2024–25 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

2024–25 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
2024–25 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Austin Claunch (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Nick Bowman; Joey Brooks; Trevor DeLoach; Joseph Jones; Robby Benavides;
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Memphis	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
North Texas	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Rice	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
Temple	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
UTSA	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	7	–	6	.538
South Florida	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
UAB	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
Tulane	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417

† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of December 21, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represents the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by 1st-year head coach Austin Claunch, play their home games at Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas as 2nd-year members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2023-24 season 11–21, 5–13 in conference play to finish in last place in their first year in the AAC. As the 14th seed in the AAC tournament, they would play and lose in the first round to 11th seed Temple.

The season marked the team's second year as a member of American Athletic Conference after being in Conference USA (C-USA) from 2013 to 2023.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jordan Ivy-Curry	1	G	6' 3"	175	Junior	La Marque, TX	Transferred to UCF
Carlton Linguard Jr.	2	C	7' 0"	225	RS Senior	San Antonio, TX	Transferred to San Francisco
Trey Edmonds	3	F/C	6' 10"	255	Junior	Aurora, CO	Transferred to Minnesota
Dre Fuller Jr.	4	G	6' 6"	220	Graduate Student	Fayetteville, NC	Graduated
Adante' Holiman	5	PG	6' 0"	175	Sophomore	McAlester, Oklahoma	Transferred to Georgia Southern
Chandler Cuthrell	10	F	6' 8"	220	Junior	Baltimore, MD	Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne
Isaiah Wyatt	11	G/F	6' 4"	220	RS Junior	Toledo, OH	Graduated
Josh Reid	12	F	6' 7"	220	Junior	Havelock, NC	Transferred to St. Mary's (TX)
Massal Diouf	14	F	6' 9"	240	Sophomore	Gouda, Netherlands	Transferred to Western Illinois
Juan Reyna	20	PG	6' 3"	185	Junior	San Antonio, TX	Transferred to Jackson State
PJ Carter	21	G	6' 5"	175	Junior	Atlanta, GA	Transferred to Memphis
Christian Tucker	22	G	6' 3"	178	Junior	Chandler, AZ	Transferred to California
Blessing Adesipe	23	G/F	6' 6"	210	Junior	Houston, TX	Transferred to Angelo State
Justin Thomas	25	G	6' 7"	180	Junior	Baton Rouge, LA	Transferred to Florida State

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Primo Spears	1	G	6' 3"	185	Senior	Hartford, CT	Florida State
Jaquan Scott	2	F/C	6' 8"	230	Senior	Dallas, TX	Mississippi State
Tai'Reon Joseph	3	G	6' 3"	180	RS Senior	Baton Rouge, LA	Southern
Marcus "Smurf" Millender	4	PG	5' 11"	180	Sophomore	Houston, TX	South Alabama
Raekwon Horton	5	F/G	6' 6"	215	Senior	Santee, SC	James Madison
Mo Njie	C	C	6' 11"	250	Senior	Centerville, OH	SMU
Paul Lewis	7	G	6' 2"	180	Junior	Woodbridge, VA	Vanderbilt
Damari Monsanto	12	G	6' 6"	225	Graduate Student	Pembroke Pines, FL	Wake Forest
LJ Brown	13	G	6' 1"	175	Senior	San Antonio, TX	Presentation College
David Hermes	14	F/C	6' 10"	225	Junior	Stockholm, Sweden	Indian Hills CC
Jonnivius Smith	15	F/C	6' 9"	200	RS Senior	Selma, AL	Buffalo
Jackson Fazande	25	F	6' 5"	185	RS Freshman	Houston, TX	St. Mary's (TX)
Zach Gonsoulin	30	G	6' 1"	175	Junior	Houston, TX	TCU
Skylar Wicks	88	G/F	6' 6"	190	RS Senior	Jersey City, NJ	Incarnate Word

