14–16 (8–9) | 19 – Campbell | 8 – Campbell | 4 – Tied | Convocation Center (1,223) DeKalb, IL |
| March 7, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Michigan | L 63–64 | 14–17 (8–10) | 20 – Tied | 8 – Felt | 7 – Campbell | Stroh Center (2,992) Bowling Green, OH |
| MAC tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (1) Akron Quarterfinals | L 67–96 | 14–18 | 23 – Johnson | 7 – Tied | 4 – Campbell | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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