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).
2024–25 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball | |
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Jayson Taylor |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Ellis Johnson Arena |
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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
editDate 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.