2024–25 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

2024–25 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
2024–25 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	13–9 (7–4 Southland)
Head coach	David Kiefer (6th season);
Associate head coach	Kyle Roane
Assistant coaches	Cody McCoy; Drew Riley;
Home arena	University Center; (Capacity: 7,500)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
McNeese	10	–	1	.909	16	–	6	.727
Lamar	8	–	3	.727	13	–	9	.591
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	7	–	4	.636	14	–	9	.609
Nicholls	7	–	4	.636	13	–	9	.591
Southeastern Louisiana	7	–	4	.636	13	–	9	.591
Houston Christian	7	–	4	.636	10	–	12	.455
Northwestern State	6	–	5	.545	9	–	12	.429
UT Rio Grande Valley	5	–	6	.455	13	–	9	.591
Incarnate Word	4	–	7	.364	11	–	11	.500
Stephen F. Austin	2	–	9	.182	9	–	13	.409
New Orleans	2	–	9	.182	4	–	18	.182
East Texas A&M*	1	–	10	.091	3	–	19	.136
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2025 Southland tournament winner As of February 1, 2025

The 2024–25 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represents Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by sixth-year head coach David Kiefer, play their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 15–17 overall and 10–8 in Southland Conference play to finish fifth in conference. They lost against New Orleans in the first round.^[1]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 17, 2024. The Lions were picked to finish sixth in the conference.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	McNeese	242 (21)
2	Stephen F. Austin	208
3	Nicholls	205 (3)
4	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	191
5	Lamar	143
6	Southeastern	121
7	Incarnate Word	117
8	UT Rio Grande Valley	112
9	Northwestern State	90
T10	Texas A&M–Commerce	54
T10	New Orleans	54
12	Houston Christian	48

Preseason All Conference

No Southeastern players were selected as a member of the Preseason all conference team.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Southeastern Louisiana Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kam Burton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Legacy the School of Sport Sciences	Houston, TX
F	1	Jeremy Elyzee	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Pembroke Pines Charter HS	Hialeah, FL
G	2	Caron Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Parkville HS	Baltimore, MD
G	3	Kyle Edison	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. John Paul II Catholic HS	West Palm Beach, FL
G	4	CJ Booker	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	RS So	Seguin HS UT Rio Grande Valley	Arlington, TX
G/F	5	Jakevion Buckley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Shelbyville HS Lamar	Shelbyville, TX
G	8	Carlos Paez	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Sunrise Christian Academy Austin Peay	Naguanagua, Carabobo, Venezuela
F	10	Asher Boney	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Ponchatoula HS	Ponchatoula, LA
F	10	Jaiden Lawrence	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Warren Central HS Panola College	Bowling Green, KY
F	15	Brody Rowbury	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	Jr	Meridian HS Sunrise Christian Academy	Meridian, ID
G	20	Sam Hines Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Wheeler HS South Florida	Duluth, GA
G	21	Ryan Elzy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Ponchatoula HS East Texas Baptist	Natalbany, LA
C	33	Max Brackmann	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Sr	Staedtische Loehne	Löhne, Germany
F	42	Thomas Tut	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Solid Rock Christian Academy	Juba, South Sudan

