2024–25 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

2024–25 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
2024–25 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	6–6 (2–0 OVC)
Head coach	Jonathan Mattox (1st season);
Associate head coach	Jayson Taylor
Assistant coaches	Jordon Brooks; Ky Klingsick;
Home arena	Ellis Johnson Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represents Morehead State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Jonathan Mattox, play their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

2024–25 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Morehead State	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	6	.500
Southeast Missouri State	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	6	.500
Little Rock	1	–	0	1.000	7	–	5	.583
Western Illinois	1	–	1	.500	7	–	6	.538
Southern Indiana*	1	–	1	.500	6	–	6	.500
Lindenwood*	1	–	1	.500	6	–	7	.462
Tennessee Tech	1	–	1	.500	5	–	7	.417
UT Martin	1	–	1	.500	5	–	8	.385
Eastern Illinois	0	–	1	.000	3	–	8	.273
SIU Edwardsville	0	–	2	.000	7	–	6	.538
Tennessee State	0	–	2	.000	4	–	9	.308
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2025 OVC tournament winner As of December 21, 2024

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 26–9, 14–4 in OVC play, to finish in a three-way tie for first place.^[1] In the OVC tournament, they defeated SIU Edwardsville in the quarterfinals,^[2] UT Martin in the semifinals,^[3] advancing to the championship game, where they defeated top-seeded Little Rock, earning the Eagles their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2021.^[4] In the NCAA tournament, they received the #14 seed in the East Region, where they lost to #3 seeded Illinois in the first round.^[5]

On March 29, 2024, Eagles head coach Preston Spradlin left the school to become the head coach at James Madison.^[6] In April, the school named Jonathan Mattox the team's next head coach.^[7]

Roster

2024–25 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Jalen Breazeale	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS Jr	Greenville, SC
G	1	Jerone Morton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Winchester, KY
G	2	Steven Clay	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Milwaukee, WI
G	3	Kade Ruegsegger	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Dover, OH
G	4	Christian Doerr	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Louisville, KY
G	5	Tyler Brelsford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Ellicott, MD
F	8	Anouar Mellouk	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Amsterdam, Netherlands
G	10	Brady Dingess	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Inez, KY
G	11	Trent Scott	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Tampa, FL
G	12	George Marshall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Jackson, MS
F	13	Kenny Jr. White	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Madisonville, KY
F	14	Jaden Webb	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Memphis, TN
F	15	Khouri Carvey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Wilson, NC
G	22	Jace Winkleman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Morehead, KY
F	23	Dieonte Miles	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Walton, KY
G	24	Jalen Windham	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Indianapolis, IN

Head coach

Jonathan Mattox (Emmanuel)

Assistant coach(es)

Jayson Taylor (Jacksonville State)
Jordan Brooks (Hampton)
Ky Klingsick (Oklahoma State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	at Louisville	L 45–93	0–1	KFC Yum! Center (12,490) Louisville, KY
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Boyce	W 89–48	1–1	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,115) Morehead, KY
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at No. 20 Cincinnati	L 56–83	1–2	Fifth Third Arena (10,604) Cincinnati, OH
November 14, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Chattanooga	L 62–76	1–3	McKenzie Arena (2,867) Chattanooga, TN
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Austin Peay	W 63–58	2–3	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,912) Morehead, KY
November 27, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. NJIT Cleveland State Tournament	L 69–78	2–4	Woodling Gym (107) Cleveland, OH
November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cleveland State Cleveland State Tournament	W 71–69	3–4	Woodling Gym (517) Cleveland, OH
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Marshall	L 77–80	3–5	Cam Henderson Center (3,836) Huntington, WV
December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Ohio	L 76–88	3–6	Convocation Center (3,128) Athens, OH
December 15, 2024* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+	Kentucky Christian	W 86–63	4–6	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,034) Morehead, KY
December 19, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	UT Martin	W 70–69 ^OT	5–6 (1–0)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,081) Morehead, KY
December 21, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Tennessee State	W 74–68	6–6 (2–0)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,076) Morehead, KY
December 28, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Alice Lloyd			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
December 31, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Indiana			Screaming Eagles Arena Evansville, IN
January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tennessee Tech			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
January 9, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Little Rock			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
January 11, 2025 4:45 p.m., ESPN+	at Southeast Missouri State			Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
January 16, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Western Illinois			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
January 18, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Lindenwood			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
January 23, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Eastern Illinois			Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
January 25, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	at SIU Edwardsville			First Community Arena Edwardsville, IL
January 28, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Indiana			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
January 30, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Tennessee Tech			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
February 6, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southeast Missouri State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
February 8, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Little Rock			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
February 13, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Lindenwood			Hyland Performance Arena St. Charles, MO
February 15, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Western Illinois			Western Hall Macomb, IL
February 20, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	SIU Edwardsville			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
February 22, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Illinois			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
February 27, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Tennessee State			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
March 1, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Martin			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[8]^[9]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". ovcsports.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ "Men's Basketball Leads Wire to Wire in OVC Tournament Victory Over SIUE". Morehead State University Athletics. March 7, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ "Minix, Thomas, Thelwell Highlight Men's Basketball's 84-78 OVC Tournament Win Over UT Martin". Morehead State University Athletics. March 8, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ Andrejev, Alex and Bennett, Brian. "Morehead State defeats Little Rock in OVC championship, earns NCAA Tournament bid". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ "Morehead State falls short to No. 3-seeded Illinois in NCAA Tournament". spectrumnews1.com. Associated Press. March 21, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ Borzello, Jeff (March 29, 2024). "James Madison hires Morehead State's Spradlin". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ Flavell, John (April 18, 2024). "Mattox introduced as new men's head coach". The Trail Blazer. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ "Morehead State Eagles Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". ovcsports.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[2] "Men's Basketball Leads Wire to Wire in OVC Tournament Victory Over SIUE". Morehead State University Athletics. March 7, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[3] "Minix, Thomas, Thelwell Highlight Men's Basketball's 84-78 OVC Tournament Win Over UT Martin". Morehead State University Athletics. March 8, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[4] Andrejev, Alex and Bennett, Brian. "Morehead State defeats Little Rock in OVC championship, earns NCAA Tournament bid". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[5] "Morehead State falls short to No. 3-seeded Illinois in NCAA Tournament". spectrumnews1.com. Associated Press. March 21, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[6] Borzello, Jeff (March 29, 2024). "James Madison hires Morehead State's Spradlin". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[7] Flavell, John (April 18, 2024). "Mattox introduced as new men's head coach". The Trail Blazer. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[8] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[9] "Morehead State Eagles Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

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