The 2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by seventh-year head coach Richie Riley, played their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference.

The Jaguars were briefly offered a bid to the 2025 National Invitation Tournament, but the offer was revoked when UC Riverside withdrew from the College Basketball Invitational to accept an NIT bid.

Previous season The Jaguars finished the 2023–24 season 16–16, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they lost in the second round to Georgia Southern.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Tyrell "Turbo" Jones 0 G 6'2" 190 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated; Signed to play with Enosis Neon Paralimni B.C. Isiah Gaiter 2 G 6'3" 195 Senior Meriden, CT Graduated Marcus "Smurf" Millender 4 G 5'11" 180 Freshman Houston, TX Transferred to UTSA Thomas Howell 13 F 6'8" 230 Junior Natchitoches, LA Graduated Marshall Kearing 20 F 6'9" 235 Senior Pinjarra, Australia Graduated; Promoted to Director of Player Personnel Samuel Tabe 45 G 6'5" 210 GS Senior Beltsville, MD Graduated; Signed to play with Psychiko B.C.

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Cantia Rahming 0 F 6'7" 205 Graduate Tampa, FL Saint Leo Jayden Cooper 1 G 6'2" 185 Sophomore Pike Road, AL Faulkner Dylan Fasoyiro 2 G 6'3" 195 Graduate Houston, TX Daemen JJ Wheat 6 G 6'0" 185 Junior Clarksville, TN Freed–Hardeman Myles Corey 20 G 6'0" 185 Graduate Ontario, CA Jessup Barry Dunning Jr. 22 SF 6'6" 195 Junior Mobile, AL UAB Caleb Kizer 32 F 6'7" 230 Senior Metamora, IL Culver–Stockton Randy Brady 34 G/F 6'5" 215 Junior Chattanooga, TN Chattanooga

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

2025 recruiting class

Preseason Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll The Jaguars were picked to finish in eleventh place in the conference's preseason poll.

Coaches poll 1 Arkansas State - 193 (12) 2 James Madison - 170 (1) 3 Troy - 155 (1) 4 Louisiana - 144 5 Southern Miss - 133 6 App State - 122 7 Texas State - 89 T8 Georgia Southern - 85 T8 Old Dominion - 85 10 Marshall - 79 11 South Alabama - 78 12 Georgia State - 75 13 Coastal Carolina - 34 14 ULM - 28

Roster

Schedule and results

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References