2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team

The 2024–25 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team represents 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, play 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
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	14–7 (6–2 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
Florida Gulf Coast	8	–	2		.800			13	–	10		.565
Lipscomb	7	–	3		.700			15	–	8		.652
North Alabama	7	–	3		.700			15	–	8		.652
Queens*	7	–	3		.700			14	–	9		.609
Jacksonville	7	–	3		.700			13	–	9		.591
Eastern Kentucky	6	–	4		.600			12	–	11		.522
North Florida	5	–	5		.500			12	–	11		.522
Stetson	5	–	5		.500			7	–	16		.304
Austin Peay	4	–	6		.400			9	–	14		.391
Central Arkansas	2	–	8		.200			6	–	17		.261
West Georgia*	2	–	8		.200			4	–	19		.174
Bellarmine	0	–	10		.000			3	–	20		.130
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2025 ASUN tournament winner As of February 1, 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						CB&S Bank Arena  Florence, AL
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Austin Peay						F&M Bank Arena  Clarksville, TN
February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at West Georgia						The Coliseum  Carrollton, GA
February 13, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		North Florida						CB&S Bank Arena  Florence, AL
February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville						CB&S Bank Arena  Florence, AL
February 18, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		West Georgia						CB&S Bank Arena  Florence, AL
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb						Allen Arena  Nashville, TN
February 24, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Central Arkansas						Farris Center  Conway, AR
February 26, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Queens						CB&S Bank Arena  Florence, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[6]

References

1. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
2. Estes, Gentry (March 6, 2024). "A moment of March Madness ends Lipscomb's season in cruel fashion". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
3. "Johnson's buzzer beater sends Lions to ASUN Semifinal". North Alabama Athletics. March 5, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
4. "Lions suffer heart-shattering loss in ASUN Semifinal, 77-71". North Alabama Athletics. March 7, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
5. "Austin Peay knocks off North Alabama 77-71 for berth in Atlantic Sun championship game". ESPN. March 7, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
6. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2024.