2024–25 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team

2024–25 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball
2024–25 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	1–6 (0–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Solomon Bozeman (4th season);
Associate head coach	Jeremiah Bozeman
Assistant coaches	Christian Robertson; Dee Wallace; Reginald Rogers;
Home arena	H.O. Clemmons Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Lions, led by fourth-year head coach Solomon Bozeman, play their home games at the H.O. Clemmons Arena in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

2024–25 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama A&M	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Alabama State	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Bethune–Cookman	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Southern	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Florida A&M	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200
Grambling State	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167
Prairie View A&M	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167
Texas Southern	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143
Mississippi Valley State	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143
Alcorn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	7	.000
Jackson State	0	–	0	–	0	–	7	.000

† 2025 SWAC tournament winner As of November 26, 2024

Previous season

The Golden Lions finished the 2023–24 season 13–18, 8–10 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.^[1] Due to a tiebreaking clause, they failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament, as only the top eight teams are eligible to compete.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Trejon Ware	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Arkansas Baptist College	Pearland, TX
G	1	Christian Moore	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	North Texas	Jacksonville, AR
G	2	Zach Reinhart	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	PHS Academy	Orlando, FL
G	3	Anthony Sellars	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Three Rivers College	Winston-Salem, NC
G	4	Dante Sawyer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	North Idaho College	San Francisco, CA
G	8	Chop Paljor	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	OTE Prep	Omaha, NE
F	9	Klemen Vuga	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Monmouth	Mengeš, Slovenia
G	10	Landon Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Bartlett HS	Memphis, TN
G	13	Raphael Dumont	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Vanier Prep	Quebec City, Canada
F	15	Dennis Asoro	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Hocking College	Columbus, OH
F	22	Robert Lewis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Cardinal Ritter Prep	St. Louis, MO
G	23	Matthew Spears	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	LeMoyne–Owen	Indianapolis, IN
F	24	Kyle Brown	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Indian River State College	Fort Lauderdale, FL
G	33	Quentin Bolton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Charleston Southern	Racine, WI
G	55	Caleb Jones	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	North Gwinnett HS	Atlanta, GA

Head coach

Solomon Bozeman (Little Rock)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeremiah Bozeman (Auburn Montgomery)
Christian Robertson (Arkansas–Pine Bluff)
Dee Wallace (Cal State Bakersfield)
Reginald Rogers (Pitt–Bradford)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 25, 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* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at No. 20 Cincinnati	L 54–109	0–1	11 – Sawyer	7 – Reinhart	3 – Moore	Fifth Third Arena (10,290) Cincinnati, OH
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	Champion Christian	W 99–57	1–1	24 – Vuga	11 – Tied	7 – Reinhart	H.O. Clemmons Arena (642) Pine Bluff, AR
November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulsa	L 80–103	1–2	15 – Tied	10 – Lewis	4 – Reinhart	Reynolds Center (2,753) Tulsa, OK
November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Florida	L 69–85	1–3	24 – Sawyer	8 – Tied	5 – Moore	Yuengling Center (4,404) Tampa, FL
November 16, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Incarnate Word	L 64–92	1–4	19 – Vuga	6 – Vuga	5 – Moore	McDermott Center (112) San Antonio, TX
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas Tech	L 64–98	1–5	20 – Moore	5 – Vuga	5 – Moore	United Supermarkets Arena (9,847) Lubbock, TX
November 24, 2024* 4:00 p.m., SECN	at Missouri	L 63–112	1–6	22 – Paljor	7 – Tied	3 – Jones	Mizzou Arena (8,496) Columbia, MO
November 27, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pacific						Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
December 1, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kansas State						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
December 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Arkansas						H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR
December 11, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe						Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
December 15, 2024* TBA, SECN	at Texas						Moody Center Austin, TX
December 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m.	Ecclesia						H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR
SWAC regular season
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m.	at Alabama A&M						Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL
January 6, 2025 6:00 p.m.	at Alabama State						Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL
January 11, 2025 5:30 p.m.	Texas Southern						H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR
January 13, 2025 5:30 p.m.	Prairie View A&M						H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR
January 18, 2025 TBA	at Florida A&M						Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL
January 20, 2025 7:00 p.m.	at Bethune–Cookman						Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL
January 25, 2025 5:30 p.m.	Southern						H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR
January 27, 2025 5:30 p.m.	Grambling State						H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR
February 1, 2025 5:30 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State						H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR
February 8, 2025 TBA	at Alcorn State						Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
February 10, 2025 TBA	at Jackson State						Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
February 15, 2025 5:30 p.m.	Alabama State						H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR
February 17, 2025 5:30 p.m.	Alabama A&M						H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR
February 22, 2025 4:30 p.m.	at Prairie View A&M						William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
February 24, 2025 TBA	at Texas Southern						H&PE Arena Houston, TX
March 1, 2025 TBA	at Mississippi Valley State						Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
March 6, 2025 5:30 p.m.	Jackson State						H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR
March 8, 2025 5:30 p.m.	Alcorn State						H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "SWAC Announces Men's Tournament Seedings and Quarterfinals Matchups". Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 4, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ "2024 Men's Basketball Schedule". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[2] "SWAC Announces Men's Tournament Seedings and Quarterfinals Matchups". Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 4, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[3] "2024 Men's Basketball Schedule". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[4] "Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

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