2024–25 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2024–25 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by second-year head coach Dave Paulsen, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League.
ConferencePatriot League
Record13–19 (5–13 Patriot)
Headcoach
- Dave Paulsen (2nd season)
Associate headcoachBryson Johnson
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 13–19 (5–13 Patriot) |
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| Associate head coach | Bryson Johnson |
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| Home arena | Hart Center |
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| 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 Crusaders finished the 2023–24 season 9–22, 6–12 in Patriot League play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.[2] As the No. 9 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Army in the first round[3] before falling to the eventual conference winner Colgate in the quarterfinals.[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., B1G+ |
at Wisconsin | L 61–85 | 0–1 |
Kohl Center (13,451) Madison, WI | |||||||
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Rhode Island | L 77–91 | 0–2 |
Ryan Center (3,530) Kingston, RI | |||||||
| November 15, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
vs. Sacred Heart College Hill Classic |
W 82–75 | 1–2 |
Pizzitola Sports Center (259) Providence, RI | |||||||
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Brown College Hill Classic |
W 73–65 | 2–2 |
Pizzitola Sports Center (802) Providence, RI | |||||||
| November 17, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
vs. New Hampshire College Hill Classic |
W 74–72 | 3–2 |
Pizzitola Sports Center (237) Providence, RI | |||||||
| November 19, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Mitchell | W 88–49 | 4–2 |
Hart Center (861) Worcester, MA | |||||||
| November 24, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Maine | L 55–80 | 4–3 |
Memorial Gymnasium (1,235) Orono, ME | |||||||
| November 29, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Virginia | L 41–67 | 4–4 |
John Paul Jones Arena (13,488) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
| December 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Harvard | W 68–67 | 5–4 |
Hart Center (1,033) Worcester, MA | |||||||
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Central Connecticut | L 56–69 | 5–5 |
Hart Center (1,002) Worcester, MA | |||||||
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Quinnipiac | W 70–69 | 6–5 |
M&T Bank Arena (652) Hamden, CT | |||||||
| December 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Siena | W 78–70 | 7–5 |
MVP Arena (4,766) Albany, NY | |||||||
| December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Regis | W 82–46 | 8–5 |
Hart Center (1,046) Worcester, MA | |||||||
| Patriot League regular season | |||||||||||
| January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Loyola (MD) | W 74–72 | 9–5 (1–0) |
Hart Center (899) Worcester, MA | |||||||
| January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at American | L 64–75 | 9–6 (1–1) |
Bender Arena (820) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Navy | W 70–59 | 10–6 (2–1) |
Hart Center (874) Worcester, MA | |||||||
| January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Lafayette | L 65–82 | 10–7 (2–2) |
Kirby Sports Center (1,276) Easton, PA | |||||||
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Bucknell | L 82–86 | 10–8 (2–3) |
Sojka Pavilion (1,024) Lewisburg, PA | |||||||
| January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
American | L 65–74 | 10–9 (2–4) |
Hart Center (1,221) Worcester, MA | |||||||
| January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Army | L 71–76 | 10–10 (2–5) |
Hart Center (1,104) Worcester, MA | |||||||
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Loyola (MD) | W 70–65 | 11–10 (3–5) |
Reitz Arena (824) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
| January 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Boston University Turnpike Trophy |
L 59–69 | 11–11 (3–6) |
Case Gym (1,632) Boston, MA | |||||||
| February 1, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lehigh | L 67–69 | 11–12 (3–7) |
Hart Center (1,832) Worcester, MA | |||||||
| February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Army | L 65–68 | 11–13 (3–8) |
Christl Arena (548) West Point, NY | |||||||
| February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Boston University Turnpike Trophy |
W 72–52 | 12–13 (4–8) |
Hart Center (2,517) Worcester, MA | |||||||
| February 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Colgate | L 65–87 | 12–14 (4–9) |
Hart Center (1,088) Worcester, MA | |||||||
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Lehigh | L 60–72 | 12–15 (4–10) |
Stabler Arena (743) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
| February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lafayette | W 74–69 OT | 13–15 (5–10) |
Hart Center (1,454) Worcester, MA | |||||||
| February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Navy | L 77–83 OT | 13–16 (5–11) |
Alumni Hall (2,805) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
| February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Colgate | L 73–81 | 13–17 (5–12) |
Cotterell Court (569) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Bucknell | L 81–94 | 13–18 (5–13) |
Hart Center (1,227) Worcester, MA | |||||||
| Patriot League tournament | |||||||||||
| March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(10) | at (7) Lafayette First round |
L 68–69 | 13–19 |
Kirby Sports Center (1,565) Easton, PA | ||||||