# 2024–25 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by third-year head coach Chris Markwood, play their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, Maine, as members of the America East Conference.

## Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 7–9 in America East play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They were defeated by Bryant in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 7 Duke | L 62–96 | 0–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 6, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMaine Fort Kent | W 98–47 | 1–1 | Memorial Gymnasium (569) Orono, ME |
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Brown | W 69–67 | 2–1 | Pizzitola Sports Center (751) Providence, RI |
| November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 55–58 | 2–2 | M&T Bank Arena (1,912) Hamden, CT |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Richmond | L 66–70 | 2–3 | Robins Center (4,633) Richmond, VA |
| November 24, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Holy Cross | W 80–55 | 3–3 | Memorial Gymnasium (1,268) Orono, ME |
| November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Elon Cathedral Classic Invitational | W 69–56 | 4–3 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| November 30, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Penn Cathedral Classic Invitational | L 64–77 | 4–4 | The Palestra (931) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 1, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Navy Cathedral Classic Invitational | W 71–66 | 5–4 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| December 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMaine Augusta | W 103–51 | 6–4 | Memorial Gymnasium (458) Orono, ME |
| December 8, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fordham | L 72–87 | 6–5 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,679) The Bronx, NY |
| December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | W 61–56 | 7–5 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,076) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 14, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Canisius | W 84–79 | 8–5 | Koessler Athletic Center (830) Buffalo, NY |
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Stony Brook | L 72–74 | 8–6 | Island Federal Arena (2,081) Stony Brook, NY |
| December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Boston University | L 56–59 | 8–7 | Memorial Gymnasium (1,221) Orono, ME |
| America East regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bryant | L 55–81 | 8–8 (0–1) | Chace Athletic Center (795) Smithfield, RI |
| January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 82–71 | 9–8 (1–1) | Memorial Gymnasium (508) Orono, ME |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Albany | W 87–66 | 10–8 (2–1) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,064) Orono, ME |
| January 16, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at NJIT | W 57–44 | 11–8 (3–1) | Wellness and Events Center (1,672) Newark, NJ |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMBC | W 87–62 | 12–8 (4–1) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,425) Catonsville, MD |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | W 86–85 $^{OT}$ | 13–8 (5–1) | Costello Athletic Center (532) Lowell, MA |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 71–46 | 14–8 (6–1) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,076) Orono, ME |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 49–55 | 14–9 (6–2) | Patrick Gym (2,760) Burlington, VT |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 78–74 | 15–9 (7–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (717) Orono, ME |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMBC | W 73–50 | 16–9 (8–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,002) Orono, ME |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Vermont | L 61–65 | 16–10 (8–3) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,290) Orono, ME |
| February 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Albany | L 68–79 | 16–11 (8–4) | Broadview Center (2,150) Albany, NY |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | L 69–71 | 16–12 (8–5) | Dr. Bai Lee Court (2,394) Vestal, NY |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire | W 73–66 | 17–12 (9–5) | Lundholm Gym (783) Durham, NH |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bryant | L 72–80 | 17–13 (9–6) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,129) Orono, ME |
| March 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMass Lowell | W 71–70 | 18–13 (10–6) | Memorial Gymnasium (658) Orono, ME |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | (6) UMass Lowell Quarterfinals | W 72–64 | 19–13 | Memorial Gymnasium (1,282) Orono, ME |
| March 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | at (2) Vermont Semifinals | W 57–42 | 20–13 | Patrick Gym (2,071) Burlington, VT |
| March 15, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | (3) | at (1) Bryant Championship | L 59–77 | 20–14 | Chace Athletic Center (1,538) Smithfield, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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