2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese † 19 – 1   .950 27 – 6   .818
Lamar 14 – 6   .700 20 – 13   .606
Nicholls 13 – 7   .650 20 – 13   .606
Northwestern State 12 – 8   .600 16 – 16   .500
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 12 – 8   .600 20 – 14   .588
Southeastern Louisiana 12 – 8   .600 18 – 14   .563
Incarnate Word 9 – 11   .450 17 – 16   .515
Houston Christian 9 – 11   .450 12 – 20   .375
UT Rio Grande Valley 8 – 12   .400 16 – 15   .516
Stephen F. Austin 7 – 13   .350 14 – 17   .452
East Texas A&M* 3 – 17   .150 5 – 26   .161
New Orleans 2 – 18   .100 4 – 27   .129
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2025 Southland tournament winner
As of March 12, 2025

The 2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Christian University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 1st-year head coach Craig Doty, played their home games at Sharp Gymnasium in Houston, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Huskies finished the 2024–25 season 12–20, 9–11 in a two way tie for seventh place in conference play. The Huskies' season ended with a first round SLC tournament loss to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. HCU’s win over La-Monroe was their first non-conference win over a D1 opponent since winning at Wake Forest in 2018.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2023–24 season 6–23, 4–14 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place.[1] They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify, losing out on the tiebreaker.[2]

On March 7, 2024, the school announced that they fired head coach Ron Cottrell, after leading the team for 33 years.[3] On March 15, the school announced that they would be hiring Emporia State head coach Craig Doty as the team's new head coach.[4]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 143 votes overall, the Huskies were picked to finish twelfth in the conference.[5][6]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 McNeese 242 (21)
2 Stephen F. Austin 208
3 Nicholls 205 (3)
4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 191
5 Lamar 143
6 Southeastern 121
7 Incarnate Word 117
8 UT Rio Grande Valley 112
9 Northwestern State 90
10 Texas A&M–Commerce 54
10 New Orleans 54
12 Houston Christian 48

Preseason All Conference

No Huskies were selected as members of a preseason all-conference team.[5]

