2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Christian University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 1st-year head coach Craig Doty, played their home games at Sharp Gymnasium in Houston, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Huskies finished the 2024–25 season 12–20, 9–11 in a two way tie for seventh place in conference play. The Huskies' season ended with a first round SLC tournament loss to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. HCU's win over Louisiana–Monroe was their first non-conference win over a D1 opponent since winning at Wake Forest in 2018.

2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	12–20 (9–11 Southland)
Head coach	Craig Doty (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Evan Lavery Cam Clark Terry Johnson Adam Cytlak Nick Hilton
Home arena	Sharp Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
McNeese †	19	–	1		.950			28	–	7		.800
Lamar	14	–	6		.700			20	–	13		.606
Nicholls	13	–	7		.650			20	–	13		.606
Northwestern State	12	–	8		.600			16	–	16		.500
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	12	–	8		.600			20	–	14		.588
Southeastern Louisiana	12	–	8		.600			18	–	14		.563
Incarnate Word	9	–	11		.450			19	–	17		.528
Houston Christian	9	–	11		.450			12	–	20		.375
UT Rio Grande Valley	8	–	12		.400			16	–	15		.516
Stephen F. Austin	7	–	13		.350			14	–	17		.452
East Texas A&M*	3	–	17		.150			5	–	26		.161
New Orleans	2	–	18		.100			4	–	27		.129
† 2025 Southland tournament winner * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2023–24 season 6–23, 4–14 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place.^[1] They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify, losing out on the tiebreaker.^[2]

On March 7, 2024, the school announced that they fired head coach Ron Cottrell, after leading the team for 33 years.^[3] On March 15, the school announced that they would be hiring Emporia State head coach Craig Doty as the team's new head coach.^[4]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 143 votes overall, the Huskies were picked to finish twelfth in the conference.^[5][6]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	McNeese	242 (21)
2	Stephen F. Austin	208
3	Nicholls	205 (3)
4	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	191
5	Lamar	143
6	Southeastern	121
7	Incarnate Word	117
8	UT Rio Grande Valley	112
9	Northwestern State	90
10	Texas A&M–Commerce	54
10	New Orleans	54
12	Houston Christian	48

Preseason All Conference

No Huskies were selected as members of a preseason all-conference team.^[5]

