2024–25 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represents the University of Maine during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by third-year head coach Chris Markwood, play their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, Maine, as members of the America East Conference.

2024–25 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	8–8 (0–1 America East)
Head coach	Chris Markwood (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Rob O'Driscoll Pete Gash Jordon Bronner
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium

2024–25 America East Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UMass Lowell	1	–	0		1.000			12	–	4		.750
Binghamton	1	–	0		1.000			9	–	7		.563
Vermont	1	–	0		1.000			8	–	8		.500
Bryant	1	–	0		1.000			7	–	9		.438
NJIT	0	–	0		–			3	–	12		.200
Albany	0	–	1		.000			8	–	8		.500
Maine	0	–	1		.000			8	–	8		.500
UMBC	0	–	1		.000			8	–	8		.500
New Hampshire	0	–	1		.000			2	–	14		.125
† 2025 AmEast tournament winner As of January 4, 2025

Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 7–9 in America East play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They were defeated by Bryant in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.

Roster

2024–25 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Logan Carey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So St. Paul's School Shelton, CT G 1 Kellen Tynes (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Montana State Dartmouth, NS F 2 Christopher Mantis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Appalachian State Lowell, IN G 3 Jaden Clayton (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr Fort Erie International Academy Whitby, ON G 4 Caleb Crawford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Fr Loomis Chaffee School The Bronx, NY G 5 Isaac Bonilla 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So Bradford Christian Academy Danville, NH G 8 Darius Lopes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr Vermont Academy West Warwick, RI F 10 Killian Gribben 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Siena Letterkenny, Ireland F 11 Ridvan Tutic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Jr New Hampshire Novi Pazar, Serbia F 12 Milos Nenadic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Sr Western Reserve Academy Kitchener, ON F 13 Amare Allen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr CODE Academy Ajax, ON G 14 AJ Lopez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr New Hampshire Queens, NY F 15 John Shea 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr Edward Little High School Auburn, ME G 22 Quion Burns 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr LIU White Plains, NY F 25 Keelan Steele 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Jr Victory Academy Alton, ON F 31 Novak Perovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr Hoosac School Belgrade, Serbia	Head coach Chris Markwood (Maine) Assistant coach(es) Rob O'Driscoll (Villanova) Pete Gash (Chattanooga) Jordon Bronner (New Hampshire) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 7, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 7 Duke	L 62–96	0–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 6, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN		UMaine Fort Kent	W 98–47	1–1	Memorial Gymnasium (569) Orono, ME
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at Brown	W 69–67	2–1	Pizzitola Sports Center (751) Providence, RI
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Quinnipiac	L 55–58	2–2	M&T Bank Arena (1,912) Hamden, CT
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Richmond	L 66–70	2–3	Robins Center (4,633) Richmond, VA
November 24, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN		Holy Cross	W 80–55	3–3	Memorial Gymnasium (1,268) Orono, ME
November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. Elon Cathedral Classic Invitational	W 69–56	4–3	The Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
November 30, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN		at Penn Cathedral Classic Invitational	L 64–77	4–4	The Palestra (931) Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. Navy Cathedral Classic Invitational	W 71–66	5–4	The Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN		UMaine Augusta	W 103–51	6–4	Memorial Gymnasium (458) Orono, ME
December 8, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN		at Fordham	L 72–87	6–5	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,679) The Bronx, NY
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Duquesne	W 61–56	7–5	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,076) Pittsburgh, PA
December 14, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN		at Canisius	W 84–79	8–5	Koessler Athletic Center (830) Buffalo, NY
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Stony Brook	L 72–74	8–6	Island Federal Arena (2,081) Stony Brook, NY
December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN		Boston University	L 56–59	8–7	Memorial Gymnasium (1,221) Orono, ME
America East regular season
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at Bryant	L 55–81	8–8 (0–1)	Chace Athletic Center (795) Smithfield, RI
January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN		Binghamton			Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN		Albany			Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
January 16, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN		at NJIT			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN		at UMBC			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena  Catonsville, MD
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN		at UMass Lowell			Costello Athletic Center  Lowell, MA
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN		New Hampshire			Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at Vermont			Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN		NJIT			Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN		UMBC			Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN		Vermont			Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
February 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN		at Albany			Broadview Center  Albany, NY
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at Binghamton			Dr. Bai Lee Court  Vestal, NY
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at New Hampshire			Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN		Bryant			Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
March 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN		UMass Lowell			Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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