2024–25 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

2024–25 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	1–2 (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

2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Memphis	0	–	0		–			4	–	0		1.000
Wichita State	0	–	0		–			4	–	0		1.000
East Carolina	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
North Texas	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Rice	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Tulane	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Charlotte	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
Temple	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0		–			4	–	2		.667
South Florida	0	–	0		–			3	–	2		.600
Tulsa	0	–	0		–			3	–	2		.600
UAB	0	–	0		–			3	–	2		.600
UTSA	0	–	0		–			1	–	2		.333
† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of November 21, 2024

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.

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Baboucarr Njie PF	Centerville, OH	Centerville High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
	Recruiting 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 PG 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	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 15th, 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 4th, 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 12th, 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 16th, 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 25th, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Troy Trojan Turkey Tipoff						Trojan Arena  Troy, AL
November 27th, 2024* 12:00 p.m.		vs. Merrimack Trojan Turkey Tipoff						Trojan Arena  Troy, AL
November 30th, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Houston Christian						Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
December 3rd, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Mary's						University Credit Union Pavilion  Moraga, CA
December 7th, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SECN		at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
December 15th, 2024* TBA, ESPN+		North Dakota Rescheduled from Nov. 9						Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
December 15th, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SLN		at North Dakota						Betty Engelstad Sioux Center  Grand Forks, ND
December 19th, 2024* 12:00 p.m.		Southwestern Adventist						Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
December 29th, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Army						Christl Arena  West Point, NY
AAC regular season
January 4th, 2025 5:00 p.m.		at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, LA
January 7th, 2025 7:00 p.m.		Tulsa						Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
January 11th, 2025 3:00 p.m.		Wichita State						Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
January 14th, 2025 7:00 p.m.		at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse  Houston, TX
January 18th, 2025 3:00 p.m.		North Texas						Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
January 21st, 2025 6:30 p.m.		at UAB						Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
January 25th, 2025 3:00 p.m.		Temple						Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
January 29th, 2025 6:00 p.m.		at Florida Atlantic						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena  Boca Raton, FL
February 1st, 2025 6:00 p.m.		at North Texas						The Super Pit  Denton, TX
February 5th, 2025 7:00 p.m.		Tulane						Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
February 8th, 2025 7:08 p.m.		East Carolina						Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
February 12th, 2025 6:30 p.m.		at Wichita State						Charles Koch Arena  Wichita, KS
February 15th, 2025 TBA		at Tulsa						Reynolds Center  Tulsa, OK
February 19th, 2025 7:00 p.m.		South Florida						Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
February 23rd, 2025 1:00 p.m.		at East Carolina						Williams Arena  Greenville, NC
March 2nd, 2025 5:00 p.m.		Rice						Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
March 4th, 2025 5:00 p.m.		Memphis						Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
March 9th, 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

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

See also

• 2024–25 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team