2024–25 Queens Royals men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Queens Royals men's basketball team represents the Queens University of Charlotte during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Royals, led by third-year head coach Grant Leonard, play their home games at Curry Arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

2024–25 Queens Royals men's basketball
CBI
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	19–14 (11–7 ASUN)
Head coach	Grant Leonard (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Dan Bailey Bobby Horodyski JR Reynolds Adam Short Kyle Moore
Home arena	Curry 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

This season marked Queens' third year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Royals are not eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.^[1]

Previous season

The Royals finished the 2023–24 season 14–19, 7–9 in ASUN play to finish in eighth place.^[2] They defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the first round,^[3] before falling to eventual tournament champions Stetson in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Queens Royals men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Nasir Mann 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr McNeese Gainesville, Florida G 2 DJ Shine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Fr Brewster Academy Augusta, Georgia G 3 Kalib Mathews 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Henderson Collegiate Franklinton, North Carolina C 6 Sawyer Mayhugh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Fr UMass Weston, Massachusetts G 7 Caleb Parr 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr Northeast Mississippi CC Columbus, Mississippi G 8 Ryan Phelps 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So Staples HS Westport, Connecticut G/F 9 Maban Jabriel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Fr Tri-City Prep Waterloo, Ontario G/F 10 Bryce Cash 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Carmel Christian School Charlotte, North Carolina G 11 Chris Ashby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Paris JC Houston, Texas G 15 Jordon Nevill 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So East Mecklenburg HS Charlotte, North Carolina G 20 Asjon Anderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Ranger College Tacoma, Washington F 22 Jaxon Pollard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Salt Lake CC Cedar Hills, Utah F 23 Leo Colimerio 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) GS Fresno State São Paulo, Brazil F 24 Yoav Berman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr Maccabi Ra'anana Tel Aviv, Israel G 25 Jacob Brandly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr Combine Academy Holtsville, New York F 32 Malcolm Wilson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Georgetown Columbia, South Carolina G 35 Colby Christiansen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr Franklin HS Portland, Oregon G 85 Aneek Patil 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 145 lb (66 kg) So ISA Prep Foster City, California	Head coach Grant Leonard (William Penn) Assistant coach(es) Dan Bailey (Queens (NC)) Bobby Horodyski (Central Florida) JR Reynolds (Virginia) Adam Short (Avila) Kyle Moore (Tusculum) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 21, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Johnson C. Smith	W 94–74	–	Curry Arena  Charlotte, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lynchburg	W 90–39	1–0	Curry Arena (340) Charlotte, NC
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Carolina ASUN/SoCon Challenge	W 67–54	2–0	Curry Arena (632) Charlotte, NC
November 12, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah	L 65–96	2–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,757) Salt Lake City, UT
November 13, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at BYU	L 55–99	2–2	Marriott Center (16,789) Provo, UT
November 19, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Appalachian State	L 53–65	2–3	Holmes Center (2,678) Boone, NC
November 23, 2024* 6:00 p.m.		vs. USC Upstate ETSU Tournament	W 98–74	3–3	Freedom Hall Civic Center (317) Johnson City, TN
November 24, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at East Tennessee State ETSU Tournament	L 67–82	3–4	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,347) Johnson City, TN
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Winthrop	L 78–86	3–5	Curry Arena (575) Charlotte, NC
December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VMI ASUN/SoCon Challenge	W 81–78	4–5	Cameron Hall (2,354) Lexington, VA
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Carolina	W 91–53	5–5	Curry Arena (145) Charlotte, NC
December 14, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	W 85–83	6–5	Paul Porter Arena (750) Boiling Springs, NC
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mercer	W 73–66	7–5	Curry Arena (512) Charlotte, NC
December 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 17 Ole Miss	L 62–80	7–6	SJB Pavilion  Oxford, MS
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stetson	W 96–87	8–6 (1–0)	Curry Arena (574) Charlotte, NC
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	W 92–83	9–6 (2–0)	Curry Arena (472) Charlotte, NC
January 9, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lipscomb	W 75–73	10–6 (3–0)	Allen Arena (1,563) Nashville, TN
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Austin Peay	W 67–60	11–6 (4–0)	F&M Bank Arena (1,137) Clarksville, TN
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Stetson	W 95–60	12–6 (5–0)	Insight Credit Union Arena (476) DeLand, FL
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 47–60	12–7 (5–1)	Alico Arena (2,154) Fort Myers, FL
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Florida	L 81–90	12–8 (5–2)	Curry Arena (796) Charlotte, NC
January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville	L 77–87	12–9 (5–3)	Curry Arena (864) Charlotte, NC
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Alabama	W 75–67	13–9 (6–3)	Curry Arena (596) Charlotte, NC
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		West Georgia	W 87–68	14–9 (7–3)	Curry Arena (415) Charlotte, NC
February 5, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Central Arkansas	W 63–47	15–9 (8–3)	Farris Center (815) Conway, AR
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lipscomb	L 81–94	15–10 (8–4)	Curry Arena (1,075) Charlotte, NC
February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Bellarmine	W 92–87 OT	16–10 (9–4)	Knights Hall (1,132) Louisville, KY
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	L 80–86 OT	16–11 (9–5)	Baptist Health Arena (2,216) Richmond, KY
February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 89–72	17–11 (10–5)	Curry Arena (468) Charlotte, NC
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Austin Peay	L 78–92	17–12 (10–6)	Curry Arena (636) Charlotte, NC
February 24, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at West Georgia	W 72–57	18–12 (11–6)	The Coliseum (523) Carrollton, GA
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Alabama	L 69–74	18–13 (11–7)	CB&S Bank Arena (2,992) Florence, AL
ASUN tournament
March 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(6)	at (3) Florida Gulf Coast Quarterfinals	W 71–65	19–13	Alico Arena (2,423) Fort Myers, FL
March 6, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	(6)	at (1) Lipscomb Semifinals	L 75–81 OT	19–14	Allen Arena (1,706) Nashville, TN
CBI
March 23, 2025 4:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Northern Arizona First round	W 85–78	20–14	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
March 24, 2025 4:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Cleveland State Quarterfinals			Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5][6]