2024–25 American Eagles men's basketball team

The 2024–25 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second-year head coach Duane Simpkins, played their home games at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 22–13, 13–5 in Patriot League play, to finish as co-regular season champions. As the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Lafayette, Colgate, and Navy to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 16 seed in the East Region, they lost to Mount St. Mary's in the First Four.

2024–25 American Eagles men's basketball
Patriot League regular season co-champions Patriot League tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Four
Conference	Patriot League
Record	22–13 (13–5 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
Bucknell	13	–	5		.722			18	–	15		.545
American †	13	–	5		.722			22	–	13		.629
Colgate	10	–	8		.556			14	–	19		.424
Boston University	10	–	8		.556			16	–	16		.500
Navy	10	–	8		.556			15	–	19		.441
Army	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Lafayette	7	–	11		.389			13	–	20		.394
Loyola	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
Lehigh	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
Holy Cross	5	–	13		.278			13	–	19		.406
† 2025 Patriot League tournament winner

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.^[1]

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	Rank#	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 OT	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 2OT	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	W 68–67	11–9 (5–2)	Bender Arena (966) Washington, D.C.
January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colgate	W 81–77	12–9 (6–2)	Bender Arena (2,230) Washington, D.C.
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lafayette	W 75–68	13–9 (7–2)	Kirby Sports Center (1,188) Easton, PA
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Army	W 71–68	14–9 (8–2)	Bender Arena (1,707) Washington, D.C.
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bucknell	L 49–71	14–10 (8–3)	Sojka Pavilion (1,365) Lewisburg, PA
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lehigh	W 78–75 OT	15–10 (9–3)	Stabler Arena (884) Bethlehem, PA
February 10, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		Lafayette	W 60–58	16–10 (10–3)	Bender Arena (920) Washington, D.C.
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	W 72–51	17–10 (11–3)	Bender Arena (1,428) Washington, D.C.
February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Army	L 69–76	17–11 (11–4)	Christl Arena (695) West Point, NY
February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Boston University	W 48–44	18–11 (12–4)	Bender Arena (1,628) Washington, D.C.
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Navy	L 60–68	18–12 (12–5)	Bender Arena (1,129) Washington, D.C.
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Colgate	W 67–59	19–12 (13–5)	Cotterell Court (846) Hamilton, NY
Patriot League tournament
March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	(7) Lafayette Quarterfinals	W 71–69	20–12	Bender Arena (1,870) Washington, D.C.
March 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	(2)	(3) Colgate Semifinals	W 72–62	21–12	Bender Arena (1,908) Washington, D.C.
March 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	(2)	(5) Navy Championship	W 74–52	22–12	Bender Arena (2,578) Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2025* 6:40 p.m., TruTV	(16 E)	vs. (16 E) Mount St. Mary's First Four	L 72–83	22–13	UD Arena  Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[2][3]