2024–25 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

2024–25 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
2024–25 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	3–2 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	John Jakus (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Aditya Malhotra; Todd Abernethy; Jordan Fee; Isaiah Austin;
Home arena	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represents Florida Atlantic University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by first-year head coach John Jakus, play their home games at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Memphis	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
North Texas	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Rice	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Temple	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Tulane	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
UAB	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
South Florida	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
UTSA	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333

† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of November 18, 2024

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2023–24 season 25–9, 14–4 in AAC play to finish in second place. They beat North Texas in the quarterfinals^[1] of the AAC tournament before losing to Temple in the semifinals.^[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the East region. There they lost to Northwestern, ending their season.^[3]

On March 24, 2024, head coach Dusty May left the school to take the head coaching position at Michigan.^[4] On March 27, the school named Baylor assistant John Jakus the team's new head coach.^[5]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Brenen Lorient	0	F	6'9"	200	Sophomore	Ocala, FL	Transferred to North Texas
Johnell Davis	1	G	6'4"	203	Junior	Gary, IN	Transferred to Arkansas
Nicholas Boyd	2	G	6'3"	175	Sophomore	Garnerville, NY	Transferred to San Diego State
Giacarlo Rosado	3	F	6'8"	247	Junior	West Palm Beach, FL	Transferred to Charlotte
Bryan Greenlee	4	G	6'0"	191	Senior	Gainesville, FL	Graduated
Isaiah Gaines	5	F	6'8"	225	Junior	Pensacola, FL	Transferred to Radford
Jalen Gaffney	12	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Columbus, NJ	Graduated
Alijah Martin	15	G	6'2"	210	Junior	Summit, MS	Transferred to Florida
Alejando Ralat	21	G	6'0"	160	Junior	San Juan, PR	Walk-on; transferred
Brandon Weatherspoon	23	G	6'4"	186	Senior	Canton, MS	Graduated
Leo Beath	30	F	6'8"	210	Freshman	Malibu, CA	Walk-on; transferred
Vladislav Goldin	50	C	7'1"	240	Junior	Nalchik, Russia	Transferred to Michigan

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Ken Evans Jr.	0	G	6'5"	200	Senior	Jackson, MS	Jackson State
Kaleb Glenn	1	F	6'6"	205	Sophomore	Louisville, KY	Louisville
Leland Walker	2	G	6'1"	185	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Eastern Kentucky
Baba Miller	18	F	6'11"	204	Junior	Mallorca, Spain	Florida State
KyKy Tandy	24	G	6'2"	190	GS Senior	Hopkinsville, KY	Jacksonville State
Niccolo Moretti	25	G	6'1"	170	Sophomore	Bologna, Italy	Illinois

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Amar Amkou SG	Thiès, Senegal	NBA Academy Africa	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	May 4, 2024
Amar Amkou SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Mantas Kočanas C	Kaunas, Lithuania	Klaipėda Varpas gymnasium	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	N/A	Nov 14, 2023
Mantas Kočanas C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josiah Parker PF	Leesburg, GA	Lee County High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 12, 2024
Josiah Parker PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ken Evans Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Forest Hill Jackson State	Jackson, MS
F	1	Kaleb Glenn	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	La Lumiere School Louisville	Louisville, KY
G	2	Leland Walker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Hargrave Military Academy Eastern Kentucky	Indianapolis, IN
G	3	Amar Amkou	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	CSI Keur Madior	Thiès, Senegal
G	4	Liam Dayco-Green (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Prolific Prep	Vancouver, BC
C	8	Matas Vokietaitis	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Kauno Varpas Gymnasium	Marijampolė, Lithuania
F	9	Max Langenfeld (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Urspringschule	Ulm, Germany
G	11	Jakel Powell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Raleigh Christian	Raleigh, NC
F	12	Tre Carroll	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	RS So	Charlotte	Punta Gorda, FL
G	13	Jack Johnson (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Choate Rosemary	White Plains, NY
F	18	Baba Miller	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Real Madrid Florida State	Mallorca, Spain
G	22	Devin Vanterpool	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Christ the King	Laurel, MD
G	24	KyKy Tandy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	University Heights Academy Jacksonville State	Hopkinsville, KY
G	25	Niccolo Moretti	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	NBA Global Academy (Australia) Illinois	Bologna, Italy

