# 2024–25 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represents Mount St. Mary's University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by first-year head coach Donny Lind, play their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

## Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2023–24 season 13–19, 9–11 in MAAC play, to finish in eighth place. They were defeated by Canisius in the first round of the MAAC tournament.
On April 10, 2024, it was announced that head coach Dan Engelstad would be resigning from his position as head coach after six seasons, in order to take an assistant coaching position at Syracuse. On April 20, the school announced that they would be hiring UNC Greensboro assistant coach Donny Lind as the team's next head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Notre Dame (MD) | W 98–62 | 1–0 | Knott Arena (1,711) Emmitsburg, MD |
| November 8, 2024* 8:00 p.m., BTN | | at Maryland | L 52–86 | 1–1 | Xfinity Center (11,726) College Park, MD |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | W 93–89 $^{2OT}$ | 2–1 | Sojka Pavilion (1,381) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Francis Georgetown MTE | W 66–58 | 3–1 | Knott Arena (2,133) Emmitsburg, MD |
| November 20, 2024* 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Georgetown Georgetown MTE | L 51–79 | 3–2 | Capital One Arena (2,756) Washington, D.C. |
| November 23, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Delaware State | W 76–66 | 4–2 | Knott Arena (1,590) Emmitsburg, MD |
| November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Howard | W 79–75 | 5–2 | Burr Gymnasium (655) Washington, D.C. |
| December 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marist | L 50–53 | 5–3 (0–1) | McCann Arena (1,596) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| December 8, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fairfield | W 101–94 | 6–3 (1–1) | Knott Arena (1,213) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola (MD) | L 69–77 | 6–4 | Knott Arena (1,527) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at LIU | W 80–72 | 7–4 | Steinberg Wellness Center (343) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Miami (FL) | W 78–74 $^{OT}$ | 8–4 | Watsco Center (5,539) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 28, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 56–64 | 8–5 | EagleBank Arena (3,295) Fairfax, VA |
| January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Niagara | W 68–62 | 9–5 (2–1) | Knott Arena (1,581) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 10, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | W 75–66 | 10–5 (3–1) | Draddy Gymnasium (350) Riverdale, NY |
| January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sacred Heart | W 73–71 | 11–5 (4–1) | Knott Arena (1,980) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rider | L 60–66 | 11–6 (4–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,624) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | L 57–91 | 11–7 (4–3) | Knott Arena (2,140) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Siena | L 68–82 | 11–8 (4–4) | MVP Arena (4,444) Albany, NY |
| January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Manhattan | L 64–74 | 11–9 (4–5) | Knott Arena (2,812) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 31, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Merrimack | W 66–58 | 12–9 (5–5) | Hammel Court (1,712) North Andover, MA |
| February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | W 79–64 | 13–9 (6–5) | Run Baby Run Arena (679) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Iona | L 67–70 $^{OT}$ | 13–10 (6–6) | Knott Arena (1,530) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 14, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Niagara | W 84–83 | 14–10 (7–6) | Gallagher Center (837) Lewiston, NY |
| February 16, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Canisius | W 73–66 | 15–10 (8–6) | Koessler Athletic Center (548) Buffalo, NY |
| February 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | W 69–58 | 16–10 (9–6) | Knott Arena (2,265) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rider | W 79–72 | 17–10 (10–6) | Knott Arena (1,830) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 62–69 | 17–11 (10–7) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,113) Fairfield, CT |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Siena | W 85–79 | 18–11 (11–7) | Knott Arena (1,425) Emmitsburg, MD |
| March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 70–79 | 18–12 (11–8) | M&T Bank Arena (1,109) Hamden, CT |
| March 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marist | W 62–52 | 19–12 (12–8) | Knott Arena (2,694) Emmitsburg, MD |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) Marist Quarterfinals | W 62–58 | 20–12 | Boardwalk Hall (1,794) Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 14, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPNews | (6) | vs. (2) Merrimack Semifinals | W 57–55 | 21–12 | Boardwalk Hall (2,247) Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 15, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPNU | (6) | vs. (4) Iona Championship | W 63–49 | 22–12 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 19, 2025* 6:40 p.m., TruTV | (16 E) | vs. (16 E) American First Four | | | UD Arena Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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