2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team

2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball
2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ASUN)
Head coach	Tony Pujol (7th season);
Associate head coach	Ahmad Smith
Assistant coaches	Carter Heston; Austin Burnette; Sean Foley;
Home arena	CB&S Bank Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, were led by seventh-year head coach Tony Pujol, and played their home games at the CB&S Bank Arena located in Florence, Alabama, as members the ASUN Conference.

2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Austin Peay	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Bellarmine	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Central Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Eastern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida Gulf Coast	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jacksonville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Lipscomb	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Queens*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stetson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West Georgia*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 ASUN tournament winner

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2022–23 season 15–17, 8–8 in ASUN play to finish in sixth place.^[1] The Lions advanced past the first round in the ASUN tournament with a 77-75 victory over the Lipscomb Bisons, courtesy of a KJ Johnson buzzer-beater.^[2]^[3] The Lions' season would come to an end in the ASUN semifinals as they were defeated by the Austin Peay Governors in a 77-71 defeat.^[4]^[5]

Roster

2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Will Soucie	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Gill St. Bernard's School	Califon, New Jersey
F	1	Donte Bacchus	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Snead State Community College	Homewood, Alabama
G	1	King Walker	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Loomis Chaffee School	Detroit, Michigan
G	2	Daniel Ortiz	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	University of Alabama-Birmingham	Shreveport, Louisiana
F	3	Corneilous Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Western Carolina University	Beaumont, Mississippi
G	4	Canin Jefferson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Isidore Newman School	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	5	Jacari Lane	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Lee High School	Huntsville, Alabama
G	8	Kevin de Kovachich	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Hamilton Heights Academy	Montréal, Québec
G	9	Taye Fields	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Sr	Missouri Western State University	Opelika, Alabama
G	13	Blake Floyd	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Spain Park High School	Pelham, Alabama
C	21	Israel Jenrette	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Valdosta High School	Valdosta, Georgia
C	24	Mitchell Chaffee	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Calhoun Community College	Muscle Shoals, Alabama
F	25	DarKaun King	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	TACA Academy	Dallas, Texas
F	34	Dallas Howell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Enterprise High School	Coffee Springs, Alabama
C	35	Jamal Albritton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Wallace-Selma Community College	Montgomery, Alabama

Head coach

Tony Pujol (Sterling)

Assistant coach(es)

Ahmad Smith (Appalachian State)
Carter Heston (Alabama)
Austin Burnette (Campbell)
Sean Foley (McDaniel)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 20, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:30 pm	at Air Force	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
November 7, 2024* 11:00 am	Point	CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
November 11, 2024* 6:00 pm	UT Martin	CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
November 15, 2024* 7:45 pm	Samford	CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
November 18, 2024* TBD	at Auburn	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
November 23, 2024* TBD	vs. Louisiana-Monroe	Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
November 23, 2024* TBD	at Northwestern State	Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
November 27, 2024* 1:00 pm	Dalton State	CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
December 1, 2024* TBD	at Wofford	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spatanburg, SC
December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm	Tennessee Tech	CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
December 11, 2024* TBD	at East Carolina	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
December 19, 2024* 6:00 pm	Charleston Southern	CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
December 11, 2024* TBD	at Loyola Marymount	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2024 6:00 pm	Bellarmine	CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
January 4, 2025 4:30 pm	Eastern Kentucky	CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
January 9, 2025 TBD	at FGCU	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
January 11, 2025 TBD	at Stetson	Edmunds Center DeLand, FL
January 16, 2025 TBD	at Jacksonville	Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
January 18, 2025 TBD	at North Florida	UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm	Lipscomb	CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
January 25, 2025 6:00 pm	Austin Peay	CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
January 29, 2025 TBD	at Queens	Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
February 1, 2025 7:45 pm	Central Arkansas	CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
Febuary 5, 2025 TBD	at Austin Peay	F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
Febuary 8, 2025 TBD	at West Georgia	The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
February 13, 2025 6:00 pm	North Florida	CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
February 15, 2025 1:00 pm	Jacksonville	CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
February 18, 2025 6:00 pm	West Georgia	CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
Febuary 20, 2025 TBD	at Lipscomb	Allen Arena Nashville, TN
Febuary 24, 2025 TBD	at Central Arkansas	Farris Center Conway, AR
February 26, 2025 6:00 pm	Queens	CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
^ Estes, Gentry (March 6, 2024). "A moment of March Madness ends Lipscomb's season in cruel fashion". The Tennesseean. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
^ "Johnson's buzzer beater sends Lions to ASUN Semifinal". North Alabama Athletics. March 5, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
^ "Lions suffer heart-shattering loss in ASUN Semifinal, 77-71". North Alabama Athletics. March 7, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
^ "Austin Peay knocks off North Alabama 77-71 for berth in Atlantic Sun championship game". ESPN. March 7, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

[2] Estes, Gentry (March 6, 2024). "A moment of March Madness ends Lipscomb's season in cruel fashion". The Tennesseean. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

[3] "Johnson's buzzer beater sends Lions to ASUN Semifinal". North Alabama Athletics. March 5, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

[4] "Lions suffer heart-shattering loss in ASUN Semifinal, 77-71". North Alabama Athletics. March 7, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

[5] "Austin Peay knocks off North Alabama 77-71 for berth in Atlantic Sun championship game". ESPN. March 7, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

[6] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

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