2024–25 East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball team

2024–25 East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball
2024–25 East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–24 (1–15 Southland)
Head coach	Jaret von Rosenberg (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Coleman Furst; A.J. Holland; Trey Conrod; Jared Kortsen; Matthew Scott;
Home arena	The Field House
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2024–25 →

2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
McNeese	15	–	1	.938	21	–	6	.778
Lamar	12	–	4	.750	17	–	10	.630
Southeastern Louisiana	11	–	5	.688	17	–	10	.630
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	10	–	6	.625	17	–	11	.607
Nicholls	10	–	6	.625	16	–	11	.593
Northwestern State	8	–	8	.500	11	–	15	.423
Houston Christian	8	–	8	.500	11	–	16	.407
Stephen F. Austin	7	–	9	.438	14	–	13	.519
UT Rio Grande Valley	6	–	10	.375	14	–	13	.519
Incarnate Word	6	–	10	.375	13	–	14	.481
New Orleans	2	–	14	.125	4	–	23	.148
East Texas A&M*	1	–	15	.063	3	–	24	.111
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2025 Southland tournament winner As of February 17, 2025

The 2024–25 East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball team represents East Texas A&M University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by seventh-year head coach Jaret von Rosenberg, play their home games at The Field House in Commerce, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.

This season marks Texas A&M–Commerce's third year of an originally scheduled four–year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lions will not be eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season. However, the Division I Council is preparing to vote on a proposal to shorten the period for such a transition to three years. Should the proposal be approved in January 2025, the Lions would be eligible in 2025–26.^[1]

This is the first season for the university under its then-current identity. On November 7, 2024, after the Lions had played their first two games of the 2024–25 season,^[2] the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved the proposed change of the university's name to East Texas A&M University. The name change took effect immediately.^[3]

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 13–20, 6–12 in Southland play, to finish in seventh place.^[4] They defeated Northwestern State,^[5] before falling to Nicholls in the second round of the Southland tournament.^[6]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 54 votes overall, the Lions were picked in a tie to finish tenth in the conference.^[7]^[8]

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
10	Texas A&M–Commerce	54
10	New Orleans	54
12	Houston Christian	48

Preseason All Conference

No Lions were selected as members of a preseason all–conference team.

Roster

2024–25 East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	TJ Thomas	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Collin College	Memphis, TN
G/F	1	Scooter Jr. Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Chattanooga State Community College	Clarksville, TN
G	2	Evan Phelps	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Duncanville High School	Duncanville, TX
G	3	Mykol Sanchez-Vega	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Indian River State College	Orlando, FL
G	4	Chris Adlam	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Houston Christian High School	Cypress, TX
F	5	Tay Mosher	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Otero College	The Colony, TX
G	8	Yusef Salih	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Sr	UIC	Gainesville, VA
G/F	10	Camerin James	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Hillsborough Community College	Apopka, FL
G	11	Khaliq Abdul-Mateen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Cy-Lakes High School	Houston, TX
G	12	Adonis Holiman	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Atoka High School	McAlester, OK
F	21	KC Ugwuakazi	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Cheshire Academy	Boston, MA
F	23	Demarco Bethea	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Ranger College	Sellers, SC
F	24	Josh Taylor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	St. Thomas (FL)	Atlanta, GA
G	25	Brandon Taylor	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Labette Community College	Coppell, TX
G	30	Luke Coughran	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Tompkins High School	Katy, TX
F	35	Omar Elchazli	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Des Moines Area Community College	Katy, TX

Head coach

Jaret von Rosenberg (Hartford)

Assistant coach(es)