Roster

2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Demari Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 221 lb (100 kg) RS So Oral Roberts Fulshear, Texas
G 1 Ivan Reynolds 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr Jacksonville State Pompano Beach, Florida
G 3 Julian Mackey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Georgia State Grayson, Georgia
G 4 Elijah Brooks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr North Dakota Topeka, Kansas
G 5 D'Aundre Samuels 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Nebraska–Kearney Denver, Colorado
F 7 Porter Bazil 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Lincoln Northeast High School Lincoln, Nebraska
F 8 Trent Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Idaho State Cambridge, Ontario
G 9 Bryson Dawkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Itawamba Community College Dothan, Alabama
G 11 Mason McBride 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Western Texas College Manvel, Texas
F 12 Valentin Catt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 244 lb (111 kg) GS Lamar Orangefield, Texas
F 13 Ahjany Lee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr St. Thomas (MN) Byron, Minnesota
G 14 Nathan Self 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr McMurry Houston, Texas
F 15 Peyton Rogers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) GS Emporia State Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
G 22 Marques Gates 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Clemens High School Selma, Texas
G 23 Pierce Bazil 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Powerhouse Hoops Prep Lincoln, Nebraska
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Avila (MO) W 86–59  1–0
  18 – B. Dawkins   8 – P. Rogers   5 – E. Brooks  Sharp Gymnasium (377)
Houston, TX
Nov 8, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 19 Texas L 59–90  1–1
  20 – J. Mackey   4 – J. Mackey   2 – D. Samuels  Moody Center (10,993)
Austin TX
Nov 13, 2024*
7:00 pm, FS1 		at No. 14 Creighton L 43–78  1–2
  8 – D. Samuels   7 – T. Johnson   3 – T. Johnson  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,348)
Omaha, NE
Nov 16, 2024*
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Rockford W 84–64  2–2
  21 – E. Brooks   6 – E. Brooks   6 – J. Mackey  Sharp Gymnasium (717)
Houston, TX
Nov 22, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Rice L 58–61  2–3
  10 – B. Dawkins   6 – B. Dawkins   3 – E. Brooks  Sharp Gymnasium (847)
Houston, TX
November 25, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan
HCU MTE 		L 73–74  2–4
  17 – E. Brooks   5 – Tied   3 – B. Dawkins  Sharp Gymnasium (654)
Houston, TX
November 27, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Arizona
HCU MTE 		L 71–74  2–5
  29 – E. Brooks   8 – J. Mackey   4 – I. Reynolds  Sharp Gymnasium (498)
Houston, TX
November 30, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UTSA L 71–78  2–6
  20 – J. Mackey   9 – P. Rogers   5 – T. Johnson  Convocation Center (828)
San Antonio, TX
December 5, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		East Texas A&M W 83–79  3–6
(1–0) 		 22 – B. Dawkins   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  Sharp Gymnasium (679)
Houston, TX
December 7, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Northwestern State L 57–64  3–7
(1–1) 		 13 – B. Dawkins   6 – P. Rogers   2 – Tied  Sharp Gymnasium (493)
Houston, TX
December 17, 2024*
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 74–68  4–7
  32 – J. Mackey   9 – P. Rogers   4 – P. Rogers  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,212)
Monroe, LA
December 20, 2024*
1:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		at No. 12 Texas A&M L 45–77  4–8
  12 – D. Samuels   8 – P. Rogers   2 – Tied  Reed Arena (5,023)
College Station, TX
December 22, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Texas L 46–62  4–9
  14 – J. Mackey   6 – T. Johnson   3 – E. Brooks  UNT Coliseum (2,727)
Denton, TX
January 4, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lamar L 61–63  4–10
(1–2) 		 20 – Tied   8 – Tied   3 – D. Samuels  Neches Arena (1,533)
Beaumont, TX
January 6, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stephen F. Austin W 83–73  5–10
(2–2) 		 22 – J. Mackey   11 – P. Rogers   6 – E. Brooks  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,270)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 11, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Incarnate Word W 81–76  6–10
(3–2) 		 17 – B. Dawkins   7 – E. Brooks   4 – E. Brooks  Sharp Gymnasium (445)
Houston, TX
January 13, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		McNeese L 59–75  6–11
(3–3) 		 15 – D. Samuels   7 – B. Dawkins   5 – D. Samuels  Sharp Gymnasium (857)
Houston, TX
January 18, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Rio Grande Valley W 66–57  7–11
(4–3) 		 15 – B. Dawkins   9 – P. Rogers   2 – D. Williams  Sharp Gymnasium (601)
Houston, TX
January 20, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 76–72  8–11
(5–3) 		 19 – J. Mackey   6 – P. Rogers   3 – B. Dawkins  Sharp Gymnasium (432)
Houston, TX
January 25, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Orleans W 86–76  9–11
(6–3) 		 28 – B. Dawkins   7 – T. Johnson   5 – E. Brooks  Lakefront Arena (964)
New Orleans, LA
January 27, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southeastern Louisiana W 70–62  10–11
(7–3) 		 27 – Tied   9 – P. Rogers   3 – T. Johnson  Pride Roofing University Center (507)
Hammond, LA
February 1, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Incarnate Word L 64–74  10–12
(7–4) 		 16 – P. Rogers   8 – P. Rogers   5 – E. Brooks  McDermott Center (194)
San Antonio, TX
February 3, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Nicholls L 67–75  10–13
(7–5) 		 21 – B. Dawkins   6 – B. Dawkins   3 – B. Dawkins  Stopher Gymnasium (781)
Thibodaux, LA
February 8, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		New Orleans W 81–68  11–13
(8–5) 		 27 – J. Mackey   5 – B. Dawkins   6 – B. Dawkins  Sharp Gymnasium (779)
Houston, TX
February 10, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana L 60–69  11–14
(8–6) 		 25 – J. Mackey   7 – D. Samuels   4 – D. Samuels  Sharp Gymnasium (988)
Houston, TX
February 15, 2025
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Rio Grande Valley L 52–76  11–15
(8–7) 		 15 – B. Dawkins   8 – P. Rogers   4 – D. Samuels  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,732)
Edinburg, TX
February 17, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 62–68  11–16
(8–8) 		 16 – E. Brooks   9 – P. Rogers   3 – E. Brooks  American Bank Center (1,433)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 22, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Lamar L 58–66  11–17
(8–9) 		 18 – J. Mackey   6 – P. Rogers   2 – E. Brooks  Sharp Gymnasium (765)
Houston, TX
February 24, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stephen F. Austin W 72–56  12–17
(9–9) 		 41 – B. Dawkins   10 – B. Dawkins   5 – E. Brooks  Sharp Gymnasium (894)
Houston, TX
March 1, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northwestern State L 56–61  12–18
(9–10) 		 8 – B. Dawkins   8 – T. Johnson   4 – E. Brooks  Prather Coliseum (429)
Natchitoches, LA
March 3, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at East Texas A&M L 59–63  12–19
(9–11) 		 18 – D. Samuels   8 – T. Johnson   4 – E. Brooks  The Field House (321)
Commerce, TX
Southland tournament
March 9, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (5) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
First round 		L 48–62  12–20
  17 – J. Mackey   4 – D. Samuels   4 – E. Brooks  The Legacy Center (902)
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[7][8]

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

Weekly honors
Honors Player Position Date awarded Ref.
SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Bryson Dawkins G March 3, 2025 [9]

See also

2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Southland Conference Tournament: Bracket, Odds, Best Bets, and Scores for the 2024 Basketball Championship". Bleacher Nation. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "Houston Christian not renewing Ron Cottrell's contract after 33 years". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Houston Christian hires Craig Doty as new men's basketball coach". MSN. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Anthony Goss (October 17, 2024). "Southland announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-Conference team". Crescent City Sports Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "Houston Christian Huskies Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  9. ^ Goss, Anthony (March 3, 2025). "HCU's Dawkins Named Jersey Mike's SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved March 9, 2025.
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