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| 2024–25 East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 2–10 (0–2 Southland) |
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| Home arena | The Field House |
| Seasons← 2023–242024–25 → | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 4 | – | 9 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas A&M* | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 2 | – | 11 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Southland tournament winner As of December 22, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball team represents East Texas A&M University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by seventh-year head coach Jaret von Rosenberg, play their home games at The Field House in Commerce, Texas, as members of the Southland Conference.
This season marks Texas A&M–Commerce's third year of an originally scheduled four–year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lions will not be eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season. However, the Division I Council is preparing to vote on a proposal to shorten the period for such a transition to three years. Should the proposal be approved in January 2025, the Lions would be eligible in 2025–26.
This is the first season for the university under its then-current identity. On November 7, 2024, after the Lions had played their first two games of the 2024–25 season, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved the proposed change of the university's name to East Texas A&M University. The name change took effect immediately.
Previous season
The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 13–20, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Northwestern State, before falling to Nicholls in the second round of the Southland tournament.
Preseason polls
Southland Conference Poll
The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 54 votes overall, the Lions were picked in a tie to finish tenth in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | McNeese | 242 (21) |
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 208 |
| 3 | Nicholls | 205 (3) |
| 4 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 191 |
| 5 | Lamar | 143 |
| 6 | Southeastern | 121 |
| 7 | Incarnate Word | 117 |
| 8 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 112 |
| 9 | Northwestern State | 90 |
| 10 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 54 |
| 10 | New Orleans | 54 |
| 12 | Houston Christian | 48 |
Preseason All Conference
No Lions were selected as members of a preseason all–conference team.
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||||||
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| November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, B1G+ |
at Iowa Kenny Arnold Classic |
L 67–89 | 0–1 |
12 – K. Abdul-Mateen | 6 – C. James | 4 – S. Williams, Jr. | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,879) Iowa City, IA | ||||||||||||
| November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, Summit League Network |
South Dakota Kenny Arnold Classic |
L 83–91 | 0–2 |
18 – K. Abdul-Mateen | 7 – D. Bethea | 3 – K. Abdul-Mateen | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,493) Vermillion, SD | ||||||||||||
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |
at No. 13 Texas A&M | L 55–87 | 0–3 |
12 – S. Williams, Jr. | 4 – D. Bethea | 3 – S. Williams, Jr. | Reed Arena (8,673) College Station, TX | ||||||||||||
| November 13, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Kenny Arnold Classic |
W 70–68 | 1–3 |
18 – K. Abdul-Mateen | 7 – D. Bethea | 5 – S. Williams, Jr. | The Field House (624) Commerce, TX {{CBB Schedule Entry |
date = November 19, 2024 | time = 6:00 pm | nonconf = yes | away = yes | opponent = UConn | opprank = 2 | site_stadium = Harry A. Gampel Pavilion | site_cityst = Storrs, CT | tv = FS1 | highscorer = C. James | points = 18 | |
- "DI Council approves changes to notification-of-transfer windows in basketball, football" (Press release). NCAA. October 9, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". East Texas A&M Lions. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- "Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Approves Name Change for Texas A&M University-Commerce" (Press release). East Texas A&M University. November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- "Williams' 19 lead Texas A&M-Commerce past Northwestern St. 69-64 in Southland tourney". theScore. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- "Nicholls beats Texas A&M-Commerce 72-51 in Southland Conference Tournament quarterfinals". AP News. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- Anthony Goss (October 17, 2024). "Southland announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-Conference team". Crescent City Sports Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2024.