2024–25 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of the Pacific during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers are led by first-year head coach Dave Smart and play their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

2024–25 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record5–9 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Clay Wilson (1st season)
  • Craig Beaucamp (1st season)
  • Garrett Bridges (1st season)
  • Senque Carey (1st season)
Home arenaAlex G. Spanos Center
Seasons
2024–25 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oregon State 0 0   9 2   .818
Saint Mary's 0 0   10 3   .769
San Francisco 0 0   10 3   .769
Washington State 0 0   10 3   .769
No. 14 Gonzaga 0 0   9 3   .750
Loyola Marymount 0 0   8 4   .667
Santa Clara 0 0   8 5   .615
Pepperdine 0 0   6 7   .462
Portland 0 0   5 8   .385
Pacific 0 0   5 9   .357
San Diego 0 0   3 9   .250
2025 WCC tournament winner
As of December 22, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the 2023–24 season 6–26, 0–16 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the WCC Tournament, they were defeated by Pepperdine in the first round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Greg Outlaw 0 G/F 6'4" 175   Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Donovan Williams 1 G 6'5" 200 Senior Rockford, IL Graduate transferred to Western Michigan
Jalen Brown 2 G 6'3" 170 Senior Portland, OR Graduated
Tyler Beard 3 G 6'2" 180 Junior Chicago, IL Transferred to Cal State Northridge
Moe Odum 4 G 6'1" 160 Sophomore New York, NY Transferred to Pepperdine
Cam Denson 13 G/F 6'7" 210 Junior Compton, CA Transferred to Long Beach State
Greydon Edwards 14 G 6'0" 170 Junior Bentonville, AR Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Nick Blake 25 G 6'6" 200 Senior Las Vegas, NV Graduate transferred
Judson Martindale 33 G/F 6'7" 210   Junior Sudbury, MA Transferred to Cal State Northridge
Makai Richards 34 F 6'10" 225   Sophomore Oak Park, CA Transferred to Chattanooga

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jefferson Koulibaly 0 G 6'3" 185   Junior Montreal, QC SMU
Lamar Washington 1 G 6'4" 205 Junior Chandler, AZ Texas Tech
Elias Ralph 2 6'7" Senior Okotoks, AB Victoria
Donyae May 4 G 6'1' 161 Junior Russellville, AR Connors State College
Seth Jones 7 G 6'1" Junior Dickinson, TX Tallahassee CC
Kris Keinys 8 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Klaipėda, Lithuania Minnesota
Elijah Fisher 22 G 6'6" 190 Junior Oshawa, ON Minnesota
Jazz Gardner 32 C 7'0" 225 Sophomore Pasadena, CA Nevada

2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Eddie Jallow Hedqvist
PG
Basketgymnasiet RIG MARK Stockholm, Sweden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 19, 2024 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Solomon Ominu
C
Our Saviour Lutheran School Kaduna, Nigeria 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) May 26, 2024 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • 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:

  • "Pacific 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2024 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2024–25 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jefferson Koulibaly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Lincoln Prep
SMU
Montreal, QC
G 1 Lamar Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Compass Prep (AZ)
Texas Tech
Portland, OR
F 2 Elias Ralph 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Holy Trinity Academy
Victoria
Okotoks, AB
G 4 Donyae May 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Russellville HS
Connors State College
Russellville, AR
G 6 Eddie Jallow Hedqvist 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Marks Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
G 7 Seth Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Dickinson HS
Tallahassee CC
Dickinson, TX
F 8 Kris Keinys 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) So Klaipedos Vytauto Didžiojo
Minnesota
Klaipėda, Lithuania
F 9 Solomon Ominu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Fr Our Savior Lutheran Kaduna, Nigeria
F/C 11 Burke Smith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) RS Sr Trinity Episcopal School Glen Allen, VA
G 22 Elijah Fisher 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Crestwood Prep
DePaul
Oshawa, ON
G 23 Petar Krivokapic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Miami Prep School
FIU
Budva, Montenegro
C 32 Jazz Gardner 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So West Ranch HS
Nevada
Pasadena, CA
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
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jessup W 92–65  1–0
 30  Ralph   9  Gardner   15  Washington  Alex G. Spanos Center (3,772)
Stockton, CA
November 8, 2024*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. San Jose State
Outrigger Rainbow Classic
W 80–67  2–0
 14  Tied   10  Ralph   10  Washington  Stan Sheriff Center (4,221)
Honolulu, HI
November 10, 2024*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Life Pacific
Outrigger Rainbow Classic
W 94–41  3–0
 21  Fisher   10  Jones   8  Washington  Stan Sheriff Center (4,580)
Honolulu, HI
November 11, 2024*
10:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Hawaii
Outrigger Rainbow Classic
L 66–76  3–1
 21  Fisher   8  Ralph   4  Washington  Stan Sheriff Center (4,313)
Honolulu, HI
November 14, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Arizona L 57–60  3–2
 23  Ralph   11  Ralph   5  Ralph  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,045)
Stockton, CA
November 18, 2024*
5:00 p.m., SECN+
at No. 20 Arkansas L 72–91  3–3
 23  Fisher   10  Ralph   5  Washington  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
November 22, 2024*
4:30 p.m., SECN+
at Missouri
Missouri Multi-Team Event
L 56–91  3–4
 19  Ralph   7  Gardner   4  Ralph  Mizzou Arena (9,564)
Columbia, MO
November 27, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Missouri Multi-Team Event
W 83–71  4–4
 28  Fisher   13  Ralph   7  Tied  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,020)
Stockton, CA
November 30, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton W 64–55  5–4
 17  Tied   12  Krivokapic   7  Washington  Alex G. Spanos Center (979)
Stockton, CA
December 2, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Colorado L 66–75  5–5
 24  Ralph   9  Gardner   7  Washington  CU Events Center (5,235)
Boulder, CO
December 7, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Illinois State L 61–72  5–6
 15  Gardner   10  Ralph   2  Tied  CEFCU Arena (3,595)
Normal, IL
December 14, 2024*
7:30 p.m., MW Network
vs. UNLV
Jack Jones Classic
L 65–72  5–7
 19  Ralph   11  Ralph   9  Washington  Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
December 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland State L 75–81  5–8
 15  Tied   7  Tied   6  Washington  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,074)
Stockton, CA
December 20, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho L 72–95  5–9
 18  Ralph   8  Fisher   6  Washington  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,222)
Stockton, CA
Conference regular season
December 28, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Mary's       University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
December 30, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Diego       Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Francisco       Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
January 4, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pepperdine       Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
January 9, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Washington State       Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
January 11, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oregon State       Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
January 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland       Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Loyola Marymount       Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
January 25, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pepperdine       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
January 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Washington State       Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
February 1, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Santa Clara       Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
February 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Diego       Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
February 8, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Gonzaga       Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
February 13, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola Marymount       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oregon State       Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
February 20, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Francisco       Sobrato Center 
San Francisco, CA
February 22, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland       Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
March 1, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Santa Clara       Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
Conference tournament
March 6–11, 2025
TBA
vs.        Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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