2024–25 IU Indy Jaguars men's basketball team

The 2024–25 IU Indy Jaguars men's basketball team represents Indiana University Indianapolis in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This is the first ever season for the institution following the dissolve of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. The athletic program transferred to the new IU Indianapolis, with an athletic branding of IU Indy.[1] The Jaguars are led by first-year head coach Paul Corsaro and play their home games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum and The Jungle in Indianapolis, Indiana as members of the Horizon League.[2]

2024–2025 IU Indy Jaguars men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record5–12 (1–5 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Burris (1st season)
  • Tony Wills (1st season)
  • Scott Gauthier (1st season)
Home arenaIndiana Farmers Coliseum
The Jungle
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Youngstown State 5 1   .833 10 6   .625
Milwaukee 4 1   .800 11 5   .688
Cleveland State 4 1   .800 10 6   .625
Northern Kentucky 4 1   .800 9 7   .563
Purdue Fort Wayne 4 2   .667 11 6   .647
Robert Morris 2 3   .400 10 6   .625
Wright State 2 3   .400 8 8   .500
Oakland 2 3   .400 5 11   .313
Detroit Mercy 2 4   .333 6 11   .353
IU Indy 1 5   .167 5 12   .294
Green Bay 0 6   .000 2 15   .118
2025 Horizon League tournament winner
As of January 4, 2025

Previous season

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The Jaguars finished the 2023–24 season 6–25, 2–18 in Horizon League play to finish in tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they lost Cleveland State in the first round.

Offseason

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Incoming transfers

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Transfers
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Timaris Brown F 6'5 215 Junior Chicago, IL Rockhurst University
Sean Craig G 6'3 220 Junior Sylvania, OH Indianapolis
Nathan Dudukovich G 6'3 190 Sophomore West Chester, OH Thomas More
Caleb Hannah G 6'7 205 Sophomore Chicago, IL Miami Dade College
Ajay Holubar G 6'3 185 Junior Bargersville, IN Indianapolis
Briggs McClain F 6'7 185 Graduate Student Martinsburg, WV Manhattan
Alec Millender G 6'1 185 Senior Chicago, IL Wayne State
Ebenezer Ogoh C 6'10 240 Sophomore Calgary, Alberta Harcum College
Julian Steinfeld C 7'0 255 Graduate Student Frankfurt, Germany Indianapolis
Jarvis Walker G 6'3 205 Graduate Student Muskegon, MI Indianapolis
Paul Zilinskas G 6'6 205 Graduate Student Kaunas, Lithuania Indianapolis

Roster

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2024–25 IU Indy Jaguars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Paul Zilinskas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Kaunas, Lithuania
G 1 Alec Millender 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
F 2 DeSean Goode 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Fairmont, West Virginia
G 4 Jarvis Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Muskegon, Michigan
G 5 Ron Rutland III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 6 Briggs McClain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Martinsburg, West Virginia
G 7 Sean Craig 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Sylvania, Ohio
G 10 Drew Kegerreis (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 11 Caleb Hannah 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 12 Nathan Dudukovich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So West Chester, Ohio
F 13 Keenan Garner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Fishers, Indiana
G 22 Ajay Holubar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bargersville, Indiana
C 23 Ebenezer Ogoh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Calgary, Alberta
C 24 Julian Steinfeld 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) GS Frankfurt, Germany
F 30 Timaris Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 31 Luke Peters (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Fishers, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+
IU Columbus W 100–44  1–0
 16  Craig   13  Garner   3  Tied  Indiana Farmers Coliseum (3,716)
Indianapolis, IN
November 8, 2024*
6:00 pm, FS1
at Xavier L 80–94  1–1
 20  Walker   10  Craig   6  Millender  Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
November 12, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Goshen College W 97–55  2–1
 27  Zilinskas   14  Craig   5  Millender  The Jungle (765)
Indianapolis, IN
November 14, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Michigan L 71–74  2–2
 25  Zilinskas   10  Craig   3  Dudukovich  The Jungle (752)
Indianapolis, IN
November 18, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 5 Iowa State L 52–87  2–3
 16  Zilinskas   6  Craig   3  Millender  Hilton Coliseum (13,615)
Ames, IA
November 22, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Coastal Carolina
Alabama A&M Tournament
L 57–71  2–4
 21  Zilinskas   6  Walker   2  Tied  Alabama A&M Events Center (297)
Huntsville, AL
November 23, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. South Carolina State
Alabama A&M Tournament
L 62–72  2–5
 21  Walker   7  Goode   4  Walker  Alabama A&M Events Center (169)
Huntsville, AL
November 25, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Alabama A&M
Alabama A&M Tournament
W 88–83  3–5
 32  Zilinskas   8  Brown   3  Walker  Alabama A&M Events Center (320)
Huntsville, AL
November 30, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Trinity Christian College W 106–49  4–5
 20  Walker   10  Garner   7  Millender  The Jungle (676)
Indianapolis, IN
December 4, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Green Bay W 84–75  5–5
(1–0)
 25  Walker   12  Craig   5  Millender  The Jungle (615)
Indianapolis, IN
December 7, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Kentucky L 64–66  5–6
(1–1)
 24  Zilinskas   13  Craig   3  Craig  The Jungle (536)
Indianapolis, IN
December 11, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne L 76–78  5–7
(1–2)
 25  Craig   11  Craig   7  Millender  Hilliard Gates Sports Center (1,407)
Fort Wayne, IN
December 14, 2024*
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Lindenwood L 63–81  5–8
 18  Zilinskas   8  Steinfeld   5  Millender  Robert F. Hyland Performance Arena (610)
St. Charles, MO
December 21, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at FIU L 69–75  5–9
 24  Walker   12  Craig   6  Walker  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (595)
Miami, FL
December 29, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Milwaukee L 81–88  5–10
(1–3)
 22  Craig   8  Craig   5  Millender  UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,335)
Milwaukee, WI
January 1, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Youngstown State L 61–77  5–11
(1–4)
 19  Zilinskas   7  Garner   4  Millender  Indiana Farmers Coliseum (562)
Indianapolis, IN
January 4, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cleveland State L 61–67  5–12
(1–5)
 19  Brown   9  Goode   3  Tied  Wolstein Center (1,126)
Cleveland, OH
January 9, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy       The Jungle 
Indianapolis, IN
January 15, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oakland       OU Credit Union O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
January 19, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State       The Jungle 
Indianapolis, IN
January 22, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay       Resch Center 
Ashwaubenon, WI
January 25, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne       The Jungle 
Indianapolis, IN
January 30, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Robert Morris       UPMC Events Center 
Moon, PA
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Youngstown State       Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
February 5, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Milwaukee       The Jungle 
Indianapolis, IN
February 8, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wright State       Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
February 12, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Oakland       The Jungle 
Indianapolis, IN
February 19, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy       Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
February 23, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Kentucky       Truist Arena 
Highland Heights, KY
February 27, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Robert Morris       The Jungle 
Indianapolis, IN
March 1, 205
2:30 pm, ESPN+
at Wright State       Indiana Farmers Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
Horizon League tournament
March 4, 2025
TBA
       
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ Tryon, Matthew (August 12, 2022). "What's next for IUPUI athletics? Staying in the Horizon League and 'tough decisions'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  2. ^ King, Mason (March 25, 2024). "Jaguars pounce on UIndy's Corsaro to coach IU Indianapolis hoops". Indianapolis Business Journal.
  3. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved October 12, 2024.