2025–26 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball | |
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Patriot League tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Four | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 18–17 (11–7 Patriot) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Manny Adako Brian Kennedy |
| Assistant coach | Patrick Frost |
| Home arena | Stabler Arena |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 Patriot League tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team represented Lehigh University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountain Hawks, led by 19th-year head coach Brett Reed, played their home games at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League.
Previous season
The Mountain Hawks finished the 2024–25 season 11–19, 6–12 in Patriot League play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.[1] They would be defeated by Loyola (MD) in the first round of the Patriot League tournament.[2]
Preseason
On October 15, 2025, the Patriot League released their preseason poll. Lehigh was picked to finish eighth in the conference.[3]
Preseason rankings
| Place | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | Navy | 79 (7) | |
| 2 | Boston University | 73 (2) | |
| 3 | Colgate | 64 (1) | |
| 4 | American | 47 | |
| 5 | Bucknell | 44 | |
| 6 | Loyola (MD) | 39 | |
| 7 | Lafayette | 36 | |
| 8 | Lehigh | 30 | |
| 9 | Holy Cross | 23 | |
| 10 | Army | 15 | |
| (#) first-place votes | |||
Source:[3]
Preseason All-Patriot League Team
No players were named to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
at No. 2 Houston | L 57–75 | 0–1 |
18 – Whitlock | 9 – Whitlock | 3 – Thomas | Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX | ||||
| November 6, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Valley Forge | W 91–52 | 1–1 |
23 – Urosevic | 9 – Adiassa | 8 – Thomas | Leeman-Turner Arena (817) Bethlehem, PA | ||||
| November 9, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at West Virginia | L 47–69 | 1–2 |
16 – Urosevic | 8 – Alvey | 3 – Alvey | Hope Coliseum (10,264) Morgantown, WV | ||||
| November 14, 2025* 6:30 pm, B1G+ |
at Rutgers | L 72–84 | 1–3 |
21 – Whitlock | 8 – Ingram | 4 – Tied | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
| November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Saint Francis | W 79–62 | 2–3 |
23 – Whitlock | 8 – Ingram | 4 – Tied | Stabler Arena (572) Bethlehem, PA | ||||
| November 21, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Columbia | L 67–82 | 2–4 |
19 – Urosevic | 7 – Alvey | 3 – Ingram | Stabler Arena (612) Bethlehem, PA | ||||
| November 25, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Marist | L 55–78 | 2–5 |
17 – Whitlock | 8 – Whitlock | 2 – Tied | McCann Arena (790) Poughkeepsie, NY | ||||
| November 28, 2025* 4:30 pm, FloCollege |
vs. UC Santa Barbara Resorts World Las Vegas Clasic semifinals |
L 70–72 | 2–6 |
22 – Alvey | 6 – Alvey | 5 – Vazquez | Resorts World Events Center Winchester, NV | ||||
| November 29, 2025* 2:00 pm, FloCollege |
vs. Texas State Resorts World Las Vegas Classic 3rd place game |
W 78–74 OT | 3–6 |
31 – Whitlock | 7 – Pike | 4 – Thomas | Resorts World Events Center Winchester, NV | ||||
| December 2, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Binghamton | L 71–80 OT | 3–7 |
25 – Ingram | 6 – Tied | 5 – Whitlock | Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,254) Vestal, NY | ||||
| December 6, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
LIU | L 82–87 | 3–8 |
26 – Alvey | 10 – Alvey | 3 – Tied | Stabler Arena (435) Bethlehem, PA | ||||
| December 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Penn State Hazleton | W 83–74 | 4–8 |
33 – Whitlock | 11 – Alvey | 4 – Vazquez | Stabler Arena (395) Bethlehem, PA | ||||
| December 21, 2025* 1:00 pm, FloCollege |
at Monmouth | L 62–76 | 4–9 |
20 – Ingram | 10 – Alvey | 5 – Whitlock | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,527) West Long Branch, NJ | ||||
| Patriot League regular season | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Army | L 78–85 OT | 4–10 (0–1) |
21 – Alvey | 6 – Alvey | 8 – Whitlock | Stabler Arena (757) Bethlehem, PA | ||||
| January 3, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bucknell | L 65–72 | 4–11 (0–2) |
26 – Alvey | 9 – Alvey | 4 – Whitlock | Sojka Pavilion (1,127) Lewisburg, PA | ||||
