2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team

The 2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by seventh-year head coach Tony Pujol, played their home games at the CB&S Bank Arena located in Florence, Alabama as members the ASUN Conference.

2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball
ASUN regular season co-champions
NIT, First round
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	24–11 (14–4 ASUN)
Head coach	Tony Pujol (7th season)
Associate head coach	Ahmad Smith
Assistant coaches	Carter Heston Austin Burnette Sean Foley
Home arena	CB&S Bank Arena
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Lipscomb †	14	–	4		.778			25	–	10		.714
North Alabama	14	–	4		.778			24	–	11		.686
Florida Gulf Coast	13	–	5		.722			18	–	14		.563
Jacksonville	12	–	6		.667			19	–	13		.594
Eastern Kentucky	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Queens*	11	–	7		.611			20	–	14		.588
Austin Peay	8	–	10		.444			14	–	19		.424
North Florida	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Stetson	6	–	12		.333			8	–	24		.250
Central Arkansas	4	–	14		.222			9	–	24		.273
West Georgia*	4	–	14		.222			6	–	25		.194
Bellarmine	2	–	16		.111			5	–	26		.161
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2025 ASUN tournament winner As of March 23, 2025

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 8–8 in ASUN play to finish in sixth place.^[1] The Lions advanced past the first round in the ASUN tournament with a 77–75 victory over the Lipscomb Bisons, courtesy of a KJ Johnson buzzer-beater.^[2][3] The Lions' season would come to an end in the ASUN semifinals as they were defeated by the Austin Peay Governors in a 77–71 defeat.^[4][5]

