2024–25 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

2024–25 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
2024–25 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division champions
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	4–2 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Travis Steele (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Jonathan Holmes (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Khristian Smith (3rd season); Carl Richburg (1st season); Elijah Pennington (1st season);
Home arena	Millett Hall
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represents Miami University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by third-year head coach Travis Steele, play their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.

2024–25 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kent State	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Toledo	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Akron	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Ball State	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Ohio	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286

† 2025 MAC tournament winner As of November 27, 2024

Previous season

The RedHawks finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 9–9 in MAC play to finish tied for sixth place.^[1] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Akron in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Bradley Dean	1	G	6'2"	170	Junior	Gate City, Virginia	Transferred to UVA Wise
Julian Lewis	3	G/F	6'6"	200	Junior	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Transferred to Eastern Michigan
Darweshi Hunter	4	G/F	6'5"	200	Graduate student	Phoenix, Arizona	Graduated
Ryan Mabrey	13	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Belmar, New Jersey	Transferred to Quinnipiac
Hampton Dauparas	14	F	6'5"	225	Freshman	Long Beach, Indiana	Walk-on; didn't return
Jaquel Morris	21	C	6'8"	220	Sophomore	Brooklyn, New York	Transferred to Saint Peter's
Bryce Bultman	25	F	6'5"	200	Graduate student	Nashville, Illinois	Graduated
Anderson Mirambeaux	45	C	6'8"	305	Senior	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Kam Craft	4	G/F	6'6"	205	RS Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois	Xavier
Peter Suder	5	G	6'5"	215	Junior	Carmel, Indiana	Bellarmine
Antwone Woolfolk	13	F	6'9"	235	Junior	Cleveland, Ohio	Rutgers
Dan Luers	25	G	6'5"	220	Graduate student	Lebanon, Ohio	Eastern Illinois

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Luke Skaljac G	Broadview Heights, Ohio	Broadview Heights High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Luke Skaljac G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Jack Sauer G	Loveland, Ohio	Loveland High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Jack Sauer G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

On October 22, 2024 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Miami was picked to finish sixth in the MAC regular season.^[3]

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Ohio	121 (11)
2	Akron	106 (1)
3	Kent State	99
4	Toledo	95
5	Bowling Green	73
6	Miami (OH)	72
7	Ball State	67
8	Central Michigan	55
9	Eastern Michigan	36
10	Western Michigan	33
11	Northern Illinois	24
12	Buffalo	11

MAC Tournament Champions: Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1)

Source^[3]

Preseason All-MAC

No RedHawks were named to the first or second Preseason All-MAC teams.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Eian Elmer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	2	Evan Ipsaro	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Covington Catholic High School	Crestview Hills, Kentucky
G	3	Luke Skaljac	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Broadview Heights High School	Broadview Heights, Ohio
G/F	4	Kam Craft	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Xavier	Chicago, Illinois
G	5	Peter Suder	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Bellarmine	Carmel, Indiana
G	6	Jack Sauer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Loveland High School	Loveland, Ohio
G	8	Eli Yofan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Fox Chapel Area High School	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G	11	Mekhi Cooper	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Bolingbrook High School	Bolingbrook, Illinois
F	13	Antwone Woolfolk	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Rutgers	Cleveland, Ohio
G/F	22	Brant Byers	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Perkiomen School	Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
F	24	Jackson Kotecki	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	St. Ignatius College Prep	Chicago, Illinois
G	25	Dan Luers	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Eastern Illinois	Lebanon, Ohio
F	29	Ethan Wright	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	So	Spring Valley Academy	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	33	Blake Anderson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Evansville Memorial High School	Evansville, Indiana
C	35	Reece Potter	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Lexington Catholic High School	Lexington, Kentucky

Head coach

Travis Steele (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Jonathan Holmes (North Carolina)
Khristian Smith (Indiana State)
Carl Richburg (Miami (OH))
Elijah Pennington (IUPUI)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 13, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Appalachian State MAC-SBC Challenge	W 77–63	1–0	17 – Suder	6 – Tied	4 – Cooper	Holmes Center (3,193) Boone, NC
November 9, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Wright State	L 68–81	1–1	23 – Craft	10 – Woolfolk	4 – Suder	Millett Hall (2,078) Oxford, OH
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 88–70	2–1	24 – Elmer	9 – Elmer	5 – Cooper	Millett Hall (1,611) Oxford, OH
November 18, 2024* 6:00 pm, BTN	at Michigan Fort Myers Tip-Off campus game	L 67–94	2–2	14 – Elmer	5 – Byers	4 – Suder	Crisler Center (9,943) Ann Arbor, MI
November 25, 2024* 11:00 am	vs. Siena Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division semifinals	W 70–58	3–2	18 – Tied	9 – Woolfolk	4 – Cooper	Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2024* 1:30 pm	vs. Mercer Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division championship	W 75–72	4–2	16 – Suder	6 – Tied	3 – Suder	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (610) Fort Myers, FL
December 2, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Air Force						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
December 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, BTN	at Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
December 15, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Bethany						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Vermont						Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
December 22, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Sacred Heart						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
December 30, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Defiance						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
MAC regular season
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Buffalo						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
January 7, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Ball State						Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
January 11, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Western Michigan						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
January 14, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Illinois						Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
January 18, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Kent State						MAC Center Kent, OH
January 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Bowling Green						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Akron						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
January 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Michigan						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
February 1, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Ohio						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
February 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Central Michigan						McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 11, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Toledo						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
February 15, 2025 2:30 pm, ESPN+	at Western Michigan						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
February 18, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Michigan						George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
February 22, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Kent State						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
February 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Illinois						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Ohio						Convocation Center Athens, OH
March 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Buffalo						Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
March 7, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Ball State						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
MAC tournament
March 13–15, 2025 ESPN+/CBSSN/ESPN2	vs.						Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "Akron Zips men's basketball wins MAC Tournament quarterfinal vs. Miami, advances". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "MAC Announces 2024-25 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Miami University RedHawks. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "Miami (OH) RedHawks 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[2] "Akron Zips men's basketball wins MAC Tournament quarterfinal vs. Miami, advances". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[poll-3] "MAC Announces 2024-25 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Miami University RedHawks. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[5] "Miami (OH) RedHawks 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

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