2024–25 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

2024–25 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	5–11 (2–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Patrick Crarey II (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Fred Lymas LeBrent Walker Giovonne Woods
Home arena	Al Lawson Center

2024–25 SWAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern	6	–	0		1.000			11	–	8		.579
Texas Southern	5	–	1		.833			8	–	11		.421
Jackson State	5	–	1		.833			5	–	14		.263
Alabama State	4	–	2		.667			8	–	11		.421
Bethune–Cookman	4	–	2		.667			7	–	12		.368
Florida A&M	3	–	3		.500			6	–	11		.353
Alcorn State	3	–	3		.500			3	–	16		.158
Prairie View A&M	3	–	4		.429			4	–	16		.200
Alabama A&M	2	–	4		.333			6	–	13		.316
Grambling State	2	–	4		.333			5	–	14		.263
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	0	–	6		.000			3	–	16		.158
Mississippi Valley State	0	–	7		.000			2	–	18		.100
† 2025 SWAC tournament winner As of January 25, 2025

The 2024–25 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team represents Florida A&M University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by first-year head coach Patrick Crarey II, play their home games at the Al Lawson Center in Tallahassee, Florida as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Rattlers finished the 2023–24 season 6–23, 4–14 in SWAC play to finish in eleventh place.[1] They failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.[2]

On March 20, 2024, the school announced that they would not be renewing the contract of head coach Robert McCullum, ending his seven-year tenure with the Rattlers.[3] On April 17, the school announced the hiring of St. Thomas (FL) head coach Patrick Crarey II as the team's next head coach.[4]

Roster

2024–25 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Lenard Taylor Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Clarendon College Baltimore, Maryland F 1 Roderick Coffee III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Pensacola State Painesville, Ohio G 2 Jordan Chatman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Shelton State CC Bessemer, Alabama G 3 Trey Lewis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Des Moines Area CC Johnston, Iowa G 4 Sterling Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Charlotte Queens, New York G 5 Milton Matthews 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS St. Thomas (FL) District Heights, Maryland F 8 Shaqir O'Neal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Texas Southern Los Angeles, California F 10 Kaleb Washington 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Butler CC Mableton, Georgia G 12 Miles Hall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Windermere HS Windermere, Florida G 14 Malcolm Stute 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Episcopal HS Alexandria, Virginia F 20 Jamine Charles 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Blinn College St. John's, Antigua F 22 Tyler Shirley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Clayton State Gary, Indiana G 23 Jocobi Hendricks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr IU Southeast Louisville, Kentucky F 24 Ja'Derryus Eatmon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Lawson State CC Birmingham, Alabama F 35 Saiyd Burnside 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Connors State College Greenville, South Carolina F 55 Alex Andrews 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Ocoee HS Ocoee, Florida	Head coach Patrick Crarey II (La Sierra) Assistant coach(es) Fred Lymas (Shepherd) LeBrent Walker (Washington Adventist) Giovonne Woods (Central Washington) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 1, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at TCU	L 59–105	0–1	16 – Young	6 – Eatmon	2 – Tied	Schollmaier Arena (5,127) Fort Worth, TX
November 7, 2024* 8:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		at SMU	L 73–102	0–2	15 – Young	6 – Shirley	3 – Tied	Moody Coliseum (5,014) University Park, TX
November 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, B1G+		at Maryland	L 53–84	0–3	10 – Shirley	7 – Shirley	3 – Lewis	Xfinity Center (10,057) College Park, MD
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 21 Florida	L 60–84	0–4	12 – Young	12 – Charles	2 – Young	O'Connell Center (8,005) Gainesville, FL
November 22, 2024* 5:00 pm		Trinity Baptist	W 110–68	1–4	26 – O'Neal	9 – O'Neal	4 – Tied	Al Lawson Center  Tallahassee, FL
November 29, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		at Clemson	L 58–86	1–5	14 – Matthews	6 – Washington	6 – Coffee III	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC
December 3, 2024* 7:00 pm		Presbyterian	W 66–63	2–5	17 – Young	6 – Chatman	5 – Coffee III	Al Lawson Center (1,088) Tallahassee, FL
December 6, 2024* 7:00 pm		Trinity	W 130–58	3–5	25 – Young	7 – O'Neal	5 – Lewis	Al Lawson Center (1,021) Tallahassee, FL
December 17, 2024* 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at Utah	L 59–89	3–6	11 – Washington	7 – Charles	3 – Washington	Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,699) Salt Lake City, UT
December 20, 2024* 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at BYU	L 57–103	3–7	14 – Young	6 – Coffee III	3 – Tied	Marriott Center (15,544) Provo, UT
December 29, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tarleton State	L 60–70	3–8	16 – Young	8 – Washington	3 – Charles	Wisdom Gym (715) Stephenville, TX
SWAC regular season
January 4, 2025 6:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman	L 55–62	3–9 (0–1)	20 – Matthews	7 – Coffee III	4 – Coffee III	Al Lawson Center (2,709) Tallahassee, FL
January 11, 2025 6:00 pm		at Southern	L 57–91	3–10 (0–2)	19 – Young	5 – Burnside	2 – Tied	F. G. Clark Center (3,745) Baton Rouge, LA
January 13, 2025 7:30 pm		at Grambling State	L 72–79	3–11 (0–3)	27 – Matthews	7 – Coffee III	3 – Young	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,352) Grambling, LA
January 18, 2025 6:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 86–76	4–11 (1–3)	37 – Young	10 – Burnside	4 – Tied	Al Lawson Center (910) Tallahassee, FL
January 20, 2025 7:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 83–53	5–11 (2–3)	23 – Matthews	6 – O'Neal	4 – Young	Al Lawson Center (808) Tallahassee, FL
January 25, 2025		at Alcorn State						Davey Whitney Complex  Lorman, MS
January 27, 2025		at Jackson State						Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
February 1, 2025 6:00 pm		Alabama A&M						Al Lawson Center  Tallahassee, FL
February 3, 2025 7:00 pm		Alabama State						Al Lawson Center  Tallahassee, FL
February 8, 2025 6:00 pm		at Texas Southern						H&PE Arena  Houston, TX
February 10, 2025 8:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M						William Nicks Building  Prairie View, TX
February 15, 2025 6:00 pm		Jackson State						Al Lawson Center  Tallahassee, FL
February 17, 2025 7:00 pm		Alcorn State						Al Lawson Center  Tallahassee, FL
February 22, 2025 4:00 pm		at Alabama State						Dunn–Oliver Acadome  Montgomery, AL
February 24, 2025 8:00 pm		at Alabama A&M						AAMU Event Center  Huntsville, AL
March 1, 2025 6:00 pm		Grambling State						Al Lawson Center  Tallahassee, FL
March 3, 2025 7:00 pm		Southern						Al Lawson Center  Tallahassee, FL
March 8, 2025 5:30 pm		at Bethune–Cookman						Moore Gymnasium  Daytona Beach, FL
SWAC tournament
March 11–15, 2025		vs.						Gateway Center Arena  College Park, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

1. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
2. "SWAC tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, scores, results for 2024 basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
3. "Florida A&M moving on from coach Robert McCullum after seven seasons and 133 losses". AP News. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
4. "Florida A&M hires Patrick Crarey II as men's basketball coach". HBCU Gameday. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
5. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida A&M. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
6. "Florida A&M Rattlers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2024.