2024–25 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team explained

Mode:	basketball
Year:	2024–25
Team:	Morehead State Eagles
Conference:	Ohio Valley Conference
Short Conf:	OVC
Record:	3–4
Conf Record:	0–0
Head Coach:	Jonathan Mattox
Hc Year:	1st
Assoc Coach:	Jayson Taylor
Asst Coach1:	Jordon Brooks
Asst Coach2:	Ky Klingsick
Stadium:	Ellis Johnson Arena

The 2024–25 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represents Morehead State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Jonathan Mattox, play their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 26–9, 14–4 in OVC play, to finish in a three-way tie for first place.^[1] In the OVC tournament, they defeated SIU Edwardsville in the quarterfinals,^[2] UT Martin in the semifinals,^[3] advancing to the championship game, where they defeated top-seeded Little Rock, earning the Eagles their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2021.^[4] In the NCAA tournament, they received the #14 seed in the East Region, where they lost to #3 seeded Illinois in the first round.^[5]

On March 29, 2024, Eagles head coach Preston Spradlin left the school to become the head coach at James Madison.^[6] In April, the school named Jonathan Mattox the team's next head coach.^[7]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings . 2024-10-29 . ovcsports.com.
2. Web site: 2024-03-07 . Men's Basketball Leads Wire to Wire in OVC Tournament Victory Over SIUE . 2024-10-29 . Morehead State University Athletics . en.
3. Web site: 2024-03-08 . Minix, Thomas, Thelwell Highlight Men's Basketball's 84-78 OVC Tournament Win Over UT Martin . 2024-10-29 . Morehead State University Athletics . en.
4. News: Andrejev . Alex . Bennett . Brian . and . Morehead State defeats Little Rock in OVC championship, earns NCAA Tournament bid . 2024-10-29 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
5. Web site: March 21, 2024 . Morehead State falls short to No. 3-seeded Illinois in NCAA Tournament . 2024-10-29 . spectrumnews1.com . en . Associated Press.
6. Web site: Borzello . Jeff . 2024-03-29 . James Madison hires Morehead State's Spradlin . 2024-10-29 . ESPN.com . en.
7. Web site: Flavell . John . 2024-04-18 . Mattox introduced as new men's head coach . 2024-10-29 . The Trail Blazer . en.
8. Web site: 2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule . 2024-10-29 . Morehead State University Athletics.
9. Web site: Morehead State Eagles Schedule 2024-25 . 2024-10-29 . ESPN.