2024–25 Jackson State Tigers basketball team

2024–25 Jackson State Tigers basketball
2024–25 Jackson State Tigers basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	16–18 (14–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Mo Williams (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Trey Johnson
Assistant coaches	Tyler Adams; Keith Williams; Khalill Spencer; Kydarrius Williams;
Home arena	Williams Assembly Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southern	15	–	3	.833	20	–	12	.625
Jackson State	14	–	4	.778	16	–	18	.471
Bethune–Cookman	13	–	5	.722	17	–	16	.515
Texas Southern	12	–	6	.667	15	–	17	.469
Alabama State †	12	–	6	.667	20	–	16	.556
Alcorn State	11	–	7	.611	11	–	21	.344
Florida A&M	10	–	8	.556	14	–	17	.452
Grambling State	7	–	11	.389	12	–	22	.353
Alabama A&M	6	–	12	.333	10	–	22	.313
Prairie View A&M	4	–	14	.222	5	–	27	.156
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	3	–	15	.167	6	–	25	.194
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	17	.056	3	–	28	.097

† 2025 SWAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third-year head coach Mo Williams, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 11–7 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place.^[1] They were defeated by Texas Southern in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Jackson State Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Tamarion Hoover	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Yazoo City High School	Yazoo City, Mississippi
G	1	Dorian McMillian	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Fr	Pascagoula High School	Pascagoula, Mississippi
G	2	Jalen Tatum	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Holmes Community College	Pine Bluff, Arkansas
G/F	3	Jayme Mitchell Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Alabama State	Jackson, Mississippi
G	5	Keiveon Hunt	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Callaway High School	Jackson, Mississippi
C	7	Shannon Grant	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	GS	Florida A&M	Sylacauga, Alabama
C	10	Ebo Wilson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Fr	Ridgeland High School	Accra, Ghana
G	12	Delyle Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	St. John Bosco High School	Compton, California
F	13	Romelle Mansel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Long Beach State	Los Angeles, California
F	14	Dylan Canoville	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Southeastern Louisiana	Plantation, Florida
F	15	Avaughn Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Co–Lin Community College	Jackson, Mississippi
G	20	Juan Reyna III	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	UTSA	San Antonio, Texas
G	21	Marcus Watson Jr.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Mineral Area College	Chicago, Illinois
G	24	Daeshun Ruffin	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Jr	Ole Miss	Jackson, Mississippi
F	30	David McDaniel	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Chattahoochee High School	Alpharetta, Georgia
G/F	55	Cowandric Samuel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Co–Lin Community College	Jackson, Mississippi

