The 2024–25 Mercyhurst Lakers men's basketball team will represent Mercyhurst University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lakers, led by 23rd-year head coach Gary Manchel, will play their home games on Owen McCormick Court in the Mercyhurst Athletic Center in Erie, Pennsylvania as first-year members of the Northeast Conference.
| 2024–25 Mercyhurst Lakers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 NEC) |
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| Home arena | Owen McCormick Court |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Le Moyne* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercyhurst* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stonehill* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 NEC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This season will mark Mercyhurst's first year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lakers are not eligible to participate in the NCAA tournament until the 2028–29 season.[1]
Previous season
editThe Lakers finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 11–11 in PSAC play to finish in fifth place in the West division.[2] They were defeated by IUP in the first round of the PSAC tournament.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm |
at George Washington | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
| November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm |
at Morgan State | Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD | |||||||||
| November 9, 2024* 3:00 pm |
Houghton | Owen McCormick Court Erie, PA | |||||||||
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm |
Canisius | Owen McCormick Court Erie, PA | |||||||||
| November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm |
at Columbia | Levien Gymnasium New York, NY | |||||||||
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm |
Mount Aloysius | Owen McCormick Court Erie, PA | |||||||||
| November 24, 2024* 4:00 pm |
at Air Force | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||||
| November 27, 2024* |
at California Cal Classic |
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
| November 30, 2024* 10:00 pm |
at Sacramento State | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||||
| December 1, 2024* 4:00 pm |
at San Francisco | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| December 7, 2024* 3:00 pm |
Lafayette | Owen McCormick Court Erie, PA | |||||||||
| December 10, 2024* 7:00 pm |
Penn State Altoona | Owen McCormick Court Erie, PA | |||||||||
| December 15, 2024* 5:00 pm |
at Kent State | MAC Center Kent, OH | |||||||||
| December 18, 2024* 5:00 pm |
at Binghamton | Dr. Bai Lee Court Vestal, NY | |||||||||
| December 22, 2024* |
at West Virginia | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
| NEC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 3, 2025 7:00 pm |
Stonehill | Owen McCormick Court Erie, PA | |||||||||
| January 5, 2025 1:00 pm |
Central Connecticut | Owen McCormick Court Erie, PA | |||||||||
| January 10, 2025 7:00 pm |
at Saint Francis | DeGol Arena Loretto, PA | |||||||||
| January 12, 2025 2:00 pm |
at Le Moyne | Ted Grant Court DeWitt, NY | |||||||||
| January 18, 2025 1:00 pm |
at Wagner | Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY | |||||||||
| January 20, 2025 2:00 pm |
at LIU | Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY | |||||||||
| January 24, 2025 7:00 pm |
Wagner | Owen McCormick Court Erie, PA | |||||||||
| January 26, 2025 1:00 pm |
LIU | Owen McCormick Court Erie, PA | |||||||||
| January 30, 2025 7:00 pm |
Saint Francis | Owen McCormick Court Erie, PA | |||||||||
| February 1, 2025 3:30 pm |
at Fairleigh Dickinson | Bogota Savings Bank Center Hackensack, NJ | |||||||||
| February 6, 2025 |
at Chicago State | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025 3:00 pm |
Le Moyne | Owen McCormick Court Erie, PA | |||||||||
| February 13, 2025 7:00 pm |
at Central Connecticut | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT | |||||||||
| February 15, 2025 1:00 pm |
at Stonehill | Merkert Gymnasium Easton, MA | |||||||||
| February 20, 2025 7:00 pm |
Fairleigh Dickinson | Owen McCormick Court Erie, PA | |||||||||
| February 27, 2025 7:00 pm |
Chicago State | Owen McCormick Court Erie, PA | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Welcome To The Lake Show: Mercyhurst University Accepts Northeast Conference Membership Invite". Northeast Conference. April 4, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". PSAC. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Clipped by IUP in PSAC Tournament Opener". Mercyhurst University Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mercyhurst University Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
- ^ "Mercyhurst Lakers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 1, 2024.