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
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeast Missouri State 15 5   .750 21 12   .636
SIU Edwardsville 13 7   .650 22 12   .647
Tennessee State 12 8   .600 17 16   .515
Little Rock 12 8   .600 19 14   .576
Tennessee Tech 10 10   .500 15 17   .469
Lindenwood* 10 10   .500 16 17   .485
Morehead State 10 10   .500 15 17   .469
UT Martin 9 11   .450 14 19   .424
Eastern Illinois 8 12   .400 12 19   .387
Western Illinois 6 14   .300 12 19   .387
Southern Indiana* 5 15   .250 10 20   .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.