Head coach

Mo Williams (Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Trey Johnson (Jackson State)
Tyler Adams (Georgetown)
Keith Williams (Arkansas–Pine Bluff)
Khalill Spencer (Jackson State)
Kydarrius Williams (Alabama)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2024* 6:00 pm		Belhaven	W 93–52	–	Williams Assembly Center (298) Jackson, MS
October 28, 2024* 6:00 pm		at Southern Miss	L 85–92 ^OT	–	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 4 Houston	L 40–97	0–1	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
November 9, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point	L 71–80	0–2	Qubein Center (3,006) High Point, NC
November 12, 2024* 7:30 pm, FS1		at Xavier	L 57–94	0–3	Cintas Center (10,107) Cincinnati, OH
November 16, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at Vanderbilt	L 81–94	0–4	Memorial Gymnasium (5,249) Nashville, TN
November 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Kentucky BBN Invitational	L 62–79	0–5	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,347) Bowling Green, KY
November 22, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 9 Kentucky BBN Invitational	L 59–108	0–6	Rupp Arena (19,961) Lexington, KY
November 24, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb BBN Invitational	L 53–77	0–7	Allen Arena (1,227) Nashville, TN
December 2, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 66–74	0–8	Chaifetz Arena (3,810) St. Louis, MO
December 5, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Arkansas State	L 64–66	0–9	First National Bank Arena (3,221) Jonesboro, AR
December 8, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 6 Iowa State	L 58–100	0–10	Hilton Coliseum (13,658) Ames, IA
December 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, YouTube		at UTEP Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals	L 61–67	0–11	Don Haskins Center (4,916) El Paso, TX
December 21, 2024* 5:00 pm, YouTube		vs. Akron Sun Bowl Invitational 3rd place game	L 50–68	0–12	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
December 28, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at California Baptist	L 73–79	0–13	Fowler Events Center (2,603) Riverside, CA
SWAC regular season
January 4, 2025 2:30 pm		at Alcorn State	W 72–69	1–13 (1–0)	Davey Whitney Complex (1,244) Lorman, MS
January 11, 2025 3:30 pm		Alabama State	W 77–70	2–13 (2–0)	Williams Assembly Center (1,008) Jackson, MS
January 13, 2025 7:00 pm		Alabama A&M	W 103–93 ^3OT	3–13 (3–0)	Williams Assembly Center (943) Jackson, MS
January 18, 2025 4:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M	W 79–70	4–13 (4–0)	William Nicks Building (455) Prairie View, TX
January 20, 2025 7:00 pm		at Texas Southern	L 73–81	4–14 (4–1)	H&PE Arena (1,058) Houston, TX
January 25, 2025 3:30 pm		Bethune–Cookman	W 86–81	5–14 (5–1)	Williams Assembly Center (1,317) Jackson, MS
January 27, 2025 7:00 pm		Florida A&M	L 62–72	5–15 (5–2)	Williams Assembly Center (1,285) Jackson, MS
February 1, 2025 4:30 pm		at Grambling State	W 65–50	6–15 (6–2)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,800) Grambling, LA
February 3, 2025 6:30 pm		at Southern	L 89–91 ^OT	6–16 (6–3)	F. G. Clark Center (5,621) Baton Rouge, LA
February 8, 2025 3:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 92–44	7–16 (7–3)	Williams Assembly Center (1,353) Jackson, MS
February 10, 2025 7:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 94–78	8–16 (8–3)	Williams Assembly Center (741) Jackson, MS
February 15, 2025 5:00 pm		at Florida A&M	L 71–76	8–17 (8–4)	Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL
February 17, 2025 6:00 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	W 84–71	9–17 (9–4)	Moore Gymnasium (991) Daytona Beach, FL
February 22, 2025 3:30 pm		Alcorn State	W 71–63	10–17 (10–4)	Williams Assembly Center (2,907) Jackson, MS
March 1, 2025 3:30 pm		Texas Southern	W 67–52	11–17 (11–4)	Williams Assembly Center (1,312) Jackson, MS
March 3, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+		Prairie View A&M	W 88–74	12–17 (12–4)	Williams Assembly Center (744) Jackson, MS
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 76–69	13–17 (13–4)	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,386) Pine Bluff, AR
March 8, 2025 2:30 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 66–62	14–17 (14–4)	Harrison HPER Complex (3,914) Itta Bena, MS
SWAC tournament
March 12, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Florida A&M Quarterfinals	W 91–76	15–17	Gateway Center Arena (1,284) College Park, GA
March 14, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (3) Bethune–Cookman Semifinals	W 71–50	16–17	Gateway Center Arena (2,894) College Park, GA
March 15, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPNU	(2)	vs. (5) Alabama State Championship	L 56–60	16–18	Gateway Center Arena College Park, GA
*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". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
^ "Coach Johnny Jones and Texas Southern Tigers Defeat Jackson State, Continue Winning In The SWAC Tournament Games". HBCU Legends On SI. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Jackson State University. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
^ "Jackson State Tigers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

[2] "Coach Johnny Jones and Texas Southern Tigers Defeat Jackson State, Continue Winning In The SWAC Tournament Games". HBCU Legends On SI. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Jackson State University. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

[4] "Jackson State Tigers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

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