The 2024–25 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team will represent Morehead State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles will be led by first-year head coach Jonathan Mattox and play their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 OVC) |
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| Associate head coach | Jayson Taylor |
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| Home arena | Ellis Johnson Arena |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindenwood* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Little Rock | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Indiana* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 OVC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
editThe Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 26–9, 14–4 in OVC play, to finish in a three-way tie for first place.[1] In the OVC tournament, they defeated SIU Edwardsville in the quarterfinals,[2] UT Martin in the semifinals,[3] advancing to the championship game, where they defeated top-seeded Little Rock, earning the Eagles their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2021.[4] In the NCAA tournament, they received the #14 seed in the East Region, where they lost to #3 seeded Illinois in the first round.[5]
On March 29, 2024, Eagles head coach Preston Spradlin left the school to become the head coach at James Madison.[6] In April, the school named Jonathan Mattox the team's next head coach.[7]
Roster
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Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ |
at Louisville | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | |||||||||
| November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Boyce | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY | |||||||||
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 20 Cincinnati | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
| November 14, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Chattanooga | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN | |||||||||
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Austin Peay | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY | |||||||||
| November 27, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
vs. NJIT Cleveland State Tournament |
Woodling Gym Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cleveland State Cleveland State Tournament |
Woodling Gym Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
at Marshall | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||||
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Ohio | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
| December 15, 2024* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Kentucky Christian | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY | |||||||||
| December 19, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Martin | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY | |||||||||
| December 21, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tennessee State | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY | |||||||||
| December 28, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Alice Lloyd | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY | |||||||||
| December 31, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southern Indiana | Screaming Eagles Arena Evansville, IN | |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tennessee Tech | Eblen Center Cookeville, TN | |||||||||
| January 9, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Little Rock | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR | |||||||||
| January 11, 2025 4:45 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southeast Missouri State | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO | |||||||||
| January 16, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Western Illinois | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY | |||||||||
| January 18, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lindenwood | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY | |||||||||
| January 23, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Eastern Illinois | Lantz Arena Charleston, IL | |||||||||
| January 25, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at SIU Edwardsville | First Community Arena Edwardsville, IL | |||||||||
| January 28, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern Indiana | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY | |||||||||
| January 30, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tennessee Tech | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY | |||||||||
| February 6, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southeast Missouri State | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Little Rock | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY | |||||||||
| February 13, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Lindenwood | Hyland Performance Arena St. Charles, MO | |||||||||
| February 15, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Western Illinois | Western Hall Macomb, IL | |||||||||
| February 20, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
SIU Edwardsville | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY | |||||||||
| February 22, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Eastern Illinois | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY | |||||||||
| February 27, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tennessee State | Gentry Complex Nashville, TN | |||||||||
| March 1, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UT Martin | Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". ovcsports.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Leads Wire to Wire in OVC Tournament Victory Over SIUE". Morehead State University Athletics. March 7, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "Minix, Thomas, Thelwell Highlight Men's Basketball's 84-78 OVC Tournament Win Over UT Martin". Morehead State University Athletics. March 8, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Andrejev, Alex and Bennett, Brian. "Morehead State defeats Little Rock in OVC championship, earns NCAA Tournament bid". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "Morehead State falls short to No. 3-seeded Illinois in NCAA Tournament". spectrumnews1.com. Associated Press. March 21, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 29, 2024). "James Madison hires Morehead State's Spradlin". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Flavell, John (April 18, 2024). "Mattox introduced as new men's head coach". The Trail Blazer. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "Morehead State Eagles Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2024.