2024–25 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team

2024–25 Stetson Hatters men's basketball
2024–25 Stetson Hatters men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	3–12 (1–1 ASUN)
Head coach	Donnie Jones (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Shawn Finney; Montay Brandon; Joey Gruden;
Home arena	Insight Credit Union 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	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	5	.667
North Alabama	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	5	.667
Queens*	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	6	.600
Jacksonville	1	–	1	.500	7	–	7	.500
Eastern Kentucky	1	–	1	.500	7	–	8	.467
Austin Peay	1	–	1	.500	6	–	9	.400
Florida Gulf Coast	1	–	1	.500	6	–	9	.400
Central Arkansas	1	–	1	.500	5	–	10	.333
Stetson	1	–	1	.500	3	–	12	.200
North Florida	0	–	2	.000	7	–	8	.467
Bellarmine	0	–	2	.000	3	–	12	.200
West Georgia*	0	–	2	.000	2	–	13	.133
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 ASUN tournament winner As of January 4, 2025

The 2024–25 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team represents Stetson University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hatters, led by sixth-year head coach Donnie Jones, play their home games at the Insight Credit Union Arena located in DeLand, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN).

Previous season

The Hatters finished the 2023–24 season 22–13, 11–5 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for second place.^[1] They defeated Queens,^[2] Jacksonville^[3] and Austin Peay to win their first-ever ASUN tournament championship and in turn, their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance.^[4] In the NCAA tournament, they received the #16 seed in the East Region,^[5] where they fell to eventual national champions UConn in the first round.^[6]

Roster

2024–25 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jamie Phillips Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Winter Haven High School	Winter Haven, FL
F	1	Josh Massey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Sr	Wingate	Monroe, NC
G	2	Isaac Jones	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Father Lopez Catholic High School	DeLand, FL
G	3	Mehki Ellison	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Mott Community College	Flint, MI
G	4	Daniel Macgregor	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr	Calvary Christian High School	Clearwater, FL
G	9	Blaize Sagna	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Minnesota Crookston	London, England
G	10	Tristan Gross	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	St. Petersburg High School	St. Petersburg, FL
G	11	Andrew Taylor (6Y)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Mississippi State	Corbin, KY
F	13	Alex Doyle	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So	DME Academy	Cholet, France
G	20	Ben Gladieux	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Crossroads Christian School	Raleigh, NC
F	21	Finley Sheridan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	RS So	Long Island Lutheran High School	Merrick, NY
G	22	Abramo Canka	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Wake Forest	Genoa, Italy
F	24	Jordan Wood	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Tulane	San Antonio, TX
F	33	Landen Babusiak	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	So	Bosco Institute	St. John, IN
F	42	Treyton Thompson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Minnesota	Glenwood, MN
F	77	Stefano Alesso	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	—	Fr	Bridgeport Prep	Buenos Aires, Argentina

Head coach

Donnie Jones (Pikeville)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(6Y) Sixth-year senior
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 7, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Columbia (SC)	W 105–60	–	Insight Credit Union Arena (202) DeLand, FL
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lynn	W 98–83	–	Insight Credit Union Arena (387) DeLand, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	New College	W 94–75	1–0	Insight Credit Union Arena (474) DeLand, FL
November 7, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	Omaha	L 76–79	1–1	Insight Credit Union Arena (561) DeLand, FL
November 11, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at The Citadel SoCon/ASUN Challenge	L 52–74	1–2	McAlister Field House (1,051) Charleston, SC
November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at Oklahoma	L 64–85	1–3	Lloyd Noble Center (4,922) Norman, OK
November 21, 2024* 5:30 p.m., BallerTV	vs. Toledo Boardwalk Battle quarterfinals	L 78–103	1–4	Ocean Center (752) Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2024* 1:00 p.m., BallerTV	vs. East Carolina Boardwalk Battle consolation round	L 64–71	1–5	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 23, 2024* 11:00 a.m., BallerTV	vs. La Salle Boardwalk Battle 7th-place game	L 77–92	1–6	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Florida	L 72–74	1–7	Yuengling Center (3,408) Tampa, FL
December 8, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Mercer SoCon/ASUN Challenge	L 83–89 ^OT	1–8	Insight Credit Union Arena (650) DeLand, FL
December 14, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	FIU	L 72–81	1–9	Insight Credit Union Arena (508) DeLand, FL
December 17, 2024* 9:00 p.m., SECN	at LSU	L 53–99	1–10	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,599) Baton Rouge, LA
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Fort Lauderdale	W 103–77	2–10	Insight Credit Union Arena (349) DeLand, FL
December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at No. 6 Florida	L 45–85	2–11	O'Connell Center (10,676) Gainesville, FL
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Queens	L 87–96	2–12 (0–1)	Curry Arena (574) Charlotte, NC
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at West Georgia	W 78–62	3–12 (1–1)	The Coliseum (362) Carrollton, GA
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Arkansas			Insight Credit Union Arena DeLand, FL
January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Alabama			Insight Credit Union Arena DeLand, FL
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Queens			Insight Credit Union Arena DeLand, FL
January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	West Georgia			Insight Credit Union Arena DeLand, FL
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Eastern Kentucky			Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bellarmine			Knights Hall Louisville, KY
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at North Florida			UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Florida Gulf Coast			Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Jacksonville			Insight Credit Union Arena DeLand, FL
February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Kentucky			Insight Credit Union Arena DeLand, FL
February 13, 2025 8:15 p.m., ESPN+	at Lipscomb			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
February 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Austin Peay			F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Florida			Insight Credit Union Arena DeLand, FL
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast			Insight Credit Union Arena DeLand, FL
February 24, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bellarmine			Insight Credit Union Arena DeLand, FL
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Jacksonville			Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ Pritt, Ryan (March 6, 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.
^ "Swenson and Stetson take down Jacksonville 88-87 in Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament". WTOP News. The Associated Press. March 7, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "Blackmon's career-high 43 points lead Stetson to NCAA Tournament for first time". FOX Sports. Associated Press. March 10, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "Latest bracket, schedule and scores for 2024 NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. April 8, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "No. 1 UConn begins title defense by cruising past Stetson 91-52 in NCAA Tournament". CBS Sports. AP. March 22, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "Stetson Hatters Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[2] Pritt, Ryan (March 6, 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.

[3] "Swenson and Stetson take down Jacksonville 88-87 in Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament". WTOP News. The Associated Press. March 7, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[4] "Blackmon's career-high 43 points lead Stetson to NCAA Tournament for first time". FOX Sports. Associated Press. March 10, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[5] "Latest bracket, schedule and scores for 2024 NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. April 8, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[6] "No. 1 UConn begins title defense by cruising past Stetson 91-52 in NCAA Tournament". CBS Sports. AP. March 22, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[7] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[8] "Stetson Hatters Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

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