2024–25 Queens Royals men's basketball team

2024–25 Queens Royals men's basketball
2024–25 Queens Royals men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	20–15 (11–7 ASUN)
Head coach	Grant Leonard (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Dan Bailey; Bobby Horodyski; JR Reynolds; Adam Short; Kyle Moore;
Home arena	Curry Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lipscomb †	14	–	4	.778	25	–	10	.714
North Alabama	14	–	4	.778	24	–	11	.686
Florida Gulf Coast	13	–	5	.722	19	–	15	.559
Jacksonville	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
Eastern Kentucky	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Queens*	11	–	7	.611	20	–	15	.571
Austin Peay	8	–	10	.444	14	–	19	.424
North Florida	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
Stetson	6	–	12	.333	8	–	24	.250
Central Arkansas	4	–	14	.222	9	–	24	.273
West Georgia*	4	–	14	.222	6	–	25	.194
Bellarmine	2	–	16	.111	5	–	26	.161

† 2025 ASUN tournament winner * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

The 2024–25 Queens Royals men's basketball team represented the Queens University of Charlotte during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Royals, led by third-year head coach Grant Leonard, played their home games at Curry Arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

This season marked Queens' third year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Royals are not eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.^[1]

Previous season

The Royals finished the 2023–24 season 14–19, 7–9 in ASUN play to finish in eighth place.^[2] They defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the first round,^[3] before falling to eventual tournament champions Stetson in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Queens Royals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Nasir Mann	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jr	McNeese	Gainesville, Florida
G	2	DJ Shine	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	Brewster Academy	Augusta, Georgia
G	3	Kalib Mathews	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Henderson Collegiate	Franklinton, North Carolina
C	6	Sawyer Mayhugh	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	UMass	Weston, Massachusetts
G	7	Caleb Parr	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Northeast Mississippi CC	Columbus, Mississippi
G	8	Ryan Phelps	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So	Staples HS	Westport, Connecticut
G/F	9	Maban Jabriel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Tri-City Prep	Waterloo, Ontario
G/F	10	Bryce Cash	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Carmel Christian School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	11	Chris Ashby	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Paris JC	Houston, Texas
G	15	Jordon Nevill	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	East Mecklenburg HS	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	20	Asjon Anderson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Ranger College	Tacoma, Washington
F	22	Jaxon Pollard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Salt Lake CC	Cedar Hills, Utah
F	23	Leo Colimerio	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	GS	Fresno State	São Paulo, Brazil
F	24	Yoav Berman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Maccabi Ra'anana	Tel Aviv, Israel
G	25	Jacob Brandly	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Combine Academy	Holtsville, New York
F	32	Malcolm Wilson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Georgetown	Columbia, South Carolina
G	35	Colby Christiansen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Franklin HS	Portland, Oregon
G	85	Aneek Patil	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	So	ISA Prep	Foster City, California

Head coach

Grant Leonard (William Penn)

Assistant coach(es)

Dan Bailey (Queens (NC))
Bobby Horodyski (Central Florida)
JR Reynolds (Virginia)
Adam Short (Avila)
Kyle Moore (Tusculum)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 21, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Johnson C. Smith	W 94–74	–	Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lynchburg	W 90–39	1–0	Curry Arena (340) Charlotte, NC
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Carolina ASUN/SoCon Challenge	W 67–54	2–0	Curry Arena (632) Charlotte, NC
November 12, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah	L 65–96	2–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,757) Salt Lake City, UT
November 13, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at BYU	L 55–99	2–2	Marriott Center (16,789) Provo, UT
November 19, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Appalachian State	L 53–65	2–3	Holmes Center (2,678) Boone, NC
November 23, 2024* 6:00 p.m.		vs. USC Upstate ETSU Tournament	W 98–74	3–3	Freedom Hall Civic Center (317) Johnson City, TN
November 24, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at East Tennessee State ETSU Tournament	L 67–82	3–4	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,347) Johnson City, TN
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Winthrop	L 78–86	3–5	Curry Arena (575) Charlotte, NC
December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VMI ASUN/SoCon Challenge	W 81–78	4–5	Cameron Hall (2,354) Lexington, VA
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Carolina	W 91–53	5–5	Curry Arena (145) Charlotte, NC
December 14, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	W 85–83	6–5	Paul Porter Arena (750) Boiling Springs, NC
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mercer	W 73–66	7–5	Curry Arena (512) Charlotte, NC
December 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 17 Ole Miss	L 62–80	7–6	SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stetson	W 96–87	8–6 (1–0)	Curry Arena (574) Charlotte, NC
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	W 92–83	9–6 (2–0)	Curry Arena (472) Charlotte, NC
January 9, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lipscomb	W 75–73	10–6 (3–0)	Allen Arena (1,563) Nashville, TN
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Austin Peay	W 67–60	11–6 (4–0)	F&M Bank Arena (1,137) Clarksville, TN
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Stetson	W 95–60	12–6 (5–0)	Insight Credit Union Arena (476) DeLand, FL
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 47–60	12–7 (5–1)	Alico Arena (2,154) Fort Myers, FL
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Florida	L 81–90	12–8 (5–2)	Curry Arena (796) Charlotte, NC
January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville	L 77–87	12–9 (5–3)	Curry Arena (864) Charlotte, NC
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Alabama	W 75–67	13–9 (6–3)	Curry Arena (596) Charlotte, NC
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		West Georgia	W 87–68	14–9 (7–3)	Curry Arena (415) Charlotte, NC
February 5, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Central Arkansas	W 63–47	15–9 (8–3)	Farris Center (815) Conway, AR
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lipscomb	L 81–94	15–10 (8–4)	Curry Arena (1,075) Charlotte, NC
February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Bellarmine	W 92–87 ^OT	16–10 (9–4)	Knights Hall (1,132) Louisville, KY
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	L 80–86 ^OT	16–11 (9–5)	Baptist Health Arena (2,216) Richmond, KY
February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 89–72	17–11 (10–5)	Curry Arena (468) Charlotte, NC
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Austin Peay	L 78–92	17–12 (10–6)	Curry Arena (636) Charlotte, NC
February 24, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at West Georgia	W 72–57	18–12 (11–6)	The Coliseum (523) Carrollton, GA
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Alabama	L 69–74	18–13 (11–7)	CB&S Bank Arena (2,992) Florence, AL
ASUN tournament
March 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(6)	at (3) Florida Gulf Coast Quarterfinals	W 71–65	19–13	Alico Arena (2,423) Fort Myers, FL
March 6, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	(6)	at (1) Lipscomb Semifinals	L 75–81 ^OT	19–14	Allen Arena (1,706) Nashville, TN
CBI
March 23, 2025 4:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Northern Arizona First round	W 85–78	20–14	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
March 24, 2025 4:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Cleveland State Quarterfinals	L 73–88	20–15	Ocean Center (611) Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Queens University athletics will move to Division 1". WCNC. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "Queens University ousts Florida Gulf Coast 69-63 in first round of ASUN Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "'It means the world': Stetson makes ASUN semifinals, notches first 20-win season since 1975". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "2024-2025 Men's Basketball Schedule". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "Queens University Royals 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[1] "Queens University athletics will move to Division 1". WCNC. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[3] "Queens University ousts Florida Gulf Coast 69-63 in first round of ASUN Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[4] "'It means the world': Stetson makes ASUN semifinals, notches first 20-win season since 1975". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[5] "2024-2025 Men's Basketball Schedule". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[6] "Queens University Royals 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

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