2024–25 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

2024–25 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
2024–25 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	David Kiefer (6th season);
Associate head coach	Kyle Roane
Assistant coaches	Cody McCoy; Drew Riley;
Home arena	University Center; (Capacity: 7,500)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Houston Christian	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Incarnate Word	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Lamar	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
McNeese	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nicholls	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
New Orleans	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M–Commerce*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UT Rio Grande Valley	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2025 Southland tournament winner

The 2024–25 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team will represent Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, will led by sixth-year head coach David Kiefer, will play their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 15–17 overall and 10–8 in Southland Conference play to finish fifth in conference. They lost against New Orleans in the first round.^[1]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

Preseason All Conference

Roster

2024–25 Southeastern Louisiana Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kam Burton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Legacy the School of Sport Sciences	Houston, TX
F	1	Jeremy Elyzee	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Pembroke Pines Charter HS	Hialeah, FL
G	2	Caron Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Parkville HS	Baltimore, MD
G	3	Kyle Edison	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. John Paul II Catholic HS	West Palm Beach, FL
G	4	CJ Booker	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	RS So	Seguin HS UT Rio Grande Valley	Arlington, TX
G/F	5	Jakevion Buckley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Shelbyville HS Lamar	Shelbyville, TX
G	8	Carlos Paez	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Sunrise Christian Academy Austin Peay	Naguanagua, Carabobo, Venezuela
F	10	Asher Boney	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Ponchatoula HS	Ponchatoula, LA
F	10	Jaiden Lawrence	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Warren Central HS Panola College	Bowling Green, KY
F	15	Brody Rowbury	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	Jr	Meridian HS Sunrise Christian Academy	Meridian, ID
G	20	Sam Hines Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Wheeler HS South Florida	Duluth, GA
G	21	Ryan Elzy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Ponchatoula HS East Texas Baptist	Natalbany, LA
C	33	Max Brackmann	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Sr	Staedtische Loehne	Löhne, Germany
F	42	Thomas Tut	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Solid Rock Christian Academy	Juba, South Sudan

Head coach

David Kiefer (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Roane (Southern Miss)
Cody McCoy (UT Arlington)
Drew Riley (Arkansas State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 14, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:30 pm	William Carey	University Center Hammond, LA
November 10, 2024*	at UAB	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
November 12, 2024*	at Mississippi State	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
November 18, 2024*	at Louisiana–Monroe	Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
November 22, 2024*	at Wyoming Cancún Challenge campus site game	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
November 26, 2024* 11:30 am	vs. Gardner–Webb Cancún Challenge	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2024*	vs. Bethune–Cookman/North Dakota Cancún Challenge	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico
December 2, 2024*	at Tulane	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
December 5, 2024	at Nicholls	Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
December 11, 2024*	at Louisiana	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
December 16, 2024*	at Grambling State	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
December 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m.	Loyola (New Orleans)	University Center Hammond, LA
Southland Conference regular season
December 30, 2024	at McNeese	The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
January 4, 2025 3:30 p.m.	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	University Center Hammond, LA
January 6, 2025 6:00 p.m.	UT Rio Grande Valley	University Center Hammond, LA
January 11, 2025	at New Orleans	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
January 13, 2025	at Stephen F. Austin	William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
January 18, 2025	at Northwestern State	Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
January 20, 2025	at Texas A&M–Commerce	The Field House Commerce, TX
January 25, 2025 3:30 p.m.	Incarnate Word	University Center Hammond, LA
January 27, 2025 6:00 p.m.	Houston Christian	University Center Hammond, LA
February 1, 2025 3:30 p.m.	New Orleans	University Center Hammond, LA
February 3, 2025 6:00 p.m.	Lamar	University Center Hammond, LA
February 8, 2025	at Incarnate Word	McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
February 10, 2025	at Houston Christian	Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
February 15, 2025 3:30 p.m.	Nicholls	University Center Hammond, LA
February 17, 2025 6:00 p.m.	McNeese	University Center Hammond, LA
February 22, 2025 3:30 p.m.	Texas A&M–Commerce	University Center Hammond, LA
February 24, 2025 6:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	University Center Hammond, LA
March 1, 2025	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
March 3, 2025 6:30 p.m.	at UT Rio Grande Valley	UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
Southland Tournament
March 9-12, 2025	at TBD	The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[2]^[3]^[4]

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

References

^ "Eastmond Breaks Assists Record but Lions Season Ends". Southeastern Louisiana Lions. March 10, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
^ "SE Louisiana Lions Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
^ Thiberville Jr., Richard (August 23, 2024). "Lions Release Schedule for 2024-25 Season". lionsports.net. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

[1] "Eastmond Breaks Assists Record but Lions Season Ends". Southeastern Louisiana Lions. March 10, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

[2] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

[3] "SE Louisiana Lions Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

[4] Thiberville Jr., Richard (August 23, 2024). "Lions Release Schedule for 2024-25 Season". lionsports.net. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

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