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Baboucarr Njie PF	Centerville, OH	Centerville High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
Baboucarr Njie PF	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 28, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Nazar Mahmoud	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Spring Creek Academy	Leander, TX
G	1	Primo Spears	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Florida State	Hartford, CT
F/C	2	Jaquan Scott	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Mississippi State	Dallas, TX
G	3	Tai'Reon Joseph	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Southern	Baton Rouge, LA
G	4	Marcus Millender	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	South Alabama	Houston, TX
G/F	5	Raekwon Horton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	James Madison	Santee, SC
C	6	Mo Njie	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	SMU	Centerville, OH
G	7	Paul Lewis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Vanderbilt	Woodbridge, VA
G	12	Damari Monsanto	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Wake Forest	Pembroke Pines, FL
G	13	LJ Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Presentation College	San Antonio, TX
F/C	14	David Hermes	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Indian Hills CC	Stockholm, Sweden
F/C	15	Jonnivius Smith	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Buffalo	Selma, AL
G/F	24	Baboucarr Njie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Centerville High School	Centerville, OH
F	25	Jackson Fazande	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Fr	St. Mary's (TX)	Houston, TX
G	30	Zach Gonsoulin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	TCU	Houston, TX
G/F	88	Skylar Wicks	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Incarnate Word	Jersey City, NJ

Head coach

Austin Claunch (Emory)

Assistant coach(es)

Nick Bowman (Eastern Kentucky)
Joey Brooks (Strake Jesuit College)
Trevor DeLoach (UNC Wilmington)
Joseph Jones (Texas A&M)
Robby Benavides (St. Mary's)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 10, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 15, 2024* 9:00 p.m., BTN+	at USC Trojan Tipoff Event	L 63–84		14 – Spears	6 – M. Njie	4 – Millender	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
Non-Conference Regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	Trinity	W 103–77	1–0	27 – Spears	10 – Smith	7 – Millender	Convocation Center (975) San Antonio, TX
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bradley	L 72–85	1–1	20 – Spears	6 – Horton	3 – Millender	Peoria Civic Center (4,557) Peoria, IL
November 16, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Little Rock	L 64–81	1–2	15 – Spears	8 – Tied	5 – Spears	Convocation Center (858) San Antonio, TX
November 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Troy Trojan Turkey Tipoff	L 72–86	1–3	20 – Spears	10 – Horton	4 – Tied	Trojan Arena (2,234) Troy, AL
November 27, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Merrimack Trojan Turkey Tipoff	W 76–74	2–3	29 – Spears	20 – Smith	3 – Tied	Trojan Arena (121) Troy, AL
November 30, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Houston Christian	W 78–71	3–3	31 – Spears	9 – Tied	5 – Spears	Convocation Center (828) San Antonio, TX
December 3, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Mary's	L 74–82 ^OT	3–4	24 – Spears	14 – Scott	3 – Tied	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,015) Moraga, CA
December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SECN	at Arkansas	L 60–75	3–5	19 – Spears	5 – Horton	2 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
December 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Dakota Rescheduled from Nov. 9^[2]	W 80–76	4–5	28 – Spears	11 – Smith	4 – Tied	Convocation Center (783) San Antonio, TX
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SLN	at North Dakota	W 95–85	5–5	28 – Joseph	10 – Horton	7 – Millender	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,613) Grand Forks, ND
December 19, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southwestern Adventist	W 117–58	6–5	22 – Monsanto	17 – Smith	5 – Spears	Convocation Center (751) San Antonio, TX
December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Army						Christl Arena West Point, NY
AAC regular season
January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tulsa						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Wichita State						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
January 14, 2025 7:00 p.m.	at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m.	North Texas						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
January 21, 2025 6:30 p.m.	at UAB						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m.	Temple						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
February 1, 2025 6:00 p.m.	at North Texas						The Super Pit Denton, TX
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m.	Tulane						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
February 8, 2025 7:08 p.m.	East Carolina						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
February 12, 2025 6:30 p.m.	at Wichita State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
February 15, 2025 TBA	at Tulsa						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m.	South Florida						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
February 23, 2025 1:00 p.m.	at East Carolina						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
March 2, 2025 5:00 p.m.	Rice						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
March 4, 2025 5:00 p.m.	Memphis						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
March 9, 2025 3:00 p.m.	at Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
AAC tournament
March 12–16, 2025 TBA	vs. TBA						Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[3]

References

^ "UTSA officially joins the American Athletic Conference". The University of Texas at San Antonio. July 1, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^ "Saturday's meeting between UND and UTSA postponed to December 13". University of North Dakota. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
^ "2023-24 UTSA Men's Basketball Schedule". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[1] "UTSA officially joins the American Athletic Conference". The University of Texas at San Antonio. July 1, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[2] "Saturday's meeting between UND and UTSA postponed to December 13". University of North Dakota. Retrieved November 14, 2024.

[3] "2023-24 UTSA Men's Basketball Schedule". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

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2024–25 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References

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