2024–25 Southern Jaguars basketball team

The 2024–25 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by second-year head coach Kevin Johnson, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

2024–25 Southern Jaguars basketball
SWAC regular season champions
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	20–12 (15–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Kevin Johnson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jethro Hillman Rennie Bailey Rashaad Richardson Jon Tavel
Home arena	F. G. Clark Center

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 Jaguars finished the 2023–24 season 18–14, 12–6 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for third place. They were defeated by Bethune–Cookman in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament.

Roster

2024–25 Southern Jaguars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown C 0 Brentay Noel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Baton Rouge Prep Baton Rouge, LA F 1 DaMariee Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Mobile Bessemer, AL G 2 Joe Manning 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Northwest Florida State Bossier City, LA G 3 Cam Amboree 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Oral Roberts Pearland, TX F 4 Derrick Tezeno 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Stephen F. Austin Melville, LA G 5 Jayce Depron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Madison Prep Academy White Castle, LA C 8/23 Dionjahe Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So McNeese Houma, LA G 9/30 Andre Nunley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Prairie View A&M Euless, TX G 10 Michael Jacobs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Lawson State CC Atlanta, GA G 11 Jordan Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Northeastern Oklahoma A&M West Palm Beach, FL F 12 AJ Barnes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Chipola College Atlanta, GA F 13 Lionel Bell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Booker T. Washington HS New Orleans, LA G 14 Chase Sample 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Scotlandville HS Baton Rouge, LA G 22 Tidjiane Dioumassi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Lee College Paris, France G/F 24 Puoch "PJ" Dobuol 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr LSU Eunice St. Cloud, MN F 35 Delang Muon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Grace Baptist Academy Frankston, Australia	Head coach Kevin Johnson (UTPA) Assistant coach(es) Jethro Hillman (Miami (FL)) Rennie Bailey (Louisiana Tech) Rashaad Richardson (Georgia State) Jon Tavel (Tulane) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 30, 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., SLN		at South Dakota	L 79–93	0–1	30 – Dioumassi	9 – Jones	4 – Jacobs	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,013) Vermillion, SD
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		at Iowa	L 74–89	0–2	14 – Barnes	7 – 2 tied	6 – Jacobs	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,105) Iowa City, IA
November 13, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at East Texas A&M	L 68–70	0–3	20 – Amboree	7 – Barnes	6 – Dioumassi	The Field House (624) Commerce, TX
November 17, 2024* 3:00 p.m.		Ecclesia	W 131–42	1–3	16 – 2 tied	12 – Dobuol	10 – Dioumassi	F. G. Clark Center (2,125) Baton Rouge, LA
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 23 Texas A&M	L 54–71	1–4	19 – Johnson	5 – Tezeno	4 – Jacobs	Reed Arena (7,061) College Station, TX
November 25, 2024* 11:00 a.m.		Champion Christian	W 121–58	2–4	19 – Jacobs	7 – 2 tied	4 – Amboree	F. G. Clark Center (1,897) Baton Rouge, LA
November 30, 2024* 10:30 a.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	W 73–70	3–4	21 – 2 tied	6 – Tezeno	7 – Dioumassi	Thomas Assembly Center (2,257) Ruston, LA
December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulsa	W 70–66	4–4	19 – Jacobs	6 – 2 tied	2 – Nunley	Reynolds Center (2,716) Tulsa, OK
