2024–25 American Eagles men's basketball team

2024–25 American Eagles men's basketball
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 →

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.

ConferencePatriot League

Record22–13 (13–5 Patriot)

Headcoach

Duane Simpkins (2nd season)

Assistant coaches

Nate Bollinger
Jackie Manuel
Isaiah Tate

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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

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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 (12,546) Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern.

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