2024–25 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2024–25 Fairfield Stags men's basketball

Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	5–9 (1–2 MAAC)
Head coach	Chris Casey (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Glenn Braica Taj Benning Matt Knezovic Matt Scott
Home arena	Leo D. Mahoney Arena
Seasons← 2023–242025–26 →

2024–25 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marist	4	–	0	1.000	11	–	2	.846
Merrimack	3	–	0	1.000	6	–	8	.429
Quinnipiac	3	–	1	.750	7	–	8	.467
Mount St. Mary's	2	–	1	.667	9	–	5	.643
Sacred Heart	2	–	1	.667	6	–	8	.429
Manhattan	2	–	2	.500	7	–	6	.538
Siena	2	–	2	.500	7	–	8	.467
Iona	2	–	2	.500	5	–	10	.333
Niagara	1	–	2	.333	6	–	8	.429
Fairfield	1	–	2	.333	5	–	9	.357
Saint Peter's	0	–	3	.000	5	–	6	.455
Rider	0	–	3	.000	4	–	10	.286
Canisius	0	–	3	.000	0	–	14	.000

† 2025 MAAC tournament winner As of January 5, 2025

The 2024–25 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represents Fairfield University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by second-year head coach Chris Casey, play their home games at Leo D. Mahoney Arena in Fairfield, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Stags finished the 2023–24 season 24–13, 14–6 in MAAC play to finish in second place. In the MAAC tournament, they defeated Iona and Marist before falling to Saint Peter's in the championship game. The Stags received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #7 seed where they defeated Little Rock and Chicago State before falling to eventual tournament champions Seattle in the semifinals.

Roster

2024–25 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Deon Perry	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Loyola (MD)	Baltimore, Maryland
F	1	Birima Seck	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	New Mexico	Dakar, Senegal
G	3	Jamie Bergens	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Drexel	Almere, Netherlands
G	4	Braden Sparks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Indian Hills CC	Villa Rica, Georgia
G	5	Matt Curtis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Avon Old Farms	Ellington, Connecticut
G	6	Aidan May	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	The Winchendon School	Fairfield, Connecticut
G	7	Makuei Riek	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Fr	Milwaukee	Rochester, Minnesota
G/F	12	Louis Bleechmore	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Saint Joseph's	Sydney, Australia
G	13	Noah Best	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Fordham	Bronx, New York
F	14	Kyle Jenkins	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Lafayette	Higganum, Connecticut
F	15	Isaac Munkadi	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Bridgeport Prep	Kinshasa, DR Congo
G	16	Prophet Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Southern Utah	Dayton, Ohio
G	20	Ryan McPartlan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Fordham Prep	White Plains, New York
G	21	Tanner Ostop	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Northwest Catholic HS	West Hartford, Connecticut
G	22	Luke Davidson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Fayetteville–Manlius HS	Fayetteville, New York
G	24	Joe Ganton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	West Essex HS	North Caldwell, New Jersey
G/F	25	Michael Rogan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	South Kent School	Saratoga Springs, New York
F	33	Peyton Smith	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Hudson Falls HS	Hudson Falls, New York

Head coach

Chris Casey (Western Connecticut St.)

Assistant coach(es)

Glenn Braica (Queens College)
Taj Benning (Fairfield)
Matt Knezovic (Hartwick)
Matt Scott (Niagara)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 10, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Rhode Island	L 58–96	0–1	Ryan Center (4,376) Kingston, RI
November 9, 2024* 4:00 pm, FS2	at Georgetown	L 57–69	0–2	Capital One Arena (5,208) Washington, D.C.
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Hampshire	W 62–56	1–2	Lundholm Gym (204) Durham, NH
November 15, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	John Jay	W 93–44	2–2	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,187) Fairfield, CT
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Drexel	L 61–67	2–3	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,581) Fairfield, CT
November 23, 2024* 2:30 pm, ESPN+	vs. Yale Hall of Fame Tip-Off	L 66–91	2–4	Mohegan Sun Arena (2,100) Uncasville, CT
November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Vermont Hall of Fame Tip-Off	W 67–66	3–4	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
December 1, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 78–74	4–4	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,858) Fairfield, CT
December 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Rider	W 78–75	5–4 (1–0)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,578) Fairfield, CT
December 8, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Mount St. Mary's	L 94–101	5–5 (1–1)	Knott Arena (1,213) Emmitsburg, MD
December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Central Connecticut	L 63–64	5–6	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,058) Fairfield, CT
December 21, 2024* 1:00 pm, FloHoops	at Monmouth	L 74–88	5–7	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,804) West Long Branch, NJ
December 28, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Columbia	L 72–85	5–8	Levien Gymnasium (1,185) New York, NY
January 3, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Merrimack	L 54–67	5–9 (1–2)	Lawler Arena (943) North Andover, MA
January 10, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Iona			Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT
January 12, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Marist			McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Niagara			Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Canisius			Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Manhattan			Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY
January 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Merrimack			Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT
January 31, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Quinnipiac			M&T Bank Arena Hamden, CT
February 2, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Iona			Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Marist			Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT
February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Sacred Heart			Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT
February 14, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Peter's			Run Baby Run Arena Jersey City, NJ
February 16, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Manhattan			Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT
February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Rider			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
February 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Mount St. Mary's			Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT
March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Sacred Heart			William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Siena			MVP Arena Albany, NY
March 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Quinnipiac			Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT
MAAC tournament
March 11–15, 2025 ESPN+	vs.			Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:

References

"2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
"Leach's 22 lead Fairfield over Iona 68-63 in MAAC Tournament quarterfinal". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
"Fairfield beats Marist 65-61". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
"Saint Peter's denies Fairfield men's basketball team MAAC tournament title". CT Insider. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
"Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
"Curtis scores 19 as Fairfield beats Little Rock 82-75 in CBI". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
"Fields' 32 lead Fairfield over Chicago State 77-74 in CBI quarterfinals". KSL.com. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
"Tyson and Christofilis each score 21 to lead Seattle U over Fairfield 75-58 in CBI semifinals". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
"2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
"Fairfield Stags 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2024.

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