Roster

2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Will Soucie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Gill St. Bernard's School Califon, New Jersey F 1 Donte Bacchus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Snead State CC Homewood, Alabama G 1 King Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Loomis Chaffee School Detroit, Michigan G 2 Daniel Ortiz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr UAB Shreveport, Louisiana F 3 Corneilous Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Western Carolina Beaumont, Mississippi G 4 Canin Jefferson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Isidore Newman School New Orleans, Louisiana G 5 Jacari Lane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lee High School Huntsville, Alabama G 8 Kevin de Kovachich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Hamilton Heights Academy Montréal, Québec G 9 Taye Fields 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Missouri Western Opelika, Alabama G 13 Blake Floyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Spain Park High School Pelham, Alabama C 21 Israel Jenrette 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Valdosta High School Valdosta, Georgia C 24 Mitchell Chaffee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Calhoun CC Muscle Shoals, Alabama F 25 DarKaun King 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr TACA Academy Dallas, Texas F 34 Dallas Howell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Enterprise High School Coffee Springs, Alabama C 35 Jamal Albritton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Wallace-Selma CC Montgomery, Alabama	Head coach Tony Pujol (Sterling) Assistant coach(es) Ahmad Smith (Appalachian State) Carter Heston (Alabama) Austin Burnette (Campbell) Sean Foley (McDaniel) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 20, 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* 8:30 pm, MW Network		at Air Force	W 73–57	1–0	24 – Lane	5 – Howell	6 – Lane	Clune Arena (1,212) Colorado Springs, CO
November 7, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Point	W 94–58	2–0	14 – Jefferson	9 – Jenrette	1 – Tied	CB&S Bank Arena (3,000) Florence, AL
November 11, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Martin	W 87–69	3–0	22 – Lane	10 – Tied	4 – Tied	CB&S Bank Arena (2,212) Florence, AL
November 15, 2024* 7:45 pm, ESPN+		Samford SoCon/ASUN Challenge	L 96–97 OT	3–1	32 – Lane	16 – Williams	6 – Lane	CB&S Bank Arena (2,732) Florence, AL
November 18, 2024* 8:00 pm, SECN		at No. 4 Auburn	L 69–102	3–2	16 – Lane	8 – Williams	3 – Soucie	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
November 23, 2024* 4:00 pm		vs. Louisiana–Monroe City of Lights MTE	W 74–62	4–2	19 – Ortiz	9 – Fields	4 – Lane	Prather Coliseum (112) Natchitoches, LA
November 24, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northwestern State City of Lights MTE	L 58–71	4–3	14 – Lane	9 – Williams	3 – Fields	Prather Coliseum (228) Natchitoches, LA
November 27, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Dalton State	W 100–69	5–3	23 – de Kovachich	9 – Fields	6 – Lane	CB&S Bank Arena (1,127) Florence, AL
December 1, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wofford SoCon/ASUN Challenge	L 54–74	5–4	11 – Bacchus	6 – Williams	3 – Lane	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (856) Spatanburg, SC
December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	W 82–59	6–4	16 – Soucie	12 – Tied	4 – Lane	CB&S Bank Arena (1,537) Florence, AL
December 11, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Carolina	W 74–67	7–4	19 – Lane	11 – Fields	8 – Fields	Williams Arena (3,177) Greenville, NC
December 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 86–69	8–4	25 – Fields	6 – Corneilous	6 – Lane	CB&S Bank Arena (1,287) Florence, AL
December 22, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola Marymount	L 69–85	8–5	20 – Lane	9 – Williams	4 – Lane	Gersten Pavilion (818) Los Angeles, CA
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Bellarmine	W 82–66	9–5 (1–0)	26 – Ortiz	15 – Williams	10 – Lane	CB&S Bank Arena (1,563) Florence, AL
January 4, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	W 88–67	10–5 (2–0)	18 – Tied	14 – Fields	7 – Fields	CB&S Bank Arena (2,025) Florence, AL
January 9, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at FGCU	L 70–75	10–6 (2–1)	22 – Lane	10 – Fields	8 – Fields	Alico Arena (2,009) Fort Myers, FL
January 11, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson	W 92–64	11–6 (3–1)	23 – Fields	17 – Fields	6 – Lane	Edmunds Center (498) DeLand, FL
January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville	L 60–64	11–7 (3–2)	15 – Lane	9 – Tied	2 – Tied	Swisher Gymnasium (1,000) Jacksonville, FL
January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	W 90–84	12–7 (4–2)	21 – Bacchus	13 – Fields	8 – Tied	UNF Arena (1,318) Jacksonville, FL
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Lipscomb	W 74–64	13–7 (5–2)	18 – Lane	14 – Williams	6 – Lane	CB&S Bank Arena (2,657) Florence, AL
January 25, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Austin Peay	W 88–84 OT	14–7 (6–2)	28 – Ortiz	18 – Fields	5 – Tied	CB&S Bank Arena (3,000) Florence, AL
January 29, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Queens	L 67–75	14–8 (6–3)	22 – Lane	13 – Fields	2 – Lane	Curry Arena (596) Charlotte, NC
February 1, 2025 7:45 pm, ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 94–65	15–8 (7–3)	21 – Ortiz	6 – Williams	5 – Fields	CB&S Bank Arena (2,392) Florence, AL
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Austin Peay	W 74–64	16–8 (8–3)	22 – Soucie	11 – Fields	5 – Lane	F&M Bank Arena (1,759) Clarksville, TN
February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at West Georgia	W 78–61	17–8 (9–3)	17 – Soucie	19 – Williams	5 – Lane	The Coliseum (1,723) Carrollton, GA
February 13, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		North Florida	W 83–70	18–8 (10–3)	21 – Lane	14 – Tied	7 – Lane	CB&S Bank Arena (2,391) Florence, AL
February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 92–79	19–8 (11–3)	25 – Lane	10 – Bacchus	7 – Fields	CB&S Bank Arena (2,939) Florence, AL
February 18, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		West Georgia	W 80–62	20–8 (12–3)	22 – Lane	12 – Williams	3 – Tied	CB&S Bank Arena (2,395) Florence, AL
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb	L 63–75	20–9 (12–4)	18 – Lane	7 – Bacchus	3 – Lane	Allen Arena (2,431) Nashville, TN
February 24, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Central Arkansas	W 93–70	21–9 (13–4)	20 – Tied	8 – Fields	9 – Fields	Farris Center (774) Conway, AR
February 26, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Queens	W 74–69	22–9 (14–4)	20 – Lane	9 – Fields	4 – Fields	CB&S Bank Arena (2,992) Florence, AL
ASUN tournament
March 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(2)	(7) Austin Peay Quarterfinals	W 90–64	23–9	31 – Lane	14 – Williams	4 – Fields	CB&S Bank Arena (3,000) Florence, AL
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(2)	(4) Jacksonville Semifinals	W 78–63	24–9	19 – Lane	12 – Williams	6 – Lane	CB&S Bank Arena (3,000) Florence, AL
March 9, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN2	(2)	at (1) Lipscomb Championship	L 65–76	24–10	18 – Lane	12 – Fields	6 – Fields	Allen Arena (5,139) Nashville, TN
National Invitation Tournament
March 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at (3) Bradley First Round - Dayton Region	L 62–71	24–11	19 – Bacchus	12 – Williams	2 – Jefferson	Carver Arena  Peoria, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[6]