2024–25 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2024–25 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second-year head coach Tom Pecora, played their home games at M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
- Tom Pecora (2nd season)
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MAAC regular season champions | |
| Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Record | 20–13 (15–5 MAAC) |
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| Associate head coach | Shaun Morris |
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| Home arena | M&T Bank Arena |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's † | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 3 | – | 28 | .097 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 MAAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Bobcats finished the 2023–24 season 24–10, 15–5 in MAAC play, to finish as MAAC regular-season champions.[1] They defeated Canisius,[2] before being upset by #5 seed and eventual tournament champions Saint Peter's in the semifinals of the MAAC tournament.[3] They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #6 seed,[4] where they were defeated by Evansville in the first round.[5]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Yale | L 62–88 | 0–1 |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,104) New Haven, CT | |||||||
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
WPI | W 71–47 | 1–1 |
M&T Bank Arena (992) Hamden, CT | |||||||
| November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FS2 |
at St. John's | L 73–96 | 1–2 |
Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY | |||||||
| November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Maine | W 58–55 | 2–2 |
M&T Bank Arena (1,912) Hamden, CT | |||||||
| November 19, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Navy | W 74–63 | 3–2 |
Alumni Hall (642) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
| November 23, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UMass Lowell 314 Classic |
L 70–80 | 3–3 |
Costello Athletic Center (504) Lowell, MA | |||||||
| November 25, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Saint Louis 314 Classic |
L 67–81 | 3–4 |
Chaifetz Arena (4,225) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
| December 1, 2024* 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row |
at Stonehill | L 74–88 | 3–5 |
Merkert Gymnasium (722) Easton, MA | |||||||
| December 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Rider | W 72–67 | 4–5 (1–0) |
Alumni Gymnasium (1,615) Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
| December 8, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Sacred Heart | W 83–73 | 5–5 (2–0) |
M&T Bank Arena (1,167) Hamden, CT | |||||||
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Holy Cross | L 69–70 | 5–6 |
M&T Bank Arena (652) Hamden, CT | |||||||
| December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row |
at Central Connecticut | L 80–84 | 5–7 |
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,144) New Britain, CT | |||||||
| December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Hofstra | W 75–69 OT | 6–7 |
M&T Bank Arena (1,504) Hamden, CT | |||||||
| January 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Saint Peter's | W 59–46 | 7–7 (3–0) |
Run Baby Run Arena (530) Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
| January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Marist | L 62–69 | 7–8 (3–1) |
McCann Arena (1,816) Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
| January 10, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Siena | W 72–53 | 8–8 (4–1) |
M&T Bank Arena (1,187) Hamden, CT | |||||||
| January 12, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Iona | W 63–62 | 9–8 (5–1) |
Hynes Athletics Center (1,824) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Merrimack | W 81–76 | 10–8 (6–1) |
M&T Bank Arena (932) Hamden, CT | |||||||
| January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Mount St. Mary's | W 91–57 | 11–8 (7–1) |
Knott Arena (2,140) Emmitsburg, MD | |||||||
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Rider | W 75–64 | 12–8 (8–1) |
M&T Bank Arena (1,855) Hamden, CT | |||||||
| January 31, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Fairfield | W 81–69 | 13–8 (9–1) |
M&T Bank Arena (2,812) Hamden, CT | |||||||
| February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Siena | L 75–84 | 13–9 (9–2) |
MVP Arena (6,469) Albany, NY | |||||||
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Canisius | W 89–71 | 14–9 (10–2) |
M&T Bank Arena (852) Hamden, CT | |||||||
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Niagara | L 75–76 | 14–10 (10–3) |
M&T Bank Arena (1,714) Hamden, CT | |||||||
| February 14, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Sacred Heart | W 99–90 | 15–10 (11–3) |
William H. Pitt Center (1,196) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
| February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Iona | W 79–74 | 16–10 (12–3) |
M&T Bank Arena (1,643) Hamden, CT | |||||||
| February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Manhattan | W 74–71 | 17–10 (13–3) |
Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY | |||||||
| February 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/ESPNU |
Saint Peter's | W 69–64 | 18–10 (14–3) |
M&T Bank Arena (2,802) Hamden, CT | |||||||
| March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Merrimack | L 63–73 | 18–11 (14–4) |
Hammel Court (1,783) North Andover, MA | |||||||
| March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Mount St. Mary's | W 79–70 | 19–11 (15–4) |
M&T Bank Arena (1,109) Hamden, CT | |||||||
| March 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Fairfield | L 74–83 | 19–12 (15–5) |
Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,903) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
| MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(1) | vs. (8) Rider Quarterfinals |
W 78–64 | 20–12 |
Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||
| March 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPNews |
(1) | vs. (4) Iona Semifinals |
L 73–81 | 20–13 |
Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||