2024–25 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

2024–25 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
2024–25 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	11–4 (2–0 CAA)
Head coach	Billy Taylor (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Greg Herenda; Ryan Saunders; Darius Stokes;
Home arena	Schar Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represents Elon University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by third-year head coach Billy Taylor, play their home games at the Schar Center in Elon, North Carolina as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

2024–25 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charleston	2	–	0	1.000	12	–	3	.800
Elon	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	4	.714
William & Mary	2	–	0	1.000	8	–	7	.533
UNC Wilmington	1	–	1	.500	11	–	4	.733
Drexel	1	–	1	.500	9	–	6	.600
Hofstra	1	–	1	.500	9	–	6	.600
Northeastern	1	–	1	.500	9	–	6	.600
Delaware	1	–	1	.500	8	–	7	.533
Campbell	1	–	1	.500	6	–	9	.400
Towson	1	–	1	.500	6	–	9	.400
Monmouth	1	–	1	.500	3	–	12	.200
Hampton	1	–	2	.333	8	–	7	.533
Stony Brook	0	–	2	.000	4	–	11	.267
North Carolina A&T	0	–	3	.000	4	–	12	.250

† 2025 CAA tournament winner As of January 4, 2025

Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2023–24 season 13–19, 6–12 in CAA play to finish in eleventh place.^[1] They were defeated by Hampton in the first round of the CAA tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Nick Dorn	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Julius L. Chambers High School	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	1	Kendall Campbell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	So	Combine Academy	Atlanta, Georgia
G	2	TJ Simpkins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Northwest Florida State College	Brooklyn, New York
G	3	TK Simpkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Northwest Florida State College	Brooklyn, New York
F	4	Sam Sherry	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Cumberland Valley High School	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
G	5	Savion Taylor	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	The Burlington School	Burlington, North Carolina
G	6	Ned Hull	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Charlotte Latin School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	8	Trey O'Neil	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Ardmore, Pennsylvania
G	10	Andrew King	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	RS So	UIC	Phoenix, Arizona
G	11	Austin Williams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Trinity-Pawling School	Laurel, Maryland
F	12	Isaac Harrell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Jonesboro High School	Jonesboro, Arkansas
G	13	Jameel Rideout	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	USC Aiken	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	14	Brayden Crump	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Winston-Salem Christian School	Morganton, North Carolina
F	22	Matthew Van Komen	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	GS	Hawaii Pacific	Lehi, Utah
F	23	Otto Luessenhop	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Northfield Mount Hermon School	Amagansett, New York
F	55	Deandre Smart	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Loomis Chaffee School	Savannah, Georgia

Head coach

Billy Taylor (Notre Dame)

Assistant coach(es)

Greg Herenda (Merrimack)
Ryan Saunders (Barry)
Darius Stokes (Iowa)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 9:00 pm, ACCN	at No. 9 North Carolina	L 76–90	0–1	17 – Dorn	8 – Sherry	4 – King	Dean Smith Center (17,242) Chapel Hill, NC
November 9, 2024* 8:00 pm, FloHoops	Bluefield	W 103–66	1–1	21 – TJ Simpkins	8 – Van Komen	4 – King	Schar Center (1,125) Elon, NC
November 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN	at Gardner–Webb	L 79–80	1–2	17 – Tied	6 – Dorn	5 – King	Paul Porter Arena (350) Boiling Springs, NC
November 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN	at Northern Illinois	W 75–48	2–2	19 – TK Simpkins	10 – Tied	6 – King	Convocation Center (1,081) DeKalb, IL
November 22, 2024* 7:30 pm, ACCNX	at Notre Dame	W 84–77	3–2	24 – Dorn	7 – Sherry	6 – TK Simpkins	Joyce Center (4,475) South Bend, IN
November 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN	vs. Maine Cathedral Classic Invitational	L 56–69	3–3	21 – TK Simpkins	8 – Sherry	5 – TJ Simpkins	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN	vs. Navy Cathedral Classic Invitational	W 69–63	4–3	21 – Dorn	12 – Van Komen	4 – King	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2024* 2:30 pm, ESPN	at Penn Cathedral Classic Invitational	W 68–53	5–3	16 – Sherry	14 – Van Komen	5 – TK Simpkins	The Palestra (597) Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Wofford	W 79–56	6–3	22 – Sherry	12 – Van Komen	7 – TJ Simpkins	Schar Center (2,167) Elon, NC
December 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Virginia Lynchburg	W 114–52	7–3	16 – TJ Simpkins	9 – Tied	5 – King	Schar Center (1,145) Elon, NC
December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN	at East Tennessee State	L 58–84	7–4	27 – TJ Simpkins	9 – Crump	3 – TJ Simpkins	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,177) Johnson City, TN
December 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	UNC Greensboro	W 73–69	8–4	28 – Sherry	14 – Sherry	4 – TJ Simpkins	Schar Center (1,828) Elon, NC
December 28, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Marshall	W 73–59	9–4	29 – Dorn	14 – Van Komen	5 – TJ Simpkins	Schar Center (1,956) Elon, NC
CAA regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at North Carolina A&T	W 75–67	10–4 (1–0)	19 – TJ Simpkins	10 – Van Komen	3 – Tied	Corbett Sports Center (1,092) Greensboro, NC
January 4, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Hampton	W 70–62	11–4 (2–0)	24 – Dorn	12 – Sherry	3 – King	Schar Center (2,465) Elon, NC
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at William & Mary						Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
January 13, 2025 9:00 pm, CBSSN	Campbell						Schar Center Elon, NC
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Drexel						Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops	at Delaware						Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Monmouth						Schar Center Elon, NC
January 25, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Charleston						Schar Center Elon, NC
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Hofstra						Schar Center Elon, NC
February 1, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Northeastern						Schar Center Elon, NC
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Campbell						Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
February 8, 2025 6:00 pm, FloHoops	at Charleston						TD Arena Charleston, SC
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	North Carolina A&T						Schar Center Elon, NC
February 15, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at UNC Wilmington						Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Towson						Schar Center Elon, NC
February 22, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	William & Mary						Schar Center Elon, NC
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Monmouth						OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
March 1, 2025 6:00 pm, CBSSN	at Stony Brook						Island Federal Arena Stony Brook, NY
CAA tournament
March 7–11, 2025 FloHoops/CBSSN	vs.						Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ "Hampton upsets Elon, secures first CAA Tournament win in history". ClutchPoints. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ "Elon Phoenix 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[2] "Hampton upsets Elon, secures first CAA Tournament win in history". ClutchPoints. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[4] "Elon Phoenix 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

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