2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	2–3 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Todd Simon (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Lourawls Nairn Jr. (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Bryce Martin (2nd season); German Srulovich (2nd season); Bob Gallager (2nd season); Jason Newkirk (1st season);
Home arena	Stroh Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Toledo	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Kent State	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Akron	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Ball State	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
Ohio	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250

† 2025 MAC tournament winner As of November 19, 2024

The 2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represents Bowling Green State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by second-year head coach Todd Simon, play their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2023–24 season 19–12, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in fifth place.^[1] They defeated Central Michigan,^[2] before being upset by Kent State in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.^[3] They received an invitation to the CIT,^[4] where they would fall to evenutal tournament runner-up Purdue Fort Wayne in the quarterfinals.^[5]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Marcus Hill	0	G	6'4"	185	Junior	Rockford, Illinois	Transferred to NC State
DJ Smith	2	G	6'0"	160	Junior	North Little Rock, Arkansas	Transferred to Robert Morris
PJ Edwards	4	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Springfield, Illinois	Transferred to Grambling State
Da'Shawn Phillip	5	G	6'5"	180	Senior	Baltimore, Maryland	Graduated
Jason Spurgin	7	C	7'0"	250	Senior	Toowoomba, Australia	Graduated
Anthony McComb III	10	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Dayton, Ohio	Transferred to New Hampshire
Rashaun Agee	12	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Chicago, Illinois	Transferred to USC
EJay Greer	12	G	6'8"	170	Freshman	Lansdowne, Pennsylvania	Transferred to Alabama A&M
JZ Zaher	17	G	6'0"	170	Sophomore	Fenton, Michigan	Declared for the 2024 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Javontae Campbell	2	G	6'2"	155	Junior	Muskogee, Oklahoma	Northern Oklahoma
Braelon Green	5	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Southfield, Michigan	Arizona State
Marcus Johnson	6	F	6'7"	265	Senior	Akron, Ohio	Wheeling
Wilguens Jr. Exacte	7	F	6'6"	236	Sophomore	Montreal, Quebec	Utah
Derrick Butler	10	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Charlotte, North Carolina	Central Michigan
Mohamed Maxamud	12	F	6'10"	190	Junior	Westerville, Ohio	Labette Community College
Preston Squire	13	F	6'11"	225	Sophomore	Ephraim, Utah	Salt Lake Community College
Youssef Khayat	23	F	6'9"	215	Junior	Beirut, Lebanon	Michigan

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Jaxon Pardon G	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Carroll High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Jaxon Pardon G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Alijah Adem G	Las Vegas, Nevada	Spring Valley High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)
Alijah Adem G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

On October 22, 2024, the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Bowling Green was picked to finish fifth in the MAC regular season.^[6]

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Ohio	121 (11)
2	Akron	106 (1)
3	Kent State	99
4	Toledo	95
5	Bowling Green	73
6	Miami (OH)	72
7	Ball State	67
8	Central Michigan	55
9	Eastern Michigan	36
10	Western Michigan	33
11	Northern Illinois	24
12	Buffalo	11

MAC Tournament Champions: Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1)

Source^[6]

Preseason All-MAC

No Falcons were named to the first or second Preseason All-MAC teams.^[6]

Roster

2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jaxon Pardon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Carroll High School	Fort Wayne, Indiana
G	1	Trey Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Vanderbilt	Toronto, Ontario
G	2	Javontae Campbell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Jr	Northern Oklahoma	Muskogee, Oklahoma
G	3	DaJion Humphrey	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Garden City Community College	Detroit, Michigan
G	5	Braelon Green	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Arizona State	Southfield, Michigan
F	6	Marcus Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr	Wheeling	Akron, Ohio
F	7	Wilguens Jr. Exacte	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	So	Utah	Montreal, Quebec
F	8	Greg Spurgin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Westminster	Toowoomba, Australia
G	10	Derrick Butler	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Central Michigan	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	11	Jamai Felt	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Our Saviour Lutheran School	Boston, Massachusetts
F	12	Mohamed Maxamud	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Labette Community College	Westerville, Ohio
F	13	Preston Squire	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Salt Lake Community College	Ephraim, Utah
F	14	Sam Towns	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Ohio	Columbus, Ohio
F	23	Youssef Khayat	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Michigan	Beirut, Lebanon
G	31	Alijah Adem	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Spring Valley High School	Las Vegas, Nevada

Head coach

Todd Simon (Central Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Lourawls Nairn Jr. (Michigan State)
Bryce Martin (Boise State)
German Srulovich (San Francisco)
Bob Gallager (St. Bonaventure)
Jason Newkirk (Olivet Nazarene)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 18, 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 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Miss MAC-SBC Challenge	L 68–77	0–1	17 – Tied	10 – Towns	4 – Campbell	Reed Green Coliseum (3,436) Hattiesburg, MS
November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Davidson	L 85–91	0–2	30 – Campbell	11 – Towns	3 – Thomas	Stroh Center (1,960) Bowling Green, OH
November 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Taylor	W 107–43	1–2	19 – Johnson	8 – Tied	4 – Green	Stroh Center (867) Bowling Green, OH
November 16, 2024* 6:00 pm, BTN	at Michigan State	L 72–86	1–3	23 – Johnson	5 – Johnson	2 – Tied	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Niagara	W 76–68	2–3	24 – Johnson	5 – Tied	4 – Campbell	Stroh Center (1,632) Bowling Green, OH
November 23, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bellarmine						Knights Hall Louisville, KY
November 29, 2024* 1:00 pm	vs. Weber State Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division semifinals						Mullett Arena Tempe, AZ
November 30, 2024*	vs. Pepperdine/New Mexico State Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division						Mullett Arena Tempe, AZ
December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Morgan State						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
December 14, 2024* 8:00 pm	at Kansas City						Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	St. Thomas						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
December 23, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Aquinas						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
MAC regular season
January 3, 2025 6:00 pm, CBSSN	Akron						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
January 7, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Western Michigan						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Ball State						Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
January 14, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Buffalo						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Michigan						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
January 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Miami (OH)						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
January 24, 2025 6:00 pm, CBSSN	Toledo						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
January 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Kent State						MAC Center Kent, OH
February 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Central Michigan						McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Illinois						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 11, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Ohio						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Buffalo						Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
February 18, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Kent State						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Toledo						Savage Arena Toledo, OH
February 25, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Michigan						George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Ball State						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
March 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Illinois						Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
March 7, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Western Michigan						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
MAC tournament
March 13–15, 2025 ESPN+/CBSSN/ESPN2	vs.						Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
^ "Bowling Green slides by Central Michigan in MAC men's basketball quarterfinal". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
^ "Kent State upsets Bowling Green, will play for title". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
^ "CBI, CIT Tournament Bracket, Preview: College Basketball Time, TV". Off Tackle Empire. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
^ "Jackson has 18 as Purdue Fort Wayne beats Bowling Green 77-75 in CIT". AP News. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "MAC Announces 2024-25 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bowling Green State University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
^ "Bowling Green Falcons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

[2] "Bowling Green slides by Central Michigan in MAC men's basketball quarterfinal". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

[3] "Kent State upsets Bowling Green, will play for title". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

[4] "CBI, CIT Tournament Bracket, Preview: College Basketball Time, TV". Off Tackle Empire. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

[5] "Jackson has 18 as Purdue Fort Wayne beats Bowling Green 77-75 in CIT". AP News. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

[poll-6] "MAC Announces 2024-25 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

[7] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bowling Green State University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

[8] "Bowling Green Falcons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

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