# 2024–25 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland Eastern Shore during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by first-year head coach Cleo Hill Jr., played their home games at the Hytche Athletic Center in Princess Anne, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

## Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2023–24 season 9–20, 4–10 in MEAC play, to finish in seventh place. They were defeated by North Carolina Central in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament. On May 8, 2024, it was announced that head coach Jason Crafton would be relieved of his duties, ending his five-year tenure with the team. On June 1, the school announced the hiring of Winston-Salem State head coach Cleo Hill Jr. as the team's next head coach.

## 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., SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Vanderbilt | L 63–102 | 0–1 | Memorial Gymnasium (5,011) Nashville, TN |
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Penn | L 84–87 | 0–2 | The Palestra (932) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 9, 2024* 4:00 p.m. | | Penn State Schuylkill | W 96–77 | 1–2 | Hytche Athletic Center (1,000) Princess Anne, MD |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | L 70–88 | 1–3 | Millett Hall (1,611) Oxford, OH |
| November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 71–73 | 1–4 | Chartway Arena (5,300) Norfolk, VA |
| November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | Gallaudet | W 113–58 | 2–4 | Hytche Athletic Center (784) Princess Anne, MD |
| November 20, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Murray State | L 61–79 | 2–5 | CFSB Center (4,731) Murray, KY |
| November 23, 2024* 4:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at No. 25 Illinois Turkey Throwdown | L 40–87 | 2–6 | State Farm Center (13,456) Champaign, IL |
| November 25, 2024* 8:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | at No. 19 Arkansas Turkey Throwdown | L 35–109 | 2–7 | Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 27, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Little Rock Turkey Throwdown | L 59–78 | 2–8 | Jack Stephens Center (865) Little Rock, AR |
| November 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Peacock | | at No. 2 UConn | L 45–99 | 2–9 | XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT |
| December 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 76–80 | 2–10 | Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA |
| December 8, 2024* 1:00 p.m., DSN | | Wagner | L 61–63 | 2–11 | Hytche Athletic Center (100) Princess Anne, MD |
| December 14, 2024* 4:00 p.m., DSN | | Bryn Athyn | W 91–65 | 3–11 | Hytche Athletic Center (386) Princess Anne, MD |
| December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | Cairn | W 81–64 | 4–11 | Hytche Athletic Center (218) Princess Anne, MD |
| December 28, 2024* 12:00 p.m., BTN | | at Maryland | L 66–81 | 4–12 | Xfinity Center (11,058) College Park, MD |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m. | | at Norfolk State | L 59–81 | 4–13 (0–1) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,436) Norfolk, VA |
| January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Carolina Central | L 66–88 | 4–14 (0–2) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,328) Durham, NC |
| January 13, 2025 7:30 p.m. | | at South Carolina State | L 64–78 | 4–15 (0–3) | SHM Memorial Center (486) Orangeburg, SC |
| January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m. | | Delaware State | L 66–73 | 4–16 (0–4) | Hytche Athletic Center (401) Princess Anne, MD |
| February 1, 2025 4:00 p.m. | | at Morgan State | L 63–76 | 4–17 (0–5) | Hill Field House (1,657) Baltimore, MD |
| February 3, 2025 8:00 p.m. | | Coppin State | L 57–62 | 4–18 (0–6) | Hytche Athletic Center (761) Princess Anne, MD |
| February 10, 2025 8:00 p.m. | | Howard | L 57–77 | 4–19 (0–7) | Hytche Athletic Center (734) Princess Anne, MD |
| February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m. | | Norfolk State | L 63–75 | 4–20 (0–8) | Hytche Athletic Center (842) Princess Anne, MD |
| February 17, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Howard | L 62–86 | 4–21 (0–9) | Burr Gymnasium (1,328) Washington, D.C. |
| February 24, 2025 8:00 p.m. | | South Carolina State | L 68–81 | 4–22 (0–10) | Hytche Athletic Center (650) Princess Anne, MD |
| February 26, 2025 8:00 p.m. | | North Carolina Central | W 68–59 | 5–22 (1–10) | Hytche Athletic Center (501) Princess Anne, MD |
| March 1, 2025 4:00 p.m. | | Morgan State | L 72–75 | 5–23 (1–11) | Hytche Athletic Center (570) Princess Anne, MD |
| March 3, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coppin State | W 72–59 | 6–23 (2–11) | Physical Education Complex (331) Baltimore, MD |
| March 6, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Delaware State | L 68–75 | 6–24 (2–12) | Memorial Hall (302) Dover, DE |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (1) Norfolk State Quarterfinals | L 70–77 | 6–25 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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