2024–25 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Lions, led by fourth-year head coach Solomon Bozeman, play their home games at the H.O. Clemmons Arena in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

2024–25 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–23 (3–13 SWAC)
Head coach	Solomon Bozeman (4th season)
Associate head coach	Jeremiah Bozeman
Assistant coaches	Christian Robertson Dee Wallace Reginald Rogers
Home arena	H.O. Clemmons Arena
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 SWAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern	14	–	2		.875			19	–	10		.655
Jackson State	12	–	4		.750			12	–	17		.414
Bethune–Cookman	12	–	5		.706			15	–	15		.500
Texas Southern	11	–	6		.647			14	–	16		.467
Alabama State	10	–	6		.625			14	–	15		.483
Florida A&M	10	–	7		.588			13	–	15		.464
Alcorn State	9	–	7		.563			9	–	20		.310
Alabama A&M	6	–	10		.375			10	–	19		.345
Grambling State	6	–	10		.375			9	–	20		.310
Prairie View A&M	4	–	13		.235			5	–	25		.167
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	3	–	13		.188			6	–	23		.207
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	15		.063			3	–	26		.103
† 2025 SWAC tournament winner As of March 3, 2025

Previous season

The Golden Lions finished the 2023–24 season 13–18, 8–10 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.^[1] Due to a tiebreaking clause, they failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament, as only the top eight teams are eligible to compete.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Trejon Ware 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Arkansas Baptist College Pearland, TX G 1 Christian Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr North Texas Jacksonville, AR G 2 Zach Reinhart 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr PHS Academy Orlando, FL G 3 Anthony Sellars 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Three Rivers College Winston-Salem, NC G 4 Dante Sawyer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr North Idaho College San Francisco, CA G 8 Chop Paljor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS OTE Prep Omaha, NE F 9 Klemen Vuga 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Monmouth Mengeš, Slovenia G 10 Landon Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Bartlett HS Memphis, TN G 13 Raphael Dumont 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Vanier Prep Quebec City, QC F 15 Dennis Asoro 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Hocking College Columbus, OH F 22 Robert Lewis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Cardinal Ritter Prep St. Louis, MO G 23 Matthew Spears 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr LeMoyne–Owen Indianapolis, IN F 24 Kyle Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Indian River State College Fort Lauderdale, FL G 33 Quentin Bolton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Charleston Southern Racine, WI G 55 Caleb Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr North Gwinnett HS Atlanta, GA	Head coach Solomon Bozeman (Little Rock) Assistant coach(es) Jeremiah Bozeman (Auburn Montgomery) Christian Robertson (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) Dee Wallace (Cal State Bakersfield) Reginald Rogers (Pitt–Bradford) 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	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 20 Cincinnati	L 54–109	0–1	11 – Sawyer	7 – Reinhart	3 – Moore	Fifth Third Arena (10,290) Cincinnati, OH
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Champion Christian	W 99–57	1–1	24 – Vuga	11 – 2 tied	7 – Reinhart	H.O. Clemmons Arena (642) Pine Bluff, AR
November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulsa	L 80–103	1–2	15 – 2 tied	10 – Lewis	4 – Reinhart	Reynolds Center (2,753) Tulsa, OK
November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Florida	L 69–85	1–3	24 – Sawyer	8 – 2 tied	5 – Moore	Yuengling Center (4,404) Tampa, FL
November 16, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Incarnate Word	L 64–92	1–4	19 – Vuga	6 – Vuga	5 – Moore	McDermott Center (112) San Antonio, TX
