2024–25 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

2024–25 Lamar Cardinals basketball
2024–25 Lamar Cardinals basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	1–1 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Alvin Brooks (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Charles Harral (4th season); Wendell Moore (4th season); Ethan Quinn (1st season);
Home arena	Neches Federal Credit Union Arena at the Montagne Center; (Capacity: 10,080)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represents Lamar University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals are led by fourth-year head coach Alvin Brooks and play their home games at the Neches Federal Credit Union Arena at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas.

2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Incarnate Word	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Nicholls	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Lamar	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Houston Christian	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
McNeese	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
New Orleans	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Northwestern State	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
UT Rio Grande Valley	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
East Texas A&M*	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2025 Southland tournament winner As of November 14, 2024

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the season 19–14 overall and 12–6 in Southland Conference play for a fourth-place conference finish. As the fourth-seeded team, the Cardinals were 1–1 in the SLC tournament defeating eighth-seeded New Orleans 71–57^[1] and losing to top-seeded McNeese 57–76 in the semifinal round.^[2]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 143 votes overall, the Cardinals were picked to finish fifth in the conference.^[3]^[4]

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 Cardinals were selected as members of a preseason all-conference team.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Cody Pennebaker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Beaumont, TX
G	1	Alexis Marmolejos	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Santiago D.R.
G	2	Jayden Barrs	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Manor, TX
G	3	Danquez Dawsey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Lawton, OK
F	4	Braden East	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Fr	Houston, TX
G	5	Jayden Gambrell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Houston, TX
G	8	B. B. Knight	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jr	Katy, TX
G	9	Jace Jeffries	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Tomball, TX
F	10	Errol White	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Queens, NY
F	11	Ja'Sean Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	San Antonio, TX
F	13	Terrance Dixon, Jr	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Lawrenceville, GA
C	20	Adam Hamilton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Buckeye, AZ
F	22	Andrew Holifield	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Woodbine, MD
F	32	Janko Bulajic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Nikšić, Montenegro

Head coach

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Alvin Brooks (Lamar)

Assistant coach(es)

Charles Harral (Texas Tech)
Wendell Moore (Georgia Southern)
Ethan Quinn (Minnesota)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., –	LSU–Alexandria	L 80–83	–	–	–	–	Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Paul Quinn College	W 113–42	1–0	20 – Andrew Holifield	10 – Errol White	9 – Ja’Sean Jackson	Neches Arena- (1,436) Beaumont, TX
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 23 Texas A&M	L 71–97	1–1	23 – Alexis Marmolejos	10 – Andrew Holifield	3 – Janko Bulajic	Reed Arena (7,195) College Station, TX
November 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Sam Houston						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
November 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Akron Akron Classic						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
November 23, 2024* 7:30 p.m.	vs. Alabama State Akron Classic						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
November 24, 2024 11:00 a.m.	vs. Omaha Mavericks Akron Classic						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
November 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Our Lady of the Lake (San Antonio)						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
December 5, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi						American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
December 7, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Rio Grande Valley						UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
December 14, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Miss						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas Tech						United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
December 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M University–San Antonio						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Houston Christian						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
January 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Incarnate Word						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
January 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Orleans						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at McNeese Battle of the Border (rivalry)						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
January 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Nicholls						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux
January 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Texas A&M						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
January 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northwestern State						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin						William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
February 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana						Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, LA
February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	UT Rio Grande Valley						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
February 10, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
February 15, 2025 2:15 p.m., ESPN+	at East Texas A&M						The Field House Commerce, TX
February 17, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Northwestern State						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
February 22, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Houston Christian						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
February 24, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Incarnate Word						McDermott Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
March 1 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	McNeese Battle of the Border (rivalry)						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
March 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Nicholls						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
Southland tournament
March 9–13, 2024 TBA, ESPN+	vs. TBA						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

References

^ Goss, Anthony (March 11, 2024). "No. 4 Lamar bottles up No. 8 New Orleans, advances to semifinals at 2024 Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament presented by Explore Louisiana". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
^ Goss, Anthony (March 12, 2024). "Wells pours in 27 points, No. 1 McNeese handles No. 4 Lamar in semifinal round of 2024 Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament presented by Explore Louisiana". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
^ Anthony Goss (October 17, 2024). "Southland announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-Conference team". Crescent City Sports Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
^ "Lamar Cardinals Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
^ "Lamar Cardinals". CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "2025 Lamar Cardinals Schedule". Nolan Analytics, LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "Lamar Cardinals". Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[1] Goss, Anthony (March 11, 2024). "No. 4 Lamar bottles up No. 8 New Orleans, advances to semifinals at 2024 Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament presented by Explore Louisiana". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

[2] Goss, Anthony (March 12, 2024). "Wells pours in 27 points, No. 1 McNeese handles No. 4 Lamar in semifinal round of 2024 Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament presented by Explore Louisiana". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

[PrePolls-3] "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[4] Anthony Goss (October 17, 2024). "Southland announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-Conference team". Crescent City Sports Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[6] "Lamar Cardinals Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[7] "Lamar Cardinals". CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[8] "2025 Lamar Cardinals Schedule". Nolan Analytics, LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[9] "Lamar Cardinals". Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

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