The 2024–25 Mercyhurst Lakers men's basketball team represented Mercyhurst University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lakers, led by 23rd-year head coach Gary Manchel, played their home games on Owen McCormick Court in the Mercyhurst Athletic Center in Erie, Pennsylvania as first-year members of the Northeast Conference.
This season marked Mercyhurst's first year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lakers are not eligible to participate in the NCAA tournament until the 2028–29 season.
Previous season.
The Lakers finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 11–11 in PSAC play to finish in fifth place in the West division. They were defeated by IUP in the first round of the PSAC tournament.
Preseason polls.
Northeast Conference poll.
The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2024. The Lakers were picked to finish in seventh in the conference.
Preseason All-Conference Team.
Graduate student forward Jeff Planutis was selected as a member of the NEC Preseason All-Conference Team.
Schedule and results.
!colspan=12 style="| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style="| NEC regular season
Sources: