2024–25 West Georgia Wolves men's basketball team

2024–25 West Georgia Wolves men's basketball
2024–25 West Georgia Wolves men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	0–9 (0–0 ASUN)
Head coach	Dave Moore (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Andy Young; Mark Schult; Willie Evans;
Home arena	The Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 West Georgia Wolves men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at The Coliseum in Carrollton, Georgia as first-year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Florida	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
North Alabama	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Austin Peay	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Eastern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Jacksonville	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Lipscomb	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Queens*	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Central Arkansas	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Bellarmine	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Florida Gulf Coast	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Stetson	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143
West Georgia*	0	–	0	–	0	–	9	.000
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 ASUN tournament winner As of November 29, 2024

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 currently not eligible to participate in the NCAA tournament until the 2028–29 season.^[1] A pending change to transition rules, scheduled to be voted on by the Division I Council in January 2025, would reduce the transition period to three years.^[2]

Previous season

The Wolves finished the 2023–24 season 27–6, 19–5 in GSC play to finish as Gulf South Conference regular season champions.^[3] They defeated Union,^[4] West Alabama,^[5] and Alabama–Huntsville to win the GSC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA DII tournament.^[6] They received the #2 seed in the South regional,^[7] where they defeated conference foe Lee in the first round,^[8] before falling to Florida Southern in the regional semifinals.^[9]

Roster

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

Dave Moore (Bethel (TN))

Assistant coach(es)

Andy Young (West Georgia)
Mark Schult (Wittenberg)
Willie Evans (West Georgia)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 1, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+	at Mississippi State	L 60–95	0–1	Humphrey Coliseum (9,125) Mississippi State, MS
November 6, 2024* 7:30 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+	at Georgia Tech	L 62–85	0–2	McCamish Pavilion (3,530) Atlanta, GA
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tennessee Tech	L 73–76	0–3	Hooper Eblen Center (716) Cookeville, TN
November 15, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at South Florida	L 55–74	0–4	Yuengling Center (4,411) Tampa, FL
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Troy	L 65–84	0–5	The Coliseum (1,342) Carrollton, GA
November 23, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Georgia Southern	L 54–64	0–6	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,552) Statesboro, GA
November 26, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Utah Valley Samford Thanksgiving Invitational	L 74–77	0–7	Pete Hanna Center (177) Homewood, AL
November 27, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. North Dakota State Samford Thanksgiving Invitational	L 61–73	0–8	Pete Hanna Center (123) Homewood, AL
November 29, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Samford Samford Thanksgiving Invitational	L 65–86	0–9	Pete Hanna Center (887) Homewood, AL
December 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Mercer SoCon/ASUN Challenge			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm	Tennessee Tech			The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm	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 7:00 pm, 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:^[10]^[11]

References

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

[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] "DI Council approves changes to notification-of-transfer windows in basketball, football" (Press release). NCAA. October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[3] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[4] "Union's season ends with heartbreaking loss to West Georgia in GSC Quarterfinals". Union University Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[5] "Men's Basketball Falls to West Georgia in GSC Semifinals". University of West Alabama Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[6] "West Georgia Wins 2024 GSC Men's Basketball Championship". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[7] "2024 Division II Men's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[8] "Flames Season Comes to an End in the NCAA Tournament". Lee University Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[9] "Mocs Shoot Past #13 West Georgia to Advance to the Regional Championship". Florida Southern College. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[10] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UWG Wolves. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[11] "West Georgia Wolves 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

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