Head coach

David Kiefer (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Roane (Southern Miss)
Cody McCoy (UT Arlington)
Drew Riley (Arkansas State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 14, 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* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	William Carey	W 91–53	1–0	21 – S. Hines Jr.	8 – K. Burton	5 – J. Buckley	University Center (1,233) Hammond, LA
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UAB	L 72–82	1–1	16 – J. Buckley	10 – J. Elyzee	7 – J. Buckley	Bartow Arena (3,291) Birmingham, AL
November 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+	at Mississippi State	L 59–80	1–2	17 – K. Burton	9 – B. Rowbury	5 – S. Hines Jr.	Humphrey Coliseum (8,744) Starkville, MS
November 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe	W 70–67	2–2	16 – J. Buckley	11 – S. Hines Jr.	5 – J. Buckley	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,190) Monroe, LA
November 22, 2024* 7:30 p.m., MW Network	at Wyoming Cancún Challenge campus site game	L 61–64	2–3	20 – K. Burton	8 – S. Hines, Jr.	4 – J. Buckley	Arena-Auditorium (3,761) Laramie, WY
November 26, 2024* 11:30 a.m., FloHoops	vs. Gardner–Webb Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals	L 69–73	2–4	22 – J. Elyzee	7 – S. Hines Jr.	6 – S. Hines Jr.	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (103) Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2024* 11:30 a.m., FloHoops	vs. North Dakota Cancún Challenge Mayan Division consolation game	W 76–60	3–4	17 – S. Hines Jr.	8 – B. Rowbury	4 – J. Buckley	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (123) Cancún, Mexico
December 2, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulane	W 71–67	4–4	18 – J. Buckley	9 – S. Hines, Jr.	6 – J. Buckley	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,269) New Orleans, LA
December 5, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Nicholls	L 64–67	4–5 (0–1)	13 – Tied	11 – S. Hines, Jr.	4 – S. Hines, Jr.	Stopher Gymnasium (587) Thibodaux, LA
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana	L 61–68	4–6	22 – S. Hines, Jr.	6 – B. Rowbury	5 – J. Buckley	Cajundome (1,165) Lafayette, LA
December 16, 2024* 12:00 p.m., YouTube	at Grambling State	W 75–65	5–6	19 – S. Hines Jr.	8 – J. Buckley	7 – J. Buckley	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (400) Grambling, LA
December 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Loyola (New Orleans)	W 96–62	6–6	19 – Tied	7 – J. Buckley	4 – J. Buckley	University Center (483) Hammond, LA
Southland Conference regular season
December 30, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at McNeese	L 51–79	6–7 (0–2)	11 – Tied	6 – S. Hines Jr.	3 – Tied	The Legacy Center (3,106) Lake Charles, LA
January 4, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 71–80	6–8 (0–3)	21 – J. Elyzee	10 – J. Elyzee	3 – S. Hines Jr.	University Center (538) Hammond, LA
January 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	UT Rio Grande Valley	W 79–75	7–8 (1–3)	25 – J. Buckley	8 – B. Rowbury	4 – J. Buckley	University Center (461) Hammond, LA
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Orleans	W 91–71	8–8 (2–3)	30 – S. Hines, Jr.	10 – S. Hines, Jr.	9 – J. Buckley	Lakefront Arena (729) New Orleans, LA
January 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin	W 66–59	9–8 (3–3)	16 – J. Buckley	8 – J. Elyzee	6 – C. Paez	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,609) Nacogdoches, TX
January 18, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Northwestern State	W 65–64	10–8 (4–3)	19 – J. Buckley	8 – J. Buckley	2 – C. Paez	Prather Coliseum (418) Natchitoches, LA
January 20, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at East Texas A&M	W 76–68	11–8 (5–3)	23 – S. Hines, Jr.	10 – B. Rowbury	4 – J. Buckley	The Field House (412) Commerce, TX
January 25, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Incarnate Word	W 86–63	12–8 (6–3)	22 – S. Hines, Jr.	4 – J. Elyzee	5 – J. Buckley	University Center (589) Hammond, LA
January 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Houston Christian	L 62–70	12–9 (6–4)	23 – S. Hines Jr.	7 – B. Rowbury	4 – Tied	University Center (507) Hammond, LA
February 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	New Orleans	W 76–68	13–9 (7–4)	17 – S. Hines, Jr.	8 – B. Rowbury	5 – J. Buckley	University Center (633) Hammond, LA
February 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lamar						University Center Hammond, LA
February 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Incarnate Word						McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
February 10, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Houston Christian						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
February 15, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Nicholls						University Center Hammond, LA
February 17, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	McNeese						University Center Hammond, LA
February 22, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	East Texas A&M						University Center Hammond, LA
February 24, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northwestern State						University Center Hammond, LA
March 1, 2025 4:30 p.m.	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
March 3, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Rio Grande Valley						UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
Southland Tournament
March 9-12, 2025 ESPN+	at TBD						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[3]^[4]^[5]

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

References

^ "Eastmond Breaks Assists Record but Lions Season Ends". Southeastern Louisiana Lions. March 10, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 17, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
^ "SE Louisiana Lions Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
^ Thiberville Jr., Richard (August 23, 2024). "Lions Release Schedule for 2024-25 Season". lionsports.net. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

[1] "Eastmond Breaks Assists Record but Lions Season Ends". Southeastern Louisiana Lions. March 10, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

[PrePolls-2] "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 17, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

[4] "SE Louisiana Lions Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

[5] Thiberville Jr., Richard (August 23, 2024). "Lions Release Schedule for 2024-25 Season". lionsports.net. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

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