2025–26 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team

2025–26 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball
2025–26 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	11–21 (8–10 NEC)
Head coach	Jack Castleberry (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Josh Hayes
Assistant coaches	Tom Kiely; Nate Stitchell;
Home arena	Bogota Savings Bank Center

2025–26 NEC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
LIU †	15	–	3	.833	24	–	11	.686
Central Connecticut	12	–	6	.667	18	–	12	.600
Mercyhurst *	10	–	8	.556	17	–	17	.500
Le Moyne *	10	–	8	.556	15	–	17	.469
New Haven **	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Stonehill	8	–	10	.444	12	–	21	.364
Fairleigh Dickinson	8	–	10	.444	11	–	21	.344
Wagner	8	–	10	.444	14	–	17	.452
Chicago State	5	–	13	.278	7	–	25	.219
Saint Francis	5	–	13	.278	7	–	24	.226

† 2026 NEC tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II ** ineligible for both the 2026 NEC tournament and the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

The 2025–26 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights, led by third-year head coach Jack Castleberry, played their home games at the Bogota Savings Bank Center in Hackensack, New Jersey, as members of the Northeast Conference.

Previous season

The Knights finished the 2024–25 season 13–20, 8–8 in NEC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.^[1] They defeated Stonehill,^[2] before falling to top-seeded Central Connecticut in the semifinals of the NEC tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 27, 2025, the NEC released their preseason coaches poll. Fairleigh Dickinson was picked to finish fifth in the conference.^[4]

Preseason rankings

NEC Preseason Poll
Place	Team
1	LIU*
2	Central Connecticut
3	Stonehill
4	Mercyhurst
5	Fairleigh Dickinson
6	Chicago State
7	Saint Francis
8	Wagner
9	Le Moyne
10	New Haven
() Unanimous selection*

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-NEC Team

No players were named to the All-NEC Preseason Team.^[5]

Roster

2025–26 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Joey Niesman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	McKendree	Oswego, Illinois
G	1	Kody Frey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Fr	Green Hope High School	Raleigh, North Carolina
F	2	Taeshaud Jackson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Northern Colorado	Denver, Colorado
G	3	Raysean Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Canterbury School	Montgomery, New York
G	5	Chidube Ekwommadu	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Fort Erie International Academy	Mississauga, Ontario
G	7	Eric Parnell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Sr	Hofstra	Melbourne, Florida
G	8	Noah Melson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Chattanooga	Douglasville, Georgia
F/C	9	Sebastian Haubro	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Fr	BMS Herlev	Ballerup, Denmark
G	11	Tyler McQuaid	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Bergen Catholic High School	Maywood, New Jersey
G	15	Josiah Francis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	United Scholastic Academy	Scarborough, Ontario
F	21	Cole Alexander	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	The Citadel	Charleston, South Carolina
C	22	Cyril Martynov	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Eastern Kentucky	Barrie, Ontario
G	24	Ras Elijah Godbolt	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Fr	The Albany Academy	Albany, New York
G	30	Andrew Canda	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	So	Virginia Academy	Woodbridge, Virginia
G	35	David Jevtic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	KK Kolubara LA 2003	Belgrade, Serbia
F/C	55	Arthur Cox	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	West Virginia State	Fayetteville, Arkansas

Head coach

Jack Castleberry (VMI)

Assistant coach(es)

Josh Hayes (Methodist)
Tom Kiely (Seton Hall)
Nate Stitchell (Keene State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 16 Iowa State	L 50–88	0–1	Hilton Coliseum (13,332) Ames, IA
November 8, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	L 83–93	0–2	Run Baby Run Arena (575) Jersey City, NJ
November 12, 2025* 8:00 pm, SECN+		at Texas	L 58–93	0–3	Moody Center (9,820) Austin, TX
November 15, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	L 81–93	0–4	Wellness and Events Center (790) Newark, NJ
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, NECFR		Saint Elizabeth	W 100–58	1–4	Bogota Savings Bank Center (345) Hackensack, NJ
November 24, 2025* 12:00 pm, YES/NECFR		East Texas A&M FDU Basketball Classic	L 65–70	1–5	Bogota Savings Bank Center (700) Hackensack, NJ
November 26, 2025* 2:00 pm, YES/NECFR		Army FDU Basketball Classic	L 73–81	1–6	Bogota Savings Bank Center (409) Hackensack, NJ
December 2, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Providence	L 64–94	1–7	Amica Mutual Pavilion (6,285) Providence, RI
December 4, 2025* 4:00 pm, NECFR		Manor	W 86−38	2−7	Bogota Savings Bank Center (430) Hackensack, NJ
December 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	L 54–75	2–8	Rose Hill Gymnasium (604) Bronx, NY
December 19, 2025* 3:00 pm, NECFR		Lehman	W 76−42	3−8	Bogota Savings Bank Center Hackensack, NJ
December 22, 2025* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at Boston College	L 61−72	3−9	Conte Forum (2,833) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 29, 2025* 9:00 pm, BTN		at Minnesota	L 43−60	3−10	Williams Arena (7,638) Minneapolis, MN
NEC regular season
January 2, 2026 7:30 pm, NECFR		at Mercyhurst	W 74−67	4−10 (1−0)	Owen McCormick Court (257) Erie, PA
January 4, 2026 4:00 pm, NECFR		at Saint Francis	L 82–85	4–11 (1–1)	DeGol Arena (381) Loretto, PA
January 8, 2026 5:00 pm, YES/NECFR		Chicago State	W 70−63	5−11 (2−1)	Bogota Savings Bank Center (329) Hackensack, NJ
January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR		at New Haven	L 55−65	5−12 (2−2)	Hazell Center (387) West Haven, CT
January 17, 2026 7:30 pm, YES/NECFR		LIU	L 59–66	5–13 (2–3)	Bogota Savings Bank Center (425) Hackensack, NJ
January 19, 2026 2:00 pm, NECFR		Wagner	W 68–61	6–13 (3–3)	Bogota Savings Bank Center (325) Hackensack, NJ
January 23, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR		at Central Connecticut	W 76–66	7–13 (4–3)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,045) New Britain, CT
January 26, 2026 6:00 pm, YES/NECFR		Le Moyne	L 74–87	7–14 (4–4)	Bogota Savings Bank Center (250) Hackensack, NJ
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR		at Stonehill	W 58–57	7–15 (4–5)	Merkert Gymnasium (326) Easton, MA
January 31, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR		at Wagner	L 72–75 ^OT	7–16 (4–6)	Spiro Sports Center (882) Staten Island, NY
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR		Stonehill	W 74–58	8–16 (5–6)	Bogota Savings Bank Center (190) Hackensack, NJ
February 7, 2026 3:30 pm, NECFR		Mercyhurst	W 55–52	9–16 (6–6)	Bogota Savings Bank Center (789) Hackensack, NJ
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, YES/NECFR		Saint Francis	W 66–59	10–16 (7–6)	Bogota Savings Bank Center (796) Hackensack, NJ
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, NECFR		Central Connecticut	L 57–63	10–17 (7–7)	Bogota Savings Bank Center (826) Hackensack, NJ
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR		at Chicago State	W 60–59	11–17 (8–7)	Jones Convocation Center (456) Chicago, IL
February 21, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR		New Haven	L 77–84	11–18 (8–8)	Bogota Savings Bank Center (752) Hackensack, NJ
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR		at Le Moyne	L 59–76	11–19 (8–9)	Ted Grant Court (476) DeWitt, NY
February 28, 2026 4:00 p.m., NECFR		at LIU	L 60–74	11–20 (8–10)	Steinberg Wellness Center (801) Brooklyn, NY
NEC tournament
March 4, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR	(6)	at (3) Mercyhurst Quarterfinals	L 61–70	11–21	Owen McCormick Court (1,027) Erie, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2025 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Field Set". NEC. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
^ "Brown scores 23 as Fairleigh Dickinson knocks off Stonehill 71-56 in Northeast Conference Tournament". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
^ "Central Connecticut tops Fairleigh Dickinson 76-72 in OT, will play St. Francis for NEC title". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Shark Hunt Begins: LIU Unanimously Named 2025-26 NEC Preseason Men's Basketball Favorite". NEC. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
^ "LIU All-Star Duo Highlights 2025-26 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team". NEC. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". FDU Knights Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
^ "Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

[1] "2025 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Field Set". NEC. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

[2] "Brown scores 23 as Fairleigh Dickinson knocks off Stonehill 71-56 in Northeast Conference Tournament". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

[3] "Central Connecticut tops Fairleigh Dickinson 76-72 in OT, will play St. Francis for NEC title". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

[poll-4] "Shark Hunt Begins: LIU Unanimously Named 2025-26 NEC Preseason Men's Basketball Favorite". NEC. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

[5] "LIU All-Star Duo Highlights 2025-26 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team". NEC. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

[6] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". FDU Knights Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

[7] "Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

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