2024–25 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

American college basketball season

2024–25 Central Arkansas Bears basketball

Conference| Atlantic Sun Conference
Record| 2–7 (0–0 ASUN)
Head coach|

* John Shulman (1st season)

Associate head coach| Brock Widders
Assistant coaches|

* Max Shulman
* Ezra Pinzur
* Ryan Montgomery

Home arena| Farris Center

Seasons

<- 2023–24

2025–26 ->

2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
North Florida | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 6 | - | 3  |  | .667
Lipscomb | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 6 | - | 4  |  | .600
North Alabama | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 6 | - | 4  |  | .600
Eastern Kentucky | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 5 | - | 4  |  | .556
Jacksonville | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 5 | - | 4  |  | .556
Austin Peay | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 4 | - | 4  |  | .500
Queens* | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 4 | - | 5  |  | .444
Florida Gulf Coast | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 3 | - | 6  |  | .333
Central Arkansas | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 2 | - | 6  |  | .250
Bellarmine | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 2 | - | 7  |  | .222
Stetson | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 1 | - | 7  |  | .125
West Georgia* | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 0 | - | 10  |  | .000
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2025 ASUN tournament winner
As of December 6, 2024

The 2024–25 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represents the University of Central Arkansas during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by first-year head coach John Shulman, play their home games at the Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

## Previous season

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The Bears finished the 2023–24 season 9–23, 5–11 in ASUN play to finish in 11th place.[1] They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament, as only the top ten team qualify.[2]

On March 2, 2024, the school announced that they would be relieving head coach Anthony Boone of his duties, after four seasons at the helm.[3] On March 18, the school announced the hiring of former Alabama–Huntsville head coach John Shulman as the team's next head coach.[4]

## Roster

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2024–25 Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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F | 0  | Glory Etim | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | Jr | Bowling Green | Richmond, California
F | 1  | Jabari West Jr. | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | So | South Plains College | Hot Springs, Arkansas
G | 2  | Javion Guy-King | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | So | Sunrise Christian Academy  | Little Rock, Arkansas
G | 3  | Brayden Fagbemi | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | So | Johns Hopkins | Naperville, Illinois
F | 4  | Nehemiah Turner | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | Fr | Auburndale High School | Auburndale, Florida
G/F | 5  | Tyler Lee | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Fr | Fulton High School | Chicago, Illinois
G | 8  | J.D. Roberts | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | So | Link Year Prep  | Kansas City, Missouri
G | 10  | Owen Dehrmann | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Fr | Bentonville High School | Bentonville, Arkansas
G | 11  | Connor Mancell | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Fr | Briarcrest Christian School | Memphis, Tennessee
G | 12  | Ty Robinson | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Fr | Lake Hamilton High School | Hot Springs, Arkansas
G | 13  | Ben Fox | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | So | Little Rock Christian Academy | Little Rock, Arkansas
G | 17  | Ethan Thomas | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Fr | Wilson Central High School | Lebanon, Tennessee
G | 22  | Michael Evbagharu | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | So | Siena | Scarborough, Ontario
G/F | 23  | DJ Seixas | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | So | San Jose State | Albufeira, Portugal
G/F | 24  | Cole McCormick | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Fr | Notre Dame High School | Chattanooga, Tennessee
G/F | 25  | Elias Cato | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sr | Sunrise Christian Academy  | Queensland, Australia
G | 32  | Layne Taylor | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Fr | Farmington High School | Farmington, Arkansas

Head coach

* John Shulman (East Tennessee St.)

Assistant coach(es)

* Brock Widders (Lyon)
* Max Shulman (Alabama–Huntsville)
* Ezra Pinzur (Tennessee Tech)
* Ryan Montgomery (Lee)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible
* (W) Walk-on

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster
Last update: October 18, 2024

## Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
city, state

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Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at BYU | L 50−88 | 0−1
| Marriott Center (16,941)
Provo, UT
November 7, 2024*
9:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Utah | L 63−98 | 0−2
| Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,722)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 13, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | Randall | W 108–49 | 1–2
| Farris Center (1,585)
Conway, AR
November 16, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Western Illinois | L 61–63 | 1–3
| Western Hall (753)
Macomb, IL
November 21, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | Southeast Missouri State | L 73–77 OT | 1–4
| Farris Center (1,311)
Conway, AR
November 24, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | UNC Asheville | W 92–83 2OT | 2–4
| Farris Center (655)
Conway, AR
November 30, 2024*
12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN+ |  | at Georgia Tech | L 68–87 | 2–5
| McCamish Pavilion (3,414)
Atlanta, GA
December 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Little Rock
I-40 Showdown | L 57–63 | 2–6
| Jack Stephens Center (1,247)
Little Rock, AR
December 7, 2024*
6:00 pm |  | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 78–84 | 2–7
| H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,485)
Pine Bluff, AR
December 14, 2024*
3:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |  | vs. Arkansas |  |  | Simmons Bank Arena
North Little Rock, AR
December 16, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | The Citadel
SoCon/ASUN Challenge |  |  | Farris Center
Conway, AR
December 22, 2024*
12:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |  | at Oklahoma |  |  | Lloyd Noble Center
Norman, OK
December 29, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | Southwestern Christian |  |  | Farris Center
Conway, AR
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | Eastern Kentucky |  |  | Farris Center
Conway, AR
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | Bellarmine |  |  | Farris Center
Conway, AR
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Stetson |  |  | Insight Credit Union Arena
DeLand, FL
January 11, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Florida Gulf Coast |  |  | Alico Arena
Fort Myers, FL
January 16, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at North Florida |  |  | UNF Arena
Jacksonville, FL
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Jacksonville |  |  | Swisher Gymnasium
Jacksonville, FL
January 23, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | Austin Peay |  |  | Farris Center
Conway, AR
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | Lipscomb |  |  | Farris Center
Conway, AR
January 29, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | West Georgia |  |  | Farris Center
Conway, AR
February 1, 2025
7:45 pm, ESPN+ |  | at North Alabama |  |  | CB&S Bank Arena
Florence, AL
February 5, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | Queens |  |  | Farris Center
Conway, AR
February 8, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Austin Peay |  |  | F&M Bank Arena
Clarksville, TN
February 13, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | Jacksonville |  |  | Farris Center
Conway, AR
February 15, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | North Florida |  |  | Farris Center
Conway, AR
February 18, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Queens |  |  | Curry Arena
Charlotte, NC
February 20, 2025
6:45 pm, ESPN+ |  | at West Georgia |  |  | The Coliseum
Carrollton, GA
February 24, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | North Alabama |  |  | Farris Center
Conway, AR
February 26, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Lipscomb |  |  | Allen Arena
Nashville, TN

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[5][6]

## References

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1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
2. ^ "ASUN Basketball Tournament 2024 bracket, schedule, TV info". The Tennessean. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
3. ^ "Boone out as Head Basketball Coach at Central Arkansas". HoopDirt. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
4. ^ "University of Central Arkansas names new men's head Bears basketball coach". KARK. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
5. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
6. ^ "Central Arkansas Bears 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2024.

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