2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lipscomb † 14 – 4   .778 24 – 9   .727
North Alabama 14 – 4   .778 24 – 9   .727
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 19 – 14   .576
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 6, 2025

The 2024–25 West Georgia Wolves men's basketball team represented the University of West Georgia during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolves, led by seventh-year head coach Dave Moore, played their home games at The Coliseum in Carrollton, Georgia as first-year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

This season marked West Georgia's first year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Wolves are currently not eligible to participate in the NCAA tournament until the 2028–29 season.[1] A pending change to transition rules, scheduled to be voted on by the Division I Council in January 2025, would reduce the transition period to three years.[2]

Previous season

The Wolves finished the 2023–24 season 27–6, 19–5 in GSC play to finish as Gulf South Conference regular season champions.[3] They defeated Union,[4] West Alabama,[5] and Alabama–Huntsville to win the GSC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA DII tournament.[6] They received the #2 seed in the South regional,[7] where they defeated conference foe Lee in the first round,[8] before falling to Florida Southern in the regional semifinals.[9]

Roster

2024–25 West Georgia Wolves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kyric Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr South Georgia State Americus, Georgia
G 1 Brady Hardewig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Fr Turpin High School Cincinnati, Ohio
PG 2 Demetrus Johnson II 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Highland Community College Chandler, Arizona
PF 3 Xavier Shegog 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Mount Vernon School Nashville, Tennessee
F 4 Rickey Ballard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Lynn Coral Springs, Florida
F 5 Shelton Williams-Dryden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Milwaukee Area Tech Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 10 Michael Griffin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr North Florida Jacksonville, Florida
F 11 Kolten Griffin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr North Central Missouri St. Joseph, Missouri
G 12 Eric Baldassarre 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr IMG Academy Lancaster, Pennsylvania
G/F 13 Sam Maynard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr West Forsyth High School Forsyth, Georgia
G 20 Max Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Central High School Carrollton, Georgia
G 21 Tauris Watson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Wofford Lexington, South Carolina
PF 22 Kenneth Chime 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr The McCallie School Enugu, Nigeria
G 23 Malcolm Noel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Covenant College Peachtree City, Georgia
C 24 Tamaury Releford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Connors State Fort Smith, Arkansas
G 30 Cameron Merritt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Fr Carrollton High School Carrollton, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 1, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Mississippi State L 60–95  0–1
 Humphrey Coliseum (9,125)
Mississippi State, MS
November 6, 2024*
7:30 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ 		at Georgia Tech L 62–85  0–2
 McCamish Pavilion (3,530)
Atlanta, GA
November 12, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tennessee Tech L 73–76  0–3
 Hooper Eblen Center (716)
Cookeville, TN
November 15, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Florida L 55–74  0–4
 Yuengling Center (4,411)
Tampa, FL
November 19, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Troy L 65–84  0–5
 The Coliseum (1,342)
Carrollton, GA
November 23, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern L 54–64  0–6
 Hanner Fieldhouse (1,552)
Statesboro, GA
November 26, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Utah Valley
Samford Thanksgiving Invitational 		L 74–77  0–7
 Pete Hanna Center (177)
Homewood, AL
November 27, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. North Dakota State
Samford Thanksgiving Invitational 		L 61–73  0–8
 Pete Hanna Center (123)
Homewood, AL
November 29, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Samford
Samford Thanksgiving Invitational 		L 65–86  0–9
 Pete Hanna Center (887)
Homewood, AL
December 4, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Mercer
SoCon/ASUN Challenge 		L 72–86  0–10
 Hawkins Arena (1,309)
Macon, GA
December 7, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tennessee Tech W 78–73  1–10
 The Coliseum (872)
Carrollton, GA
December 17, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Charlotte L 70–75  1–11
 Dale F. Halton Arena (2,058)
Charlotte, NC
December 21, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Brewton–Parker W 107–61  2–11
 The Coliseum (278)
Carrollton, GA
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Florida Gulf Coast L 68–79  2–12
(0–1) 		The Coliseum (307)
Carrollton, GA
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stetson L 62–78  2–13
(0–2) 		The Coliseum (362)
Carrollton, GA
January 9, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Austin Peay W 72–68  3–13
(1–2) 		F&M Bank Arena (2,216)
Clarksville, TN
January 11, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lipscomb L 67–86  3–14
(1–3) 		Allen Arena (1,864)
Nashville, TN
January 16, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Florida Gulf Coast L 60–82  3–15
(1–4) 		Alico Arena (1,954)
Fort Myers, FL
January 18, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stetson L 78–82  3–16
(1–5) 		Insight Credit Union Arena (452)
DeLand, FL
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Jacksonville L 62–79  3–17
(1–6) 		The Coliseum (947)
Carrollton, GA
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Florida W 92–72  4–17
(2–6) 		The Coliseum (868)
Carrollton, GA
January 29, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Arkansas L 70–75  4–18
(2–7) 		Farris Center (1048)
Conway, AR
February 1, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Queens L 68–87  4–19
(2–8) 		Curry Arena (415)
Charlotte, NC
February 5, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lipscomb L 67–76  4–20
(2–9) 		The Coliseum (774)
Carrollton, GA
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Alabama L 61–78  4–21
(2–10) 		The Coliseum (1,723)
Carrollton, GA
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Kentucky L 73–95  4–22
(2–11) 		Baptist Health Arena (1,891)
Richmond, KY
February 15, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bellarmine W 81–76  5–22
(3–11) 		Knights Hall (1,472)
Louisville, KY
February 18, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Alabama L 62–80  5–23
(3–12) 		CB&S Bank Arena (2,395)
Florence, AL
February 20, 2025
7:45 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Arkansas L 71–82  5–24
(3–13) 		The Coliseum (1,537)
Carrollton, GA
February 24, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Queens L 57–72  5–25
(3–14) 		The Coliseum (523)
Carrollton, GA
February 26, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Austin Peay W 73–70  6–25
(4–14) 		The Coliseum (1,092)
Carrollton, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Atlantic Sun Conference Welcomes the University of West Georgia as Its Newest Member". Atlantic Sun Conference. September 8, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "DI Council approves changes to notification-of-transfer windows in basketball, football" (Press release). NCAA. October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Union's season ends with heartbreaking loss to West Georgia in GSC Quarterfinals". Union University Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Falls to West Georgia in GSC Semifinals". University of West Alabama Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "West Georgia Wins 2024 GSC Men's Basketball Championship". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024 Division II Men's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "Flames Season Comes to an End in the NCAA Tournament". Lee University Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  9. ^ "Mocs Shoot Past #13 West Georgia to Advance to the Regional Championship". Florida Southern College. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  10. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UWG Wolves. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  11. ^ "West Georgia Wolves 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
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