Coleman Furst (Tarleton State)
A.J. Holland (Sioux Falls)
Trey Conrod (East Texas A&M)
Jared Kortsen (Emerson)
Matthew Scott (Midwestern State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	at Iowa Kenny Arnold Classic	L 67–89	0–1	12 – K. Abdul-Mateen	6 – C. James	4 – S. Williams, Jr.	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,879) Iowa City, IA
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Summit League Network	South Dakota Kenny Arnold Classic	L 83–91	0–2	18 – K. Abdul-Mateen	7 – D. Bethea	3 – K. Abdul-Mateen	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,493) Vermillion, SD
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at No. 13 Texas A&M	L 55–87	0–3	12 – S. Williams, Jr.	4 – D. Bethea	3 – S. Williams, Jr.	Reed Arena (8,673) College Station, TX
November 13, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Kenny Arnold Classic	W 70–68	1–3	18 – K. Abdul-Mateen	7 – D. Bethea	5 – S. Williams, Jr.	The Field House (624) Commerce, TX
November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FS1	at No. 2 UConn	L 46–81	1–4	18 – C. James	5 – K. Ugwuakazi	2 – K. Abdul-Mateen	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at Oklahoma	L 56–84	1–5	9 – J. Taylor	9 – J. Taylor	3 – T. Thomas	Lloyd Noble Center (4,678) Norman, OK
November 25, 2024* 6:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	at Stonehill	L 65–67	1–6	14 – S. Williams Jr.	6 – J. Taylor	2 – tied	Merkert Gymnasium (1,052) Easton, MA
November 30, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Purdue Fort Wayne	L 57–77	1–7	19 – S. Williams Jr.	9 – J. Taylor	3 – tied	The Field House (334) Commerce, TX
December 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Houston Christian	L 79–83	1–8 (0–1)	16 – S. Williams Jr.	7 – D. Bethea	7 – T. Thomas	Sharp Gymnasium (679) Houston, TX
December 7, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Incarnate Word	L 53–65	1–9 (0–2)	10 – S. Williams Jr.	5 – D. Bethea	2 – tied	McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
December 15, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	South Alabama	L 72–81	1–10	17 – tied	8 – D. Bethea	7 – T. Thomas	The Field House (217) Commerce, TX
December 18, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Abilene Christian	W 68–67	2–10	19 – S. Williams, Jr.	6 – S. Williams, Jr.	5 – K. Abdul-Mateen	The Field House (1,611) Commerce, TX
December 21, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Florida	L 62–88	2–11	12 – T. Mosher	7 – K. Abdul-Mateen	3 – S. Williams, Jr.	Yuengling Center (5,735) Tampa, FL
January 4, 2025 2:10 p.m., ESPN+	McNeese	L 56–75	2–12 (0–3)	18 – Y. Salih	5 – tied	4 – K. Abdul-Mateen	The Field House (812) Commerce, TX
January 6, 2025 2:10 p.m., ESPN+	Nicholls	L 61–83	2–13 (0–4)	12 – tied	4 – tied	4 – tied	The Field House (271) Commerce, TX
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northwestern State	L 67–75	2–14 (0–5)	18 – S. Williams Jr.	7 – D. Bethea	2 – tied	Prather Coliseum (289) Natchitoches, LA
January 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Rio Grande Valley	L 55–57	2–15 (0–6)	11 – T. Mosher	6 – D. Bethea	5 – C. Adlam	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,286) Edinburg, TX
January 18, 2025 2:15 p.m., ESPN+	New Orleans	L 72–83	2–16 (0–7)	13 – J. Taylor	7 – T. Mosher	5 – T. Thomas	The Field House (489) Commerce, TX
January 20, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana	L 68–76	2–17 (0–8)	13 – S. Williams, Jr.	5 – S. Williams, Jr.	5 – S. Williams, Jr.	The Field House (412) Commerce, TX
January 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Lamar	L 58–61 ^OT	2–18 (0–9)	12 – S. Williams, Jr.	8 – T. Thomas	3 – T. Thomas	Neches Arena (1,912) Beaumont, TX
January 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin	L 72–79	2–19 (0–10)	18 – K. Abdul-Mateen	6 – T. Mosher	5 – T. Thomas	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,225) Nacogdoches, TX
February 1, 2025 2:15 p.m., ESPN+	Northwestern State	W 72–50	3–19 (1–10)	16 – S. Williams, Jr.	8 – K. Ugwuakazi	6 – E. Phelps	The Field House (309) Commerce, TX
February 3, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 66–78	3–20 (1–11)	22 – C. Adlam	5 – J. Taylor	5 – E. Phelps	The Field House (742) Commerce, TX
February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Nicholls	L 65–81	3–21 (1–12)	22 – S. Williams, Jr.	9 – J. Taylor	6 – S. Williams, Jr.	Stopher Gymnasium (567) Thibodaux, LA
February 10, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at McNeese	L 51–67	3–22 (1–13)	16 – S. Williams, Jr.	6 – K. Ugwuakazi	4 – E. Phelps	The Legacy Center (2,883) Lake Charles, LA
February 15, 2025 2:15 p.m., ESPN+	Lamar	L 55–65	3–23 (1–14)	11 – T. Thomas	5 – K. Ugwuakazi	4 – T. Thomas	The Field House Commerce, TX
February 17, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin	L 74–76	3–24 (1–15)	17 – T. Mosher	6 – K. Ugwuakazi	6 – T. Thomas	The Field House (488) Commerce, TX
February 22, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana						Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, LA
February 24, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at New Orleans						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
March 1, 2025 2:15 p.m., ESPN+	Incarnate Word						The Field House Commerce, TX
March 3, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Houston Christian						The Field House Commerce, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[2]^[9]

References

^ Wright, Meghan Durham (October 9, 2024). "DI Council approves changes to notification-of-transfer windows in basketball, football" (Press release). NCAA. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". East Texas A&M Lions. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Approves Name Change for Texas A&M University-Commerce" (Press release). East Texas A&M University. November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ "Williams' 19 lead Texas A&M-Commerce past Northwestern St. 69-64 in Southland tourney". theScore. The Associated Press. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ "Nicholls beats Texas A&M-Commerce 72-51 in Southland Conference Tournament quarterfinals". AP News. March 11, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ Goss, Anthony (October 17, 2024). "Southland announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-Conference team". Crescent City Sports Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "East Texas A&M Lions Schedule 2023–24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[1] Wright, Meghan Durham (October 9, 2024). "DI Council approves changes to notification-of-transfer windows in basketball, football" (Press release). NCAA. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[:0-2] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". East Texas A&M Lions. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[3] "Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Approves Name Change for Texas A&M University-Commerce" (Press release). East Texas A&M University. November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[4] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[5] "Williams' 19 lead Texas A&M-Commerce past Northwestern St. 69-64 in Southland tourney". theScore. The Associated Press. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[6] "Nicholls beats Texas A&M-Commerce 72-51 in Southland Conference Tournament quarterfinals". AP News. March 11, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[PrePolls-7] "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[8] Goss, Anthony (October 17, 2024). "Southland announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-Conference team". Crescent City Sports Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[9] "East Texas A&M Lions Schedule 2023–24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

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