2024–25 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team
Men's college basketball season
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The 2024–25 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by second-year head coach Mike McGarvey, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center located in Easton, Pennsylvania, as members of the Patriot League.
ConferencePatriot League
Record13–20 (7–11 Patriot)
Headcoach
- Mike McGarvey (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
- Nikolai Arnold
- Cameron Ayers
- Sean O'Brien
- Darius Dangerfield
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 13–20 (7–11 Patriot) |
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| Home arena | Kirby Sports Center |
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| 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 Leopards finished the 2023–24 season 11–20, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in a four-way tie for second place.[1] As the No. 3 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they were defeated by Lehigh in the quarterfinals.[2]
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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 pm, FS1 |
at Villanova | L 63–75 | 0–1 |
Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA | |||||||
| November 9, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at La Salle | L 60–81 | 0–2 |
John Glaser Arena (3,001) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Penn | W 65–63 | 1–2 |
Kirby Sports Center (1,575) Easton, PA | |||||||
| November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Cornell | L 71–81 | 1–3 |
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY | |||||||
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Rhode Island | L 72–86 | 1–4 |
Ryan Center (3,235) Kingston, RI | |||||||
| November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Rosemont | W 91–45 | 2–4 |
Kirby Sports Center (1,064) Easton, PA | |||||||
| November 29, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
LIU Lafayette Classic |
W 75–56 | 3–4 |
Kirby Sports Center (829) Easton, PA | |||||||
| November 30, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Niagara Lafayette Classic |
W 59–47 | 4–4 |
Kirby Sports Center (907) Easton, PA | |||||||
| December 1, 2024* 2:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Binghamton Lafayette Classic |
L 81–82 OT | 4–5 |
Kirby Sports Center (873) Easton, PA | |||||||
| December 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
at Mercyhurst | W 77–73 | 5–5 |
Owen McCormick Court (300) Erie, PA | |||||||
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at George Washington | L 62–82 | 5–6 |
Charles E. Smith Center (1,196) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| December 21, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Portland | L 64–74 | 5–7 |
Chiles Center (883) Portland, OR | |||||||
| December 29, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Stonehill | L 65–70 | 5–8 |
Kirby Sports Center (1,064) Easton, PA | |||||||
| Patriot League regular season | |||||||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Boston University | W 60–46 | 6–8 (1–0) |
Kirby Sports Center (1,289) Easton, PA | |||||||
| January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Navy | L 70–71 | 6–9 (1–1) |
Alumni Hall (1,564) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
| January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bucknell | L 62–65 OT | 6–10 (1–2) |
Sojka Pavilion (1,074) Lewisburg, PA | |||||||
| January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Holy Cross | W 82–65 | 7–10 (2–2) |
Kirby Sports Center (1,276) Easton, PA | |||||||
| January 15, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Army | L 68–70 | 7–11 (2–3) |
Christl Arena (543) West Point, NY | |||||||
| January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Colgate | L 67–90 | 7–12 (2–4) |
Kirby Sports Center (1,188) Easton, PA | |||||||
| January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Loyola (MD) | W 80–59 | 8–12 (3–4) |
Reitz Arena (572) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
| January 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lehigh | L 47–86 | 8–13 (3–5) |
Stabler Arena (2,218) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
| January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
American | L 68–75 | 8–14 (3–6) |
Kirby Sports Center (1,188) Easton, PA | |||||||
| February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Colgate | W 76–61 | 9–14 (4–6) |
Cotterell Court (707) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
| February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Loyola (MD) | L 58–71 | 9–15 (4–7) |
Kirby Sports Center (1,556) Easton, PA | |||||||
| February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Navy | W 61–51 | 10–15 (5–7) |
Kirby Sports Center (1,376) Easton, PA | |||||||
| February 10, 2025 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
at American | L 58–60 | 10–16 (5–8) |
Bender Arena (920) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Bucknell | L 69–75 | 10–17 (5–9) |
Kirby Sports Center (1,394) Easton, PA | |||||||
| February 19, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Holy Cross | L 69–74 OT | 10–18 (5–10) |
Hart Center (1,454) Worcester, MA | |||||||
| February 22, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lehigh | W 78–70 | 11–18 (6–10) |
Kirby Sports Center (2,208) Easton, PA | |||||||
| February 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Army | W 81–65 | 12–18 (7–10) |
Kirby Sports Center (1,364) Easton, PA | |||||||
| March 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Boston University | L 64–66 | 12–19 (7–11) |
Case Gym (1,357) Boston, MA | |||||||
| Patriot League tournament | |||||||||||
| March 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(7) | (10) Holy Cross First round |
W 69–68 | 13–19 |
Kirby Sports Center (1,565) Easton, PA | ||||||
| March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(7) | at (2) American Quarterfinals |
L 69–71 | 13–20 |
Bender Arena (1,870) Washington, D.C. | ||||||