2024–25 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team

2024–25 Stetson Hatters men's basketball
2024–25 Stetson Hatters men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	8–24 (6–12 ASUN)
Head coach	Donnie Jones (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Shawn Finney; Montay Brandon; Joey Gruden;
Home arena	Insight Credit Union 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 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team represented Stetson University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hatters, led by sixth-year head coach Donnie Jones, played their home games at the Insight Credit Union Arena in DeLand, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN).

Previous season

The Hatters finished the 2023–24 season 22–13, 11–5 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for second place.^[1] They defeated Queens,^[2] Jacksonville^[3] and Austin Peay to win their first-ever ASUN tournament championship and in turn, their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance.^[4] In the NCAA tournament, they received the #16 seed in the East Region,^[5] where they fell to eventual national champions UConn in the first round.^[6]

Roster

2024–25 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jamie Jr. Phillips	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Winter Haven High School	Winter Haven, FL
F	1	Josh Massey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Sr	Wingate	Monroe, NC
G	2	Isaac Jones	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Father Lopez Catholic High School	DeLand, FL
G	3	Mehki Ellison	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Mott Community College	Flint, MI
G	4	Daniel Macgregor	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr	Calvary Christian High School	Clearwater, FL
G	9	Blaize Sagna	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Minnesota Crookston	London, England
G	10	Tristan Gross	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	St. Petersburg High School	St. Petersburg, FL
G	11	Andrew Taylor (6Y)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Mississippi State	Corbin, KY
F	13	Alex Doyle	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So	DME Academy	Cholet, France
G	20	Ben Gladieux	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Crossroads Christian School	Raleigh, NC
F	21	Finley Sheridan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	RS So	Long Island Lutheran High School	Merrick, NY
G	22	Abramo Canka	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Wake Forest	Genoa, Italy
F	24	Jordan Wood	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Tulane	San Antonio, TX
F	33	Landen Babusiak	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	So	Bosco Institute	St. John, IN
F	42	Treyton Thompson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Minnesota	Glenwood, MN
F	77	Stefano Alesso	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	—	Fr	Bridgeport Prep	Buenos Aires, Argentina

Head coach

Donnie Jones (Pikeville)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(6Y) Sixth-year senior
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 7, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Columbia (SC)	W 105–60	–	Insight Credit Union Arena (202) DeLand, FL
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lynn	W 98–83	–	Insight Credit Union Arena (387) DeLand, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		New College	W 94–75	1–0	Insight Credit Union Arena (474) DeLand, FL
November 7, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		Omaha	L 76–79	1–1	Insight Credit Union Arena (561) DeLand, FL
November 11, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at The Citadel SoCon/ASUN Challenge	L 52–74	1–2	McAlister Field House (1,051) Charleston, SC
November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Oklahoma	L 64–85	1–3	Lloyd Noble Center (4,922) Norman, OK
November 21, 2024* 5:30 p.m., BallerTV		vs. Toledo Boardwalk Battle quarterfinals	L 78–103	1–4	Ocean Center (752) Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2024* 1:00 p.m., BallerTV		vs. East Carolina Boardwalk Battle consolation round	L 64–71	1–5	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 23, 2024* 11:00 a.m., BallerTV		vs. La Salle Boardwalk Battle 7th-place game	L 77–92	1–6	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Florida	L 72–74	1–7	Yuengling Center (3,408) Tampa, FL
December 8, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mercer SoCon/ASUN Challenge	L 83–89 ^OT	1–8	Insight Credit Union Arena (650) DeLand, FL
December 14, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		FIU	L 72–81	1–9	Insight Credit Union Arena (508) DeLand, FL
December 17, 2024* 9:00 p.m., SECN		at LSU	L 53–99	1–10	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,599) Baton Rouge, LA
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fort Lauderdale	W 103–77	2–10	Insight Credit Union Arena (349) DeLand, FL
December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 6 Florida	L 45–85	2–11	O'Connell Center (10,676) Gainesville, FL
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Queens	L 87–96	2–12 (0–1)	Curry Arena (574) Charlotte, NC
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at West Georgia	W 78–62	3–12 (1–1)	The Coliseum (362) Carrollton, GA
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 75–65	4–12 (2–1)	Insight Credit Union Arena (515) DeLand, FL
January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Alabama	L 64–92	4–13 (2–2)	Insight Credit Union Arena (498) DeLand, FL
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Queens	L 60–95	4–14 (2–3)	Insight Credit Union Arena (476) DeLand, FL
January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		West Georgia	W 82–78	5–14 (3–3)	Insight Credit Union Arena (452) DeLand, FL
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	W 67–66	6–14 (4–3)	Baptist Health Arena (1,883) Richmond, KY
January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bellarmine	W 81–76	7–14 (5–3)	Knights Hall (1,472) Louisville, KY
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Florida	L 100–101 ^OT	7–15 (5–4)	UNF Arena (1,389) Jacksonville, FL
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 56–82	7–16 (5–5)	Alico Arena (3,570) Fort Myers, FL
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville	L 65–74	7–17 (5–6)	Insight Credit Union Arena (433) DeLand, FL
February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	L 58–83	7–18 (5–7)	Insight Credit Union Arena (707) DeLand, FL
February 13, 2025 8:15 p.m., ESPN+		at Lipscomb	L 60–93	7–19 (5–8)	Allen Arena (1,555) Nashville, TN
February 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Austin Peay	L 63–76	7–20 (5–9)	F&M Bank Arena (1,467) Clarksville, TN
February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Florida	L 71–79	7–21 (5–10)	Insight Credit Union Arena (657) DeLand, FL
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	L 80–83	7–22 (5–11)	Insight Credit Union Arena (783) DeLand, FL
February 24, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bellarmine	W 69–67	8–22 (6–11)	Insight Credit Union Arena (575) DeLand, FL
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville	L 72–79	8–23 (6–12)	Swisher Gymnasium (100) Jacksonville, FL
ASUN tournament
March 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (10) Central Arkansas First round	L 72–77	8–24	Allen Arena (207) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ Pritt, Ryan (March 6, 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.
^ "Swenson and Stetson take down Jacksonville 88-87 in Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament". WTOP News. The Associated Press. March 7, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "Blackmon's career-high 43 points lead Stetson to NCAA Tournament for first time". FOX Sports. Associated Press. March 10, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "Latest bracket, schedule and scores for 2024 NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. April 8, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "No. 1 UConn begins title defense by cruising past Stetson 91-52 in NCAA Tournament". CBS Sports. AP. March 22, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "Stetson Hatters Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[2] Pritt, Ryan (March 6, 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.

[3] "Swenson and Stetson take down Jacksonville 88-87 in Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament". WTOP News. The Associated Press. March 7, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[4] "Blackmon's career-high 43 points lead Stetson to NCAA Tournament for first time". FOX Sports. Associated Press. March 10, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[5] "Latest bracket, schedule and scores for 2024 NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. April 8, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[6] "No. 1 UConn begins title defense by cruising past Stetson 91-52 in NCAA Tournament". CBS Sports. AP. March 22, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[7] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[8] "Stetson Hatters Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

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