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas Tech	L 64–98	1–5	20 – Moore	5 – Vuga	5 – Moore	United Supermarkets Arena (9,847) Lubbock, TX
November 24, 2024* 4:00 p.m., SECN		at Missouri	L 63–112	1–6	22 – Paljor	7 – 2 tied	3 – Jones	Mizzou Arena (8,496) Columbia, MO
November 27, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Pacific	L 71–83	1–7	16 – 2 tied	6 – Dumon	4 – 2 tied	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,020) Stockton, CA
December 1, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kansas State	L 73–120	1–8	15 – Paljor	5 – Dumont	8 – Jones	Bramlage Coliseum (7,971) Manhattan, KS
December 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 84–78	2–8	22 – Bolton	7 – 2 tied	11 – Moore	H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,485) Pine Bluff, AR
December 11, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	L 73–89	2–9	14 – 2 tied	6 – Dumont	4 – 3 tied	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,032) Monroe, LA
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN		at Texas	L 57–121	2–10	14 – Moore	6 – Bolton Jr.	3 – Moore	Moody Center (10,514) Austin, TX
December 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m.		Ecclesia	W 120–61	3–10	16 – Asoro	11 – Dumont	13 – Moore	H.O. Clemmons Arena (3,412) Pine Bluff, AR
SWAC regular season
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m.		at Alabama A&M	L 79–89	3–11 (0–1)	30 – Bradley	8 – Bradley	6 – Moore	Alabama A&M Events Center (1,871) Huntsville, AL
January 6, 2025 6:00 p.m.		at Alabama State	L 91–93	3–12 (0–2)	35 – Bradley	7 – 2 tied	7 – Bradley	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (475) Montgomery, AL
January 13, 2025 5:30 p.m.		Prairie View A&M	L 64–75	3–13 (0–3)	22 – Moore	12 – Bradley	3 – 2 tied	H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,175) Pine Bluff, AR
January 18, 2025 5:00 p.m.		at Florida A&M	L 76–86	3–14 (0–4)	24 – Bradley	12 – Bradley	7 – Bradley	Al Lawson Center (910) Tallahassee, FL
January 20, 2025 7:00 p.m.		at  Bethune–Cookman	L 64–73	3–15 (0–5)	23 – Bradley	7 – Bolton	4 – 2 tied	Moore Gymnasium (799) Daytona Beach, FL
January 25, 2025 5:30 p.m.		Southern	L 67–83	3–16 (0–6)	13 – Bradley	10 – Bradley	5 – Bradley	H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,674) Pine Bluff, AR
January 27, 2025 5:30 p.m.		Grambling State	L 77–81	3–17 (0–7)	17 – Bradley	7 – Bradley	9 – Moore	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,428) Pine Bluff, AR
February 1, 2025 5:30 p.m.		Mississippi Valley State	L 76–79	3–18 (0–8)	29 – Bradley	9 – Bradley	4 – Bradley	H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,147) Pine Bluff, AR
February 4, 2025 5:30 p.m.		Texas Southern	W 69–68	4–18 (1–8)	13 – 2 tied	16 – Bradley	7 – Bradley	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,364) Pine Bluff, AR
February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m.		at Alcorn State	L 60–79	4–19 (1–9)	15 – Bradley	9 – Bradley	4 – 2 tied	Davey Whitney Complex (250) Lorman, MS
February 10, 2025 7:00 p.m.		at Jackson State	L 78–94	4–20 (1–10)	22 – Bradley	10 – Bradley	10 – Bradley	Williams Assembly Center (741) Jackson, MS
February 15, 2025 5:30 p.m.		Alabama State	L 63–75	4–21 (1–11)	13 – Brown	11 – Bradley	4 – 2 tied	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,475) Pine Bluff, AR
February 17, 2025 5:30 p.m.		Alabama A&M	L 61–75	4–22 (1–12)	21 – Bradley	8 – Bradley	5 – Bradley	H.O. Clemmons Arena (746) Pine Bluff, AR
February 22, 2025 4:30 p.m.		at Prairie View A&M	W 75–64	5–22 (2–12)	23 – Brown	14 – Bradley	5 – Brown	William Nicks Building (876) Prairie View, TX
February 24, 2025 7:00 p.m.		at Texas Southern	L 56–81	5–23 (2–13)	13 – Brown	7 – Bradley	5 – Bradley	H&PE Arena (1,489) Houston, TX
March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m.		at Mississippi Valley State	W 83–58	6–23 (3–13)	26 – Bradley	10 – Vuga	3 – 2 tied	Harrison HPER Complex (2,122) Itta Bena, MS
March 6, 2025 5:30 p.m.		Jackson State						H.O. Clemmons Arena  Pine Bluff, AR
March 8, 2025 5:30 p.m.		Alcorn State						H.O. Clemmons Arena  Pine Bluff, AR
SWAC tournament
March 11–15, 2025		vs.						Gateway Center Arena  College Park, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3][4]