2024–25 American Eagles men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2024–25 American Eagles men's basketball
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Conference	Patriot League
Record	10–9 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Duane Simpkins (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Nate Bollinger Jackie Manuel Isaiah Tate
Home arena	Bender Arena
Seasons← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Patriot League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Colgate	6	–	1	.857	9	–	11	.450
Army	4	–	2	.667	10	–	8	.556
American	4	–	2	.667	10	–	9	.526
Bucknell	4	–	3	.571	8	–	12	.400
Boston University	3	–	3	.500	9	–	10	.474
Loyola	3	–	3	.500	8	–	9	.471
Holy Cross	2	–	4	.333	10	–	9	.526
Lafayette	2	–	4	.333	7	–	12	.368
Navy	2	–	4	.333	5	–	14	.263
Lehigh	1	–	5	.167	6	–	11	.353

† 2025 Patriot League tournament winner As of January 20, 2025

The 2024–25 American Eagles men's basketball team represents American University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second-year head coach Duane Simpkins, play their home games at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 16–15, 10–8 in Patriot League play, to finish in a four-way tie for second place. As the No. 4 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they were defeated by Bucknell in the quarterfinal round.

Roster

2024–25 American Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Elijah Stephens	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	China Spring	Waco, TX
G	3	Colin Smalls	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	St. Andrew's	Upper Marlboro, MD
G	4	Lincoln Ball	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	George Washington	Williamsport, MD
G	5	Alex Daniels	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Weatherford College	Duluth, GA
G	7	Wyatt Nausadis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	St. Francis	Traverse City, MI
G	10	Adrian Samuels	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Vanderbilt	Nashville, TN
G	12	Geoff Sprouse	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Pembroke Pines	Pembroke Pines, FL
F	14	Gibraltar Coleman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Flint Hill	Lorton, VA
F	15	Matt Rogers	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	St. Maria Goretti	Knoxville, MD
G	20	Adam Holod	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Santiago Canyon College	Saint Paul, MN
F	21	Noah Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Mount Saint Joseph	Baltimore, MD
G	22	Shane O’Reilly	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Northfield Mount Hermon	Moraga, CA
F	23	Greg Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Hayfield	Alexandria, VA
F	25	Eric Michaels	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	Fr	Blair Academy	Poughkeepsie, NY
F	32	Julen Iturbe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Riverside	Greenville, SC
F	33	Matt Mayock	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	So	Westtown School	Berwyn, PA
F	45	Mason Whittaker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Christ's College	Cust, New Zealand

Head coach

Duane Simpkins (Maryland)

Assistant coach(es)

Nate Bollinger (Millersville)
Jackie Manuel (North Carolina)
Isaiah Tate (George Mason)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 22, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at La Salle	L 52–65	0–1	John Glaser Arena (2,385) Philadelphia, PA
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Harvard	W 67–55	1–1	Bender Arena (3,319) Washington, D.C.
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Siena	L 66–74	1–2	MVP Arena (4,451) Albany, NY
November 15, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 10 North Carolina	L 55–107	1–3	Dean Smith Center (19,555) Chapel Hill, NC
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at High Point	L 73–80	1–4	Qubein Center (2,889) High Point, NC
November 22, 2024* 4:30 p.m.	vs. Kansas City Puerto Rico Classic	W 64–60	2–4	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (50) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
November 23, 2024* 4:00 p.m.	vs. Puerto Rico–Bayamón Puerto Rico Classic	W 73–56	3–4	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
November 24, 2024* 12:00 p.m.	vs. Albany Puerto Rico Classic	W 81–77	4–4	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
December 1, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Notre Dame of Maryland	W 97–52	5–4	Bender Arena (652) Washington, D.C.
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	George Washington	W 81–71	6–4	Bender Arena (1,624) Washington, D.C.
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Joseph's	L 57–84	6–5	Hagan Arena (1,258) Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia	L 58–63	6–6	John Paul Jones Arena (12,384) Charlottesville, VA
December 29, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMBC	L 93–96	6–7	Bender Arena (783) Washington, D.C.
Patriot League regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Navy	L 58–81	6–8 (0–1)	Alumni Hall (825) Annapolis, MD
January 5, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Holy Cross	W 75–64	7–8 (1–1)	Bender Arena (820) Washington, D.C.
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Boston University	L 54–60	7–9 (1–2)	Case Gym (357) Boston, MA
January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bucknell	W 68–58	8–9 (2–2)	Bender Arena (2,528) Washington, D.C.
January 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Loyola (MD)	W 73–54	9–9 (3–2)	Reitz Arena (1,312) Baltimore, MD
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Holy Cross	W 74–65	10–9 (4–2)	Hart Center (1,221) Worcester, MA
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lehigh			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Colgate			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Lafayette			Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Army			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bucknell			Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Lehigh			Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
February 10, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	Lafayette			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Loyola (MD)			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Army			Christl Arena West Point, NY
February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Boston University			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Navy			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Colgate			Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
Patriot League tournament
March 4–12, 2025 TBA	TBA			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:

References

"2023-24 American Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
"2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". American University. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
"American University Eagles Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

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