The 2024–25 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Stan Heath, played their home games at the George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
Previous season The Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 13–18, 6–12 in MAC play, to finish in tenth place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.
Offseason
Departures Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure Kevin-David Rice 0 G 6' 4" Junior Flint, MI Graduated Connor Serven 2 F 6' 9" RS Junior Prairie City, IL Transferred to Virginia Tech John McGriff 3 G 6' 0" RS Junior Glenn Dale, MD Entered transfer portal Legend Geeter 4 F 6' 8" RS Sophomore River Rouge, MI Transferred to Detroit Mercy Tyson Acuff 5 G 6' 4" Junior Detroit, MI Transferred to Rutgers Julius Ellerbe 6 G 6' 7" RS Junior Fort Washington, MD Transferred to Coppin State Andrew Wells 12 G 6' 3" Junior East Lansing, MI Graduated Derik Pranger 15 F 6' 9" RS Freshman Parker, CO Transferred to UCCS Cyril Martynov 21 C 6' 0" Sophomore Barrie, ON Transferred to Eastern Kentucky Javantae Randle 35 F 6' 11" RS Sophomore Detroit, MI Entered transfer portal Orlando Lovejoy 55 G 6' 2" Sophomore Detroit, MI Transferred to Detroit Mercy
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Da'Sean Nelson 2 F 6' 8" 205 Senior Toledo, OH DePaul Jalen Terry 3 G 6' 0" 158 Senior Flint, MI DePaul Julian Lewis 5 G 6' 6" 200 RS Junior Ypsilanti, MI Miami (OH) Trey Pettigrew 9 G 6' 4" 195 RS Sophomore Chicago, IL Nevada Christian Henry 30 G 6' 3" — Junior Chicago, IL Panola College John Shanu II 33 C 6' 11" 245 RS Junior Houston, TX UT Rio Grande Valley Cooper Smith 45 G 6' 1" 180 Senior Mio, MI Michigan
Recruiting class
Preseason On October 22, 2024 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Eastern Michigan was picked to finish ninth in the MAC regular season.
Preseason rankings MAC preseason poll 1 Ohio 121 (11) 2 Akron 106 (1) 3 Kent State 99 4 Toledo 95 5 Bowling Green 73 6 Miami (OH) 72 7 Ball State 67 8 Central Michigan 55 9 Eastern Michigan 36 10 Western Michigan 33 11 Northern Illinois 24 12 Buffalo 11
MAC Tournament Champions: Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1)
Source
Preseason All-MAC No Eagles were named to the first or second Preseason All-MAC teams.
Roster
Schedule and results
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