The 2024–25 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois Chicago during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by first-year head coach Rob Ehsan, played their home games at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). The finished the season 17–14, 10–10 in MVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MVC tournament, they were upset by Valparaiso.
Previous season The Flames finished the 2023–24 season 12–21, 4–16 in MVC play, to finish in 11th place. They defeated Southern Illinois before losing to Bradley in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament.
On March 10, 2024, the school announced the firing of head coach Luke Yaklich, ending his four-year tenure at the helm. On April 1, the school announced that Stanford assistant Rob Ehsan would be the team's new coach.
Offseason
Departures Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Ethyn Brown 10 G 5' 11" 185 Sophomore Belleville, IL Transferred to Quincy Jaden Brownell 33 F 6' 9" 230 RS Sophomore Sandy, UT Transferred to Samford Steven Clay 2 G 6' 4" 185 Sophomore Milwaukee, WI Transferred to Morehead State Cameron Fens 54 C 6' 10" 255 Sophomore Dubuque, IA Transferred to South Dakota CJ Jones 3 G 6' 5" 195 Sophomore East St. Louis, IL Transferred to Kansas State Marquise Kennedy 14 G 6' 1" 190 Graduate student Chicago, IL Exhausted eligibility Drew King 0 G 6' 3" 189 Sophomore Phoenix, AZ Transferred to Elon Nathan Ojukwu 13 F 6' 6" 215 Freshman Boise, ID Transferred to Northwest Florida State Toby Okani 5 G 6' 8" 210 Senior Orange, NJ Transferred to West Virginia Yusef Salih 23 G 6' 2" 192 Junior Gainesville, VA Transferred to East Texas A&M Isaiah Rivera 1 G 6' 5" 210 Senior Geneseo, IL Transferred to DePaul Griffin Yaklich 15 G 6' 6" 210 Senior Joliet, IL Transferred to Roosevelt
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Ahmad Henderson II 0 G 5' 9" 155 Sophomore Chicago, IL Niagara Jordan Mason 2 G 6' 4" 175 Junior San Antonio, TX Texas State Modestas Kancleris 5 F 6' 9" 205 RS Senior Kaunas, Lithuania Cal State Bakersfield Tyem Freeman 8 G 6' 5" 205 Graduate student Springfield, MO Kent State Koby Jeffries 9 G 6' 3" 195 RS Senior Olive Branch, MS UT Martin Saša Ciani 21 F 6' 9" 240 Sophomore Nova Gorica, Slovenia Xavier Javon Jackson 22 G 6' 3" 190 Junior Houston, TX Utah State Joshua Reaves 23 G 6' 4" 205 Graduate student Hamden, CT Mount St. Mary's
Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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