2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team will represent the University of California, Riverside during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by fifth-year head coach Mike Magpayo, will play their home games at the SRC Arena located in Riverside, California as members of the Big West Conference.

2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Eddie Hill
  • Troy Hammel
  • Matt Hurwitz
  • Anthony Lorenzo
Home arenaSRC Arena
(Capacity: 3,168)
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal Poly 0 0   0 0  
Cal State Bakersfield 0 0   0 0  
Cal State Fullerton 0 0   0 0  
Cal State Northridge 0 0   0 0  
Hawai'i 0 0   0 0  
Long Beach State 0 0   0 0  
UC Davis 0 0   0 0  
UC Irvine 0 0   0 0  
UC Riverside 0 0   0 0  
UC San Diego 0 0   0 0  
UC Santa Barbara 0 0   0 0  
2025 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

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The Highlanders finished the 2023–24 season 16–18, 10–10 in Big West play to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1] They defeated Cal State Bakersfield,[2] before falling to eventual tournament champions Long Beach State in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament.[3]

Roster

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2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tyler Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Archbishop Mitty High School Morgan Hill, CA
G 1 Gavin Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
RS Jr West Los Angeles College Carson, CA
F 2 Kaleb Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
RS So Damien High School Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G 3 Isaiah Moses 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
RS Jr College of Southern Idaho Anchorage, AK
F 4 Rikus Schulte 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Davidson Münster, Germany
G 6 Jayden Mojica 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So San Gabriel Academy El Sereno, CA
G 7 Parker Strauss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Northwestern Costa Mesa, CA
F 8 Abass Bodija 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Fr SWMP Pirates Academy Brisbane, Australia
G/F 10 Niyi Olabode 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Miramonte High School Orinda, CA
G/F 11 Nate Pickens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Dream City Christian El Mirage, AZ
C 12 Jack Whitbourn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Fr Melbourne Tigers Melbourne, Australia
F 13 David Manea 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Prolific Prep Irvine, CA
C 21 Joel Armotrading 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Cal Poly London, England
F 22 Luke Turner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Wofford Temecula, CA
G 24 Barrington Hargress 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Heritage Christian School Inglewood, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2024*
7:00 pm
Cal State San Marcos W 89–61 
 21  Smith   11  Smith   7  Moses  SRC Arena (300)
Riverside, CA
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:30 pm, BTN+
at Oregon       Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
November 8, 2024*
6:00 pm
at BYU       Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
November 12, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at California Baptist       Fowler Events Center 
Riverside, CA
November 14, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
La Sierra       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
November 19, 2024*
7:00 pm
at Santa Clara       Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
November 22, 2024*
6:00 pm
at Colorado State       Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
November 24, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Alcorn State       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
November 30, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho       ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
December 5, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Northridge       Premier America Credit Union Arena 
Northridge, CA
December 7, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
December 15, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Francis (IL)       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
December 18, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana State       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
December 21, 2024*
12:00 pm
at UNLV       Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
December 29, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Thomas (MN)       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Long Beach State       Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
January 4, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Irvine       Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Hawai'i       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Santa Barbara       The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
January 18, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+
UC San Diego       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Irvine       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
January 25, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Bakersfield       Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Davis       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
February 1, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal Poly       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
February 6, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC San Diego       LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
February 8, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
February 13, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Davis       University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
February 15, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Santa Barbara       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Long Beach State       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal Poly       Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 27, 2025
9:00 pm, ESPN+
at Hawai'i       Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
March 6, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Northridge       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
March 8, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton       Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
Big West tournament
March 12–15, 2025
 ESPN+
vs.        Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "UC Riverside defeats CSU Bakersfield in Big West Conference Tournament 83-78". AP News. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Long Beach State knocks off UC Riverside in Big West Conference Tournament 86-67". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "UC Riverside Highlanders 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2024.