2024–25 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

2024–25 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
2024–25 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
MAAC regular season champions
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	20–13 (15–5 MAAC)
Head coach	Tom Pecora (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Shaun Morris
Assistant coaches	Bradley Jacks; Umar Shannon; Jeff Robinson;
Home arena	M&T Bank Arena

2024–25 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
	15	–	5	.750	20	–	13	.606
Merrimack	14	–	6	.700	18	–	15	.545
Marist	13	–	7	.650	20	–	10	.667
Iona	12	–	8	.600	17	–	17	.500
Manhattan	12	–	8	.600	17	–	14	.548
Mount St. Mary's †	12	–	8	.600	23	–	13	.639
Sacred Heart	10	–	10	.500	15	–	18	.455
Rider	9	–	11	.450	14	–	19	.424
Siena	9	–	11	.450	14	–	18	.438
Fairfield	8	–	12	.400	12	–	20	.375
Saint Peter's	7	–	13	.350	12	–	16	.429
Niagara	6	–	14	.300	11	–	20	.355
Canisius	3	–	17	.150	3	–	28	.097

† 2025 MAAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second-year head coach Tom Pecora, played their home games at M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2023–24 season 24–10, 15–5 in MAAC play, to finish as MAAC regular-season champions.^[1] They defeated Canisius,^[2] before being upset by #5 seed and eventual tournament champions Saint Peter's in the semifinals of the MAAC tournament.^[3] They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #6 seed,^[4] where they were defeated by Evansville in the first round.^[5]

Roster

2024–25 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Alexis Reyes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	East Carolina	Roxbury, MA
F	1	Richie Springs	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	GS	UConn	Brooklyn, NY
F	2	Amarri Monroe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Wofford	Newburgh, NY
G	3	Savion Lewis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Half Hollow Hills East High School	Dix Hills, NY
G	4	Khaden Bennett	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Choate Rosemary Hall	Grand Prairie, TX
G	5	Doug Young	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Midland College	Houston, TX
G	7	Ryan Mabrey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Miami (OH)	Belmar, NJ
F	8	Grant Randall	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Queens, NY
G	11	Samson Reilly	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	East Catholic High School	Manchester, CT
F	12	Spence Wewe	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Toronto Terror Prep	Bristol, England
F	13	Braylan Ritvo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Stepinac High School	Harlem, NY
G	14	Quinn Guth	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Kimball Union Academy	Brookfield, CT
G	24	Jaden Zimmerman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Cushing Academy	The Bronx, NY
F	33	Paul Otieno	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Kilgore College	Nairobi, Kenya
F	34	Akintola Akinniyi	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Army	Denton, TX

Head coach

Tom Pecora (Adelphi)

Assistant coach(es)

Shaun Morris (Lycoming)
Bradley Jacks (Babson)
Umar Shannon (Quinnipiac)
Jeff Robinson (WPI)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Yale	L 62–88	0–1	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,104) New Haven, CT
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		WPI	W 71–47	1–1	M&T Bank Arena (992) Hamden, CT
November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FS2		at St. John's	L 73–96	1–2	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maine	W 58–55	2–2	M&T Bank Arena (1,912) Hamden, CT
November 19, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Navy	W 74–63	3–2	Alumni Hall (642) Annapolis, MD
November 23, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass Lowell 314 Classic	L 70–80	3–3	Costello Athletic Center (504) Lowell, MA
November 25, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Louis 314 Classic	L 67–81	3–4	Chaifetz Arena (4,225) St. Louis, MO
December 1, 2024* 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Stonehill	L 74–88	3–5	Merkert Gymnasium (722) Easton, MA
December 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rider	W 72–67	4–5 (1–0)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,615) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 8, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sacred Heart	W 83–73	5–5 (2–0)	M&T Bank Arena (1,167) Hamden, CT
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Holy Cross	L 69–70	5–6	M&T Bank Arena (652) Hamden, CT
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Central Connecticut	L 80–84	5–7	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,144) New Britain, CT
December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hofstra	W 75–69 ^OT	6–7	M&T Bank Arena (1,504) Hamden, CT
January 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	W 59–46	7–7 (3–0)	Run Baby Run Arena (530) Jersey City, NJ
January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marist	L 62–69	7–8 (3–1)	McCann Arena (1,816) Poughkeepsie, NY
January 10, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Siena	W 72–53	8–8 (4–1)	M&T Bank Arena (1,187) Hamden, CT
January 12, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Iona	W 63–62	9–8 (5–1)	Hynes Athletics Center (1,824) New Rochelle, NY
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Merrimack	W 81–76	10–8 (6–1)	M&T Bank Arena (932) Hamden, CT
January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Mount St. Mary's	W 91–57	11–8 (7–1)	Knott Arena (2,140) Emmitsburg, MD
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rider	W 75–64	12–8 (8–1)	M&T Bank Arena (1,855) Hamden, CT
January 31, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fairfield	W 81–69	13–8 (9–1)	M&T Bank Arena (2,812) Hamden, CT
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Siena	L 75–84	13–9 (9–2)	MVP Arena (6,469) Albany, NY
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Canisius	W 89–71	14–9 (10–2)	M&T Bank Arena (852) Hamden, CT
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Niagara	L 75–76	14–10 (10–3)	M&T Bank Arena (1,714) Hamden, CT
February 14, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Sacred Heart	W 99–90	15–10 (11–3)	William H. Pitt Center (1,196) Fairfield, CT
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Iona	W 79–74	16–10 (12–3)	M&T Bank Arena (1,643) Hamden, CT
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Manhattan	W 74–71	17–10 (13–3)	Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY
February 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/ESPNU		Saint Peter's	W 69–64	18–10 (14–3)	M&T Bank Arena (2,802) Hamden, CT
March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Merrimack	L 63–73	18–11 (14–4)	Hammel Court (1,783) North Andover, MA
March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	W 79–70	19–11 (15–4)	M&T Bank Arena (1,109) Hamden, CT
March 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fairfield	L 74–83	19–12 (15–5)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,903) Fairfield, CT
MAAC tournament
March 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	vs. (8) Rider Quarterfinals	W 78–64	20–12	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
March 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPNews	(1)	vs. (4) Iona Semifinals	L 73–81	20–13	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ Kassan, James (March 13, 2024). "Paul Otieno's 'impressive' night helps lead men's basketball to all-around postseason victory against Canisius". The Quinnipiac Chronicle. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ Federman, Sam (March 15, 2024). "Saint Peter's wins at the buzzer, and advances to MAAC Final". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ Lindskog, Chad (March 24, 2024). "Evansville basketball holds off Quinnipiac with gutsy win in CBI tournament opener". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ "Quinnipiac Bobcats Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[2] Kassan, James (March 13, 2024). "Paul Otieno's 'impressive' night helps lead men's basketball to all-around postseason victory against Canisius". The Quinnipiac Chronicle. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[3] Federman, Sam (March 15, 2024). "Saint Peter's wins at the buzzer, and advances to MAAC Final". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[4] "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[5] Lindskog, Chad (March 24, 2024). "Evansville basketball holds off Quinnipiac with gutsy win in CBI tournament opener". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[6] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[7] "Quinnipiac Bobcats Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

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