2024–25 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

2024–25 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
2024–25 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	7–7 (0–0 America East)
Head coach	Dwayne Killings (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Whitesell; KJ Baptiste; Dan Madhavapallil; Jaylen Bond;
Home arena	Broadview Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UMass Lowell	0	–	0	–	10	–	4	.714
Maine	0	–	0	–	8	–	6	.571
Binghamton	0	–	0	–	8	–	6	.571
Albany	0	–	0	–	7	–	7	.500
UMBC	0	–	0	–	7	–	7	.500
Bryant	0	–	0	–	6	–	8	.429
Vermont	0	–	0	–	6	–	8	.429
New Hampshire	0	–	0	–	2	–	12	.143
NJIT	0	–	0	–	2	–	11	.154

† 2025 AmEast tournament winner As of December 21, 2024

The 2024–25 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represents the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by fourth-year head coach Dwayne Killings, play their home games at the Broadview Center in Albany, New York as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Great Danes finished the 2023–24 season 13–19, 5–11 in America East play to finish in eighth place.^[1] They were defeated by Vermont in the first round of the America East tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Damon Strand	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Raritan Valley Community College	Plainfield, New Jersey
G	1	Amar'e Marshall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Hofstra	Montclair, New Jersey
F	2	Aaron Reddish	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Pebblebrook High School	Norristown, Pennsylvania
G	3	Byron Joshua	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	GS	Alcorn State	LaPlace, Louisiana
G	4	Amir Lindsey	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Rivers School	Framingham, Massachusetts
G	5	DeMarr Langford Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Boston College	Worcester, Massachusetts
F	6	Kacper Klaczek	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Saint Joseph's	Katowice, Poland
G	7	Kani Topuz	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Hoosac School	Kadıköy, Turkey
G	8	Kheni Briggs	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Charleston Southern	Kannapolis, North Carolina
C	10	Bautista Giralt	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	Florida Day School	Buenos Aires, Argentina
F	11	Sultan Adewale	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Iona	East London, England
F	12	Justin Neely	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	West Oaks Academy	Miami, Florida
F	13	Ma'Kye Taylor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Imhotep Institute High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	14	Zach Matulu	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Shaker High School	Albany, New York
G	24	Zane Adnan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Bullis School	Gaithersburg, Maryland

Head coach

Dwayne Killings (Hampton)

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Whitesell (Luther)
KJ Baptiste (Brandeis)
Dan Madhavapallil (Marquette)
Jaylen Bond (Temple)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 6, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 6:30 pm	Potsdam	W 100–57	–	Broadview Center Albany, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Army	L 59–67	0–1	Christl Arena (350) West Point, NY
November 9, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Oneonta	W 89–69	1–1	Broadview Center (2,020) Albany, NY
November 13, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Dartmouth	W 87–73	2–1	Leede Arena (721) Hanover, NH
November 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Siena Albany Cup	W 70–60	3–1	Broadview Center (3,899) Albany, NY
November 22, 2024* 2:00 pm	vs. Puerto Rico–Mayagüez Puerto Rico Clasico	W 93–50	4–1	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (20) Bayamón, PR
November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm	vs. Kansas City Puerto Rico Clasico	W 67–65	5–1	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR
November 24, 2024* 12:00 pm	vs. American Puerto Rico Clasico	L 77–81	5–2	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR
November 30, 2024* 4:00 pm, FS2	at Georgetown	L 68–100	5–3	Capital One Arena (4,227) Washington, D.C.
December 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Columbia	W 88–73	6–3	Broadview Center (2,027) Albany, NY
December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Boston University	L 74–80 ^OT	6–4	Case Gym (720) Boston, MA
December 10, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	at Syracuse	L 85–102	6–5	JMA Wireless Dome (19,354) Syracuse, NY
December 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Drexel	L 70–77	6–6	Broadview Center (1,577) Albany, NY
December 18, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Sacred Heart	W 74–66	7–6	William H. Pitt Center (1,800) Fairfield, CT
December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Fordham	L 83–87	7–7	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,412) Bronx, NY
December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Stony Brook			Broadview Center Albany, NY
America East regular season
January 4, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	UMass Lowell			Broadview Center Albany, NY
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Hampshire			Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Maine			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
January 16, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Bryant			Broadview Center Albany, NY
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Binghamton			Dr. Bai Lee Court Vestal, NY
January 23, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	UMBC			Broadview Center Albany, NY
January 25, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	NJIT			Broadview Center Albany, NY
February 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Binghamton			Broadview Center Albany, NY
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bryant			Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Vermont			Broadview Center Albany, NY
February 13, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UMass Lowell			Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
February 20, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Maine			Broadview Center Albany, NY
February 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	New Hampshire			Broadview Center Albany, NY
February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UMBC			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at NJIT			Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
March 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Vermont			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
^ "#1 Cats Pull Off Thrilling Comeback to Defeat #8 UAlbany 75-72 in Quarterfinals". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University at Albany Great Danes. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
^ "UAlbany Great Danes 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 6, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 6, 2024.

[2] "#1 Cats Pull Off Thrilling Comeback to Defeat #8 UAlbany 75-72 in Quarterfinals". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University at Albany Great Danes. Retrieved October 6, 2024.

[4] "UAlbany Great Danes 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 6, 2024.

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