2024–25 West Georgia Wolves men's basketball team

The 2024–25 West Georgia Wolves men's basketball team will represent the University of West Georgia during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolves, led by seventh-year head coach Dave Moore, will play their home games at The Coliseum in Carrollton, Georgia as first-year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

2024–25 West Georgia Wolves men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 ASUN)
Head coach
  • Dave Moore (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Andy Young
  • Mark Schult
  • Willie Evans
Home arenaThe Coliseum
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Austin Peay 0 0   0 0  
Bellarmine 0 0   0 0  
Central Arkansas 0 0   0 0  
Eastern Kentucky 0 0   0 0  
Florida Gulf Coast 0 0   0 0  
Jacksonville 0 0   0 0  
Lipscomb 0 0   0 0  
North Alabama 0 0   0 0  
North Florida 0 0   0 0  
Queens* 0 0   0 0  
Stetson 0 0   0 0  
West Georgia* 0 0   0 0  
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2025 ASUN tournament winner

This season will mark West Georgia's first year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Wolves are not eligible to participate in the NCAA tournament until the 2028–29 season.[1]

Previous season

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The Wolves finished the 2023–24 season 27–6, 19–5 in GSC play to finish as Gulf South Conference regular season champions.[2] They defeated Union,[3] West Alabama,[4] and Alabama–Huntsville to win the GSC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA DII tournament.[5] They received the #2 seed in the South regional,[6] where they defeated conference foe Lee in the first round,[7] before falling to Florida Southern in the regional semifinals.[8]

Roster

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2024–25 West Georgia Wolves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kyric Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr South Georgia State Americus, Georgia
G 1 Brady Hardewig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Fr Turpin High School Cincinnati, Ohio
PG 2 Demetrus Johnson II 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Highland Community College Chandler, Arizona
PF 3 Xavier Shegog 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Mount Vernon School Nashville, Tennessee
F 4 Rickey Ballard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Lynn Coral Springs, Florida
F 5 Shelton Williams-Dryden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Milwaukee Area Tech Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 10 Michael Griffin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr North Florida Jacksonville, Florida
F 11 Kolten Griffin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr North Central Missouri St. Joseph, Missouri
G 12 Eric Baldassarre 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr IMG Academy Lancaster, Pennsylvania
G/F 13 Sam Maynard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr West Forsyth High School Forsyth, Georgia
G 20 Max Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Central High School Carrollton, Georgia
G 21 Tauris Watson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Wofford Lexington, South Carolina
PF 22 Kenneth Chime 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr The McCallie School Enugu, Nigeria
G 23 Malcolm Noel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Covenant College Peachtree City, Georgia
C 24 Tamaury Releford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Connors State Fort Smith, Arkansas
G 30 Cameron Merritt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Fr Carrollton High School Carrollton, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 1, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:30 pm
at Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
November 6, 2024*
7:30 pm, ACCNX
at Georgia Tech McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
November 12, 2024*
at Tennessee Tech Hooper Eblen Center 
Cookeville, TN
November 15, 2024*
 ESPN+
at South Florida Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
November 19, 2024*
7:00 pm
Troy The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
November 23, 2024*
at Georgia Southern Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA
November 26, 2024*
vs. Utah Valley
Samford Thanksgiving Invitational
Pete Hanna Center 
Homewood, AL
November 27, 2024*
vs. North Dakota State
Samford Thanksgiving Invitational
Pete Hanna Center 
Homewood, AL
November 29, 2024*
at Samford
Samford Thanksgiving Invitational
Pete Hanna Center 
Homewood, AL
December 4, 2024*
at Mercer
SoCon/ASUN Challenge
Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
December 7, 2024*
2:00 pm
Tennessee Tech The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
December 17, 2024*
at Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
December 21, 2024*
2:00 pm
Brewton–Parker The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm
Florida Gulf Coast The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Stetson The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
January 9, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Austin Peay F&M Bank Arena 
Clarksville, TN
January 11, 2025
5:00 pm
at Lipscomb Allen Arena 
Nashville, TN
January 16, 2025
6:30 pm
at Florida Gulf Coast Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
January 18, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stetson Insight Credit Union Arena 
DeLand, FL
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm
Jacksonville The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm
North Florida The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
January 29, 2025
7:30 pm
at Central Arkansas Farris Center 
Conway, AR
February 1, 2025
1:00 pm
at Queens Curry Arena 
Charlotte, NC
February 5, 2025
7:00 pm
Lipscomb The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm
North Alabama The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
February 13, 2025
 ESPN+
at Eastern Kentucky Baptist Health Arena 
Richmond, KY
February 15, 2025
6:30 pm
at Bellarmine Knights Hall 
Louisville, KY
February 18, 2025
7:00 pm
at North Alabama CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
February 20, 2025
7:45 pm
Central Arkansas The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
February 24, 2025
7:00 pm
Queens The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
February 26, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Austin Peay The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Atlantic Sun Conference Welcomes the University of West Georgia as Its Newest Member". Atlantic Sun Conference. September 8, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Union's season ends with heartbreaking loss to West Georgia in GSC Quarterfinals". Union University Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball Falls to West Georgia in GSC Semifinals". University of West Alabama Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "West Georgia Wins 2024 GSC Men's Basketball Championship". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024 Division II Men's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  7. ^ "Flames Season Comes to an End in the NCAA Tournament". Lee University Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "Mocs Shoot Past #13 West Georgia to Advance to the Regional Championship". Florida Southern College. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UWG Wolves. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  10. ^ "West Georgia Wolves 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 1, 2024.