| January 7, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Holy Cross | W 66–58 | 5–11 (1–2) |
22 – Benoit | 10 – Ingram | 6 – Ingram | Stabler Arena (473) Bethlehem, PA | ||||
| January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Colgate | W 78–77 | 6–11 (2–2) |
27 – Benoit | 11 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Cotterell Court (577) Hamilton, NY | ||||
| January 14, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Boston University | W 93–91 OT | 7–11 (3–2) |
30 – Whitlock | 8 – Benoit | 4 – Whitlock | Case Gym (445) Boston, MA | ||||
| January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Navy | L 79–82 2OT | 7–12 (3–3) |
31 – Whitlock | 7 – Tied | 3 – Whitlock | Stabler Arena (689) Bethlehem, PA | ||||
| January 19, 2026 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
Loyola (MD) | W 88–81 | 8–12 (4–3) |
28 – Whitlock | 7 – Alvey | 7 – Whitlock | Stabler Arena (765) Bethlehem, PA | ||||
| January 24, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lafayette The Rivalry |
W 64–59 | 9–12 (5–3) |
20 – Whitlock | 9 – Ingram | 5 – Ingram | Stabler Arena (1,932) Bethlehem, PA | ||||
| January 28, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Army | L 64–67 | 9–13 (5–4) |
15 – Whitlock | 9 – Tied | 5 – Ingram | Christl Arena (618) West Point, NY | ||||
| January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Colgate | W 77–76 OT | 10–13 (6–4) |
32 – Whitlock | 9 – Benoit | 4 – Ingram | Stabler Arena (939) Bethlehem, PA | ||||
| February 4, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Loyola (MD) | L 84–89 2OT | 10–14 (6–5) |
27 – Alvey | 8 – Alvey | 6 – Tied | Reitz Arena (932) Baltimore, MD | ||||
| February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Holy Cross | L 67–76 | 10–15 (6–6) |
28 – Alvey | 10 – Whitlock | 5 – Tied | Hart Center (2,917) Worcester, MA | ||||
| February 11, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
American | W 90–82 | 11–15 (7–6) |
33 – Whitlock | 8 – Tied | 6 – Ingram | Stabler Arena (571) Bethlehem, PA | ||||
| February 14, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lafayette | W 78–69 | 12–15 (8–6) |
22 – Alvey | 9 – Alvey | 5 – Tied | Kirby Sports Center (1,774) Easton, PA | ||||
| February 18, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Navy | L 49–72 | 12–16 (8–7) |
20 – Whitlock | 9 – Benoit | 5 – Alvey | Alumni Hall (1,392) Annapolis, MD | ||||
| February 22, 2026 12:00 pm, CBSSN |
Boston University | W 70–67 | 13–16 (9–7) |
30 – Whitlock | 5 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Stabler Arena (774) Bethlehem, PA | ||||
| February 25, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at American | W 78–73 | 14–16 (10–7) |
24 – Alvey | 8 – Alvey | 6 – Ingram | Bender Arena (1,141) Washington, D.C. | ||||
| February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Bucknell | W 89–79 | 15–16 (11–7) |
32 – Whitlock | 8 – Ingram | 8 – Ingram | Stabler Arena (1,146) Bethlehem, PA | ||||
| Patriot League tournament | |||||||||||
| March 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(2) | (10) Holy Cross Quarterfinals |
W 69–66 | 16–16 |
29 – Whitlock | 7 – Vazquez | 4 – Ingram | Stabler Arena (1,350) Bethlehem, PA | |||
| March 8, 2026 12:00 pm, CBSSN |
(2) | (3) Colgate Semifinals |
W 76–69 | 17–16 |
30 – Alvey | 9 – Benoit | 10 – Whitlock | Stabler Arena (1,683) Bethlehem, PA | |||
| March 11, 2026 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
(2) | (4) Boston University Championship |
W 74–60 | 18–16 |
18 – Whitlock | 9 – Alvey | 5 – Alvey | Stabler Arena (4,323) Bethlehem, PA | |||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 18, 2026* 6:40 p.m., truTV |
(16 S) | vs. (16 S) Prairie View A&M First Four |
L 55–67 | 18–17 |
23 – Alvey | 15 – Alvey | 5 – Alvey | UD Arena (12,558) Dayton, OH | |||
References
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ "Ilic, Speed lead Loyola Maryland over Lehigh 77-73 in Patriot League Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Patriot League Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors presented by PenFed Credit Union". Patriot League. October 15, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lehigh University Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ "Lehigh Mountain Hawks 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2025.