2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	8–12 (4–5 MAAC)
Head coach	Anthony Latina (12th season);
Associate head coach	Kyle Steinway
Assistant coaches	Tom Barrett; Donte Gittens; Jeremy Kipness;
Home arena	William H. Pitt Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marist	8	–	1	.889	15	–	3	.833
Quinnipiac	8	–	1	.889	12	–	8	.600
Merrimack	8	–	1	.889	11	–	9	.550
Iona	5	–	4	.556	8	–	12	.400
Mount St. Mary's	4	–	5	.444	11	–	9	.550
Manhattan	4	–	5	.444	9	–	9	.500
Siena	4	–	5	.444	9	–	11	.450
Fairfield	4	–	5	.444	8	–	12	.400
Sacred Heart	4	–	5	.444	8	–	12	.400
Rider	3	–	6	.333	7	–	13	.350
Saint Peter's	2	–	6	.250	7	–	9	.438
Niagara	2	–	7	.222	7	–	13	.350
Canisius	2	–	7	.222	2	–	18	.100

† 2025 MAAC tournament winner As of January 25, 2025

The 2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represents Sacred Heart University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by 12th-year head coach Anthony Latina, play their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut as first-year members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Pioneers finished the 2023–24 season 16–16, 10–6 in NEC play to finish in third place.^[1] They were upset by #6 seed and eventual tournament champions Wagner in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament.^[2]

This would be the last season for Sacred Heart as members of the Northeast Conference, as they joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2024–25 season.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Keyishon Miller	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Northwest Kansas Tech	Philadelphia, PA
G	1	Griffin Barrouk	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Hofstra	Glen Mills, PA
G	2	Nyle Ralph-Beyer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Henderson High School	West Chester, PA
G	3	Mekhi Conner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Notre Dame High School	New Haven, CT
G	4	Jaden Slaughter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute	Buffalo, NY
G	5	Amiri Stewart	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Sr	Wilmington	Boothwyn, PA
F	7	Anquan Hill	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	St. Bonaventure	Philadelphia, PA
G	10	Taj Bryant	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Fr	The Patrick School	Queens, NY
G	11	Malik Sheppard	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Don Bosco Prep	Edgewater, NJ
G	13	Fallou Gueye	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Raleigh, NC
F	15	Raymond Espinal-Guzman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Woodstock Academy	Cranston, RI
F	21	Bryce Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Northeastern	Stockton, CA
F	23	Lucius Gibson-Savadel	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Fr	Millbrook School	Bay Shore, NY
F	25	Tanner Thomas	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Williston Northampton School	Stamford, CT
C	33	Alex Woodring	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Compass Prep	Wyckoff, NJ
G	35	Aidan Carpenter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Siena	Hamden, CT

Head coach

Anthony Latina (Brandeis)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Steinway (Providence)
Tom Barrett (Temple)
Donte Gittens (Franklin Pierce)
Jeremy Kipness (Louisville)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Temple	L 70–81	0–1	Liacouras Center (3,485) Philadelphia, PA
November 6, 2024* 5:30 pm, FS1	at No. 3 UConn	L 56–92	0–2	Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
November 9, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Dartmouth	L 76–81	0–3	Leede Arena (802) Hanover, NH
November 15, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN+	vs. Holy Cross College Hill Classic	L 75–82	0–4	Pizzitola Sports Center (259) Providence, RI
November 16, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN+	vs. New Hampshire College Hill Classic	W 80–63	1–4	Pizzitola Sports Center (279) Providence, RI
November 17, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Brown College Hill Classic	L 70–89	1–5	Pizzitola Sports Center (518) Providence, RI
November 21, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	Central Connecticut	W 67–54	2–5	William H. Pitt Center (1,945) Fairfield, CT
December 1, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Boston University	W 73–65	3–5	Case Gym (981) Boston, MA
December 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Iona	W 83–59	4–5 (1–0)	William H. Pitt Center (1,126) Fairfield, CT
December 8, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Quinnipiac	L 73–83	4–6 (1–1)	M&T Bank Arena (1,167) Hamden, CT
December 18, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Albany	L 66–74	4–7	William H. Pitt Center (1,800) Fairfield, CT
December 22, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Miami (OH)	L 76–94	4–8	Millett Hall (896) Oxford, OH
December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Manhattanville	W 100–60	5–8	William H. Pitt Center (831) Fairfield, CT
January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Canisius	W 99–82	6–8 (2–1)	William H. Pitt Center (682) Fairfield, CT
January 10, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+	Merrimack	L 65–66	6–9 (2–2)	William H. Pitt Center (1,200) Fairfield, CT
January 12, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Mount St. Mary's	L 71–73	6–10 (2–3)	Knott Arena (1,980) Emmitsburg, MD
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Siena	L 75–93	6–11 (2–4)	MVP Arena (4,362) Albany, NY
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Saint Peter's	L 61–66	6–12 (2–5)	William H. Pitt Center (698) Fairfield, CT
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Canisius	W 93–84	7–12 (3–5)	Koessler Athletic Center (533) Buffalo, NY
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Niagara	W 86–77	8–12 (4–5)	Gallagher Center (813) Lewiston, NY
February 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Manhattan			William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Rider			William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Fairfield			Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT
February 14, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Quinnipiac			William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
February 16, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Siena			William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Merrimack			Hammel Court North Andover, MA
February 23, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Peter's			Run Baby Run Arena Jersey City, NJ
February 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Marist			William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Fairfield			William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Manhattan			Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY
March 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Iona			Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY
MAAC tournament
March 11–15, 2025 ESPN+	vs.			Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Northeast Conference Standings". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
^ "Allen leads Wagner past Sacred Heart 60-57 in Northeast Conference Tournament". AP News. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
^ "MAAC Welcomes Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University as Newest Full Members". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sacred Heart University. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
^ "Sacred Heart Pioneers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Northeast Conference Standings". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[2] "Allen leads Wagner past Sacred Heart 60-57 in Northeast Conference Tournament". AP News. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[3] "MAAC Welcomes Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University as Newest Full Members". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sacred Heart University. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[5] "Sacred Heart Pioneers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

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