2025–26 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

2025–26 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
2025–26 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	9–21 (5–11 America East)
Head coach	Nathan Davis (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Tyler Wilson; Luis Guzman; Matt Miller; Kevin Nichols;
Home arena	Lundholm Gym

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 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Nathan Davis, played their home games at the Lundholm Gym in Durham, New Hampshire as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2024–25 season 8–24, 6–10 in America East play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.^[1] They were defeated by Vermont in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 20, 2025, the America East Conference released their preseason polls. New Hampshire was picked to finish last in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

America East Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Vermont	63 (7)
T–2	Maine	47 (1)
T–2	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:^[3]

Preseason All-America East Team

No players were named to the All-America East team.^[3]

Roster

2025–26 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Tyler Bike	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Phillips Exeter Academy	Merrimack, NH
G	1	Jack Graham	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Richmond	Smithfield, RI
F	3	Dylan Saunders	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jr	Iona	Roanoke, VA
G	4	Myles Blackley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Immaculate Conception HS	Summit, NJ
G	5	Reginald Kennedy Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	UAB	Fayetteville, GA
F/C	6	Giannos Xanthopoulos	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Fort Erie International Academy	Zografou, Greece
F	7	John Squire	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	CC of San Francisco	Sausalito, CA
G	8	KiJan Robinson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Hofstra	Apopka, FL
G	10	Comeh Emuobor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Iona	Raleigh, NC
G	11	Nicholas Sanford	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	So	Brophy College Prep	Phoenix, AZ
G	14	Antoni Siewruk	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	So	SMS PZKosz Władysławowo	Koszalin, Poland
F	15	Davide Poser	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Pallacanestro Bernareggio 99	Veneto, Italy
F	23	Belal El Shakery	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Wofford	Alexandria, Egypt
F	24	Jon O’Neill	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	So	Kaukauna HS	Kaukauna, WI

Head coach

Nathan Davis (Randolph–Macon)

Assistant coach(es)

Tyler Wilson (Manhattan)
Luis Guzman (Temple)
Matt Miller (St. Mary's (MD))
Kevin Nichols (Louisville)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 5, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Clemson	L 38–88	0–1	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,439) Clemson, SC
November 6, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Curry	W 113–31	1–1	Lundholm Gym (271) Durham, NH
November 9, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Harvard	L 75–86	1–2	Lavietes Pavilion (784) Boston, MA
November 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Emmanuel	W 97–69	2–2	Lundholm Gym (317) Durham, NH
November 15, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason	L 44–61	2–3	EagleBank Arena (2,505) Fairfax, VA
November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Providence	L 66–98	2–4	Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,852) Providence, RI
November 26, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Brown	L 47–59	2–5	Lundholm Gym (302) Durham, NH
November 30, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield	L 68–72	2–6	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,402) Fairfield, CT
December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dartmouth Rivalry	L 68–69	2–7	Leede Arena (864) Hanover, NH
December 6, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Boston University	W 88–82 ^OT	3–7	Lundholm Gym (469) Durham, NH
December 17, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stonehill	W 59–58	4–7	Lundholm Gym (297) Durham, NH
December 21, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 79–93	4–8	Chaifetz Arena (5,908) St. Louis, MO
December 30, 2025* 9:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 13 Nebraska	L 55–86	4–9	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,497) Lincoln, NE
America East regular season
January 3, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Vermont	L 61–80	4–10 (0–1)	Lundholm Gym (813) Durham, NH
January 8, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at NJIT	L 76–80	4–11 (0–2)	Wellness and Events Center (220) Newark, NJ
January 10, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMBC	L 74–75	4–12 (0–3)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,350) Catonsville, MD
January 19, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Maine	W 65–48	5–12 (1–3)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,157) Orono, ME
January 22, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Binghamton	W 88–82 ^3OT	6–12 (2–3)	Lundholm Gym (268) Durham, NH
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Albany	W 80–72	7–12 (3–3)	Lundholm Gym (574) Durham, NH
January 29, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass Lowell	W 66–61	8–12 (4–3)	Lundholm Gym (505) Durham, NH
January 31, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bryant	L 84–92	8–13 (4–4)	Chace Athletic Center (511) Smithfield, RI
February 7, 2026 1:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Vermont	L 57–80	8–14 (4–5)	Patrick Gym (2,522) Burlington, VT
February 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		NJIT	L 70–76	8–15 (4–6)	Lundholm Gym (338) Durham, NH
February 14, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMBC	L 63–85	8–16 (4–7)	Lundholm Gym (442) Durham, NH
February 19, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass Lowell	L 56–78	8–17 (4–8)	Kennedy Family Athletic Complex (787) Lowell, MA
February 21, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maine	L 58–61	8–18 (4–9)	Lundholm Gym (372) Durham, NH
February 26, 2026 6:07 p.m., ESPN+		at Binghamton	L 63–65	8–19 (4–10)	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,436) Vestal, NY
February 28, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Albany	L 61–84	8–20 (4–11)	Broadview Center (2,034) Albany, NY
March 3, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bryant	W 88–83 ^2OT	9–20 (5–11)	Lundholm Gym (280) Durham, NH
America East tournament
March 7, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	at (1) UMBC Quarterfinals	L 69–84	9–21	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,652) Catonsville, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
^ "Second Half Surge Pushes Vermont in a Quarterfinal Win Over New Hampshire". University of Vermont Athletics. March 8, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
^ ^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.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
^ "New Hampshire Wildcats Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2025.

[2] "Second Half Surge Pushes Vermont in a Quarterfinal Win Over New Hampshire". University of Vermont Athletics. March 8, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

[poll-3] "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.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

[5] "New Hampshire Wildcats Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

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New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Lundholm Gym (1938–present) Whittemore Center (alternate, 1995–present)
Rivalries	Dartmouth
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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