2024–25 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team represents Jacksonville State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by ninth-year head coach Ray Harper, play home games at the Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama as second-year members of the Conference USA.

2024–25 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	7–5 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Ray Harper (9th season)
Associate head coach	Dennan Morrow
Assistant coaches	Tommy Wade Kevin Jones
Home arena	Pete Mathews Coliseum

2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Liberty	0	–	0		–			12	–	1		.923
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0		–			11	–	2		.846
UTEP	0	–	0		–			9	–	3		.750
Western Kentucky	0	–	0		–			9	–	3		.750
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0		–			9	–	4		.692
Jacksonville State	0	–	0		–			7	–	5		.583
Kennesaw State	0	–	0		–			7	–	5		.583
New Mexico State	0	–	0		–			6	–	6		.500
Sam Houston	0	–	0		–			6	–	6		.500
FIU	0	–	0		–			5	–	7		.417
† 2025 CUSA tournament winner As of December 23, 2024

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2023–24 season 14–18, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round to FIU in the C-USA tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Quincy Clark	1	G	6'2"	180	Junior	Westerville, OH	Transferred to UMass Lowell
Juwan Perdue	2	F	6'6"	200	Senior	Sumter, SC	Graduated
Travis Roberts	3	G	6'6"	205	Sophomore	Waldorf, MD	Transferred to Marist
Ivan Reynolds	5	G	6'4"	200	Junior	Pompano Beach, FL	Transferred
Brad Lewis	10	G	6'4"	175	Sophomore	Alabaster, AL	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Alex Odam	11	G	6'3"	175	Freshman	Piedmont, AL	Left the team due to personal reasons
Matt Mayers	13	F	6'8"	210	GS Senior	Hastings-on-Hudson, NY	Graduated
Andres Burney	23	F	6'9"	210	Junior	Brundidge, AL	TBD
KyKy Tandy	24	G	6'2"	190	GS Senior	Hopkinsville, KY	Graduate transferred to Florida Atlantic
Thomas Curlee	55	G	6'3"	165	Freshman	Anniston, AL	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Marcus Fitzgerald Jr.	1	G	6'2"	182	Senior	Nashville, TN	Tennessee State
Koree Cotton	3	G	6'6"	185	Freshman	Florida City, FL	VMI
Jaron Pierre Jr.	5	G	6'5"	188	Senior	New Orleans, LA	Wichita State
Michael Houge	6	G	6'7"	225	Senior	Detroit, MI	Saint Peter's
Benjamin Bayela	7	G	6'6"	200	GS Senior	Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France	East Carolina
Jao Ituka	10	G	6'1"	196	Junior	Gaithersburg, MD	Wake Forest
Jamar Franklin	11	G	6'3"	170	Junior	Rockledge, FL	Georgia Southern
Aidan Driggers	55	F	6'6"	216	Junior	Oneonta, AL	Walk-on; Marion Military Institute
Iaroslav Niagu	99	F	7'0"	235	Sophomore	Krasnodar, Russia	Charlotte

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Quel'Ron House PG	Louisville, KY	Seneca High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	May 20, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: 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 Jacksonville State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.

