2024–25 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team

2024–25 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball
2024–25 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball
ASUN regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	25–10 (14–4 ASUN)
Head coach	Lennie Acuff (6th season);
Associate head coach	Tyler Murray
Assistant coaches	Roger Idstrom; Vince Martin;
Home arena	Allen Arena

2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
†	14	–	4	.778	25	–	10	.714
North Alabama	14	–	4	.778	24	–	11	.686
Florida Gulf Coast	13	–	5	.722	19	–	15	.559
Jacksonville	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
Eastern Kentucky	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Queens*	11	–	7	.611	20	–	15	.571
Austin Peay	8	–	10	.444	14	–	19	.424
North Florida	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
Stetson	6	–	12	.333	8	–	24	.250
Central Arkansas	4	–	14	.222	9	–	24	.273
West Georgia*	4	–	14	.222	6	–	25	.194
Bellarmine	2	–	16	.111	5	–	26	.161

† 2025 ASUN tournament winner * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

The 2024–25 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by sixth-year head coach Lennie Acuff, played their home games at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

The Bisons finished the 2023–24 season 20–12, 11–5 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for second place.^[1] They were defeated by North Alabama in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Rylan Houck	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	So	Oxford High School	Oxford, Alabama
G	2	Will Pruitt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Mt. Juliet High School	Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
G	5	Miles White	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Rockhurst	Kansas City, Missouri
C	6	Charlie Williams	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	William & Mary	Carmel, Indiana
G	9	Jack Ingold	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	George Washington High School	Charleston, West Virginia
G	10	Gyasi Powell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Jacksonville	Jacksonville, Florida
G	11	Logan Suber	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Mt. Zion Prep Academy	Fredericksburg, Virginia
G	12	Luke Carter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Christian Academy of Knoxville	Knoxville, Tennessee
F	15	Dylan Faulkner	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Calhoun High School	Calhoun, Georgia
G	22	Joe Anderson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Furman	Maryville, Tennessee
G/F	23	Kellan Boylan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Air Force	Overland Park, Kansas
G	30	Ross Candelino	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Wisconsin	Jacksonville, Florida
G	33	Zach Lamey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Briarwood Christian School	Birmingham, Alabama
C	35	Grant Asman	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Kimberly High School	Kimberly, Wisconsin
F	41	Jacob Ognacevic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Valparaiso	Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Head coach

Lennie Acuff (Shorter)

Assistant coach(es)

Tyler Murray (Hampden–Sydney)
Roger Idstrom (Mars Hill)
Vince Martin (Jacksonville)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 21, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Duquesne	W 77–72	1–0	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,274) Pittsburgh, PA
November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 16 Arkansas	L 60–76	1–1	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
November 9, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Wofford SoCon/ASUN Challenge	W 78–69	2–1	Allen Arena (2,315) Nashville, TN
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Belmont Battle of the Boulevard	L 79–80	2–2	Allen Arena (4,022) Nashville, TN
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	L 61–66	2–3	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,712) Bowling Green, KY
November 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 9 Kentucky BBN Invitational	L 68–97	2–4	Rupp Arena (19,314) Lexington, KY
November 24, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Jackson State BBN Invitational	W 77–53	3–4	Allen Arena (1,227) Nashville, TN
November 30, 2024* 7:00 pm		at Alabama A&M	W 82–44	4–4	Alabama A&M Events Center (1,371) Huntsville, AL
December 3, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga SoCon/ASUN Challenge	W 80–62	5–4	McKenzie Arena (2,761) Chattanooga, TN
December 5, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State	W 78–60	6–4	Allen Arena (2,123) Nashville, TN
December 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Truett McConnell	W 99–67	7–4	Allen Arena (348) Nashville, TN
December 19, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	L 65–67	7–5	Murphy Center (3,432) Murfreesboro, TN
December 29, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Asbury	W 112–54	8–5	Allen Arena (1,337) Nashville, TN
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville	W 70–65	9–5 (1–0)	Swisher Gymnasium (1,000) Jacksonville, FL
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	W 96–64	10–5 (2–0)	UNF Arena (1,439) Jacksonville, FL
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Queens	L 73–75	10–6 (2–1)	Allen Arena (1,563) Nashville, TN
January 11, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		West Georgia	W 86–67	11–6 (3–1)	Allen Arena (1,864) Nashville, TN
January 16, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Bellarmine	W 87–53	12–6 (4–1)	Knights Hall (1,272) Louisville, KY
January 18, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Austin Peay	W 88–60	13–6 (5–1)	Allen Arena (2,375) Nashville, TN
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama	L 64–74	13–7 (5–2)	CB&S Bank Arena (2,657) Florence, AL
January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Central Arkansas	W 68–55	14–7 (6–2)	Farris Center (1,148) Conway, AR
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	L 71–80	14–8 (6–3)	Allen Arena (1011) Nashville, TN
February 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Bellarmine	W 87–80	15–8 (7–3)	Allen Arena (1,227) Nashville, TN
February 5, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at West Georgia	W 76–67	16–8 (8–3)	The Coliseum (774) Carrollton, GA
February 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Queens	W 94–81	17–8 (9–3)	Curry Arena (1,075) Charlotte, NC
February 13, 2025 7:15 pm, ESPN+		Stetson	W 93–60	18–8 (10–3)	Allen Arena (1,555) Nashville, TN
February 15, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	W 82–68	19–8 (11–3)	Allen Arena (2,231) Nashville, TN
February 18, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	L 57–66	19–9 (11–4)	Baptist Health Arena (3,155) Richmond, KY
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Alabama	W 75–63	20–9 (12–4)	Allen Arena (2,431) Nashville, TN
February 24, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+		at Austin Peay	W 95–78	21–9 (13–4)	F&M Bank Arena (3,029) Clarksville, TN
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 78–60	22–9 (14–4)	Allen Arena (1,777) Nashville, TN
ASUN tournament
March 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(10) Central Arkansas Quarterfinals	W 84–66	23–9	Allen Arena (1,694) Nashville, TN
March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(6) Queens Semifinals	W 81–75 ^OT	24–9	Allen Arena (1,706) Nashville, TN
March 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	(1)	(2) North Alabama Championship	W 76–65	25–9	Allen Arena (5,139) Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2025* 12:30 p.m., TNT	(14 S)	vs. (3 S) No. 15 Iowa State First Round	L 55–82	25–10	Fiserv Forum (16,899) Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "Johnson hits spectacular shot, lifts North Alabama past Lipscomb 77-75 in ASUN Tournament". USA Today. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lipscomb University. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "Lipscomb Bisons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[2] "Johnson hits spectacular shot, lifts North Alabama past Lipscomb 77-75 in ASUN Tournament". USA Today. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lipscomb University. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[4] "Lipscomb Bisons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

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