2024–25 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team

2024–25 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–8 (1–1 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Aiken
  • Mark White
  • Séllé Hann
  • Truman Moore
  • Jawaan Holmes
    Nick Johnson
Home arenaSkyhawk Arena
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Morehead State 2 – 0   1.000 6 – 6   .500
Southeast Missouri State 2 – 0   1.000 6 – 6   .500
Little Rock 1 – 0   1.000 7 – 5   .583
Western Illinois 1 – 1   .500 7 – 6   .538
Southern Indiana* 1 – 1   .500 6 – 6   .500
Lindenwood* 1 – 1   .500 6 – 7   .462
Tennessee Tech 1 – 1   .500 5 – 7   .417
UT Martin 1 – 1   .500 5 – 8   .385
Eastern Illinois 0 – 1   .000 3 – 8   .273
SIU Edwardsville 0 – 2   .000 7 – 6   .538
Tennessee State 0 – 2   .000 4 – 9   .308
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2025 OVC tournament winner
As of December 21, 2024

The 2024-25 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represents the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by first-year head coach Jeremy Shulman, play their home games at Skyhawk Arena located in Martin, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Skyhawks finished the 2023–24 season 21–11, 14–4 in OVC play, to finish in a three-way tie for first place.[1] As the No. 2 seed in the OVC tournament, they were defeated by Morehead State in the semifinals.[2]

Following the conclusion of the season, Skyhawks head coach Ryan Ridder resigned, and left the school to become the head coach at Mercer.[3][4] On March 27, 2024, the school named Jeremy Shulman the team's next head coach.[5]

Roster

2024–25 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 0 Andrija Bukumirović 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Sjenica, Serbia
G 1 Tarence Guinyard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Tampa, Florida
G 2 AJ Murphy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Johnson City, Tennessee
G 4 Afan Trnka 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
F 5 David Kamwanga 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Kinshasa, DR Congo
G/F 6 Matija Žužić 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Belgrade, Serbia
F 7 Vladimer Salaridze 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Tbilisi, Georgia
G 9 Pedro Santos 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Porto, Portugal
G 10 Josué Grullon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
G/F 11 AJ Hopkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
G 15 Carlos Cortijo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
G 22 Lucas Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Altamonte Springs, Florida
F 23 Fabian Spee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Gramsbergen, Netherlands
C 24 Damjan Vukčević 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Podgorica, Montenegro
F 25 Stefano Faloppa 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Portogruaro, Italy
G 33 Filip Radaković 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Belgrade, Serbia
F 34 Lamine Niang 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Thiès, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Illinois State W 67–65  1–0
 CEFCU Arena (3,854)
Normal, IL
November 7, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Kentucky Christian W 114–61  2–0
 Skyhawk Arena (2,762)
Martin, TN
November 11, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Alabama L 69–87  2–1
 CB&S Bank Arena (2,212)
Florence, AL
November 16, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Longwood L 62–64  2–2
 Joan Perry Brock Center (1,473)
Farmville, VA
November 21, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Island U Invitational 		L 77–81  2–3
 Dugan Wellness Center 
Corpus Christi, TX
November 22, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Le Moyne
Island U Invitational 		L 53–65  2–4
 Dugan Wellness Center (490)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 27, 2024*
3:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		at No. 7 Tennessee L 35–78  2–5
 Thompson–Boling Arena (17,314)
Knoxville, TN
December 3, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Charleston Southern L 68–83  2–6
 Buccaneer Field House (789)
North Charleston, SC
December 7, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montreat W 112–60  3–6
 Skyhawk Arena (1,069)
Martin, TN
December 11, 2024*
6:00 pm 		at Alabama State L 93–103 OT 3–7
 Dunn–Oliver Acadome (550)
Montgomery, AL
December 15, 2024*
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Champion Christian W 123–56  4–7
 Skyhawk Arena (821)
Martin, TN
OVC regular season
December 19, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Morehead State L 69–70 OT 4–8
(0–1) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (1,081)
Morehead, KY
December 21, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Indiana W 77–46  5–8
(1–1) 		Screaming Eagles Arena (1,652)
Evansville, IN
January 2, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Little Rock Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, TN
January 4, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeast Missouri State Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, TN
January 9, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Illinois Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
January 11, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lindenwood Hyland Performance Arena 
St. Charles, MO
January 16, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Illinois Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, TN
January 18, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		SIU Edwardsville Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, TN
January 21, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tennessee State Gentry Complex 
Nashville, TN
January 25, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Tennessee Tech Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, TN
January 30, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southeast Missouri State Show Me Center 
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 1, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Little Rock Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
February 6, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Lindenwood Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, TN
February 8, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Illinois Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, TN
February 13, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at SIU Edwardsville First Community Arena 
Edwardsville, IL
February 15, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Illinois Lantz Arena 
Charleston, IL
February 18, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Tennessee State Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, TN
February 20, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tennessee Tech Eblen Center 
Cookeville, TN
February 27, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Indiana Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, TN
March 1, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Morehead State Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". ovcsports.com. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  2. ^ "Morehead State knocks off UT Martin 84-78 in Ohio Valley Conference semifinal". WTOP News. 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  3. ^ "Ryan Ridder named next men's basketball coach -". www.mercercluster.com. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  4. ^ Wells, Adam (2024-03-15). "Ryan Ridder leaving UT Martin for Mercer". WPSD Local 6. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  5. ^ Wells, Adam (2024-04-02). "UT Martin introduces Jeremy Shulman as head basketball coach". The Paducah Sun. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTM Athletics. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  7. ^ "UT Martin Skyhawks 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-11-07.