The Ferris State University men’s basketball squad tips off the 2024-25 season looking to contend again for championship recognition.
Ferris State will open its 12th season under head coach Andy Bronkema with lofty preseason expectations again. The Bulldogs have won 20 games or more nine times in the past 10 years to date.
A year ago, FSU won both the GLIAC Tournament Championship and the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional title, closing the year with a 28-8 overall record while notching a share of the second-most wins in program history. The Bulldogs made their first trip to the D2 Elite Eight in six years with the last coming in 2018 when FSU captured its first NCAA D2 National Championship. Last year's appearance in the Elite Eight was the Bulldogs' third overall in program history.
The Bulldogs are ranked 25th nationally in the NABC Division II Preseason National Rankings and return 12 squad members from a year ago, including All-GLIAC First Team honoree Ethan Erickson and fellow senior veterans Deng Reng, Jimmy Scholler and Reece Hazelton. The Bulldogs will also welcome back junior wing Mykel Bingham, who did not play last season. Additionally, FSU has added seven newcomers to the mix, including a trio of transfers in Kenny Turner, Donovan Brown-Boyd and Tyler Hamilton.
Ferris State will get an early jump on the competition in the regular-season as the Bulldogs take part in the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Tip-Off Tourney on Nov. 1-2 in Canyon, Texas. FSU will face host West Texas A&M in the regular-season opener on Nov. 1 before meeting North Carolina-Pembroke on Nov. 2.
Following the season-opening trip to Texas, the Bulldogs will then play host to the GLIAC/Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) Crossover on Nov. 8-9, hosting Northwood and Lake Erie in regional games at Wink Arena.
