2024–25 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

2024–25 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
2024–25 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	8–14 (5–6 MVC)
Head coach	David Ragland (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Craig Snow
Assistant coaches	George Swanson; Roosevelt Jones; Peter Funk; D J Balentine;
Home arena	Ford Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drake	9	–	2	.818	19	–	2	.905
Bradley	9	–	2	.818	18	–	4	.818
Belmont	7	–	4	.636	15	–	7	.682
UIC	7	–	4	.636	14	–	7	.667
Northern Iowa	7	–	4	.636	13	–	9	.591
Illinois State	5	–	6	.455	13	–	9	.591
Murray State	5	–	6	.455	11	–	11	.500
Southern Illinois	5	–	6	.455	10	–	12	.455
Evansville	5	–	6	.455	8	–	14	.364
Indiana State	4	–	7	.364	10	–	12	.455
Valparaiso	3	–	8	.273	10	–	12	.455
Missouri State	0	–	11	.000	7	–	15	.318

† 2025 MVC tournament winner As of January 29, 2025

The 2024–25 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represents the University of Evansville during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by third-year head coach David Ragland, play their home games at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

Previous season

The Purple Aces finished the 2023–24 season 17–18, 6–14 in MVC play, to finish in tenth place.^[1] They defeated Illinois State,^[2] before falling to eventual tournament champions Drake in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament.^[3] They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #11 seed,^[4] where they defeated Quinnipiac in the first round,^[5] before falling to eventual tournament champions Seattle in the quarterfinals.^[6]

Roster

2024–25 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Gabriel Pozzato	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	NBA Global Academy	Rome, Italy
G	1	Tanner Cuff	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	Salt Lake Community College	American Fork, UT
G	3	Cam Haffner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Eastern Illinois	Westfield, IN
G	5	Braylon Jackson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Oldsmar Christian Academy	Kennesaw, GA
G	6	Gui Tesch	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	RS So	IMG Academy	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
G	9	Kaia Berridge	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Archbishop Riordan High School	Whangārei, New Zealand
G	10	Tyler Myers	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So	Evansville Day School	Evansville, IN
F	11	Joshua Hughes	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	So	BA Centre of Excellence	Brisbane, Australia
G	12	Tayshawn Comer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Eastern Kentucky	Indianapolis, IN
F	21	Connor Turnbull	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Butler	St. Paul, MO
F	22	Ramondo II Battle	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Walters State Community College	McKinney, TX
G	23	Cameron Gehlhausen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Evansville North High School	Evansville, IN
F	32	Dakota Candler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	South Knox High School	Vincennes, IN
C	33	Michael Day	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	So	Albuquerque Basketball Club Prep	Middleton, ID
G	40	Weston Aigner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Castle High School	Newburgh, IN
F	45	Trent Hundley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Rio Grande	Mount Orab, OH

Head coach

David Ragland (Evansville)

Assistant coach(es)

Craig Snow (Evansville)
George Swanson (Northwest)
Roosevelt Jones (Butler)
Peter Funk (Valparaiso)
D J Balentine (Evansville)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 25, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024* 1:00 p.m.	Tiffin	W 86–60	–	Ford Center (3,105) Evansville, IN
Regular season
November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at North Texas	L 63–80	0–1	The Super Pit (3,451) Denton, TX
November 9, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Brescia	W 96–49	1–1	Ford Center (4,112) Evansville, IN
November 13, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee	L 63–80	1–2	Murphy Center (3,509) Murfreesboro, TN
November 16, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Radford	L 81–92	1–3	Ford Center (4,306) Evansville, IN
November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+	at Ohio State	L 30–80	1–4	Value City Arena (9,824) Columbus, OH
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Green Bay Ohio State MTE	W 98–81	2–4	Ford Center (4,418) Evansville, IN
November 24, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Campbell Ohio State MTE	W 66–53	3–4	Ford Center (3,823) Evansville, IN
December 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., Gray Media/ESPN+	at Murray State	L 61–63	3–5 (0–1)	CFSB Center (5,358) Murray, KY
December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Kentucky	L 65–79	3–6	Ford Center (5,316) Evansville, IN
December 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Chattanooga	L 67–75	3–7	Ford Center (3,862) Evansville, IN
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Arlington	L 54–80	3–8	College Park Center (1,256) Arlington, TX
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Ball State	L 43–80	3–9	Worthen Arena (3,521) Muncie, IN
December 29, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Missouri State	W 57–40	4–9 (1–1)	Ford Center (5,128) Evansville, IN
January 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Illinois	W 68–53	5–9 (2–1)	Banterra Center (6,030) Carbondale, IL
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Indiana State	L 62–66	5–10 (2–2)	Ford Center (5,287) Evansville, IN
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Illinois State	W 69–51	6–10 (3–2)	Ford Center (4,036) Evansville, IN
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Drake	L 40–63	6–11 (3–3)	The Knapp Center (3,930) Des Moines, IA
January 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Iowa	L 56–73	6–12 (3–4)	McLeod Center (3,431) Cedar Falls, IA
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Belmont	L 82–85	6–13 (3–5)	Ford Center (4,986) Evansville, IN
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UIC	L 67–78	6–14 (3–6)	Ford Center (3,987) Evansville, IN
January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Valparaiso	W 78–68	7–14 (4–6)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,361) Valparaiso, IN
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Murray State	W 79–74	8–14 (5–6)	Ford Center (5,318) Evansville, IN
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Belmont			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Illinois			Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Bradley			Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Missouri State			Great Southern Bank Arena Springfield, MO
February 16, 2025	Valparaiso			Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Indiana State			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 22, 2025	at UIC			Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Drake			Ford Center Evansville, IN
March 2, 2025	at Illinois State			CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
MVC tournament
March 6–9, 2025 Gray Media/ESPN+/ CBSSN/CBS	vs. Arch Madness			Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ Lindskog, Chad (March 7, 2024). "Evansville basketball advances in MVC tournament with wire-to-wire win over Illinois State". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "DeVries scores 19, Drake beats Evansville in MVC quarterfinals, 79-58". AP News. March 8, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved November 25, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Bobe helps Evansville hold off Quinnipiac 64-63 in CBI first round". CBS Sports. AP. March 24, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ Reynolds, John (March 25, 2024). "Evansville falls to Seattle in second round of CBI". WEVV 44News. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "Evansville Purple Aces Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[2] Lindskog, Chad (March 7, 2024). "Evansville basketball advances in MVC tournament with wire-to-wire win over Illinois State". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[3] "DeVries scores 19, Drake beats Evansville in MVC quarterfinals, 79-58". AP News. March 8, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2025.

[4] "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved November 25, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] "Bobe helps Evansville hold off Quinnipiac 64-63 in CBI first round". CBS Sports. AP. March 24, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[6] Reynolds, John (March 25, 2024). "Evansville falls to Seattle in second round of CBI". WEVV 44News. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[7] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[8] "Evansville Purple Aces Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

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