2024–25 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

2024–25 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
2024–25 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	16–9 (8–2 America East)
Head coach	Chris Markwood (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Rob O'Driscoll; Pete Gash; Jordon Bronner;
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bryant	10	–	1	.909	16	–	10	.615
Maine	8	–	2	.800	16	–	9	.640
Vermont	7	–	3	.700	14	–	11	.560
Albany	5	–	6	.455	13	–	13	.500
UMass Lowell	4	–	6	.400	15	–	10	.600
Binghamton	4	–	7	.364	12	–	14	.462
UMBC	4	–	7	.364	12	–	14	.462
New Hampshire	4	–	7	.364	6	–	20	.231
NJIT	2	–	9	.182	5	–	21	.192

† 2025 AmEast tournament winner As of February 13, 2025

The 2024–25 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represents the University of Maine during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by third-year head coach Chris Markwood, play their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, Maine, as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 7–9 in America East play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.^[1] They were defeated by Bryant in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Logan Carey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	St. Paul's School	Shelton, CT
G	1	Kellen Tynes (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Montana State	Dartmouth, NS
F	2	Christopher Mantis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Appalachian State	Lowell, IN
G	3	Jaden Clayton (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	Fort Erie International Academy	Whitby, ON
G	4	Caleb Crawford	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Fr	Loomis Chaffee School	The Bronx, NY
G	5	Isaac Bonilla	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So	Bradford Christian Academy	Danville, NH
G	8	Darius Lopes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Vermont Academy	West Warwick, RI
F	10	Killian Gribben	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Siena	Letterkenny, Ireland
F	11	Ridvan Tutic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	Jr	New Hampshire	Novi Pazar, Serbia
F	12	Milos Nenadic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Sr	Western Reserve Academy	Kitchener, ON
F	13	Amare Allen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	CODE Academy	Ajax, ON
G	14	AJ Lopez	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	New Hampshire	Queens, NY
F	15	John Shea	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Edward Little High School	Auburn, ME
G	22	Quion Burns	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	LIU	White Plains, NY
F	25	Keelan Steele	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr	Victory Academy	Alton, ON
F	31	Novak Perovic	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	Hoosac School	Belgrade, Serbia

Head coach

Chris Markwood (Maine)

Assistant coach(es)

Rob O'Driscoll (Villanova)
Pete Gash (Chattanooga)
Jordon Bronner (New Hampshire)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 7, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at No. 7 Duke	L 62–96	0–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 6, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMaine Fort Kent	W 98–47	1–1	Memorial Gymnasium (569) Orono, ME
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Brown	W 69–67	2–1	Pizzitola Sports Center (751) Providence, RI
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Quinnipiac	L 55–58	2–2	M&T Bank Arena (1,912) Hamden, CT
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Richmond	L 66–70	2–3	Robins Center (4,633) Richmond, VA
November 24, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Holy Cross	W 80–55	3–3	Memorial Gymnasium (1,268) Orono, ME
November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Elon Cathedral Classic Invitational	W 69–56	4–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
November 30, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Penn Cathedral Classic Invitational	L 64–77	4–4	The Palestra (931) Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Navy Cathedral Classic Invitational	W 71–66	5–4	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMaine Augusta	W 103–51	6–4	Memorial Gymnasium (458) Orono, ME
December 8, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Fordham	L 72–87	6–5	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,679) The Bronx, NY
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Duquesne	W 61–56	7–5	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,076) Pittsburgh, PA
December 14, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Canisius	W 84–79	8–5	Koessler Athletic Center (830) Buffalo, NY
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops	at Stony Brook	L 72–74	8–6	Island Federal Arena (2,081) Stony Brook, NY
December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Boston University	L 56–59	8–7	Memorial Gymnasium (1,221) Orono, ME
America East regular season
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bryant	L 55–81	8–8 (0–1)	Chace Athletic Center (795) Smithfield, RI
January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Binghamton	W 82–71	9–8 (1–1)	Memorial Gymnasium (508) Orono, ME
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Albany	W 87–66	10–8 (2–1)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,064) Orono, ME
January 16, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	at NJIT	W 57–44	11–8 (3–1)	Wellness and Events Center (1,672) Newark, NJ
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UMBC	W 87–62	12–8 (4–1)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,425) Catonsville, MD
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UMass Lowell	W 86–85 ^OT	13–8 (5–1)	Costello Athletic Center (532) Lowell, MA
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Hampshire	W 71–46	14–8 (6–1)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,076) Orono, ME
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Vermont	L 49–55	14–9 (6–2)	Patrick Gym (2,760) Burlington, VT
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	NJIT	W 78–74	15–9 (7–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (717) Orono, ME
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMBC	W 73–50	16–9 (8–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,002) Orono, ME
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Vermont			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
February 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Albany			Broadview Center Albany, NY
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Binghamton			Dr. Bai Lee Court Vestal, NY
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Hampshire			Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bryant			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
March 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMass Lowell			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
^ "Pinzon scores 35 as Bryant advances to AE Semifinals". Bryant University. March 9, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
^ "Maine Black Bears Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[2] "Pinzon scores 35 as Bryant advances to AE Semifinals". Bryant University. March 9, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[4] "Maine Black Bears Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

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