2024–25 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team
The 2024–25 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represents Morehead State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Jonathan Mattox, play their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).[1] In the OVC tournament, they defeated SIU Edwardsville in the quarterfinals,[2] UT Martin in the semifinals,[3] advancing to the championship game, where they defeated top-seeded Little Rock, earning the Eagles their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2021.[5] On March 29, 2024, Eagles head coach Preston Spradlin left the school to become the head coach at James Madison.[6] In April, the school named Jonathan Mattox the team's next head coach.
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