# 2024–25 LIU Sharks men's basketball team

The 2024–25 LIU Sharks men's basketball team represented Long Island University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sharks, led by third-year head coach Rod Strickland, played their home games at the Steinberg Wellness Center in Brooklyn, New York as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).

## Previous season

The Sharks finished the 2023–24 season 7–21, 6–10 in NEC play, to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed, they were defeated by No. 2 seed Merrimack in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament.

## Preseason polls
### Northeast Conference poll

The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2024. The Sharks were picked to finish fifth in the conference.
| Rank | Team |
| T–1. | Central Connecticut (5) |
| T–1. | Wagner (4) |
| 3. | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 4. | Le Moyne |
| 5. | LIU |
| 6. | Chicago State |
| 7. | Mercyhurst |
| T–8. | Saint Francis |
| T–8. | Stonehill |
 first-place votes

### Preseason All-Conference Team

Redshirt junior guard Malachi Davis was selected as a member of the NEC Preseason All-Conference Team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., SECN | | at No. 24 Ole Miss | L 60–90 | 0–1 | SJB Pavilion (7,982) Oxford, MS |
| November 9, 2024* 12:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Pratt Institute | W 102–42 | 1–1 | Steinberg Wellness Center (242) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 11, 2024* 4:00 p.m., Altitude/MW Network | | at Air Force | W 63–54 | 2–1 | Clune Arena (409) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 15, 2024* 10:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at California Baptist | L 77–90 | 2–2 | Fowler Events Center (4,233) Riverside, CA |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Columbia | L 72–80 | 2–3 | Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY |
| November 23, 2024* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | W 79–76 | 3–3 | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,321) Charlotte, NC |
| November 25, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 65–87 | 3–4 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,119) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 29, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lafayette Lafayette MTE | L 56–75 | 3–5 | Kirby Sports Center (829) Easton, PA |
| November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Binghamton Lafayette MTE | L 70–75 $^{OT}$ | 3–6 | Kirby Sports Center (237) Easton, PA |
| December 1, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Niagara Lafayette MTE | L 52–60 | 3–7 | Kirby Sports Center (209) Easton, PA |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | CUNY–York | W 103–53 | 4–7 | Steinberg Wellness Center (241) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 11, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | L 62–69 | 4–8 | Costello Athletic Center (427) Lowell, MA |
| December 14, 2024* 12:00 p.m., SECN | | at Missouri | L 61–88 | 4–9 | Mizzou Arena (8,969) Columbia, MO |
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Mount St. Mary's | L 72–80 | 4–10 | Steinberg Wellness Center (343) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Lehigh | L 59–60 | 4–11 | Steinberg Wellness Center (318) Brooklyn, NY |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Le Moyne | W 78–62 | 5–11 (1–0) | Barclays Center (350) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Chicago State | W 53–39 | 6–11 (2–0) | Steinberg Wellness Center (129) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 10, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Stonehill | W 70–60 | 7–11 (3–0) | Merkert Gymnasium (625) Easton, MA |
| January 12, 2025 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Central Connecticut | W 54–52 | 8–11 (4–0) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (816) New Britain, CT |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Saint Francis | W 64–51 | 9–11 (5–0) | Steinberg Wellness Center (816) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Mercyhurst | W 72–63 $^{OT}$ | 10–11 (6–0) | Steinberg Wellness Center (250) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 24, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Saint Francis | L 64–74 | 10–12 (6–1) | DeGol Arena (969) Loretto, PA |
| January 26, 2025 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Mercyhurst | L 80–85 $^{2OT}$ | 10–13 (6–2) | Owen McCormick Court (310) Erie, PA |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Central Connecticut | L 50–63 | 10–14 (6–3) | Steinberg Wellness Center (276) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Chicago State | L 67–73 $^{OT}$ | 10–15 (6–4) | Jones Convocation Center (185) Chicago, IL |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Wagner | W 60–47 | 11–15 (7–4) | Spiro Sports Center (1,035) Staten Island, NY |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Stonehill | W 62–59 | 12–15 (8–4) | Steinberg Wellness Center (317) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 62–58 | 13–15 (9–4) | Steinberg Wellness Center (222) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Le Moyne | W 76–61 | 14–15 (10–4) | Ted Grant Court (861) DeWitt, NY |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Wagner | W 60–47 | 15–15 (11–4) | Steinberg Wellness Center (499) Brooklyn, NY |
| March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 74–55 | 16–15 (12–4) | Bogota Savings Bank Center (587) Hackensack, NJ |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | (2) | (7) Chicago State Quarterfinals | W 68–57 | 17–15 | Steinberg Wellness Center (278) Brooklyn, NY |
| March 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | (3) Saint Francis Semifinals | L 68–71 | 17–16 | Steinberg Wellness Center (613) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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