# 2024–25 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

The 2024–25 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by first-year head coach John Shulman, played their home games at the Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

## Previous season

The Bears finished the 2023–24 season 9–23, 5–11 in ASUN play to finish in 11th place. They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament, as only the top ten team qualify.
On March 2, 2024, the school announced that they would be relieving head coach Anthony Boone of his duties, after four seasons at the helm. On March 18, the school announced the hiring of former Alabama–Huntsville head coach John Shulman 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 5, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at BYU | L 50−88 | 0−1 | Marriott Center (16,941) Provo, UT |
| November 7, 2024* 9:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Utah | L 63−98 | 0−2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,722) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 13, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Randall | W 108–49 | 1–2 | Farris Center (1,585) Conway, AR |
| November 16, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Illinois | L 61–63 | 1–3 | Western Hall (753) Macomb, IL |
| November 21, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | L 73–77 $^{OT}$ | 1–4 | Farris Center (1,311) Conway, AR |
| November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 92–83 $^{2OT}$ | 2–4 | Farris Center (655) Conway, AR |
| November 30, 2024* 12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN+ | | at Georgia Tech | L 68–87 | 2–5 | McCamish Pavilion (3,414) Atlanta, GA |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock I-40 Showdown | L 57–63 | 2–6 | Jack Stephens Center (1,247) Little Rock, AR |
| December 7, 2024* 6:00 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 78–84 | 2–7 | H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,485) Pine Bluff, AR |
| December 14, 2024* 3:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | vs. Arkansas | L 57–82 | 2–8 | Simmons Bank Arena (15,535) North Little Rock, AR |
| December 16, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | The Citadel SoCon/ASUN Challenge | W 73–71 | 3–8 | Farris Center (583) Conway, AR |
| December 22, 2024* 12:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at No. 14 Oklahoma | L 66–89 | 3–9 | Lloyd Noble Center (6,244) Norman, OK |
| December 29, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southwestern Christian | W 87–69 | 4–9 | Farris Center (495) Conway, AR |
| ASUN regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | L 83–89 $^{2OT}$ | 4–10 (0–1) | Farris Center (793) Conway, AR |
| January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | W 71–65 | 5–10 (1–1) | Farris Center (975) Conway, AR |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson | L 65–75 | 5–11 (1–2) | Insight Credit Union Arena (515) DeLand, FL |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 71–77 | 5–12 (1–3) | Alico Arena (1,990) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Florida | L 80–92 | 5–13 (1–4) | UNF Arena (1,768) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | L 62–72 | 5–14 (1–5) | Swisher Gymnasium (1,012) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 23, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | L 71–73 | 5–15 (1–6) | Farris Center (1,625) Conway, AR |
| January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | L 55–68 | 5–16 (1–7) | Farris Center (1,148) Conway, AR |
| January 29, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | West Georgia | W 75–70 | 6–16 (2–7) | Farris Center (1048) Conway, AR |
| February 1, 2025 7:45 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | L 65–94 | 6–17 (2–8) | CB&S Bank Arena (2,392) Florence, AL |
| February 5, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Queens | L 47–63 | 6–18 (2–9) | Farris Center (815) Conway, AR |
| February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | L 67–90 | 6–19 (2–10) | F&M Bank Arena (3,167) Clarksville, TN |
| February 13, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | L 62–77 | 6–20 (2–11) | Farris Center (657) Conway, AR |
| February 15, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 84–83 $^{OT}$ | 7–20 (3–11) | Farris Center (736) Conway, AR |
| February 18, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Queens | L 72–89 | 7–21 (3–12) | Curry Arena (468) Charlotte, NC |
| February 20, 2025 6:45 pm, ESPN+ | | at West Georgia | W 82–71 | 8–21 (4–12) | The Coliseum (1,537) Carrollton, GA |
| February 24, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | North Alabama | L 70–93 | 8–22 (4–13) | Farris Center (774) Conway, AR |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | L 60–78 | 8–23 (4–14) | Allen Arena (1,777) Nashville, TN |
| ASUN tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (9) Stetson First round | W 77–72 | 9–23 | Allen Arena (207) Nashville, TN |
| March 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (10) | at (1) Lipscomb Quarterfinals | L 66–84 | 9–24 | Allen Arena (1,694) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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