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The 2024–25 Mercyhurst Lakers men's basketball team represented Mercyhurst University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lakers, led by 23rd-year head coach Gary Manchel, played their home games on Owen McCormick Court in the Mercyhurst Athletic Center in Erie, Pennsylvania as first-year members of the Northeast Conference.

ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record15–16 (9–7 NEC)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Joe Causgrove
  • Andrew Garcia
  • Justin Lindner
  • Chance Wright
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2024–25 Mercyhurst Lakers men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record15–16 (9–7 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joe Causgrove
  • Andrew Garcia
  • Justin Lindner
  • Chance Wright
Home arenaOwen McCormick Court
Seasons
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2024–25 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Central Connecticut14–2 .87525–7  .781
LIU12–4 .75017–16  .515
Mercyhurst **9–7 .56315–16  .484
Saint Francis †8–8 .50016–18  .471
Fairleigh Dickinson8–8 .50013–20  .394
Stonehill *7–9 .43815–17  .469
Wagner6–10 .37514–16  .467
Chicago State4–12 .2504–28  .125
Le Moyne *4–12 .2509–23  .281
† 2025 NEC tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

** ineligible for both the 2025 NEC tournament and the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

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This season marked Mercyhurst's first year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lakers are not eligible to participate in the NCAA tournament until the 2028–29 season.[1]

Previous season

The Lakers finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 11–11 in PSAC play to finish in fifth place in the West division.[2] They were defeated by IUP in the first round of the PSAC tournament.[3]

Preseason polls

Northeast Conference poll

The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2024. The Lakers were picked to finish in seventh in the conference.[4]

More information Rank, Team ...
Rank Team
T-1. Central Connecticut (5)
T-1. Wagner (4)
3. Fairleigh Dickinson
4. Le Moyne
5. LIU
6. Chicago State
7. Mercyhurst
T-8. Saint Francis
T-8. Stonehill
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() first-place votes

Preseason All-Conference Team

Graduate student forward Jeff Planutis was selected as a member of the NEC Preseason All-Conference Team.[5]

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2024–25 Mercyhurst Lakers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Deshaun Jackson Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrNewport High School Covington, Kentucky
G 1 Sean Lang 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) GSLinganore High School New Market, Maryland
F 2 Qadir Martin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrSt. Peter's Boys High School Staten Island, New York
G 4 Bernie Blunt III 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrEdinboro Morgantown, Pennsylvania
F 5 Mykolas Ivanauskas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrSunrise Christian Academy Chicago, Illinois
G 10 Christian Gamble 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrSidwell Friends School Silver Spring, Maryland
G 11 Jake Lemelman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrMacDuffie School Newton, Massachusetts
F 12 Jesse Hafemeister 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) GSCatholic Mendham, New Jersey
F 21 Max Jusianiec 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrSaint Rose Alfred, New York
G 22 Shemar Rathan-Mayes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) GSUNC Wilmington Toronto, Ontario
F 23 Charles McClennahan Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrButler Community College Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F 31 Jeff Planutis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) GSWoodstock Academy Hazleton, Pennsylvania
F 32 Aidan Reichert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrJackson Center High School Jackson Center, Ohio
F 34 James Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrChatham Sharpsville, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 1, 2024

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at George Washington L 59–76  0–1
 Charles E. Smith Center (1,851)
Washington, D.C.
November 6, 2024*
7:00 pm		 at Morgan State W 78–73  1–1
 Hill Field House (2,345)
Baltimore, MD
November 9, 2024*
3:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Houghton W 88–62  2–1
 Owen McCormick Court (702)
Erie, PA
November 13, 2024*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Canisius W 62–52  3–1
 Owen McCormick Court (987)
Erie, PA
November 16, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Columbia L 63–77  3–2
 Levien Gymnasium (658)
New York, NY
November 19, 2024*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Mount Aloysius W 98–45  4–2
 Owen McCormick Court (503)
Erie, PA
November 24, 2024*
4:00 pm, Altitude Sports		 at Air Force
Cal Classic		 L 48–82  4–3
 Clune Arena (1,737)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 27, 2024*
7:00 pm, ACCNX		 at California
Cal Classic		 L 55–81  4–4
 Haas Pavilion (2,093)
Berkeley, CA
November 30, 2024*
10:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Sacramento State
Cal Classic		 W 66–60  5–4
 Hornets Nest (415)
Sacramento, CA
December 1, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at San Francisco L 59–87  5–5
 Sobrato Center (1,234)
San Francisco, CA
December 7, 2024*
3:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Lafayette L 73–77  5–6
 Owen McCormick Court (300)
Erie, PA
December 10, 2024*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Penn State Altoona W 77–51  6–6
 Owen McCormick Court (154)
Erie, PA
December 15, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Kent State L 57–82  6–7
 MAC Center (1,376)
Kent, OH
December 18, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Binghamton L 60–62  6–8
 Dr. Bai Lee Court (2,008)
Vestal, NY
December 22, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at West Virginia L 46–67  6–9
 WVU Coliseum (10,777)
Morgantown, WV
NEC regular season
January 3, 2025
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Stonehill W 76–69  7–9
(1–0)		 Owen McCormick Court (187)
Erie, PA
January 5, 2025
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Central Connecticut L 50–62  7–10
(1–1)		 Owen McCormick Court (246)
Erie, PA
January 10, 2025
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Saint Francis L 59–73  7–11
(1–2)		 DeGol Arena (665)
Loretto, PA
January 12, 2025
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Le Moyne L 63–79  7–12
(1–3)		 Ted Grant Court (479)
DeWitt, NY
January 18, 2025
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Wagner W 69–65  8–12
(2–3)		 Spiro Sports Center (217)
Staten Island, NY
January 20, 2025
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at LIU L 63–72 OT 8–13
(2–4)		 Steinberg Wellness Center (250)
Brooklyn, NY
January 24, 2025
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Wagner W 71–66  9–13
(3–4)		 Owen McCormick Court (412)
Erie, PA
January 26, 2025
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 LIU W 85–80 2OT 10–13
(4–4)		 Owen McCormick Court (310)
Erie, PA
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Saint Francis W 62–58  11–13
(5–4)		 Owen McCormick Court (755)
Erie, PA
February 1, 2025
3:30 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Fairleigh Dickinson W 67–60  12–13
(6–4)		 Bogota Savings Bank Center (346)
Hackensack, NJ
February 6, 2025
NEC Front Row		 at Chicago State L 78–85  12–14
(6–5)		 Jones Convocation Center (85)
Chicago, IL
February 8, 2025
3:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Le Moyne W 82–78  13–14
(7–5)		 Owen McCormick Court (684)
Erie, PA
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Central Connecticut L 63–73  13–15
(7–6)		 William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,042)
New Britain, CT
February 15, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+/SportsNet Pittsburgh		 at Stonehill L 73–85  13–16
(7–7)		 Merkert Gymnasium (848)
Easton, MA
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Fairleigh Dickinson W 65–60  14–16
(8–7)		 Owen McCormick Court (879)
Erie, PA
February 27, 2025
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Chicago State W 90–68  15–16
(9–7)		 Owen McCormick Court (654)
Erie, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.
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