2024–25 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

2024–25 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
2024–25 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–4 (0–0 MVC)
Head coach	David Ragland (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Craig Snow
Assistant coaches	George Swanson; Roosevelt Jones; Peter Funk; DJ Balentine;
Home arena	Ford Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represents the University of Evansville during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by third-year head coach David Ragland, play their home games at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drake	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
Bradley	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Belmont	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Missouri State	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Murray State	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Northern Iowa	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Valparaiso	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Illinois State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
UIC	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Indiana State	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Evansville	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Southern Illinois	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333

† 2025 MVC tournament winner As of November 25, 2024

Previous season

The Purple Aces finished the 2023–24 season 17–18, 6–14 in MVC play to finish in tenth place.^[1] They defeated Illinois State,^[2] before falling to eventual tournament champions Drake in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament.^[3] They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #11 seed,^[4] where they would defeat Quinnipiac in the first round,^[5] before falling to eventual tournament champions Seattle in the quarterfinals.^[6]

Roster

2024–25 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Gabriel Pozzato	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	NBA Global Academy	Rome, Italy
G	1	Tanner Cuff	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	Salt Lake Community College	American Fork, Utah
G	3	Cam Haffner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Eastern Illinois	Westfield, Indiana
G	5	Braylon Jackson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Oldsmar Christian Academy	Kennesaw, Georgia
G	6	Gui Tesch	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	RS So	IMG Academy	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
G	9	Kaia Berridge	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Archbishop Riordan High School	Whangārei, New Zealand
G	10	Tyler Myers	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So	Evansville Day School	Evansville, Indiana
F	11	Joshua Hughes	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	So	BA Centre of Excellence	Brisbane, Australia
G	12	Tayshawn Comer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Eastern Kentucky	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	21	Connor Turnbull	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Butler	St. Paul, Missouri
F	22	Ramondo Battle II	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Walters State Community College	McKinney, Texas
G	23	Cameron Gehlhausen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Evansville North High School	Evansville, Indiana
F	32	Dakota Candler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	South Knox High School	Vincennes, Indiana
C	33	Michael Day	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	So	Albuquerque Basketball Club Prep	Middleton, Idaho
G	40	Weston Aigner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Castle High School	Newburgh, Indiana
F	45	Trent Hundley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Rio Grande	Mount Orab, Ohio

Head coach

David Ragland (Evansville)

Assistant coach(es)

Craig Snow (Evansville)
George Swanson (Northwest)
Roosevelt Jones (Butler)
Peter Funk (Valparaiso)
DJ Balentine (Evansville)

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	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024* 1:00 pm	Tiffin	W 86–60	–	Ford Center (3,105) Evansville, IN
Regular season
November 5, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Texas	L 63–80	0–1	The Super Pit (3,451) Denton, TX
November 9, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Brescia	W 96–49	1–1	Ford Center (4,112) Evansville, IN
November 13, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee	L 63–80	1–2	Murphy Center (3,509) Murfreesboro, TN
November 16, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Radford	L 81–92	1–3	Ford Center (4,306) Evansville, IN
November 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, B1G+	at Ohio State	L 30–80	1–4	Value City Arena (9,824) Columbus, OH
November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Green Bay	W 98–81	2–4	Ford Center (4,418) Evansville, IN
November 24, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Campbell	W 66–53	3–4	Ford Center (3,823) Evansville, IN
December 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Murray State			CFSB Center Murray, KY
December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Western Kentucky			Ford Center Evansville, IN
December 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Chattanooga			Ford Center Evansville, IN
December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UT Arlington			College Park Center Arlington, TX
December 21, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Ball State			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
December 29, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Missouri State			Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Illinois			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Indiana State			Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Illinois State			Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 11, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Drake			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
January 14, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Iowa			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Belmont			Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UIC			Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Valparaiso			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Murray State			Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Belmont			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Southern Illinois			Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Bradley			Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Missouri State			Great Southern Bank Arena Springfield, MO
February 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Valparaiso			Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 19, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Indiana State			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UIC			Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Drake			Ford Center Evansville, IN
March 2, 2025 ESPN+	at Illinois State			CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
MVC tournament
March 6–9, 2025 ESPN+/CBSSN	vs.			Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "Evansville basketball advances in MVC tournament with wire-to-wire win over Illinois State". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "DeVries scores 19, Drake beats Evansville in MVC quarterfinals, 79-58". USA Today. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "Bobe helps Evansville hold off Quinnipiac 64-63 in CBI first round". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "Evansville falls to Seattle in second round of CBI". WEVV 44News. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "Evansville Purple Aces 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

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

[2] "Evansville basketball advances in MVC tournament with wire-to-wire win over Illinois State". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[3] "DeVries scores 19, Drake beats Evansville in MVC quarterfinals, 79-58". USA Today. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[4] "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[5] "Bobe helps Evansville hold off Quinnipiac 64-63 in CBI first round". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[6] "Evansville falls to Seattle in second round of CBI". WEVV 44News. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[7] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[8] "Evansville Purple Aces 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

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