December 10, 2024* 11:00 a.m.		Lindsey Wilson	W 94–69	5–4	23 – Jacobs	8 – Thomas	10 – Amboree	F. G. Clark Center (3,655) Baton Rouge, LA
December 17, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 17 Ole Miss	L 61–74	5–5	11 – 2 tied	7 – Tezeno	9 – Dioumassi	SJB Pavilion (6,796) Oxford, MS
December 20, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola Marymount	L 73–89	5–6	19 – Dobuol	10 – Dobuol	4 – Jacobs	Gersten Pavilion (789) Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2024* 3:00 p.m., BTN		at USC	L 51–82	5–7	10 – 3 tied	5 – Tezeno	2 – 2 tied	Galen Center (4,127) Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 2024* 8:00 p.m., BTN		at Nebraska	L 43–77	5–8	13 – Depron	8 – Nunley	3 – Manning	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,855) Lincoln, NE
SWAC regular season
January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m.		at Texas Southern	W 67–58	6–8 (1–0)	20 – Johnson	7 – Barnes	3 – Manning	H&PE Arena (2,079) Houston, TX
January 6, 2025 7:30 p.m.		at Prairie View A&M	W 84–80	7–8 (2–0)	19 – Barnes	9 – Barnes	6 – Jacobs	William Nicks Building (253) Prairie View, TX
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m.		Florida A&M	W 91–57	8–8 (3–0)	15 – Jones	11 – Noel	5 – 2 tied	F. G. Clark Center (3,745) Baton Rouge, LA
January 13, 2025 6:30 p.m.		Bethune–Cookman	W 69–53	9–8 (4–0)	15 – Thomas	13 – Thomas	4 – Manning	F. G. Clark Center (3,962) Baton Rouge, LA
January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m.		Grambling State	W 67–60	10–8 (5–0)	15 – Jones	9 – Jones	5 – Jacobs	F. G. Clark Center (6,489) Baton Rouge, LA
January 25, 2025 5:30 p.m.		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 83–67	11–8 (6–0)	19 – Thomas	9 – Thomas	4 – Manning	H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,674) Pine Bluff, AR
January 27, 2025 6:00 p.m.		at Mississippi Valley State	W 63–42	12–8 (7–0)	16 – Johnson	7 – Dobuol	3 – Johnson	Harrison HPER Complex (2,248) Itta Bena, MS
February 1, 2025 5:00 p.m.		Alcorn State	W 74–69	13–8 (8–0)	13 – Amboree	11 – Jones	5 – Amboree	F. G. Clark Center (5,673) Baton Rouge, LA
February 3, 2025 6:30 p.m.		Jackson State	W 91–89 OT	14–8 (9–0)	18 – Amboree	9 – Thomas	4 – Nunley	F. G. Clark Center (5,621) Baton Rouge, LA
February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m.		at Alabama A&M	W 81–68	15–8 (10–0)	22 – Manning	11 – Thomas	5 – Jacobs	AAMU Events Center (2,751) Huntsville, AL
February 10, 2025 6:00 p.m.		at Alabama State	L 81–82	15–9 (10–1)	17 – Amboree	9 – Thomas	5 – Manning	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,255) Montgomery, AL
February 15, 2025 4:30 p.m.		Prairie View A&M	W 72–60	16–9 (11–1)	11 – Jones	7 – 3 tied	5 – Jacobs	F. G. Clark Center (4,689) Baton Rouge, LA
February 17, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+		Texas Southern	W 66–57	17–9 (12–1)	20 – Jacobs	7 – Jones	4 – Nunley	F. G. Clark Center (5,679) Baton Rouge, LA
February 22, 2025 4:30 p.m.		at Grambling State	W 71–64	18–9 (13–1)	22 – Johnson	8 – Jones	1 – 6 tied	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (3,205) Grambling, LA
March 1, 2025 4:30 p.m.		at Bethune–Cookman	L 69–70	18–10 (13–2)	19 – Jacobs	5 – 2 tied	3 – 2 tied	Moore Gymnasium (359) Daytona Beach, FL
March 3, 2025 6:00 p.m.		at Florida A&M	W 73–70	19–10 (14–2)	17 – Johnson	6 – Noel	3 – Jacobs	Al Lawson Center (1,345) Tallahassee, FL
March 6, 2025 8:00 p.m.		Alabama State	L 65–66	19–11 (14–3)	27 – Jacobs	7 – Noel	4 – Amboree	F. G. Clark Center (4,689) Baton Rouge, LA
March 8, 2025 4:30 p.m.		Alabama A&M	W 71–57	20–11 (15–3)	14 – Johnson	10 – Tezeno	5 – Manning	F. G. Clark Center (5,687) Baton Rouge, LA
SWAC tournament
March 12, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	vs. (8) Grambling State Quarterfinals	L 62–65 OT	20–12	12 – 2 tied	13 – Thomas	3 – 2 tied	Gateway Center Arena (801) College Park, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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