2024–25 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

2024–25 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
2024–25 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	13–13 (5–6 America East)
Head coach	Dwayne Killings (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Whitesell; KJ Baptiste; Dan Madhavapallil; Jaylen Bond;
Home arena	Broadview Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represents the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by fourth-year head coach Dwayne Killings, play their home games at the Broadview Center in Albany, New York as members of the America East Conference.

2024–25 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bryant	11	–	1	.917	17	–	10	.630
Maine	8	–	3	.727	16	–	10	.615
Vermont	8	–	3	.727	15	–	11	.577
Albany	5	–	6	.455	13	–	13	.500
Binghamton	5	–	7	.417	13	–	14	.481
New Hampshire	5	–	7	.417	7	–	20	.259
UMass Lowell	4	–	7	.364	15	–	11	.577
UMBC	4	–	8	.333	12	–	15	.444
NJIT	2	–	10	.167	5	–	22	.185

† 2025 AmEast tournament winner As of February 15, 2025

Previous season

The Great Danes finished the 2023–24 season 13–19, 5–11 in America East play, to finish in eighth place.^[1] They were defeated by Vermont in the first round of the America East tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Damon Strand	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Raritan Valley Community College	Plainfield, NJ
G	1	Amar'e Marshall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Hofstra	Montclair, NJ
F	2	Aaron Reddish	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Pebblebrook High School	Norristown, PA
G	3	Byron Joshua	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	GS	Alcorn State	LaPlace, LA
G	4	Amir Lindsey	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Rivers School	Framingham, MA
G	5	DeMarr Jr. Langford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Boston College	Worcester, MA
F	6	Kacper Klaczek	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Saint Joseph's	Katowice, Poland
G	7	Kani Topuz	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Hoosac School	Kadıköy, Turkey
G	8	Kheni Briggs	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Charleston Southern	Kannapolis, NC
C	10	Bautista Giralt	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	Florida Day School	Buenos Aires, Argentina
F	11	Sultan Adewale	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Iona	East London, England
F	12	Justin Neely	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	West Oaks Academy	Miami, Florida
F	13	Ma'Kye Taylor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Imhotep Institute High School	Philadelphia, PA
G	14	Zach Matulu	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Shaker High School	Albany, NY
G	24	Zane Adnan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Bullis School	Gaithersburg, MD

Head coach

Dwayne Killings (Hampton)

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Whitesell (Luther)
KJ Baptiste (Brandeis)
Dan Madhavapallil (Marquette)
Jaylen Bond (Temple)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 6, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 6:30 p.m.	Potsdam	W 100–57	–	Broadview Center Albany, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Army	L 59–67	0–1	Christl Arena (350) West Point, NY
November 9, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Oneonta	W 89–69	1–1	Broadview Center (2,020) Albany, NY
November 13, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Dartmouth	W 87–73	2–1	Leede Arena (721) Hanover, NH
November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Siena Albany Cup	W 70–60	3–1	Broadview Center (3,899) Albany, NY
November 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m.	vs. Puerto Rico–Mayagüez Puerto Rico Clasico	W 93–50	4–1	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (20) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m.	vs. Kansas City Puerto Rico Clasico	W 67–65	5–1	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
November 24, 2024* 12:00 p.m.	vs. American Puerto Rico Clasico	L 77–81	5–2	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
November 30, 2024* 4:00 p.m., FS2	at Georgetown	L 68–100	5–3	Capital One Arena (4,227) Washington, D.C.
December 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Columbia	W 88–73	6–3	Broadview Center (2,027) Albany, NY
December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Boston University	L 74–80 ^OT	6–4	Case Gym (720) Boston, MA
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Syracuse	L 85–102	6–5	JMA Wireless Dome (19,354) Syracuse, NY
December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Drexel	L 70–77	6–6	Broadview Center (1,577) Albany, NY
December 18, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	at Sacred Heart	W 74–66	7–6	William H. Pitt Center (1,800) Fairfield, CT
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Fordham	L 83–87	7–7	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,412) The Bronx, NY
December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Stony Brook	W 77–70	8–7	Broadview Center (1,667) Albany, NY
America East regular season
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMass Lowell	L 69–73	8–8 (0–1)	Broadview Center (2,025) Albany, NY
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Hampshire	W 61–57	9–8 (1–1)	Lundholm Gym (172) Durham, NH
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Maine	L 66–87	9–9 (1–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,064) Orono, ME
January 16, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Bryant	L 79–89	9–10 (1–3)	Broadview Center (1,382) Albany, NY
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Binghamton	W 70–65	10–10 (2–3)	Dr. Bai Lee Court (2,162) Vestal, NY
January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	UMBC	L 87–92 ^OT	10–11 (2–4)	Broadview Center (2,017) Albany, NY
January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	NJIT	W 68–62	11–11 (3–4)	Broadview Center (2,038) Albany, NY
February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Binghamton	L 61–65	11–12 (3–5)	Broadview Center (2,625) Albany, NY
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bryant	W 68–63	12–12 (4–5)	Chace Athletic Center (1,022) Smithfield, RI
February 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Vermont	L 62–68	12–13 (4–6)	Broadview Center (2,315) Albany, NY
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UMass Lowell	W 90–88 ^OT	13–13 (5–6)	Costello Athletic Center (515) Lowell, MA
February 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Maine			Broadview Center Albany, NY
February 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Hampshire			Broadview Center Albany, NY
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UMBC			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at NJIT			Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Vermont			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
^ Manley, Ryan (March 9, 2024). "#1 Cats Pull Off Thrilling Comeback to Defeat #8 UAlbany 75-72 in Quarterfinals". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University at Albany Great Danes. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
^ "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 6, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 6, 2024.

[2] Manley, Ryan (March 9, 2024). "#1 Cats Pull Off Thrilling Comeback to Defeat #8 UAlbany 75-72 in Quarterfinals". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University at Albany Great Danes. Retrieved October 6, 2024.

[4] "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 6, 2024.

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