2024–25 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team

2024–25 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record22–12 (13–7 OVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachColin Schneider
Assistant coaches
  • Angres Thorpe
  • Ryan Hellenthal
  • Mike Waldo (Special assistant to the head coach)
  • Jay Bradley (Director of player development)
Home arenaFirst Community Arena
2024–25 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southeast Missouri State155 .7502112  .636
SIU Edwardsville137 .6502212  .647
Tennessee State128 .6001716  .515
Little Rock128 .6001914  .576
Tennessee Tech1010 .5001517  .469
Lindenwood*1010 .5001617  .485
Morehead State1010 .5001517  .469
UT Martin911 .4501419  .424
Eastern Illinois812 .4001219  .387
Western Illinois614 .3001219  .387
Southern Indiana*515 .2501020  .333
2025 OVC tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

The 2024–25 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by sixth-year head coach Brian Barone, play their home games at the First Community Arena in Edwardsville, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). As the No. 2 seed in the OVC tournament, the Cougars defeated Tennessee State and Southeast Missouri State to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the school's first-ever trip to the tournament.