Head coach

John Jakus (Trinity International)

Assistant coach(es)

Aditya Malhotra (Baylor)
Todd Abernethy (Mississippi)
Jordan Fee (West Liberty)
Isaiah Austin (Baylor)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024* 2:00 p.m.	Saint Leo	W 104–53		23 – Vokietaitis	9 – Glenn	5 – Moretti	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
November 1, 2024* 8:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Auburn Charity Exhibition Game benefiting the AU Melton Scholars Program	L 70–102		16 – Glenn	8 – Glenn	2 – Tied	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., Gray TV	vs. Indiana State Total Athlete Tip-Off	W 97–64	1–0	19 – Moretti	9 – Miller	5 – Evans Jr.	Wooden Family Fieldhouse (1,200) Xenia, OH
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Coastal Georgia	W 99–49	2–0	18 – Tied	9 – Tied	8 – Moretti	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UCF	L 94–100	2–1	20 – Walker	5 – Tied	5 – Walker	Addition Financial Arena (8,302) Orlando, FL
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloSports	at Charleston Field of 68 Tip-Off	L 116–119 ^2OT	2–2	27 – Glenn	12 – Miller	8 – Moretti	TD Arena (4,963) Charleston, SC
November 16, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FloSports	vs. Liberty Field of 68 Tip-Off	W 77–74 ^OT	3–2	17 – Vokietaitis	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	TD Arena (331) Charleston, SC
November 21, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Oklahoma State Charleston Classic quarterfinals						TD Arena Charleston, SC
November 22, 2024* 11:00 a.m./2:30 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Miami (FL)/Drake Charleston Classic						TD Arena Charleston, SC
November 24, 2024* TBA, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN+	vs. Seton Hall/VCU/Vanderbilt/Nevada Charleston Classic						TD Arena Charleston, SC
November 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
December 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., CBSSN	at FIU						Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Jacksonville						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
December 14, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas State						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FS1	at Michigan State						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
AAC regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	Memphis						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 5, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at East Carolina						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
January 12, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	UAB						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 15, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
January 19, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rice						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	at North Texas						The Super Pit Denton, TX
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UTSA						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	South Florida						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Tulsa						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
February 10, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	Charlotte						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
February 16, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Temple						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	Wichita State						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Memphis						FedExForum Memphis, TN
February 27, 2025 TBA, ESPN2/ESPNU	North Texas						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
March 2, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at South Florida						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at UAB						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
March 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Carolina						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
AAC tournament
March 12–16, 2025 TBA	vs.						Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ Paul, Ben (2024-03-15). "Owls Advance to the Semifinals". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
^ Paul, Ben (2024-03-16). "Owls Fall to Temple in AAC Semifinals". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
^ Paul, Ben (2024-03-22). "Owls Fall in Round of 64". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
^ Cone, Allen (2024-03-24). "Michigan announces hiring of Dusty May as basketball coach". WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
^ Borzello, Jeff (2024-03-28). "Baylor assistant Jakus takes over as FAU coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

[1] Paul, Ben (2024-03-15). "Owls Advance to the Semifinals". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-06.

[2] Paul, Ben (2024-03-16). "Owls Fall to Temple in AAC Semifinals". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-06.

[3] Paul, Ben (2024-03-22). "Owls Fall in Round of 64". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-06.

[4] Cone, Allen (2024-03-24). "Michigan announces hiring of Dusty May as basketball coach". WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm. Retrieved 2024-03-27.

[5] Borzello, Jeff (2024-03-28). "Baylor assistant Jakus takes over as FAU coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.

[6] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

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