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2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team

The 2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team represents the University of North Alabama during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by seventh-year head coach Tony Pujol, play their home games at the CB&S Bank Arena located in Florence, Alabama as members the ASUN Conference.

2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball
ConferenceASUN Conference
Record8–4 (0–0 ASUN)
Head coach
Associate head coachAhmad Smith
Assistant coaches
  • Carter Heston
  • Austin Burnette
  • Sean Foley
Home arenaCB&S Bank Arena
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Alabama 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667
Lipscomb 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583
North Florida 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538
Queens* 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538
Eastern Kentucky 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500
Jacksonville 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500
Austin Peay 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333
Central Arkansas 0 – 0   – 3 – 8   .273
Florida Gulf Coast 0 – 0   – 3 – 8   .273
Bellarmine 0 – 0   – 3 – 10   .231
West Georgia* 0 – 0   – 2 – 11   .154
Stetson 0 – 0   – 1 – 10   .091
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2025 ASUN tournament winner
As of December 21, 2024

Previous season

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The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 8–8 in ASUN play to finish in sixth place.[1] The Lions advanced past the first round in the ASUN tournament with a 77–75 victory over the Lipscomb Bisons, courtesy of a KJ Johnson buzzer-beater.[2][3] The Lions' season would come to an end in the ASUN semifinals as they were defeated by the Austin Peay Governors in a 77–71 defeat.[4][5]

Roster

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2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Will Soucie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Gill St. Bernard's School Califon, New Jersey
F 1 Donte Bacchus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Snead State CC Homewood, Alabama
G 1 King Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Loomis Chaffee School Detroit, Michigan
G 2 Daniel Ortiz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr UAB Shreveport, Louisiana
F 3 Corneilous Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Western Carolina Beaumont, Mississippi
G 4 Canin Jefferson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Isidore Newman School New Orleans, Louisiana
G 5 Jacari Lane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lee High School Huntsville, Alabama
G 8 Kevin de Kovachich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Hamilton Heights Academy Montréal, Québec
G 9 Taye Fields 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Missouri Western Opelika, Alabama
G 13 Blake Floyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Spain Park High School Pelham, Alabama
C 21 Israel Jenrette 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Valdosta High School Valdosta, Georgia
C 24 Mitchell Chaffee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Calhoun CC Muscle Shoals, Alabama
F 25 DarKaun King 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr TACA Academy Dallas, Texas
F 34 Dallas Howell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Enterprise High School Coffee Springs, Alabama
C 35 Jamal Albritton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Wallace-Selma CC Montgomery, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 20, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
8:30 pm, MW Network 		at Air Force W 73–57  1–0
  24 – Lane   5 – Howell   6 – Lane  Clune Arena (1,212)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 7, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN 		Point W 94–58  2–0
  14 – Jefferson   9 – Jenrette   1 – tied  CB&S Bank Arena (3,000)
Florence, AL
November 11, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN 		UT Martin W 87–69  3–0
  22 – Lane   10 – tied   4 – tied  CB&S Bank Arena (2,212)
Florence, AL
November 15, 2024*
7:45 pm, ESPN 		Samford
SoCon/ASUN Challenge 		L 96–97 OT 3–1
  32 – Lane   16 – Williams   6 – Lane  CB&S Bank Arena (2,732)
Florence, AL
November 18, 2024*
8:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 4 Auburn L 69–102  3–2
  16 – Lane   8 – Williams   3 – Soucie  Neville Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
November 23, 2024*
4:00 pm 		vs. Louisiana–Monroe
City of Lights MTE 		W 74–62  4–2
  19 – Ortiz   9 – Fields   4 – Lane  Prather Coliseum (112)
Natchitoches, LA
November 24, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN 		at Northwestern State
City of Lights MTE 		L 58–71  4–3
  14 – Lane   9 – Williams   3 – Fields  Prather Coliseum (228)
Natchitoches, LA
November 27, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN 		Dalton State W 100–69  5–3
  23 – de Kovachich   9 – Fields   6 – Lane  CB&S Bank Arena (1,127)
Florence, AL
December 1, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN 		at Wofford
SoCon/ASUN Challenge 		L 54–74  5–4
  11 – Bacchus   6 – Williams   3 – Lane  Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (856)
Spatanburg, SC
December 4, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN 		Tennessee Tech W 82–59  6–4
  16 – Soucie   12 – tied   4 – Lane  CB&S Bank Arena (1,537)
Florence, AL
December 11, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN 		at East Carolina W 74–67  7–4
  19 – Lane   11 – Fields   8 – Fields  Williams Arena (3,177)
Greenville, NC
December 19, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN 		Charleston Southern W 86–69  8–4
  25 – Fields   6 – Corneilous   6 – Lane  CB&S Bank Arena (1,287)
Florence, AL
December 22, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN 		at Loyola Marymount       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN 		Bellarmine       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
January 4, 2025
4:30 pm, ESPN 		Eastern Kentucky       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
January 9, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN 		at FGCU       Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
January 11, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN 		at Stetson       Edmunds Center 
DeLand, FL
January 16, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN 		at Jacksonville       Swisher Gymnasium 
Jacksonville, FL
January 18, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN 		at North Florida       UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
January 23, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN 		Lipscomb       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
January 25, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN 		Austin Peay       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
January 29, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN 		at Queens       Curry Arena 
Charlotte, NC
February 1, 2025
7:45 pm, ESPN 		Central Arkansas       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
February 5, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN 		at Austin Peay       F&M Bank Arena 
Clarksville, TN
February 8, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN 		at West Georgia       The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
February 13, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN 		North Florida       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
February 15, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN 		Jacksonville       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
February 18, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN 		West Georgia       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN 		at Lipscomb       Allen Arena 
Nashville, TN
February 24, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN 		at Central Arkansas       Farris Center 
Conway, AR
February 26, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN 		Queens       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Estes, Gentry (March 6, 2024). "A moment of March Madness ends Lipscomb's season in cruel fashion". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Johnson's buzzer beater sends Lions to ASUN Semifinal". North Alabama Athletics. March 5, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Lions suffer heart-shattering loss in ASUN Semifinal, 77-71". North Alabama Athletics. March 7, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Austin Peay knocks off North Alabama 77-71 for berth in Atlantic Sun championship game". ESPN. March 7, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
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