# 2024–25 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by fourth-year head coach Speedy Claxton, played their home games at the Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York, as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

## Previous season

The Pride finished the 2023–24 season 20–13, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Delaware, before being upset by Stony Brook in the semifinals of the CAA tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 5:00 pm, FloHoops | | SUNY Old Westbury | W 89–62 | 1–0 | Mack Sports Complex (1,543) Hempstead, NY |
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSGSN | | Iona | W 90–76 | 2–0 | Mack Sports Complex (3,347) Hempstead, NY |
| November 13, 2024* 8:00 pm, MSGSN | | vs. Seton Hall Icons of the Game | W 49–48 | 3–0 | Nassau Coliseum (1,400) Uniondale, NY |
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMass | W 75–71 $^{OT}$ | 4–0 | Mullins Center (3,155) Amherst, MA |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Florida State | L 61–79 | 4–1 | Donald L. Tucker Center (3,253) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 7 Houston | L 44–80 | 4–2 | Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX |
| November 29, 2024* 7:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Rice Nassau Championship | W 68–63 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | Baha Mar Convention Center (321) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 30, 2024* 4:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Tarleton State Nassau Championship | L 59–61 | 5–3 | Baha Mar Convention Center (362) Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 1, 2024* 4:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Arkansas State Nassau Championship | W 68–66 | 6–3 | Baha Mar Convention Center (376) Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 6, 2024* 11:30 am, FloHoops | | St. Joseph's–Long Island | W 114–46 | 7–3 | Mack Sports Complex (4,013) Hempstead, NY |
| December 9, 2024* 7:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | W 80–67 | 8–3 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,562) Norfolk, VA |
| December 15, 2024* 12:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG | | Temple | L 42–60 | 8–4 | Mack Sports Complex (2,274) Hempstead, NY |
| December 29, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 69–75 $^{OT}$ | 8–5 | M&T Bank Arena (1,504) Hamden, CT |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG2 | | William & Mary | L 56–74 | 8–6 (0–1) | Mack Sports Complex (1,992) Hempstead, NY |
| January 4, 2025 12:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Northeastern | W 55–37 | 9–6 (1–1) | Matthews Arena (872) Boston, MA |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG2 | | Charleston | L 61–67 | 9–7 (1–2) | Mack Sports Complex (1,504) Hempstead, NY |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG | | UNC Wilmington | W 66–63 | 10–7 (2–2) | Mack Sports Complex (1,738) Hempstead, NY |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Towson | L 60–65 | 10–8 (2–3) | TU Arena (2,016) Towson, MD |
| January 20, 2025 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Drexel | L 55–60 | 10–9 (2–4) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,136) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSGSN | | Delaware | W 93–68 | 11–9 (3–4) | Mack Sports Complex (1,502) Hempstead, NY |
| January 25, 2025 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | Campbell | L 67–69 $^{OT}$ | 11–10 (3–5) | Mack Sports Complex (1,565) Hempstead, NY |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Elon | W 74–63 | 12–10 (4–5) | Schar Center Elon, NC |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Campbell | L 52–75 | 12–11 (4–6) | Gore Arena (1,223) Buies Creek, NC |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG | | Northeastern | L 68–77 | 12–12 (4–7) | Mack Sports Complex (1,224) Hempstead, NY |
| February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG | | Stony Brook Battle of Long Island | L 75–80 | 12–13 (4–8) | Mack Sports Complex (3,819) Hempstead, NY |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at William & Mary | L 60–61 | 12–14 (4–9) | Kaplan Arena (2,855) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Hampton | L 49–67 | 12–15 (4–10) | Hampton Convocation Center (2,203) Hampton, VA |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Monmouth | L 62–68 | 12–16 (4–11) | Mack Sports Complex (1,460) Hempstead, NY |
| February 22, 2025 4:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Delaware | W 78–65 | 13–16 (5–11) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,281) Newark, DE |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Stony Brook Battle of Long Island | L 56–59 | 13–17 (5–12) | Stony Brook Arena (2,286) Stony Brook, NY |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG | | North Carolina A&T | W 70–49 | 14–17 (6–12) | Mack Sports Complex (1,982) Hempstead, NY |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2025 4:30 pm, FloHoops | (11) | vs. (14) North Carolina A&T First round | W 77–55 | 15–17 | CareFirst Arena (2,245) Washington, D.C. |
| March 8, 2025 8:30 pm, FloHoops | (11) | vs. (6) Monmouth Second round | L 60–65 | 15–18 | CareFirst Arena (2,556) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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