# 2024–25 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team

The 2024–25 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by first-year head coach Jeremy Shulman, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena located in Martin, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

## Previous season

The Skyhawks finished the 2023–24 season 21–11, 14–4 in OVC play, to finish in a three-way tie for first place. As the No. 2 seed in the OVC tournament, they were defeated by Morehead State in the semifinals.
Following the conclusion of the season, Skyhawks head coach Ryan Ridder resigned, and left the school to become the head coach at Mercer. On March 27, 2024, the school named Jeremy Shulman 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 pm, ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | W 67–65 | 1–0 | CEFCU Arena (3,854) Normal, IL |
| November 7, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Kentucky Christian | W 114–61 | 2–0 | Skyhawk Arena (2,762) Martin, TN |
| November 11, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | L 69–87 | 2–1 | CB&S Bank Arena (2,212) Florence, AL |
| November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 62–64 | 2–2 | Joan Perry Brock Center (1,473) Farmville, VA |
| November 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Island U Invitational | L 77–81 | 2–3 | Dugan Wellness Center Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 22, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Le Moyne Island U Invitational | L 53–65 | 2–4 | Dugan Wellness Center (490) Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 27, 2024* 3:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at No. 7 Tennessee | L 35–78 | 2–5 | Thompson–Boling Arena (17,314) Knoxville, TN |
| December 3, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 68–83 | 2–6 | Buccaneer Field House (789) North Charleston, SC |
| December 7, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montreat | W 112–60 | 3–6 | Skyhawk Arena (1,069) Martin, TN |
| December 11, 2024* 6:00 pm | | at Alabama State | L 93–103 $^{OT}$ | 3–7 | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (550) Montgomery, AL |
| December 15, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Champion Christian | W 123–56 | 4–7 | Skyhawk Arena (821) Martin, TN |
| OVC regular season ||||||
| December 19, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | L 69–70 $^{OT}$ | 4–8 (0–1) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,081) Morehead, KY |
| December 21, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana | W 77–46 | 5–8 (1–1) | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,652) Evansville, IN |
| January 2, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Little Rock | L 56–57 | 5–9 (1–2) | Skyhawk Arena (1,131) Martin, TN |
| January 4, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 66–63 | 6–9 (2–2) | Skyhawk Arena (1,340) Martin, TN |
| January 9, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Illinois | W 85–83 $^{OT}$ | 7–9 (3–2) | Western Hall (628) Macomb, IL |
| January 11, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lindenwood | L 81–82 | 7–10 (3–3) | Hyland Performance Arena (1,028) St. Charles, MO |
| January 16, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 68–63 | 8–10 (4–3) | Skyhawk Arena (1,579) Martin, TN |
| January 18, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 85–82 | 9–10 (5–3) | Skyhawk Arena (1,664) Martin, TN |
| January 21, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | L 80–81 $^{OT}$ | 9–11 (5–4) | Gentry Complex (2,296) Nashville, TN |
| January 25, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | L 85–89 $^{OT}$ | 9–12 (5–5) | Skyhawk Arena (1,703) Martin, TN |
| January 30, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | L 79–90 | 9–13 (5–6) | Show Me Center (1,849) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | L 57–75 | 9–14 (5–7) | Jack Stephens Center (1,561) Little Rock, AR |
| February 6, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Lindenwood | L 51–52 | 9–15 (5–8) | Skyhawk Arena (1,330) Martin, TN |
| February 8, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | W 81–70 | 10–15 (6–8) | Skyhawk Arena (1,576) Martin, TN |
| February 13, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | W 76–71 | 11–15 (7–8) | First Community Arena (1,501) Edwardsville, IL |
| February 15, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | W 72–68 | 12–15 (8–8) | Lantz Arena (1,041) Charleston, IL |
| February 18, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | L 75–86 | 12–16 (8–9) | Skyhawk Arena (651) Martin, TN |
| February 20, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | L 66–71 $^{OT}$ | 12–17 (8–10) | Eblen Center (1,143) Cookeville, TN |
| February 27, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Indiana | W 79–63 | 13–17 (9–10) | Skyhawk Arena (1,787) Martin, TN |
| March 1, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Morehead State | L 47–59 | 13–18 (9–11) | Skyhawk Arena (1,487) Martin, TN |
| OVC tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (5) Tennessee Tech First round | W 70–67 | 14–18 | Ford Center Evansville, IN |
| March 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (4) Little Rock Quarterfinals | L 77–82 | 14–19 | Ford Center Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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