Roster

2024–25 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Caleb Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Father Henry Carr Vincennes North Preston, NS G 1 Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Pearl-Cohn HS Tennessee State Nashville, TN G 2 Quel'Ron House 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Seneca HS Louisville, KY G 3 Koree Cotton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Miami Southridge HS VMI Florida City, FL F 4 Marcellus Brigham Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Briarcrest Christian HS Memphis, TN G 5 Jaron Pierre Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS Sr St. Augustine HS Wichita State New Orleans, Louisiana G 6 Michael Houge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Chattanooga Christian Saint Peter's Detroit, MI G 7 Ben Bayela 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Metropolitans 92 East Carolina Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France G 10 Jao Ituka 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Jr Gaithersburg HS Wake Forest Gaithersburg, MD G 11 Jamar Franklin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Rockledge HS Georgia Southern Rockledge, FL F 20 Gora Niang 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Central Pointe Christian Academy (FL) Richard Toll, Senegal G 22 Tyre Patterson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Athens HS Athens, AL C 50 Mason Nicholson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Jr Gary West Side HS Northwest Florida State College Gary, IN F 55 Aidan Driggers (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Appalachian HS (AL) Marion Military Institute Oneonta, AL F 99 Iaroslav Niagu 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Krasnodar Territory Boarding School Charlotte Krasnodar, Russia	Head coach Ray Harper (Kentucky Wesleyan) Assistant coach(es) Dennan Morrow (Kansas State) Tommy Wade (Southeast Missouri State) Kevin Jones (Bowie State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+		LaGrange	W 112−48	1−0	24 – Pierre Jr.	12 – 2 tied	5 – Niagu	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,055) Jacksonville, AL
November 7, 2024* 8:00 p.m., MW Network		at Air Force	L 67−73	1−1	21 – Pierre Jr.	11 – Houge	4 – Pierre Jr.	Clune Arena (453) Colorado Springs, CO
November 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State	W 72−67	2−1	27 – Pierre Jr.	14 – Nicholson	5 – Pierre Jr.	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,654) Jacksonville, AL
November 17, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	W 71–53	3–1	31 – Pierre Jr.	8 – Tied	3 – Pierre Jr.	HTC Center (1,604) Conway, SC
November 21, 2024* 4:00 p.m., BallerTV		vs. East Carolina Boardwalk Battle quarterfinals	W 86–78	4–1	18 – Ituka	6 – Tied	6 – Pierre Jr.	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2024* 4:30 p.m., BallerTV		vs. Toledo Boardwalk Battle semifinals	L 80–82	4–2	20 – Pierre Jr.	9 – Pierre Jr.	3 – Cotton	Ocean Center (920) Daytona Beach, FL
November 23, 2024* 2:30 p.m., BallerTV		vs. James Madison Boardwalk Battle 3rd place game	L 65–71	4–3	24 – Pierre Jr.	8 – Nicholson	7 – Pierre Jr.	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
December 2, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Columbia International	W 89–59	5–3	30 – Pierre Jr.	10 – Pierre Jr.	6 – Cotton	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,433) Jacksonville, AL
December 8, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Alabama	L 74–76	5–4	13 – Pierre Jr.	9 – Nicholson	6 – Pierre Jr.	Mitchell Center (1,754) Mobile, AL
December 14, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Valley C-USA/WAC Alliance	W 70–66	6–4	26 – Pierre Jr.	8 – Tied	4 – Pierre Jr.	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,033) Jacksonville, AL
December 17, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+		at Missouri	L 72–83	6–5	18 – Pierre Jr.	9 – Tied	3 – Cotton	Mizzou Arena (8,515) Columbia, MO
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	W 91–80	7–5	22 – Pierre Jr.	11 – Nicholson	4 – Tied	Seabury Center (495) Berea, KY
December 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fort Valley State						Pete Mathews Coliseum  Jacksonville, AL
Conference USA regular season
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kennesaw State						Convocation Center  Kennesaw, GA
January 9, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Kentucky						E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee						Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana						Pete Mathews Coliseum  Jacksonville, AL
January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sam Houston						Pete Mathews Coliseum  Jacksonville, AL
January 23, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTEP						Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
January 25, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State						Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		FIU						Pete Mathews Coliseum  Jacksonville, AL
February 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Liberty						Pete Mathews Coliseum  Jacksonville, AL
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Middle Tennessee						Pete Mathews Coliseum  Jacksonville, AL
February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Kentucky						Pete Mathews Coliseum  Jacksonville, AL
February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston						Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, AL
February 15, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech						Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, LA
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State						Pete Mathews Coliseum  Jacksonville, AL
February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTEP						Pete Mathews Coliseum  Jacksonville, AL
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Liberty						Liberty Arena  Lynchburg, VA
March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at FIU						Ocean Bank Convocation Center  Miami, FL
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kennesaw State						Pete Mathews Coliseum  Jacksonville, AL
Conference USA Tournament
March 11–15, 2025 TBA		vs.						Von Braun Center  Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources