2024–25 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball team

2024–25 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	17–6 (7–1 Summit)
Head coach	John Tauer (14th season)
Associate head coach	Mike Maker
Assistant coaches	Cameron Rundles Kenneth Lowe
Home arena	Schoenecker Arena

2024–25 Summit League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Omaha	7	–	1		.875			13	–	10		.565
St. Thomas*	7	–	1		.875			17	–	6		.739
North Dakota State	5	–	2		.714			16	–	6		.727
South Dakota State	5	–	2		.714			14	–	8		.636
South Dakota	4	–	4		.500			13	–	10		.565
Kansas City	2	–	5		.286			10	–	12		.455
North Dakota	2	–	6		.250			8	–	15		.348
Denver	1	–	6		.143			7	–	15		.318
Oral Roberts	1	–	7		.125			5	–	16		.238
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2025 Summit League tournament winner As of January 29, 2025

The 2024–25 St. Thomas Tommies men's basketball team represents the University of St. Thomas in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tommies, led by 14th-year head coach John Tauer, play home games at Shoenecker Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

The Tommies finished the 2023–24 season 20–13, 9–7 in Summit League play to finish in fourth place.[1] They played in their second-ever Division I postseason tournament, the Summit League tournament where they defeated North Dakota State in the quarterfinals[2] before losing to South Dakota State in the semifinals.[3]

Roster

2024–25 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ryan Lafferty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Mt. Spokane High School Spokane, WA G 1 Kendall Blue 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr East Ridge High School Woodbury, MN G 2 Ben Nau 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Brookfield Central High School Brookfield, WI G 3 Hayden Tibbits 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Wayzata High School Medina, MN G 4 Nolan Minessale 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Marquette University High School Brookfield, WI G 5 Tim Franks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Homestead High School Mequon, WI G 10 Jermaine Coleman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Park Tudor School Indianapolis, IN G 11 Drake Dobbs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Eden Prairie High School Eden Prairie, MN G 12 Ryan Dufault 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Waseca High School Waseca, MN G 14 Miles Barnstable 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Howards Grove High School Sheboygan, WI G 15 Adam Tauer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Cretin-Derham Hall High School St. Paul, MN F 22 Ramogi Nyagudi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr DME Academy at St. John's Northwestern Winnipeg, MB F 24 Kyle Counts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Wilsonville High School Wilsonville, OR F 32 Carter Bjerke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Wayzata High School Plymouth, MN F 33 Rich Byhre 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Catholic Memorial High School Delafield, WI G 34 Ben Oosterbaan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Hinsdale Central High School Hinsdale, IL	Head coach John Tauer (St. Thomas (MN)) Assistant coach(es) Mike Maker (Cal Baptist) Cameron Rundles (Wofford) Kenneth Lowe (Purdue) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 15, 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 p.m., Summit League Network		North Central (MN)	W 96–71	1–0	16 – Barnstable	10 – Oosterbaan	5 – Dobbs	Shoenecker Arena (1,353) St. Paul, MN
November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Green Bay	W 90–76	2–0	23 – Barnstable	6 – Byhre	4 – Tied	Kress Events Center (2,060) Green Bay, WI
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oklahoma State	L 71–80	2–1	18 – Blue	11 – Blue	3 – Tied	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,447) Stillwater, OK
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN		St. Norbert	W 102–54	3–1	19 – Oosterbaan	6 – Byhre	6 – Lafferty	Shoenecker Arena (1,004) St. Paul, MN
November 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arizona State	L 66–81	3–2	12 – Barnstable	5 – Minessale	4 – Tied	Desert Financial Arena (6,057) Tempe, AZ
November 22, 2024* 4:00 p.m., YouTube		vs. Wofford Cream City Challenge	L 73–81	3–3	20 – Bjerke	5 – Byhre	4 – Tied	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,342) Milwaukee, WI
November 23, 2024* 12:00 p.m., YouTube		vs. Portland State Cream City Challenge	W 91–65	4–3	18 – Nau	5 – Tied	6 – Dufault	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena  Milwaukee, WI
November 24, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Milwaukee Cream City Challenge	L 65–69	4–4	16 – Dobbs	5 – Tied	5 – Dobbs	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,669) Milwaukee, WI
December 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN		Chicago State	W 98–76	5–4	13 – Tied	7 – Minessale	4 – Tied	Shoenecker Arena (879) St. Paul, MN
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Colorado Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 87–75	6–4	20 – Barnstable	6 – Bjerke	3 – Barnstable	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,020) Greeley, CO
December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FOX 9+/SLN		Montana Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 88–81	7–4	22 – Tied	5 – Barnstable	6 – Dobbs	Shoenecker Arena (1,213) St. Paul, MN
December 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN		Western Michigan	W 77–71	8–4	22 – Nau	6 – Blue	4 – Tied	Shoenecker Arena (1,092) St. Paul, MN
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SLN		Crown (MN)	W 100–61	9–4	15 – Byhre	13 – Lafferty	6 – Lafferty	Shoenecker Arena (793) St. Paul, MN
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bowling Green	W 93–68	10–4	23 – Barnstable	7 – Tied	5 – Dobbs	Stroh Center (1,998) Bowling Green, OH
December 29, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Riverside	L 79–81 ^OT	10–5	27 – Minessale	4 – Tied	3 – Dobbs	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (563) Riverside, CA
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN		at North Dakota State	W 89–85	11–5 (1–0)	20 – Barnstable	4 – Tied	5 – Minessale	Scheels Center (1,492) Fargo, ND
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., SLN		at North Dakota	W 88–80	12–5 (2–0)	30 – Barnstable	8 – Minnesale	5 – Dobbs	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,648) Grand Forks, ND
January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., FOX 9+/SLN		South Dakota State	W 73–72	13–5 (3–0)	17 – Minessale	4 – Tied	5 – Dobbs	Shoenecker Arena (1,852) St. Paul, MN
January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN		South Dakota	W 119–104	14–5 (4–0)	28 – Barnstable	5 – Bjerke	9 – Dobbs	Shoenecker Arena (1,583) St. Paul, MN
January 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN		Denver	W 74–62	15–5 (5–0)	17 – Minessale	8 – Blue	3 – Tied	Shoenecker Arena (1,694) St. Paul, MN
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN		at Omaha	L 78–89	15–6 (5–1)	18 – Blue	9 – Blue	2 – Tied	Baxter Arena (3,234) Omaha, NE
January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN		at Kansas City	W 68–65	16–6 (6–1)	16 – Barnstable	8 – Tied	4 – Dobbs	Swinney Recreation Center (1,534) Kansas City, MO
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN		Oral Roberts	W 86-71	17-6 (7-1)	23 – Barnstable	7 – Tied	5 – Blue	Shoenecker Arena (1,042) St. Paul, MN
February 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., CBS Sports Network		North Dakota State						Shoenecker Arena  St. Paul, MN
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN		at South Dakota State						First Bank and Trust Arena  Brookings, SD
February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., SLN		at Denver						Hamilton Gymnasium  Denver, CO
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., FOX 9+/SLN		Omaha						Shoenecker Arena  St. Paul, MN
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN		at South Dakota						Sanford Coyote Sports Center  Vermillion, SD
February 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN		at Oral Roberts						Mabee Center  Tulsa, OK
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN		North Dakota						Shoenecker Arena  St. Paul, MN
March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN		Kansas City						Shoenecker Arena  St. Paul, MN
Summit League tournament
March 5–9, 2025  SLN/CBSSN		vs. Summit League tournament						Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:[4][5]

References

1. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". thesummitleague.org. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
2. "Men's Basketball advance past Bison behind Blue, bench duo scoring". The University of St. Thomas. March 10, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
3. "No. 1 Jacks end No. 4 Tommies historic season in Summit semifinals". The University of St. Thomas. March 11, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
4. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". tommiesports.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
5. "St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies Schedule 2024-25". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.