The 2024–25 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by fourth-year head coach Alvin Brooks and played their home games at the Neches Federal Credit Union Arena at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas.
Previous season The Cardinals finished the season 19–14 overall and 12–6 in Southland Conference play for a fourth-place conference finish. As the fourth-seeded team, the Cardinals were 1–1 in the SLC tournament defeating eighth-seeded New Orleans 71–57 and losing to top-seeded McNeese 57–76 in the semifinal round.
Preseason polls Southland Conference Poll The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 143 votes overall, the Cardinals were picked to finish fifth in the conference.
1 McNeese 242 (21) 2 Stephen F. Austin 208 3 Nicholls 205 (3) 4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 191 5 Lamar 143 6 Southeastern 121 7 Incarnate Word 117 8 UT Rio Grande Valley 112 9 Northwestern State 90 10 Texas A&M–Commerce 54 10 New Orleans 54 12 Houston Christian 48
Preseason All Conference No Cardinals were selected as members of a preseason all-conference team.
Roster
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Conference awards and honors Weekly awards Weekly honors SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Alexis Marmolejos G December 9, 2024 SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Andrew Holifield F December 16, 2024 SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Adam Hamilton C March 6, 2025
See also 2024–25 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team
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