# 2024–25 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball team represented the University of Southern Indiana during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Screaming Eagles were led by fifth-year head coach Stan Gouard and played their home games at the newly renamed Liberty Arena in Evansville, Indiana, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
This season marked Southern Indiana's third year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Screaming Eagles are not eligible for the NCAA tournament until the 2026–27 season.

## Previous season

The Screaming Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 8–24, 5–13 in OVC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were defeated by Tennessee State in the first round of the OVC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1 | at DePaul | L 78–80 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | Wintrust Arena (3,051) Chicago, IL |
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Bucknell | L 69–75 $^{OT}$ | 0–2 | Liberty Arena (1,961) Evansville, IN |
| November 11, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Marshall I-64 Showcase | L 63–77 | 0–3 | Cam Henderson Center (3,615) Huntington, WV |
| November 13, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Bellarmine I-64 Showcase | W 71–69 | 1–3 | Knights Hall (1,527) Louisville, KY |
| November 16, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 74–93 | 1–4 | Memorial Coliseum (1,161) Fort Wayne, IN |
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | South Dakota | W 92–83 | 2–4 | Liberty Arena (1,544) Evansville, IN |
| November 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Indiana State | W 87–77 | 3–4 | Liberty Arena (2,351) Evansville, IN |
| December 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | East–West | W 104–46 | 4–4 | Liberty Arena (969) Evansville, IN |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Southern Illinois | L 70–73 | 4–5 | Banterra Center (4,121) Carbondale, IL |
| December 15, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Shawnee State | W 91–56 | 5–5 | Liberty Arena (1,182) Evansville, IN |
| OVC regular season ||||||
| December 19, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Tennessee State | W 77–75 | 6–5 (1–0) | Liberty Arena (1,311) Evansville, IN |
| December 21, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | UT Martin | L 46–77 | 6–6 (1–1) | Liberty Arena (1,652) Evansville, IN |
| December 31, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Morehead State | L 68–70 | 6–7 (1–2) | Liberty Arena (2,091) Evansville, IN |
| January 2, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Tennessee Tech | L 64–68 | 6–8 (1–3) | Hooper Eblen Center (1,296) Cookeville, TN |
| January 9, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Southeast Missouri State | L 66–77 | 6–9 (1–4) | Show Me Center (805) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| January 12, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Little Rock | L 58–78 | 6–10 (1–5) | Jack Stephens Center (771) Little Rock, AR |
| January 16, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Lindenwood | W 80–73 | 7–10 (2–5) | Liberty Arena (1,669) Evansville, IN |
| January 18, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Western Illinois | W 78–66 | 8–10 (3–5) | Liberty Arena (2,369) Evansville, IN |
| January 23, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at SIU Edwardsville | L 76–82 | 8–11 (3–6) | First Community Arena (1,423) Edwardsville, IL |
| January 25, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Eastern Illinois | W 64–60 | 9–11 (4–6) | Groniger Arena (1,710) Charleston, IL |
| January 28, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Morehead State | L 65–66 | 9–12 (4–7) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,236) Morehead, KY |
| February 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Tennessee Tech | L 65–78 | 9–13 (4–8) | Liberty Arena (1,676) Evansville, IN |
| February 6, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Little Rock | L 56–74 | 9–14 (4–9) | Liberty Arena (1,438) Evansville, IN |
| February 8, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Southeast Missouri State | L 74–79 | 9–15 (4–10) | Liberty Arena (3,097) Evansville, IN |
| February 13, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Western Illinois | L 62–87 | 9–16 (4–11) | Western Hall (512) Macomb, IL |
| February 15, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Lindenwood | L 78–81 $^{OT}$ | 9–17 (4–12) | Robert F. Hyland Arena (1,837) St. Charles, MO |
| February 20, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Eastern Illinois | L 54–63 | 9–18 (4–13) | Liberty Arena (1,344) Evansville, IN |
| February 22, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | SIU Edwardsville | W 82–68 | 10–18 (5–13) | Liberty Arena (2,196) Evansville, IN |
| February 27, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at UT Martin | L 63–79 | 10–19 (5–14) | Skyhawk Arena (1,787) Martin, TN |
| March 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Tennessee State | L 69–74 | 10–20 (5–15) | Gentry Center (810) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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