2024–25 America East Conference men's basketball season
| 2024–25 America East men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Men's basketball |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Bryant |
| Season MVP | Earl Timberlake, Bryant |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Bryant |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 AmEast tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 America East men's basketball season began with practices in September 2024 and will end with the 2025 America East men's basketball tournament in March 2025. This is the 45th year of competition in men's basketball for the America East Conference.
Head coaches
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Season | Overall record |
America East record |
NCAA Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | Dwayne Killings | Marquette (asst.) | 4th | 45–72 (.385) | 20–38 (.345) | 0 |
| Binghamton | Levell Sanders | Binghamton (asst.) | 4th | 52–63 (.452) | 27–33 (.450) | 0 |
| Bryant | Phil Martelli, Jr. | Bryant (asst.) | 2nd | 35–23 (.603) | 20–6 (.769) | 0 |
| Maine | Chris Markwood | Boston College (asst.) | 3rd | 44–43 (.506) | 22–20 (.524) | 0 |
| UMBC | Jim Ferry | Penn State | 4th | 58–63 (.479) | 28–32 (.467) | 0 |
| UMass Lowell | Pat Duquette | Northeastern (asst.) | 12th | 173–182 (.487) | 93–103 (.474) | 0 |
| New Hampshire | Nathan Davis | Bucknell | 2nd | 22–34 (.393) | 11–15 (.423) | 0 |
| NJIT | Grant Billmeier | Maryland (asst.) | 2nd | 12–41 (.226) | 5–21 (.192) | 0 |
| Vermont | John Becker | Vermont (asst.) | 14th | 321–131 (.710) | 186–34 (.845) | 6 |
Notes:
- Season and record numbers include 2024–25 season.
Preseason
Preseason coaches poll
| 2024–25 America East Preseason Coaches Poll[1] | ||
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| Rank | Team (First place votes) | Points |
| 1 | Vermont (8) | 64 |
| 2 | UMass Lowell (1) | 55 |
| 3 | Bryant | 52 |
| 4 | Maine | 39 |
| 5 | UMBC | 31 |
| 6 | Binghamton | 30 |
| 7 | UAlbany | 26 |
| 8 | NJIT | 15 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 12 |
Preseason All-Conference Team
| First team[1] |
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| Marcus Banks, UMBC |
| Shamir Bogues, Vermont |
| Max Brooks, UMass Lowell |
| TJ Long, Vermont |
| Earl Timberlake, Bryant |
Regular season
Player of the Week awards
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Postseason
America East tournament
The conference tournament was played from March 8 to March 15, 2025. All tournament games were hosted at the higher seed's campus site. Teams were reseeded after quarterfinals.
NCAA Tournament
As the conference champion, Bryant received an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | First round | Second round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | South | Bryant | — | vs. (2) Michigan State - (Cleveland) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
Conference awards
| 2025 America East Men's Basketball Individual Awards | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Earl Timberlake, Bryant | |||||
| Coach of the Year | Phil Martelli Jr., Bryant | |||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Kellen Tynes, Maine | |||||
| Sixth Man of the Year | Justin Neely, Albany | |||||
| Rookie of the Year | Martin Somerville, UMass Lowell | |||||
| Newcomer of the Year | Barry Evans, Bryant | |||||
| Reference:[2] | ||||||
| 2025 America East Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Defensive Team | Rookie Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamir Bogues, Vermont Max Brooks, UMass Lowell TJ Hurley, Vermont Rafael Pinzon, Bryant Earl Timberlake, Bryant |
Tymu Chenery, Binghamton Barry Evans, Bryant AJ Lopez, Maine Quinton Mincey, UMass Lowell Kellen Tynes, Maine |
Ileri Ayo-Faleye, Vermont Nick Fiorillo, Vermont Byron Joshua, Albany Sami Pissis, New Hampshire Gavin Walsh, Binghamton |
Ileri Ayo-Faleye, Vermont Shamir Bogues, Vermont Max Brooks, UMass Lowell Earl Timberlake, Bryant Kellen Tynes, Maine |
Khalil Badru, New Hampshire Sean Blake, Vermont Ari Fulton, NJIT Amir Lindsey, Albany Martin Somerville, UMass Lowell | ||
References
- ^ a b "Men's #AEHoops Release Preseason Poll and Preseason All-Conference Team". americaeast.com. October 21, 2024. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ "Bryant's Earl Timberlake Named Player of Year to Highlight 2024-25 Men's #AEHoops Honorees". americaeast.com. March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.