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2024–25 West Georgia Wolves men's basketball team

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2024–25 West Georgia Wolves men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record2–11 (0–0 ASUN)
Head coach
  • Dave Moore (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Andy Young
  • Mark Schult
  • Willie Evans
Home arenaThe Coliseum
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Alabama 0 0   8 4   .667
Lipscomb 0 0   7 5   .583
North Florida 0 0   7 6   .538
Queens* 0 0   7 6   .538
Eastern Kentucky 0 0   6 6   .500
Jacksonville 0 0   6 6   .500
Austin Peay 0 0   4 8   .333
Central Arkansas 0 0   3 8   .273
Florida Gulf Coast 0 0   3 8   .273
Bellarmine 0 0   3 10   .231
West Georgia* 0 0   2 11   .154
Stetson 0 0   1 10   .091
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2025 ASUN tournament winner
As of December 21, 2024

The 2024–25 West Georgia Wolves men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at The Coliseum in Carrollton, Georgia as first-year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

This season will mark 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

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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

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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

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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
Florida Gulf Coast The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Stetson The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
January 9, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Austin Peay F&M Bank Arena 
Clarksville, TN
January 11, 2025
5:00 pm
at Lipscomb Allen Arena 
Nashville, TN
January 16, 2025
6:30 pm
at Florida Gulf Coast Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
January 18, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stetson Insight Credit Union Arena 
DeLand, FL
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm
Jacksonville The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm
North Florida The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
January 29, 2025
7:30 pm
at Central Arkansas Farris Center 
Conway, AR
February 1, 2025
1:00 pm
at Queens Curry Arena 
Charlotte, NC
February 5, 2025
7:00 pm
Lipscomb The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm
North Alabama The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Kentucky Baptist Health Arena 
Richmond, KY
February 15, 2025
6:30 pm
at Bellarmine Knights Hall 
Louisville, KY
February 18, 2025
7:00 pm
at North Alabama CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
February 20, 2025
7:45 pm
Central Arkansas The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
February 24, 2025
7:00 pm
Queens The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
February 26, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Austin Peay The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[10][11]

References

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  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.