2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represents the University of California, Riverside during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by fifth-year head coach Mike Magpayo, play their home games at the SRC Arena located in Riverside, California as members of the Big West Conference.

2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	13–8 (6–3 Big West)
Head coach	Mike Magpayo (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Eddie Hill Troy Hammel Matt Hurwitz Anthony Lorenzo
Home arena	SRC Arena (Capacity: 3,168)
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UC Irvine	8	–	1		.889			18	–	3		.857
UC San Diego	7	–	2		.778			17	–	4		.810
UC Riverside	6	–	3		.667			13	–	8		.619
UC Davis	6	–	3		.667			12	–	8		.600
Cal State Northridge	5	–	4		.556			13	–	7		.650
UC Santa Barbara	5	–	4		.556			13	–	7		.650
Hawai'i	4	–	5		.444			12	–	8		.600
Cal State Bakersfield	4	–	5		.444			10	–	11		.476
Long Beach State	3	–	6		.333			7	–	14		.333
Cal Poly	1	–	8		.111			7	–	14		.333
Cal State Fullerton	1	–	9		.100			6	–	16		.273
† 2025 Big West tournament winner As of January 25, 2025

Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2023–24 season 16–18, 10–10 in Big West play, to finish in a tie for fifth place.^[1] They defeated Cal State Bakersfield,^[2] before falling to eventual tournament champions Long Beach State in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Tyler Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr Archbishop Mitty High School Morgan Hill, CA G 1 Gavin Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — RS Jr West Los Angeles College Carson, CA F 2 Kaleb Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — RS So Damien High School Rancho Cucamonga, CA G 3 Isaiah Moses 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — RS Jr College of Southern Idaho Anchorage, AK F 4 Rikus Schulte 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Davidson Münster, Germany G 6 Jayden Mojica 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So San Gabriel Academy El Sereno, CA G 7 Parker Strauss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Northwestern Costa Mesa, CA F 8 Abass Bodija 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Fr SWMP Pirates Academy Brisbane, Australia G/F 10 Niyi Olabode 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr Miramonte High School Orinda, CA G/F 11 Nate Pickens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Dream City Christian El Mirage, AZ C 12 Jack Whitbourn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Fr Melbourne Tigers Melbourne, Australia F 13 David Manea 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr Prolific Prep Irvine, CA C 21 Joel Armotrading 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Cal Poly London, England F 22 Luke Turner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Wofford Temecula, CA G 24 Barrington Hargress 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Heritage Christian School Inglewood, CA	Head coach Mike Magpayo (UC Santa Barbara) Assistant coach(es) Eddie Hill (Washington State) Troy Hammel (Merrimack) Matt Hurwitz (UCLA) Anthony Lorenzo (Rutgers) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 28, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Cal State San Marcos	W 89–61	–	21 – Smith	11 – Smith	7 – Moses	SRC Arena (300) Riverside, CA
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., BTN+		at Oregon	L 76–91	0–1	20 – Hargress	6 – Olabode	7 – Moses	Matthew Knight Arena (5,494) Eugene, OR
November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at BYU	L 80–86	0–2	20 – Smith	8 – Armotrading	5 – Hargress	Marriott Center (17,381) Provo, UT
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at California Baptist	W 70–69	1–2	25 – Hargress	13 – Whitbourn	5 – Moses	Fowler Events Center (3,607) Riverside, CA
November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		La Sierra	W 79–51	2–2	21 – Smith	16 – Whitbourn	5 – Hargress	SRC Arena (603) Riverside, CA
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Santa Clara	L 54–96	2–3	11 – tied	6 – Armotrading	7 – Hargress	Leavey Center (1,230) Santa Clara, CA
November 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m., MW Network		at Colorado State	W 77–75 OT	3–3	31 – Hargress	8 – Schulte	6 – Hargress	Moby Arena (4,713) Fort Collins, CO
November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Alcorn State	W 69–52	4–3	20 – Hargress	13 – Armotrading	4 – Smith	SRC Arena (337) Riverside, CA
November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho	L 68–80	4–4	13 – Moses	5 – Smith	3 – tied	ICCU Arena (1,567) Moscow, ID
December 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., SSN/ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge	W 68–64	5–4 (1–0)	27 – Hargress	5 – tied	4 – Pickens	Premier America Credit Union Arena (1,050) Northridge, CA
December 7, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Fullerton	W 75–68	6–4 (2–0)	20 – Hargress	9 – Armotrading	4 – Smith	SRC Arena (776) Riverside, CA
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Francis (IL)	W 78–55	7–4	16 – Armotrading	9 – Smith	5 – Pickens	SRC Arena (182) Riverside, CA
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana State	W 83–80	8–4	22 – Hargress	8 – tied	10 – Hargress	SRC Arena (257) Riverside, CA
December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., MW Network		at UNLV	L 53–66	8–5	17 – Hargress	6 – tied	3 – Pickens	Thomas & Mack Center (4,105) Paradise, NV
December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Thomas (MN)	W 81–79 OT	9–5	24 – Hargress	11 – Armotrading	4 – Pickens	SRC Arena (563) Riverside, CA
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Long Beach State	W 76–60	10–5 (3–0)	22 – Moses	10 – Pickens	4 – Hargress	Walter Pyramid (2,135) Long Beach, CA
January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Irvine	L 57–81	10–6 (3–1)	20 – Hargress	10 – Olabode	3 – Pickens	Bren Events Center (3,316) Irvine, CA
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hawaii	L 76–83	10–7 (3–2)	26 – Moses	8 – Schulte	4 – Moses	SRC Arena (1,235) Riverside, CA
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	L 63–66	10–8 (3–3)	18 – Hargress	7 – Smith	8 – Hargress	The Thunderdome (1,713) Santa Barbara, CA
January 18, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC San Diego	W 85–81	11–8 (4–3)	40 – Hargress	14 – Armotrading	10 – Moses	SRC Arena (1,537) Riverside, CA
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Irvine	W 84–80 OT	12–8 (5–3)	20 – Hargress	8 – Armotrading	8 – Hargress	SRC Arena (1,479) Riverside, CA
January 25, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 83–79	13–8 (6–3)	22 – Hargress	9 – Armotrading	3 – Moses	Icardo Center (1088) Bakersfield, CA
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Davis						SRC Arena  Riverside, CA
February 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal Poly						SRC Arena  Riverside, CA
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC San Diego						LionTree Arena  La Jolla, CA
February 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Bakersfield						SRC Arena  Riverside, CA
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Davis						University Credit Union Center  Davis, CA
February 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara						SRC Arena  Riverside, CA
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Long Beach State						SRC Arena  Riverside, CA
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal Poly						Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
February 27, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Hawaii						Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Northridge						SRC Arena  Riverside, CA
March 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Fullerton						Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
Big West tournament
March 12–15, 2025  ESPN+		vs.						Lee's Family Forum  Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[4][5]

References

1. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
2. "UC Riverside defeats CSU Bakersfield in Big West Conference Tournament 83-78". AP News. March 13, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
3. "Long Beach State knocks off UC Riverside in Big West Conference Tournament 86-67". CBS Sports. AP. March 15, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
4. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
5. "UC Riverside Highlanders Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2024.