Roster

2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Demari Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 221 lb (100 kg) RS So Oral Roberts Fulshear, Texas G 1 Ivan Reynolds 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr Jacksonville State Pompano Beach, Florida G 3 Julian Mackey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Georgia State Grayson, Georgia G 4 Elijah Brooks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr North Dakota Topeka, Kansas G 5 D'Aundre Samuels 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Nebraska–Kearney Denver, Colorado F 7 Porter Bazil 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Lincoln Northeast High School Lincoln, Nebraska F 8 Trent Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Idaho State Cambridge, Ontario G 9 Bryson Dawkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Itawamba Community College Dothan, Alabama G 11 Mason McBride 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Western Texas College Manvel, Texas F 12 Valentin Catt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 244 lb (111 kg) GS Lamar Orangefield, Texas F 13 Ahjany Lee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr St. Thomas (MN) Byron, Minnesota G 14 Nathan Self 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr McMurry Houston, Texas F 15 Peyton Rogers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) GS Emporia State Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin G 22 Marques Gates 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Clemens High School Selma, Texas G 23 Pierce Bazil 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Powerhouse Hoops Prep Lincoln, Nebraska	Head coach Craig Doty (Morningside) Assistant coach(es) Evan Lavery (Central Methodist) Cam Clark (Southwestern) Terry Johnson (Stanislaus State) Adam Cytlak (Ohio Dominican) Nick Hilton (Bellevue) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Avila (MO)	W 86–59	1–0	18 – B. Dawkins	8 – P. Rogers	5 – E. Brooks	Sharp Gymnasium (377) Houston, TX
Nov 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 19 Texas	L 59–90	1–1	20 – J. Mackey	4 – J. Mackey	2 – D. Samuels	Moody Center (10,993) Austin TX
Nov 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, FS1		at No. 14 Creighton	L 43–78	1–2	8 – D. Samuels	7 – T. Johnson	3 – T. Johnson	CHI Health Center Omaha (16,348) Omaha, NE
Nov 16, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Rockford	W 84–64	2–2	21 – E. Brooks	6 – E. Brooks	6 – J. Mackey	Sharp Gymnasium (717) Houston, TX
Nov 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rice	L 58–61	2–3	10 – B. Dawkins	6 – B. Dawkins	3 – E. Brooks	Sharp Gymnasium (847) Houston, TX
November 25, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Michigan HCU MTE	L 73–74	2–4	17 – E. Brooks	5 – Tied	3 – B. Dawkins	Sharp Gymnasium (654) Houston, TX
November 27, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Arizona HCU MTE	L 71–74	2–5	29 – E. Brooks	8 – J. Mackey	4 – I. Reynolds	Sharp Gymnasium (498) Houston, TX
November 30, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at UTSA	L 71–78	2–6	20 – J. Mackey	9 – P. Rogers	5 – T. Johnson	Convocation Center (828) San Antonio, TX
December 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		East Texas A&M	W 83–79	3–6 (1–0)	22 – B. Dawkins	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Sharp Gymnasium (679) Houston, TX
December 7, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Northwestern State	L 57–64	3–7 (1–1)	13 – B. Dawkins	6 – P. Rogers	2 – Tied	Sharp Gymnasium (493) Houston, TX
December 17, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 74–68	4–7	32 – J. Mackey	9 – P. Rogers	4 – P. Rogers	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,212) Monroe, LA
December 20, 2024* 1:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 12 Texas A&M	L 45–77	4–8	12 – D. Samuels	8 – P. Rogers	2 – Tied	Reed Arena (5,023) College Station, TX
December 22, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Texas	L 46–62	4–9	14 – J. Mackey	6 – T. Johnson	3 – E. Brooks	UNT Coliseum (2,727) Denton, TX
January 4, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lamar	L 61–63	4–10 (1–2)	20 – Tied	8 – Tied	3 – D. Samuels	Neches Arena (1,533) Beaumont, TX
January 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	W 83–73	5–10 (2–2)	22 – J. Mackey	11 – P. Rogers	6 – E. Brooks	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,270) Nacogdoches, TX
January 11, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Incarnate Word	W 81–76	6–10 (3–2)	17 – B. Dawkins	7 – E. Brooks	4 – E. Brooks	Sharp Gymnasium (445) Houston, TX
January 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		McNeese	L 59–75	6–11 (3–3)	15 – D. Samuels	7 – B. Dawkins	5 – D. Samuels	Sharp Gymnasium (857) Houston, TX
January 18, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+		UT Rio Grande Valley	W 66–57	7–11 (4–3)	15 – B. Dawkins	9 – P. Rogers	2 – D. Williams	Sharp Gymnasium (601) Houston, TX
January 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 76–72	8–11 (5–3)	19 – J. Mackey	6 – P. Rogers	3 – B. Dawkins	Sharp Gymnasium (432) Houston, TX
January 25, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Orleans	W 86–76	9–11 (6–3)	28 – B. Dawkins	7 – T. Johnson	5 – E. Brooks	Lakefront Arena (964) New Orleans, LA
January 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 70–62	10–11 (7–3)	27 – Tied	9 – P. Rogers	3 – T. Johnson	Pride Roofing University Center (507) Hammond, LA
February 1, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Incarnate Word	L 64–74	10–12 (7–4)	16 – P. Rogers	8 – P. Rogers	5 – E. Brooks	McDermott Center (194) San Antonio, TX
February 3, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Nicholls	L 67–75	10–13 (7–5)	21 – B. Dawkins	6 – B. Dawkins	3 – B. Dawkins	Stopher Gymnasium (781) Thibodaux, LA
February 8, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+		New Orleans	W 81–68	11–13 (8–5)	27 – J. Mackey	5 – B. Dawkins	6 – B. Dawkins	Sharp Gymnasium (779) Houston, TX
February 10, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	L 60–69	11–14 (8–6)	25 – J. Mackey	7 – D. Samuels	4 – D. Samuels	Sharp Gymnasium (988) Houston, TX
February 15, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at UT Rio Grande Valley	L 52–76	11–15 (8–7)	15 – B. Dawkins	8 – P. Rogers	4 – D. Samuels	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,732) Edinburg, TX
February 17, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 62–68	11–16 (8–8)	16 – E. Brooks	9 – P. Rogers	3 – E. Brooks	American Bank Center (1,433) Corpus Christi, TX
February 22, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Lamar	L 58–66	11–17 (8–9)	18 – J. Mackey	6 – P. Rogers	2 – E. Brooks	Sharp Gymnasium (765) Houston, TX
February 24, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	W 72–56	12–17 (9–9)	41 – B. Dawkins	10 – B. Dawkins	5 – E. Brooks	Sharp Gymnasium (894) Houston, TX
March 1, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Northwestern State	L 56–61	12–18 (9–10)	8 – B. Dawkins	8 – T. Johnson	4 – E. Brooks	Prather Coliseum (429) Natchitoches, LA
March 3, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at East Texas A&M	L 59–63	12–19 (9–11)	18 – D. Samuels	8 – T. Johnson	4 – E. Brooks	The Field House (321) Commerce, TX
Southland tournament
March 9, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (5) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi First round	L 48–62	12–20	17 – J. Mackey	4 – D. Samuels	4 – E. Brooks	The Legacy Center (902) Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[7][8]

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

Weekly honors

Honors	Player	Position	Date awarded	Ref.
SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week	Bryson Dawkins	G	March 3, 2025	[9]

See also

2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team