2024–25 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

2024–25 Hofstra Pride men's basketball
2024–25 Hofstra Pride men's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	15–18 (6–12 CAA)
Head coach	Speedy Claxton (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike DePaoli; Tom Parrotta; Colin Curtin; Antwon Portley;
Home arena	Mack Sports Complex
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Towson	16	–	2	.889	22	–	11	.667
UNC Wilmington †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	7	.794
Charleston	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
William & Mary	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
Campbell	10	–	8	.556	15	–	17	.469
Monmouth	10	–	8	.556	13	–	20	.394
Northeastern	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Drexel	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
Elon	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Hampton	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Hofstra	6	–	12	.333	15	–	18	.455
Delaware	5	–	13	.278	16	–	20	.444
Stony Brook	4	–	14	.222	8	–	24	.250
North Carolina A&T	3	–	15	.167	7	–	25	.219

† 2025 CAA tournament winner As of March 11, 2025

The 2024–25 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by fourth-year head coach Speedy Claxton, played their home games at the Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York, as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Pride finished the 2023–24 season 20–13, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for third place.^[1] They defeated Delaware,^[2] before being upset by Stony Brook in the semifinals of the CAA tournament.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	KiJan Robinson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Wekiva HS	Apopka, Florida
G	1	TJ Gadsden	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Canisius	New York, New York
G	2	Jaquan Sanders	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Seton Hall	Far Rockaway, New York
G	3	Khalil Farmer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Roman Catholic HS	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	4	Joshua DeCady	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Kimball Union Academy	Queens Village, New York
G	5	Cruz Davis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	St. John's	Plano, Texas
G	7	Jean Aranguren	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Iona	Valencia, Venezuela
G	8	Carlos Lopez	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Saint Francis (PA)	Atlantic City, New Jersey
G	11	Amir Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Neumann Goretti HS	Newark, Delaware
F	12	Michael Graham	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	GS	Loyola Marymount	Brooklyn, New York
G	15	Jayden Henriquez	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	So	East Meadow HS	East Meadow, New York
G	24	Eric Parnell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Eastern Florida State	Melbourne, Florida
G	25	German Plotnikov	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	North Platte CC	Minsk, Belarus
F	30	Miguel Mantilla Pacchiano	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Lake Travis HS	Austin, Texas
F	33	Silas Sunday	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	282 lb (128 kg)	Jr	Iona	Lucan, Ireland

Head coach

Speedy Claxton (Hofstra)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike DePaoli (Saint Rose)
Tom Parrotta (Fordham)
Colin Curtin (Niagara)
Antwon Portley (Fordham)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 26, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:00 pm, FloHoops		SUNY Old Westbury	W 89–62	1–0	Mack Sports Complex (1,543) Hempstead, NY
November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSGSN		Iona	W 90–76	2–0	Mack Sports Complex (3,347) Hempstead, NY
November 13, 2024* 8:00 pm, MSGSN		vs. Seton Hall Icons of the Game	W 49–48	3–0	Nassau Coliseum (1,400) Uniondale, NY
November 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass	W 75–71 ^OT	4–0	Mullins Center (3,155) Amherst, MA
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		at Florida State	L 61–79	4–1	Donald L. Tucker Center (3,253) Tallahassee, FL
November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 7 Houston	L 44–80	4–2	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
November 29, 2024* 7:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Rice Nassau Championship	W 68–63 ^OT	5–2	Baha Mar Convention Center (321) Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2024* 4:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Tarleton State Nassau Championship	L 59–61	5–3	Baha Mar Convention Center (362) Nassau, Bahamas
December 1, 2024* 4:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Arkansas State Nassau Championship	W 68–66	6–3	Baha Mar Convention Center (376) Nassau, Bahamas
December 6, 2024* 11:30 am, FloHoops		St. Joseph's–Long Island	W 114–46	7–3	Mack Sports Complex (4,013) Hempstead, NY
December 9, 2024* 7:00 pm		at Norfolk State	W 80–67	8–3	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,562) Norfolk, VA
December 15, 2024* 12:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG		Temple	L 42–60	8–4	Mack Sports Complex (2,274) Hempstead, NY
December 29, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	L 69–75 ^OT	8–5	M&T Bank Arena (1,504) Hamden, CT
CAA regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG2		William & Mary	L 56–74	8–6 (0–1)	Mack Sports Complex (1,992) Hempstead, NY
January 4, 2025 12:00 pm, FloHoops		at Northeastern	W 55–37	9–6 (1–1)	Matthews Arena (872) Boston, MA
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG2		Charleston	L 61–67	9–7 (1–2)	Mack Sports Complex (1,504) Hempstead, NY
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG		UNC Wilmington	W 66–63	10–7 (2–2)	Mack Sports Complex (1,738) Hempstead, NY
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Towson	L 60–65	10–8 (2–3)	TU Arena (2,016) Towson, MD
January 20, 2025 3:00 pm, CBSSN		at Drexel	L 55–60	10–9 (2–4)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,136) Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSGSN		Delaware	W 93–68	11–9 (3–4)	Mack Sports Complex (1,502) Hempstead, NY
January 25, 2025 12:00 pm, CBSSN		Campbell	L 67–69 ^OT	11–10 (3–5)	Mack Sports Complex (1,565) Hempstead, NY
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Elon	W 74–63	12–10 (4–5)	Schar Center Elon, NC
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, FloHoops		at Campbell	L 52–75	12–11 (4–6)	Gore Arena (1,223) Buies Creek, NC
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG		Northeastern	L 68–77	12–12 (4–7)	Mack Sports Complex (1,224) Hempstead, NY
February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG		Stony Brook Battle of Long Island	L 75–80	12–13 (4–8)	Mack Sports Complex (3,819) Hempstead, NY
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at William & Mary	L 60–61	12–14 (4–9)	Kaplan Arena (2,855) Williamsburg, VA
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Hampton	L 49–67	12–15 (4–10)	Hampton Convocation Center (2,203) Hampton, VA
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Monmouth	L 62–68	12–16 (4–11)	Mack Sports Complex (1,460) Hempstead, NY
February 22, 2025 4:00 pm, FloHoops		at Delaware	W 78–65	13–16 (5–11)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,281) Newark, DE
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Stony Brook Battle of Long Island	L 56–59	13–17 (5–12)	Stony Brook Arena (2,286) Stony Brook, NY
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG		North Carolina A&T	W 70–49	14–17 (6–12)	Mack Sports Complex (1,982) Hempstead, NY
CAA tournament
March 7, 2025 4:30 pm, FloHoops	(11)	vs. (14) North Carolina A&T First round	W 77–55	15–17	CareFirst Arena (2,245) Washington, D.C.
March 8, 2025 8:30 pm, FloHoops	(11)	vs. (6) Monmouth Second round	L 60–65	15–18	CareFirst Arena (2,556) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ "Hofstra moves on in CAA quarterfinals". The Hofstra Chronicle. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ "Late Stony Brook Run Eliminates Hofstra, Yields David & Goliath CAA Final". NY Sports Day. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hofstra University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ "Hofstra Pride 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[2] "Hofstra moves on in CAA quarterfinals". The Hofstra Chronicle. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[3] "Late Stony Brook Run Eliminates Hofstra, Yields David & Goliath CAA Final". NY Sports Day. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hofstra University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[5] "Hofstra Pride 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

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