2024–25 West Georgia Wolves men's basketball team

2024–25 West Georgia Wolves men's basketball
2024–25 West Georgia Wolves men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ASUN)
Head coach	Dave Moore (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Andy Young; Mark Schult; Willie Evans;
Home arena	The Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Austin Peay	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Bellarmine	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Central Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Eastern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida Gulf Coast	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jacksonville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Lipscomb	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Queens*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stetson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West Georgia*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 ASUN tournament winner

The 2024–25 West Georgia Wolves men's basketball team will represent the University of West Georgia during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolves, led by seventh-year head coach Dave Moore, will play their home games at The Coliseum in Carrollton, Georgia as first-year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

This season will mark West Georgia's first year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Wolves are not eligible to participate in the NCAA tournament until the 2028–29 season.^[1]

Previous season

The Wolves finished the 2023–24 season 27–6, 19–5 in GSC play to finish as Gulf South Conference regular season champions.^[2] They defeated Union,^[3] West Alabama,^[4] and Alabama–Huntsville to win the GSC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA DII tournament.^[5] They received the #2 seed in the South regional,^[6] where they defeated conference foe Lee in the first round,^[7] before falling to Florida Southern in the regional semifinals.^[8]

Roster

2024–25 West Georgia Wolves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kyric Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Jr	South Georgia State	Americus, Georgia
G	1	Brady Hardewig	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	RS Fr	Turpin High School	Cincinnati, Ohio
PG	2	Demetrus Johnson II	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Highland Community College	Chandler, Arizona
PF	3	Xavier Shegog	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Mount Vernon School	Nashville, Tennessee
F	4	Rickey Ballard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Lynn	Coral Springs, Florida
F	5	Shelton Williams-Dryden	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Milwaukee Area Tech	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	10	Michael Griffin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Sr	North Florida	Jacksonville, Florida
F	11	Kolten Griffin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	North Central Missouri	St. Joseph, Missouri
G	12	Eric Baldassarre	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
G/F	13	Sam Maynard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Fr	West Forsyth High School	Forsyth, Georgia
G	20	Max Young	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Central High School	Carrollton, Georgia
G	21	Tauris Watson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jr	Wofford	Lexington, South Carolina
PF	22	Kenneth Chime	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Fr	The McCallie School	Enugu, Nigeria
G	23	Malcolm Noel	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Covenant College	Peachtree City, Georgia
C	24	Tamaury Releford	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Connors State	Fort Smith, Arkansas
G	30	Cameron Merritt	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS Fr	Carrollton High School	Carrollton, Georgia

Head coach

Dave Moore (Bethel (TN))

Assistant coach(es)

Andy Young (West Georgia)
Mark Schult (Wittenberg)
Willie Evans (West Georgia)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 1, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*	at Mississippi State	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
November 6, 2024* 7:30 pm, ACCNX	at Georgia Tech	McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
November 12, 2024*	at Tennessee Tech	Hooper Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
November 15, 2024* ESPN+	at South Florida	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
November 19, 2024*	Troy	The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
November 23, 2024*	at Georgia Southern	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
November 26, 2024*	vs. Utah Valley Samford Thanksgiving Invitational	Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
November 27, 2024*	vs. North Dakota State Samford Thanksgiving Invitational	Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
November 29, 2024*	at Samford Samford Thanksgiving Invitational	Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
December 4, 2024*	at Mercer SoCon/ASUN Challenge	Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
December 7, 2024*	Tennessee Tech	The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
December 17, 2024*	at Charlotte	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
December 21, 2024*	Brewton–Parker	The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm	Florida Gulf Coast	The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Stetson	The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
January 9, 2025 ESPN+	at Austin Peay	F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
January 11, 2025 4:00 pm	at Lipscomb	Allen Arena Nashville, TN
January 16, 2025 6:30 pm	at Florida Gulf Coast	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
January 18, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Stetson	Insight Credit Union Arena DeLand, FL
January 23, 2025 12:00 pm	Jacksonville	The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
January 25, 2025	North Florida	The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
January 29, 2025	at Central Arkansas	Farris Center Conway, AR
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm	at Queens	Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
February 5, 2025	Lipscomb	The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
February 8, 2025	North Alabama	The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
February 13, 2025 ESPN+	at Eastern Kentucky	Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
February 15, 2025 6:30 pm	at Bellarmine	Knights Hall Louisville, KY
February 18, 2025 6:00 pm	at North Alabama	CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
February 20, 2025	Central Arkansas	The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
February 24, 2025	Queens	The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
February 26, 2025 ESPN+	Austin Peay	The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[9]^[10]

References

^ "Atlantic Sun Conference Welcomes the University of West Georgia as Its Newest Member". Atlantic Sun Conference. September 8, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
^ "Union's season ends with heartbreaking loss to West Georgia in GSC Quarterfinals". Union University Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
^ "Men's Basketball Falls to West Georgia in GSC Semifinals". University of West Alabama Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
^ "West Georgia Wins 2024 GSC Men's Basketball Championship". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
^ "2024 Division II Men's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
^ "Flames Season Comes to an End in the NCAA Tournament". Lee University Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
^ "Mocs Shoot Past #13 West Georgia to Advance to the Regional Championship". Florida Southern College. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UWG Wolves. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
^ "West Georgia Wolves 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[1] "Atlantic Sun Conference Welcomes the University of West Georgia as Its Newest Member". Atlantic Sun Conference. September 8, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[3] "Union's season ends with heartbreaking loss to West Georgia in GSC Quarterfinals". Union University Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[4] "Men's Basketball Falls to West Georgia in GSC Semifinals". University of West Alabama Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[5] "West Georgia Wins 2024 GSC Men's Basketball Championship". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[6] "2024 Division II Men's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[7] "Flames Season Comes to an End in the NCAA Tournament". Lee University Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[8] "Mocs Shoot Past #13 West Georgia to Advance to the Regional Championship". Florida Southern College. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[9] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UWG Wolves. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[10] "West Georgia Wolves 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

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