2024–25 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball team

2024–25 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball
2024–25 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	10–4 (0–0 Summit)
Head coach	John Tauer (14th season);
Associate head coach	Mike Maker
Assistant coaches	Cameron Rundles; Kenneth Lowe;
Home arena	Schoenecker Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 St. Thomas Tommies men's basketball team represents the University of St. Thomas in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tommies, led by 14th-year head coach John Tauer, play home games at Shoenecker Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, as members of the Summit League.

2024–25 Summit League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Dakota State	0	–	0	–	11	–	4	.733
St. Thomas*	0	–	0	–	10	–	4	.714
South Dakota State	0	–	0	–	9	–	5	.643
South Dakota	0	–	0	–	9	–	6	.600
Kansas City	0	–	0	–	8	–	7	.533
Denver	0	–	0	–	6	–	9	.400
North Dakota	0	–	0	–	5	–	9	.357
Omaha	0	–	0	–	5	–	9	.357
Oral Roberts	0	–	0	–	3	–	9	.250
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III

† 2025 Summit League tournament winner As of December 23, 2024

Previous season

The Tommies finished the 2023–24 season 20–13, 9–7 in Summit League play to finish in fourth place.^[1] They played in their second-ever Division I postseason tournament, the Summit League tournament where they defeated North Dakota State in the quarterfinals^[2] before losing to South Dakota State in the semifinals.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ryan Lafferty	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Mt. Spokane High School	Spokane, WA
G	1	Kendall Blue	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	East Ridge High School	Woodbury, MN
G	2	Ben Nau	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Brookfield Central High School	Brookfield, WI
G	3	Hayden Tibbits	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Fr	Wayzata High School	Medina, MN
G	4	Nolan Minessale	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Marquette University High School	Brookfield, WI
G	5	Tim Franks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Homestead High School	Mequon, WI
G	10	Jermaine Coleman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Park Tudor School	Indianapolis, IN
G	11	Drake Dobbs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Eden Prairie High School	Eden Prairie, MN
G	12	Ryan Dufault	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Waseca High School	Waseca, MN
G	14	Miles Barnstable	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Howards Grove High School	Sheboygan, WI
G	15	Adam Tauer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Cretin-Derham Hall High School	St. Paul, MN
F	22	Ramogi Nyagudi	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	DME Academy at St. John's Northwestern	Winnipeg, MB
F	24	Kyle Counts	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Wilsonville High School	Wilsonville, OR
F	32	Carter Bjerke	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS So	Wayzata High School	Plymouth, MN
F	33	Rich Byhre	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Catholic Memorial High School	Delafield, WI
G	34	Ben Oosterbaan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Hinsdale Central High School	Hinsdale, IL

Head coach

John Tauer (St. Thomas (MN))

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Maker (Cal Baptist)
Cameron Rundles (Wofford)
Kenneth Lowe (Purdue)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 15, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., Summit League Network	North Central (MN)	W 96–71	1–0	16 – Barnstable	10 – Oosterbaan	5 – Dobbs	Shoenecker Arena (1,353) St. Paul, MN
November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Green Bay	W 90–76	2–0	23 – Barnstable	6 – Byhre	4 – Tied	Kress Events Center (2,060) Green Bay, WI
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Oklahoma State	L 71–80	2–1	18 – Blue	11 – Blue	3 – Tied	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,447) Stillwater, OK
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN	St. Norbert	W 102–54	3–1	19 – Oosterbaan	6 – Byhre	6 – Lafferty	Shoenecker Arena (1,004) St. Paul, MN
November 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arizona State	L 66–81	3–2	12 – Barnstable	5 – Minessale	4 – Tied	Desert Financial Arena (6,057) Tempe, AZ
November 22, 2024* 4:00 p.m., YouTube	vs. Wofford Cream City Challenge	L 73–81	3–3	20 – Bjerke	5 – Byhre	4 – Tied	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,342) Milwaukee, WI
November 23, 2024* 12:00 p.m., YouTube	vs. Portland State Cream City Challenge	W 91–65	4–3	18 – Nau	5 – Tied	6 – Dufault	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
November 24, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Milwaukee Cream City Challenge	L 65–69	4–4	16 – Dobbs	5 – Tied	5 – Dobbs	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,669) Milwaukee, WI
December 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN	Chicago State	W 98–76	5–4	13 – Tied	7 – Minessale	4 – Tied	Shoenecker Arena (879) St. Paul, MN
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Colorado Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 87–75	6–4	20 – Barnstable	6 – Bjerke	3 – Barnstable	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,020) Greeley, CO
December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FOX 9+/SLN	Montana Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 88–81	7–4	22 – Tied	5 – Barnstable	6 – Dobbs	Shoenecker Arena (1,213) St. Paul, MN
December 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN	Western Michigan	W 77–71	8–4	22 – Nau	6 – Blue	4 – Tied	Shoenecker Arena (1,092) St. Paul, MN
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SLN	Crown (MN)	W 100–61	9–4	15 – Byhre	13 – Lafferty	6 – Lafferty	Shoenecker Arena (793) St. Paul, MN
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bowling Green	W 93–68	10–4	23 – Barnstable	7 – Tied	5 – Dobbs	Stroh Center (1,998) Bowling Green, OH
December 29, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC Riverside						UC Riverside Student Recreation Center Riverside, CA
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN	at North Dakota State						Scheels Center Fargo, ND
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., SLN	at North Dakota						Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., FOX 9+/SLN	South Dakota State						Shoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN
January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN	South Dakota						Shoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN
January 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN	Denver						Shoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN	at Omaha						Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN	at Kansas City						Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN	Oral Roberts						Shoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN
February 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., CBS Sports Network	North Dakota State						Shoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN	at South Dakota State						First Bank and Trust Arena Brookings, SD
February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., SLN	at Denver						Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., FOX 9+/SLN	Omaha						Shoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN	at South Dakota						Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
February 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN	at Oral Roberts						Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN	North Dakota						Shoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN
March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN	Kansas City						Shoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN
Summit League tournament
March 5–9, 2025 SLN/CBSSN	vs. Summit League tournament						Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". thesummitleague.org. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
^ "Men's Basketball advance past Bison behind Blue, bench duo scoring". The University of St. Thomas. March 10, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
^ "No. 1 Jacks end No. 4 Tommies historic season in Summit semifinals". The University of St. Thomas. March 11, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". tommiesports.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
^ "St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies Schedule 2024-25". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". thesummitleague.org. Retrieved November 7, 2024.

[2] "Men's Basketball advance past Bison behind Blue, bench duo scoring". The University of St. Thomas. March 10, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.

[3] "No. 1 Jacks end No. 4 Tommies historic season in Summit semifinals". The University of St. Thomas. March 11, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". tommiesports.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

[5] "St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies Schedule 2024-25". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

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