| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Big South tournament winner As of March 8, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 Big South Conference men's basketball season began with practices in September 2024 and will end with the 2025 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament in March 2025.
Head coaches
Coaching Changes
Jeremy Luther was promoted to head coach at Gardner-Webb on March 27, 2024.[1]
Marty Richter was named head coach at USC Upstate on April 5, 2024.[2]
Coaches
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Season | Overall record |
Big South record |
NCAA Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Southern | Saah Nimley | Charleston Southern (asst.) | 2nd | 14–29 (.326) | 8–13 (.381) | 0 |
| Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Luther | Gardner-Webb (asst.) | 1st | 10–19 (.345) | 5–11 (.313) | 0 |
| High Point | Alan Huss | Creighton | 2nd | 53–14 (.791) | 27–5 (.844) | 0 |
| Longwood | Griff Aldrich | Hampden-Sydney (asst.) | 7th | 127–99 (.562) | 64–56 (.533) | 2 |
| Presbyterian | Quinton Ferrell | Charleston (asst.) | 6th | 62–120 (.341) | 30–71 (.297) | 0 |
| Radford | Darris Nichols | Flordia (asst.) | 4th | 67–62 (.519) | 33–33 (.500) | 0 |
| USC Upstate | Marty Richter | Drake (asst.) | 1st | 6–25 (.194) | 2–14 (.125) | 0 |
| UNC Asheville | Mike Morrell | Texas (asst.) | 7th | 115–98 (.540) | 68–48 (.586) | 1 |
| Winthrop | Mark Prosser | Western Carolina | 4th | 76–51 (.598) | 43–23 (.652) | 0 |
Notes:
- Season and record numbers are inclusive of the 2024–25 season.
Preseason
Preseason coaches poll
| 2024–25 Big South Preseason Coaches Poll[3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team (First place votes) | Points |
| 1 | High Point (17) | 161 |
| 2 | Winthrop (1) | 134 |
| 3 | Longwood | 121 |
| 4 | UNC Asheville | 104 |
| 5 | Charleston Southern | 98 |
| 6 | Gardner-Webb | 63 |
| 7 | Radford | 56 |
| 8 | Presbyterian | 54 |
| 9 | USC Upstate | 19
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Preseason All-Conference Team
| First team[4] |
|---|
| Kezza Giffa, High Point |
| Kelton Talford, Winthrop |
| Kimani Hamilton, High Point |
| Juslin Bodo Bodo, High Point |
| Taje' Kelly, Charleston Southern |
| Preseason MVP: Kezza Giffa, High Point |
Regular season
Player of the Week awards
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Annual Award Winners
Conference awards
| 2025 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Individual Awards | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Taje' Kelly, Charleston Southern | |||||
| Coach of the Year | Alan Huss, High Point | |||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Juslin Bodo Bodo, High Point | |||||
| Freshman of the Year | Mister Dean, USC Upstate | |||||
| Newcomer of the Year | Jordan Marsh, UNC Asheville | |||||
| Reference:[5] | ||||||
| 2025 Big South Conference Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | Honorable Mention | All Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taje' Kelly, CHARS Jordan Marsh, UNCA Kelton Talford, WINT Kezza Giffa, HP Kimani Hamilton, HP |
Kobe Stewart, PRES Toyaz Solomon, UNCA D'Maurian Williams, HP Darryl Simmons II, G-W Juslin Bodo Bodo, HP |
Kory Mincy, PRES Josh Banks, UNCA KJ Doucet, WINT Jarvis Moss, RAD Kasen Harrison, WINT |
Mister Dean, USC-UP Kameron Taylor, UNCA JPaul Joes III, WINT Carmelo Adkins, USC-UP Iverson King, PRES | |||
Postseason
Big South tournament
The conference tournament will be played from March 5 to March 9, 2025 at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. The top seven teams receive a first round bye.
NCAA Tournament
| School | Last NCAA Tournament Appearance | Seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Southern | 1997 | 15 | Lost First Round |
| Gardner–Webb | 2019 | 16 | Lost First Round |
| High Point | -- | -- | -- |
| Longwood | 2024 | 16 | Lost First Round |
| Presbyterian | -- | -- | -- |
| Radford | 2018 | 16 | Lost First Round |
|
UNC Asheville |
2023 | 15 | Lost First Round |
| USC Upstate | -- | -- | -- |
|
Winthrop |
2021 | 12 | Lost First Round |
References
- ^ "Gardner-Webb President Dr. William M. Downs Names Jeremy Luther Head Men's Basketball Coach". Gardner-Webb University Athletics. February 15, 2025. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ DirtKing, The (April 6, 2024). "Richter named Head Basketball Coach at USC Upstate". HoopDirt. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "Big South Announces 2024-25 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Report - Feb. 17 (PDF) - Big South Conference" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "Big South Announces 2024-25 Men's Basketball Annual Award Winners". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
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