2024–25 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

2024–25 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
2024–25 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	2–3 (0–0 America East)
Head coach	Chris Markwood (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Rob O'Driscoll; Pete Gash; Jordon Bronner;
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represents the University of Maine during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by third-year head coach Chris Markwood, play their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, Maine, 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
Albany	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Bryant	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
UMass Lowell	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
UMBC	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Maine	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Vermont	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Binghamton	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
New Hampshire	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
NJIT	0	–	0	–	0	–	6	.000

† 2025 AmEast tournament winner As of November 22, 2024

Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 7–9 in America East play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.^[1] They were defeated by Bryant in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Logan Carey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	St. Paul's School	Shelton, CT
G	1	Kellen Tynes (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Montana State	Dartmouth, NS
F	2	Christopher Mantis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Appalachian State	Lowell, IN
G	3	Jaden Clayton (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	Fort Erie International Academy	Whitby, ON
G	4	Caleb Crawford	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Fr	Loomis Chaffee School	Bronx, NY
G	5	Isaac Bonilla	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So	Bradford Christian Academy	Danville, NH
G	8	Darius Lopes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Vermont Academy	West Warwick, RI
F	10	Killian Gribben	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Siena	Letterkenny, Ireland
F	11	Ridvan Tutic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	Jr	New Hampshire	Novi Pazar, Serbia
F	12	Milos Nenadic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Sr	Western Reserve Academy	Kitchener, ON
F	13	Amare Allen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	CODE Academy	Ajax, ON
G	14	AJ Lopez	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	New Hampshire	Queens, NY
F	15	John Shea	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Edward Little High School	Auburn, ME
G	22	Quion Burns	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	LIU	White Plains, NY
F	25	Keelan Steele	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr	Victory Academy	Alton, ON
F	31	Novak Perovic	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	Hoosac School	Belgrade, Serbia

Head coach

Chris Markwood (Maine)

Assistant coach(es)

Rob O'Driscoll (Villanova)
Pete Gash (Chattanooga)
Jordon Bronner (New Hampshire)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 7, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCN	at No. 7 Duke	L 62–96	0–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 6, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UMaine Fort Kent	W 98–47	1–1	Memorial Gymnasium (569) Orono, ME
November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Brown	W 69–67	2–1	Pizzitola Sports Center (751) Providence, RI
November 15, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Quinnipiac	L 55–58	2–2	M&T Bank Arena (1,912) Hamden, CT
November 20, 2024* 7:00 pm	at Richmond	L 66–70	2–3	Robins Center (4,633) Richmond, VA
November 24, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Holy Cross			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
November 29, 2024* 2:00 pm	vs. Elon Cathedral Classic Invitational			The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
November 30, 2024* 4:30 pm	at Penn Cathedral Classic Invitational			The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2024* 12:00 pm	vs. Navy Cathedral Classic Invitational			The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UMaine Augusta			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
December 8, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Fordham			Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
December 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Duquesne			UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
December 14, 2024* 1:00 pm	at Canisius			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm	at Stony Brook			Island Federal Arena Stony Brook, NY
December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Boston University			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
America East regular season
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm	at Bryant			Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
January 9, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Binghamton			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Albany			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
January 16, 2025 11:00 am	at NJIT			Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
January 18, 2025 1:00 pm	at UMBC			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm	at UMass Lowell			Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	New Hampshire			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm	at Vermont			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	NJIT			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UMBC			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Vermont			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
February 20, 2025 6:30 pm	at Albany			Broadview Center Albany, NY
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm	at Binghamton			Dr. Bai Lee Court Vestal, NY
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm	at New Hampshire			Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Bryant			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
March 4, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UMass Lowell			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
*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 7, 2024.
^ "Pinzon scores 35 as Bryant advances to AE Semifinals". Bryant University. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
^ "Maine Black Bears 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[2] "Pinzon scores 35 as Bryant advances to AE Semifinals". Bryant University. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[4] "Maine Black Bears 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

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