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
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	13–9 (6–3 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
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

This season will mark 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			Curry Arena  Charlotte, NC
February 5, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Central Arkansas			Farris Center  Conway, AR
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lipscomb			Curry Arena  Charlotte, NC
February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Bellarmine			Knights Hall  Louisville, KY
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky			Baptist Health Arena  Richmond, KY
February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Arkansas			Curry Arena  Charlotte, NC
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Austin Peay			Curry Arena  Charlotte, NC
February 24, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at West Georgia			The Coliseum  Carrollton, GA
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Alabama			CB&S Bank Arena  Florence, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5][6]

References

1. "Queens University athletics will move to Division 1". WCNC. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
2. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
3. "Queens University ousts Florida Gulf Coast 69-63 in first round of ASUN Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
4. "'It means the world': Stetson makes ASUN semifinals, notches first 20-win season since 1975". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
5. "2024-2025 Men's Basketball Schedule". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
6. "Queens University Royals 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.