2024–25 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team

2024–25 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball
2024–25 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	11–6 (3–1 ASUN)
Head coach	Lennie Acuff (6th season);
Associate head coach	Tyler Murray
Assistant coaches	Roger Idstrom; Vince Martin;
Home arena	Allen Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Queens*	4	–	0	1.000	11	–	6	.647
Lipscomb	3	–	1	.750	11	–	6	.647
North Alabama	3	–	1	.750	11	–	6	.647
Jacksonville	3	–	1	.750	9	–	7	.563
Florida Gulf Coast	3	–	1	.750	8	–	9	.471
Eastern Kentucky	2	–	2	.500	8	–	9	.471
Stetson	2	–	2	.500	4	–	13	.235
North Florida	1	–	3	.250	8	–	9	.471
Austin Peay	1	–	3	.250	6	–	11	.353
Central Arkansas	1	–	3	.250	5	–	12	.294
West Georgia*	1	–	3	.250	3	–	14	.176
Bellarmine	0	–	4	.000	3	–	14	.176
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 ASUN tournament winner As of January 11, 2025

The 2024–25 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represents Lipscomb University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by sixth-year head coach Lennie Acuff, play their home games at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

The Bisons finished the 2023–24 season 20–12, 11–5 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for second place.^[1] They were defeated by North Alabama in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Rylan Houck	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	So	Oxford High School	Oxford, Alabama
G	2	Will Pruitt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Mt. Juliet High School	Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
G	5	Miles White	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Rockhurst	Kansas City, Missouri
C	6	Charlie Williams	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	William & Mary	Carmel, Indiana
G	9	Jack Ingold	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	George Washington High School	Charleston, West Virginia
G	10	Gyasi Powell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Jacksonville	Jacksonville, Florida
G	11	Logan Suber	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Mt. Zion Prep Academy	Fredericksburg, Virginia
G	12	Luke Carter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Christian Academy of Knoxville	Knoxville, Tennessee
F	15	Dylan Faulkner	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Calhoun High School	Calhoun, Georgia
G	22	Joe Anderson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Furman	Maryville, Tennessee
G/F	23	Kellan Boylan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Air Force	Overland Park, Kansas
G	30	Ross Candelino	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Wisconsin	Jacksonville, Florida
G	33	Zach Lamey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Briarwood Christian School	Birmingham, Alabama
C	35	Grant Asman	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Kimberly High School	Kimberly, Wisconsin
F	41	Jacob Ognacevic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Valparaiso	Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Head coach

Lennie Acuff (Shorter)

Assistant coach(es)

Tyler Murray (Hampden–Sydney)
Roger Idstrom (Mars Hill)
Vince Martin (Jacksonville)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 21, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Duquesne	W 77–72	1–0	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,274) Pittsburgh, PA
November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN+	at No. 16 Arkansas	L 60–76	1–1	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
November 9, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Wofford SoCon/ASUN Challenge	W 78–69	2–1	Allen Arena (2,315) Nashville, TN
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Belmont Battle of the Boulevard	L 79–80	2–2	Allen Arena (4,022) Nashville, TN
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Western Kentucky	L 61–66	2–3	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,712) Bowling Green, KY
November 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+	at No. 9 Kentucky BBN Invitational	L 68–97	2–4	Rupp Arena (19,314) Lexington, KY
November 24, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Jackson State BBN Invitational	W 77–53	3–4	Allen Arena (1,227) Nashville, TN
November 30, 2024* 7:00 pm	at Alabama A&M	W 82–44	4–4	Alabama A&M Events Center (1,371) Huntsville, AL
December 3, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Chattanooga SoCon/ASUN Challenge	W 80–62	5–4	McKenzie Arena (2,761) Chattanooga, TN
December 5, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Southeast Missouri State	W 78–60	6–4	Allen Arena (2,123) Nashville, TN
December 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Truett McConnell	W 99–67	7–4	Allen Arena (348) Nashville, TN
December 19, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee	L 65–67	7–5	Murphy Center (3,432) Murfreesboro, TN
December 29, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Asbury	W 112–54	8–5	Allen Arena (1,337) Nashville, TN
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville	W 70–65	9–5 (1–0)	Swisher Gymnasium (1,000) Jacksonville, FL
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Florida	W 96–64	10–5 (2–0)	UNF Arena (1,439) Jacksonville, FL
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Queens	L 73–75	10–6 (2–1)	Allen Arena (1,563) Nashville, TN
January 11, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	West Georgia	W 86–67	11–6 (3–1)	Allen Arena (1,864) Nashville, TN
January 16, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Bellarmine			Knights Hall Louisville, KY
January 18, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Austin Peay			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Alabama			CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Central Arkansas			Farris Center Conway, AR
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Kentucky			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
February 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Bellarmine			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
February 5, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at West Georgia			The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
February 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Queens			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
February 13, 2025 7:15 pm, ESPN+	Stetson			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
February 15, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
February 18, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Kentucky			Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	North Alabama			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
February 24, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+	at Austin Peay			F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Central Arkansas			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "Johnson hits spectacular shot, lifts North Alabama past Lipscomb 77-75 in ASUN Tournament". USA Today. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lipscomb University. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "Lipscomb Bisons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[2] "Johnson hits spectacular shot, lifts North Alabama past Lipscomb 77-75 in ASUN Tournament". USA Today. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lipscomb University. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[4] "Lipscomb Bisons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

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