2025–26 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

2025–26 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record8–24 (6–10 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rob O'Driscoll
  • Pete Gash
  • Jordon Bronner
  • Tommy Freeman
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
2025–26 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UMBC † 14 – 2   .875 24 – 9   .727
Vermont 12 – 4   .750 22 – 12   .647
NJIT 10 – 6   .625 16 – 17   .485
UMass Lowell 9 – 7   .563 15 – 18   .455
Albany 7 – 9   .438 11 – 21   .344
Maine 6 – 10   .375 8 – 24   .250
Bryant 5 – 11   .313 9 – 22   .290
New Hampshire 5 – 11   .313 9 – 21   .300
Binghamton 4 – 12   .250 8 – 23   .258
† 2026 AmEast tournament winner

The 2025–26 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by fourth-year head coach Chris Markwood, played their home games at the Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, Maine as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2024–25 season 20–14, 10–6 in America East play, to finish in third place.[1] They defeated UMass Lowell[2] and Vermont,[3] before losing to Bryant in the championship game of the America East tournament.[4]

Preseason

On October 20, 2025, the America East Conference released their preseason polls. Maine was picked to finish second in the conference, while receiving a first-place vote.[5]

Preseason rankings

America East Preseason Poll
Place Team Votes
1 Vermont 63 (7)
T–2 Maine 47 (1)
Albany 47
4 UMass Lowell 39 (1)
5 Binghamton 37
6 Bryant 35
7 UMBC 31
8 NJIT 13
9 New Hampshire 12
(#) first-place votes

Source:[5]

Preseason All-America East Team

No players were named to the All-America East team.[5]

Roster

2025–26 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Logan Carey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr St. Paul's School Shelton, CT
F 1 TJ Biel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Southeast Missouri State Calgary, AB
G 3 Ryan Mabrey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Quinnipiac Belmar, NJ
G 4 Caleb Crawford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Loomis Chaffee School Bronx, NY
G 5 Isaac Bonilla 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Bradford Christian Academy Danville, NH
F 6 Yanis Bamba 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr Wichita State Montreal, QC
G 8 Darius Lopes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 167 lb (76 kg) So Vermont Academy West Warwick, RI
F 10 Killian Gribben 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Siena Letterkenny, Ireland
F 11 Ace Flagg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Greensboro Day School Newport, ME
F 12 Emmitt Byther 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Old Town HS Old Town, ME
F 14 Amare Allen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So CODE Academy Ajax, ON
F 15 John Shea 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Edward Little HS Auburn, ME
F 21 Joshua Ojuri 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Massanutten Military Academy Providence, RI
G 24 Mekhi Gray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr UMass Lowell Montrose, NY
F 25 Keelan Steele 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Victory Academy Alton, ON
G 64 Bashir N'Galang 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Fort Erie International Academy Saint-Laurent, QC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2025*
6:30 p.m. 		Husson W 89–47  –
 Cross Insurance Center 
Bangor, ME
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Washington L 47–67  0–1
 Charles E. Smith Center (2,043)
Washington, D.C.
November 8, 2025*
5:00 p.m., FloCollege 		at Stony Brook L 60–71  0–2
 Stony Brook Arena (1,803)
Stony Brook, NY
November 10, 2025*
6:30 p.m., BTN 		at Rutgers L 60–72  0–3
 Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
November 16, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Quinnipiac L 64–70  0–4
 Memorial Gymnasium (1,380)
Orono, ME
November 19, 2025*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Merrimack L 65–72  0–5
 Merrimack Athletics Complex (1,572)
North Andover, MA
November 23, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Brown L 53–58  0–6
 Memorial Gymnasium (1,157)
Orono, ME
November 28, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at American
Capital Thanksgiving Classic 		L 61–74  0–7
 Bender Arena (820)
Washington, D.C.
November 29, 2025*
1:00 pm 		vs. Longwood
Capital Thanksgiving Classic 		L 61–65  0–8
 Bender Arena (191)
Washington, D.C.
November 30, 2025*
1:00 p.m. 		vs. Siena
Capital Thanksgiving Classic 		L 60–64  0–9
 Bender Arena (136)
Washington, D.C.
December 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Ohio L 57–79  0–10
 Convocation Center (3,553)
Athens, OH
December 6, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) L 61–93  0–11
 Millett Hall (1,349)
Oxford, OH
December 10, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Boston University W 69−59  1−11
 Case Gym (654)
Boston, MA
December 13, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Canisius L 43–70  1–12
 Memorial Gymnasium (1,190)
Orono, ME
December 21, 2025*
2:00 p.m., FloCollege 		at Drexel L 56–74  1–13
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (796)
Philadelphia, PA
December 30, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMaine Fort Kent W 104–66  2–13
 Memorial Gymnasium (1,277)
Orono, ME
America East regular season
January 3, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bryant L 51–56  2–14
(0–1) 		Memorial Gymnasium (1,131)
Orono, ME
January 8, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMBC L 62–69  2–15
(0–2) 		Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,125)
Catonsville, MD
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at NJIT W 74–70  3–15
(1–2) 		Wellness and Events Center (343)
Newark, NJ
January 15, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Vermont L 62–67  3–16
(1–3) 		Patrick Gym (2,202)
Burlington, VT
January 19, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Hampshire L 48–65  3–17
(1–4) 		Memorial Gymnasium (1,157)
Orono, ME
January 22, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Albany W 52–49  4–17
(2–4) 		Memorial Gymnasium (1,065)
Orono, ME
January 24, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Binghamton W 79–63  5–17
(3–4) 		Memorial Gymnasium (1,276)
Orono, ME
January 31, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMass Lowell L 77–91  5–18
(3–5) 		Kennedy Family Athletic Complex (957)
Lowell, MA
February 5, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Vermont W 76–70  6–18
(4–5) 		Memorial Gymnasium (1,140)
Orono, ME
February 7, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bryant L 67–73  6–19
(4–6) 		Chace Athletic Center (575)
Smithfield, RI
February 12, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMBC L 62–78  6–20
(4–7) 		Memorial Gymnasium (1,061)
Orono, ME
February 14, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		NJIT L 58–67  6–21
(4–8) 		Memorial Gymnasium (1,152)
Orono, ME
February 21, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Hampshire W 61–58  7–21
(5–8) 		Lundholm Gym (372)
Durham, NH
February 26, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Albany W 70–59  8–21
(6–8) 		Broadview Center (1,622)
Albany, NY
February 28, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Binghamton L 67–74  8–22
(6–9) 		Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,959)
Vestal, NY
March 3, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMass Lowell L 56–67  8–23
(6–10) 		Memorial Gymnasium (1,148)
Orono, ME
America East tournament
March 7, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(6) at (3) NJIT
Quarterfinals 		L 58–60  8–24
 Wellness and Events Center (1,297)
Newark, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  2. ^ "Black Bears Win First Playoff Game Since 2005 as they take down UMass Lowell". University of Maine Athletics. March 8, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Takes Down Vermont in the America East Semifinals on Tuesday Night". University of Maine Athletics. March 11, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  4. ^ "Dawgs are Dancin'! Bryant wins America East Championship". Bryant University Bulldogs. March 15, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "America East Releases Men's #AEHoops 2025-26 Preseason Poll and Preseason All-Conference Team". americaeast.com. America East Conference. October 20, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  6. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  7. ^ "Maine Black Bears Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
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