2024–25 Queens Royals men's basketball team

2024–25 Queens Royals men's basketball
2024–25 Queens Royals men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	5–5 (0–0 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	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
North Alabama	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
North Florida	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
Eastern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Jacksonville	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Queens*	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Austin Peay	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
Bellarmine	0	–	0	–	3	–	7	.300
Florida Gulf Coast	0	–	0	–	3	–	7	.300
Central Arkansas	0	–	0	–	2	–	7	.222
Stetson	0	–	0	–	1	–	8	.111
West Georgia*	0	–	0	–	1	–	10	.091
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 ASUN tournament winner As of December 10, 2024

The 2024–25 Queens Royals men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at Curry Arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

This season will mark 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	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			Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	Mercer			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
December 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	at Ole Miss			SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN	Stetson			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN	Florida Gulf Coast			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
January 9, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN	at Lipscomb			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN	at Austin Peay			F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN	at Stetson			Insight Credit Union Arena DeLand, FL
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN	at Florida Gulf Coast			Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN	North Florida			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN	Jacksonville			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN	North Alabama			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN	West Georgia			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
February 5, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN	at Central Arkansas			Farris Center Conway, AR
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN	Lipscomb			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN	at Bellarmine			Knights Hall Louisville, KY
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN	at Eastern Kentucky			Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN	Central Arkansas			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN	Austin Peay			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
February 24, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN	at West Georgia			The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN	at North Alabama			CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
*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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

v t e Queens Royals men's basketball
Venues	Owens Gym (1989–?) Curry Arena (2013–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics