The 2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball season began with practices in September 2023 and will end with the 2025 Horizon League men's basketball tournament in March 2025. This is the 45th season for Horizon League men's basketball.
| 2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Men's basketball |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+ ESPN2 ESPNU ESPN |
| Regular season | |
| Tournament | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit Mercy | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IU Indy | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Horizon League tournament winner As of November 25, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coaches
editCoaching changes
edit- On March 6, 2024, IUPUI (now IU Indy) fired head coach Matt Crenshaw after three seasons.[1] On March 25, the school hired Division II Indianapolis head coach Paul Corsaro to replace Crenshaw.[2]
- On March 7, 2024, Detroit Mercy fired head coach Mike Davis following a 1–31 season, ending his six-year tenure with the team.[3] On April 3, Michigan State assistant coach Mark Montgomery was named the team's new coach.[4]
- On March 28, 2024, Wright State head coach Bryan Mullins was hired as the head coach at Southern Illinois.[5] That same day, Wright State promoted assistant Clint Sargent to head coach.[6]
- On March 30, 2024, Youngstown State head coach Jerrod Calhoun was hired as the head coach at Utah State.[7] On April 1, Youngstown State promoted assistant Ethan Faulkner to head coach.[8]
- On May 12, 2024, Green Bay head coach Sundance Wicks was hired as the head coach at Wyoming after one season with the Phoenix.[9] Two days later, Green Bay named talk radio host and Oklahoma State all-time assists leader Doug Gottlieb as head coach.[10]
Coaches
edit| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Season | Overall record |
Horizon record |
NCAA Tournaments |
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| Cleveland State | Daniyal Robinson | Iowa State (asst.) | 3rd | 42–29 (.592) | 25–15 (.625) | 0 |
| Detroit Mercy | Mark Montgomery | Michigan State (asst.) | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Green Bay | Doug Gottlieb | none | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| IU Indy | Paul Corsaro | Indianapolis | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Milwaukee | Bart Lundy | Queens | 3rd | 42–27 (.609) | 26–14 (.650) | 0 |
| Northern Kentucky | Darrin Horn | Texas (asst.) | 6th | 97–60 (.618) | 64–32 (.667) | 2 |
| Oakland | Greg Kampe | Toledo (asst.) | 41st | 694–526 (.569) | 117–72 (.619) | 1 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | Jon Coffman | IPFW (asst.) | 11th | 178–141 (.558) | 92–84 (.523) | 0 |
| Robert Morris | Andrew Toole | Robert Morris (asst.) | 15th | 226–232 (.493) | 139–115 (.547) | 2 |
| Wright State | Clint Sargent | Wright State (asst.) | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Youngstown State | Ethan Faulkner | Youngstown State | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
Notes:
- Season number includes 2024–25 season.
- Records are prior to 2024–25 season.
Preseason
editPreseason coaches poll
edit| 2024–25 Horizon League Preseason Coaches Poll[11] | ||
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| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Points |
| 1. | Milwaukee (15) | 421 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne (14) | 421 | |
| 3. | Northern Kentucky (4) | 389 |
| 4. | Oakland (5) | 345 |
| 5. | Wright State (4) | 315 |
| 6. | Youngstown State (1) | 272 |
| 7. | Cleveland State | 252 |
| 8. | Green Bay | 171 |
| 9. | Robert Morris | 148 |
| 10. | IU Indy (1) | 91 |
| 11. | Detroit Mercy | 79 |
Preseason All-Horizon League
edit| First team | Second team |
|---|---|
| Trey Robinson, Northern Kentucky | AJ McKee, Milwaukee |
| Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky | Erik Pratt, Milwaukee |
| Rasheed Bello, Purdue Fort Wayne | DQ Cole, Oakland |
| Jalen Jackson, Purdue Fort Wayne | Quinton Morton-Robertson, Purdue Fort Wayne |
| Brandon Noel, Wright State | Alex Huibregtse, Wright State |
| Preseason Player of the Year: Brandon Noel, Wright State | |
Regular season
editPlayer of the Week awards
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Early season tournaments
editThe following table summarizes the multiple-team events (MTE) or early-season tournaments in which teams from the Horizon League will participate.
| Team | Tournament | Location | Dates | Finish |
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| Cleveland State | Viking Invitational | Cleveland, OH | November 26–29 | – |
| Detroit Mercy | Jacksonville Classic | Jacksonville, FL | November 26–27 | N/A |
| Green Bay | Ohio State MTE | Evansville, IN Columbus, OH |
November 22–30 | – |
| IU Indy | Bulldog Bash | Huntsville, AL | November 22–25 | – |
| Milwaukee | Cream City Classic | Milwaukee, WI | November 22–24 | – |
| Northern Kentucky | Twyman-Stokes NKU Classic | Highland Heights, KY | November 14–19 | – |
| Oakland | Diamond Head Classic | Honolulu, HI | November 22–23 | – |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | Sunshine Slam | Daytona Beach, FL | November 20–26 | – |
| Robert Morris | Urban-Bennett Invitational | Moon Township, PA | November 14–17 | – |
| Wright State | Myrtle Beach Invitational | Conway, SC | November 21–24 | – |
| Youngstown State | Axe 'Em Classic | Nacogdoches, TX | November 21–23 | – |
Postseason
editHorizon League tournament
editThe conference tournament will be played from March 4 to March 11, 2025. The first round and quarterfinals are hosted at campus sites, while the semifinals and finals are held at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana. Teams are seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary. The top five teams receive a bye to the quarterfinals and the bracket is re-seeded after every round.
National awards
editPreseason watchlists
editHorizon League players were selected to the following preseason award watchlists:
| Henson[12] | |
| Rasheed Bello, Purdue Fort Wayne | 
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| AJ McKee, Milwaukee |
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| Brandon Noel, Wright State |
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References
edit- ^ "IUPUI fires men's head basketball coach". WTHR. March 6, 2024.
- ^ King, Mason (March 25, 2024). "Jaguars pounce on UIndy's Corsaro to coach IU Indianapolis hoops". Indianapolis Business Journal.
- ^ "Mike Davis out as Detroit Mercy men's basketball coach after 6 years, 1-31 season". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Detroit Mercy taps Tom Izzo disciple Mark Montgomery as head basketball coach". The Detroit News. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ McCaughan, Tim (March 28, 2024). "Scott Nagy Named Southern Illinois Men's Basketball Coach". Southern Illinois Salukis.
- ^ Harris, Doug (March 28, 2024). "Wright State names Sargent to replace Nagy as coach". Dayton Daily News.
- ^ "Jerrod Calhoun Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Utah State University". Utah State Aggies. March 30, 2024.
- ^ "YSU names new men's head basketball coach". WKBN.com. April 1, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ Seeman, Nick (May 12, 2024). "Sundance Wicks Named Head Coach of Cowboy Basketball Program". University of Wyoming.
- ^ "Doug Gottlieb Named 10th Head Coach in Green Bay Men's Basketball History". University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ White, Rachel (October 15, 2024). "Milwaukee, Purdue Fort Wayne Share Top Spot in 2024-25 Under Armour #HLMBB Preseason Poll". horizonleague.org. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "The Lou Henson Award Watch List". CollegeInsider. November 19, 2024.