2024–25 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

The 2024–25 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

2024–25 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	5–27 (4–14 SWAC)
Head coach	Byron Smith (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Spencer Robertson Todd Shelton Keith Berard Grant Mikita
Home arena	William Nicks Building

2024–25 SWAC men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern	15	–	3		.833			20	–	12		.625
Jackson State	14	–	4		.778			16	–	18		.471
Bethune–Cookman	13	–	5		.722			17	–	16		.515
Texas Southern	12	–	6		.667			15	–	17		.469
Alabama State †	12	–	6		.667			20	–	16		.556
Alcorn State	11	–	7		.611			11	–	21		.344
Florida A&M	10	–	8		.556			14	–	17		.452
Grambling State	7	–	11		.389			12	–	22		.353
Alabama A&M	6	–	12		.333			10	–	22		.313
Prairie View A&M	4	–	14		.222			5	–	27		.156
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	3	–	15		.167			6	–	25		.194
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	17		.056			3	–	28		.097
† 2025 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2023–24 season 10–21, 5–13 in SWAC play, to finish in tenth place. They failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.

Roster

2024–25 Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Evan Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Cornell Plano, TX G 1 Jordan Tillmon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Watson Chapel High School Pine Bluff, AR G 3 John-Paul Ricks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Jr Hutchinson Community College Baton Rouge, LA PG 4 Braelon Bush 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) GS Silsbee High School Silsbee, TX PG 5 Isaiah Foster 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Quincy Frisco, TX G 6 Zaakir Sawyer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Tarleton State Dallas, TX SG 7 Solomon Oraegbu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Emporia State Chicago, IL G 8 Chauncey Gibson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Clemson Oak Cliff, TX G 10 Jonathan Nash 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Tompkins High School Katy, TX PG 11 Tanahj Pettway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS New Mexico State Worcester, MA PG 12 Orlando Jr. Horton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 152 lb (69 kg) So Clear Falls High School Houston, TX G/F 13 Elijah Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Enterprise High School Enterprise, AL G 22 Malachi McReed 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Bedford Orlando, FL G/F 23 Nick Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr St. Thomas (TX) Houston, TX F 24 Marcel Bryant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Cedar Ridge High School Austin, TX G 30 Keddric Mays 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Angelina College Cypress, TX F 34 Ryan Jr. Bolton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Texas State Pensacola, FL	Head coach Byron Smith (Houston) Assistant coach(es) Spencer Robertson (Wichita State) Todd Shelton (Texas Wesleyan) Keith Berard (Southern Utah) Grant Mikita (North Texas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 13, 2024* 5:00 p.m.		vs. Sam Houston Charity Exhibition Game	L 87–94	–	–	–	–	Delmar Fieldhouse  Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m.		Biblical Studies	W 111–90	1–0	28 – Horton Jr.	9 – Bryant	6 – tied	William Nicks Building (832) Prairie View, TX
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1		at DePaul	L 59–92	1–1	20 – Anderson	7 – Anderson	3 – Tillmon	Wintrust Arena (2,725) Chicago, IL
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Incarnate Word	L 81–84	1–2	24 – Gibson	5 – Bryant	4 – Horton Jr.	McDermott Center (236) San Antonio, TX
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		at SMU Acrisure Holiday Invitational campus game	L 69–110	1–3	20 – Pettway	7 – Anderson	6 – Horton Jr.	Moody Coliseum (5,056) University Park, TX
November 20, 2024* 9:00 p.m., MW Network		at Fresno State Acrisure Holiday Invitational campus game	L 83–94	1–4	18 – Tillmon	9 – Tillmon	3 – Ricks	Save Mart Center (4,615) Fresno, CA
November 23, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Colorado Acrisure Holiday Invitational campus game	L 98–114	1–5	32 – Anderson	6 – Bryant	2 – tied	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,102) Greeley, CO
November 30, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 74–109	1–6	21 – Pettway	10 – Bryant	3 – Anderson	American Bank Center (1,155) Corpus Christi, TX
December 6, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at UAB	L 66–95	1–7	15 – Anderson	8 – Anderson	3 – Anderson	Bartow Arena (3,153) Birmingham, AL
December 8, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Mississippi State	L 84–91	1–8	21 – Anderson	7 – Bryant	4 – tied	Humphrey Coliseum (7,111) Starkville, MS
December 14, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola Marymount	L 75–76	1–9	20 – Anderson	5 – Pettway	5 – Pettway	Gersten Pavilion (769) Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 2024* 8:30 p.m., BTN		at No. 18 UCLA	L 75–111	1–10	24 – Tillmon	8 – Anderson	5 – Bush	Pauley Pavilion (5,017) Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rice	L 46–64	1–11	18 – Anderson	10 – Anderson	2 – tied	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,735) Houston, TX
December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 12 Oklahoma	L 67–89	1–12	22 – Pettway	8 – Terry	3 – Bush	Lloyd Noble Center (6,876) Norman, OK
SWAC regular season
January 4, 2025 4:30 p.m.		Grambling State	W 73–55	2–12 (1–0)	23 – Pettway	4 – tied	7 – Horton Jr.	William Nicks Building (426) Prairie View, TX
January 6, 2025 7:30 p.m.		Southern	L 80–84	2–13 (1–1)	21 – Pettway	5 – tied	4 – Horton Jr.	William Nicks Building (253) Prairie View, TX
January 11, 2025 4:30 p.m.		at Mississippi Valley State	W 74–65	3–13 (2–1)	22 – Pettway	7 – tied	3 – tied	Harrison HPER Complex (1,178) Itta Bena, MS
January 13, 2025 5:30 p.m.		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 75–64	4–13 (3–1)	33 – Pettway	11 – tied	4 – Tillmon	H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,175) Pine Bluff, AR
January 18, 2025 4:30 p.m.		Jackson State	L 70–79	4–14 (3–2)	31 – Pettway	8 – Bryant	5 – Bush	William Nicks Building (455) Prairie View, TX
January 20, 2025 7:30 p.m.		Alcorn State	L 70–78	4–15 (3–3)	26 – Tillmon	5 – Bryant	6 – Bush	William Nicks Building (411) Prairie View, TX
January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m.		at Alabama State	L 63–66	4–16 (3–4)	25 – Bush	9 – tied	2 – Bryant	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,125) Montgomery, AL
January 27, 2025 7:00 p.m.		at Alabama A&M	L 82–98	4–17 (3–5)	28 – Bush	7 – tied	5 – Pettway	AAMU Event Center (1,239) Huntsville, AL
February 1, 2025 5:00 p.m.		at Texas Southern	L 63–79	4–18 (3–6)	23 – Pettway	7 – Pettway	2 – tied	H&PE Arena (7,528) Houston, TX
February 8, 2025 4:30 p.m.		Bethune–Cookman	L 82–85	4–19 (3–7)	23 – Pettway	6 – Terry	4 – tied	William Nicks Building (466) Prairie View, TX
February 10, 2025 7:30 p.m.		Florida A&M	L 67–78	4–20 (3–8)	22 – Bush	8 – Terry	7 – Horton Jr.	William Nicks Building (704) Prairie View, TX
February 15, 2025 4:30 p.m.		at Southern	L 60–72	4–21 (3–9)	19 – Bush	7 – Bolton Jr.	3 – Pettway	F. G. Clark Center (4,689) Baton Rouge, LA
February 17, 2025 4:30 p.m.		at Grambling State	L 48–70	4–22 (3–10)	20 – Bush	6 – tied	2 – tied	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,003) Grambling, LA
February 22, 2025 4:30 p.m.		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 64–75	4–23 (3–11)	22 – Tillmon	6 – Tillmon	6 – tied	William Nicks Building (876) Prairie View, TX
February 24, 2025 7:30 p.m.		Mississippi Valley State	W 64–56	5–23 (4–11)	24 – Bush	7 – Bryant	5 – Bush	William Nicks Building (358) Prairie View, TX
March 1, 2025 4:30 p.m.		at Alcorn State	L 55–71	5–24 (4–12)	19 – Bush	8 – Bush	4 – Bryant	Davey Whitney Complex (300) Lorman, MS
March 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+		at Jackson State	L 74–88	5–25 (4–13)	25 – Bush	5 – tied	3 – tied	Williams Assembly Center (744) Jackson, MS
March 8, 2025 4:30 p.m.		Texas Southern	L 68–80	5–26 (4–14)	17 – Tillmon	10 – Bryant	4 – tied	William Nicks Building (1,909) Prairie View, TX
SWAC tournament
March 11, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	(10)	vs. (7) Florida A&M First round	L 66–75	5–27	19 – tied	13 – Bryant	6 – tied	Gateway Center Arena (1,200) College Park, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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