2024–25 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2024–25 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils, led by third-year head coach George Ivory, played their home games at the Harrison HPER Complex in Itta Bena, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–28 (1–17 SWAC)
Headcoach
- George Ivory (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
- Kevin Sims
- Khalid Campbell
- Terrance Chatman
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–28 (1–17 SWAC) |
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| Home arena | Harrison HPER Complex |
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| Southern | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 22 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 3 | – | 28 | .097 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 SWAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Delta Devils finished the 2023–24 season 1–30, 1–17 in SWAC play, to finish in last place.[1] They failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament, as only the top eight teams were eligible to participate.[2]
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 5 Iowa State | L 44–83 | 0–1 |
12 – D. Sanders | 9 – Stredic | 3 – Stredic | Hilton Coliseum (13,616) Ames, IA | ||||
| November 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m. |
Mississippi University for Women | W 66–49 | 1–1 |
14 – Stredic | 10 – D. Sanders | 6 – D. Sanders | Harrison HPER Complex (562) Itta Bena, MS | ||||
| November 14, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
at Missouri | L 39–111 | 1–2 |
10 – Tate | 7 – Umoh | 2 – D. Sanders | Mizzou Arena (8,889) Columbia, MO | ||||
| November 16, 2024* 4:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
at Texas | L 43–89 | 1–3 |
11 – Stredic | 8 – Stredic | 1 – 4 tied | Moody Center (10,457) Austin, TX | ||||
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Kansas State | L 56–74 | 1–4 |
16 – Tate | 6 – Hamilton | 4 – Sisk | Bramlage Coliseum (8,416) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| November 23, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at BYU | L 43–87 | 1–5 |
14 – D. Sanders | 6 – Hamilton | 3 – 2 tied | Marriott Center (16,954) Provo, UT | ||||
| November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Utah | L 48–94 | 1–6 |
23 – Tate | 5 – 2 tied | 3 – Stredic | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,604) Salt Lake City, UT | ||||
| November 29, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Santa Barbara | L 48–81 | 1–7 |
11 – Tate | 4 – 2 tied | 2 – Sisk | The Thunderdome (1,398) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||
| December 2, 2024* 6:00 p.m. |
Oakwood | W 91–71 | 2–7 |
29 – Stredic | 7 – 2 tied | 8 – Sanders | Harrison HPER Complex (816) Itta Bena, MS | ||||
| December 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Liberty | L 52–89 | 2–8 |
14 – Sanders | 9 – Stredic | 2 – Sanders | Liberty Arena (3,169) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at North Texas | L 42–83 | 2–9 |
15 – Tate | 3 – 2 tied | 4 – Sisk | The Super Pit (2,568) Denton, TX | ||||
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tulsa | L 48–93 | 2–10 |
15 – Sisk | 7 – Umoh | 2 – 2 tied | Reynolds Center (2,777) Tulsa, OK | ||||
| December 29, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
at LSU | L 45–110 | 2–11 |
8 – Stredic | 3 – 4 tied | 5 – Sanders | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,257) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
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| January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m. |
at Alabama State | L 55–84 | 2–12 (0–1) |
21 – Stredic | 9 – Stredic | 4 – Horton | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,152) Montgomery, AL | ||||
| January 6, 2025 7:00 p.m. |
at Alabama A&M | L 67–79 | 2–13 (0–2) |
17 – Tate | 6 – Tate | 4 – Stredic | AAMU Event Center (1,502) Huntsville, AL | ||||
| January 11, 2025 7:30 p.m. |
Prairie View A&M | L 65–74 | 2–14 (0–3) |
17 – 2 tied | 6 – Stredic | 2 – 3 tied | Harrison HPER Complex (1,178) Itta Bena, MS | ||||
| January 13, 2025 6:00 p.m. |
Texas Southern | L 53–82 | 2–15 (0–4) |
11 – Horton | 6 – Stredic | 3 – Sisk | Harrison HPER Complex (1,574) Itta Bena, MS | ||||
| January 18, 2025 4:30 p.m. |
at Bethune–Cookman | L 58–83 | 2–16 (0–5) |
19 – Stredic | 6 – Sanders | 6 – Sanders | Moore Gymnasium (779) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||
| January 20, 2025 6:00 p.m. |
at Florida A&M | L 53–83 | 2–17 (0–6) |
17 – Tate | 8 – Stredic | 1 – 3 tied | Al Lawson Center (808) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
| January 25, 2025 4:30 p.m. |
Grambling State | L 54–65 | 2–18 (0–7) |
21 – Tate | 9 – Umoh | 3 – Moore | Harrison HPER Complex (2,750) Itta Bena, MS | ||||
| January 27, 2025 7:30 p.m. |
Southern | L 42–63 | 2–19 (0–8) |
8 – Horton | 7 – Stredic | 4 – Sisk | Harrison HPER Complex (2,248) Itta Bena, MS | ||||
| February 1, 2025 5:30 p.m. |
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 79–76 | 3–19 (1–8) |
20 – Tate | 8 – Tate | 9 – Sanders | H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,147) Pine Bluff, AR | ||||
| February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m. |
at Jackson State | L 44–92 | 3–20 (1–9) |
7 – Pace | 6 – Horton | 2 – Sanders | Williams Assembly Center (1,353) Jackson, MS | ||||
| February 10, 2025 6:00 p.m. |
at Alcorn State | L 39–86 | 3–21 (1–10) |
10 – Sanders | 4 – Stredic | 2 – Sanders | Davey Whitney Complex (250) Lorman, MS | ||||
| February 15, 2025 6:00 p.m. |
Alabama A&M | L 70–82 | 3–22 (1–11) |
15 – Horton | 7 – Horton | 3 – 2 tied | Harrison HPER Complex (1,204) Itta Bena, MS | ||||
| February 17, 2025 6:00 p.m. |
Alabama State | L 56–79 | 3–23 (1–12) |
12 – Horne | 10 – Horton | 4 – Horton | Harrison HPER Complex (1,001) Itta Bena, MS | ||||
| February 22, 2025 5:00 p.m. |
at Texas Southern | L 38–79 | 3–24 (1–13) |
9 – Sisk | 8 – Stredic | 2 – Stredic | H&PE Arena (1,224) Houston, TX | ||||
| February 24, 2025 7:30 p.m. |
at Prairie View A&M | L 56–64 | 3–25 (1–14) |
16 – Stredic | 9 – Stredic | 5 – Sanders | William Nicks Building (358) Prairie View, TX | ||||
| March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m. |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 58–83 | 3–26 (1–15) |
12 – 2 tied | 8 – Umoh | 3 – Sanders | Harrison HPER Complex (2,122) Itta Bena, MS | ||||
| March 6, 2025 7:30 p.m. |
Alcorn State | L 64–72 | 3–27 (1–16) |
17 – Sisk | 4 – 2 tied | 4 – Sanders | Harrison HPER Complex (1,985) Itta Bena, MS | ||||
| March 8, 2025 6:00 p.m. |
Jackson State | L 62–66 | 3–28 (1–17) |
16 – Tate | 7 – 2 tied | 5 – Sanders | Harrison HPER Complex (3,914) Itta Bena, MS | ||||