The 2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Christian University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 1st-year head coach Craig Doty, played their home games at Sharp Gymnasium in Houston, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Huskies finished the 2024–25 season 12–20, 9–11 in a two way tie for seventh place in conference play. The Huskies' season ended with a first round SLC tournament loss to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. HCU's win over Louisiana–Monroe was their first non-conference win over a D1 opponent since winning at Wake Forest in 2018.
Previous season The Huskies finished the 2023–24 season 6–23, 4–14 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify, losing out on the tiebreaker.
On March 7, 2024, the school announced that they fired head coach Ron Cottrell, after leading the team for 33 years. On March 15, the school announced that they would be hiring Emporia State head coach Craig Doty as the team's new head coach.
Preseason polls Southland Conference Poll The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 143 votes overall, the Huskies were picked to finish twelfth 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 Huskies were selected as members of a preseason all-conference team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Source
Conference awards and honors Weekly awards Weekly honors SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Bryson Dawkins G March 3, 2025
See also 2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team
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