2025–26 New Haven Chargers men's basketball team

2025–26 New Haven Chargers men's basketball
2025–26 New Haven Chargers men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	14–17 (9–9 NEC)
Head coach	Ted Hotaling (15th season);
Associate head coach	Rob DePersia
Assistant coaches	Spencer Jenney; Trayon Rumley;
Home arena	Hazell 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 New Haven Chargers men's basketball team represented the University of New Haven during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chargers, led by 15th-year head coach Ted Hotaling, played their home games at the Hazell Center in West Haven, Connecticut as first-year members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).

This season marked New Haven's first year of a three-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Chargers are currently not eligible to participate in the NCAA tournament until the 2028–29 season, at the earliest.^[1]

Previous season

The Chargers finished the 2024–25 season 12–17, 7–13 in NE10 play, to finish in eighth place.^[2] They were defeated by Saint Michael's in the opening round of the NE10 tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 27, 2025, the NEC released their preseason coaches poll. New Haven was picked to finish last 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 New Haven Chargers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Jabri Fitzpatrick	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Felician	North Brunswick, New Jersey
G	2	Aidan Losiewicz	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	The Newman School	Douglas, Massachusetts
G	3	Kheni Briggs	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Albany	Kannapolis, North Carolina
G	4	Dominick LaDuca	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	—	Fr	Putnam Science Academy	East Hartford, Connecticut
F	5	Stefano Faloppa	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	UT Martin	Portogruaro, Italy
G	6	Justice Hanna	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr	Kingswood Oxford School	Meriden, Connecticut
G	7	Dior Kennedy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Hargrave Military Academy	Coatesville, Pennsylvania
G	8	Jagger Bascombe	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Marist	Franklin Square, New York
G	9	Owen Hotaling	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Sheehan High School	Wallingford, Connecticut
G	10	Vere Anthony	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr	St. Francis Prep	Queens, New York
G	11	Nathan Narcisse	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Morris Catholic High School	Montclair, New Jersey
F	12	Timothy Coleman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Hillhouse High School	New Haven, Connecticut
G	13	John Oladipo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Mount Saint Charles Academy	Pawtucket, Rhode Island
G/F	14	Teshaun Steele	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Darrow School	Worcester, Massachusetts
F	15	Andre Pasha	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So	Mohawk Valley Community College	Syracuse, New York
F	20	Tristan Burth	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Bridgeport Prep	Bronx, New York
G/F	21	Zoumana Traore	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Millbrook School	Harlem, New York
G	22	Maison Adeleye	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	GS	UT Permian Basin	Arlington, Texas
G	23	Najimi George	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Kolbe Cathedral High School	Bridgeport, Connecticut
G	25	Kyle Kearson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	West Haven High School	West Haven, Connecticut
G	31	Matiss Ogle	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Fingal Community College	Naul, Ireland

Head coach

Ted Hotaling (Albany)

Assistant coach(es)

Rob DePersia (Rowan)
Spencer Jenney (Penn State)
Trayon Rumley (Hartford)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at No. 4 UConn UConn MTE	L 55–79	0–1	Gampel Pavilion (10,244) Storrs, CT
November 7, 2025* 1:00 pm, NECFR	Columbia UConn MTE	L 53–71	0–2	Hazell Center (783) West Haven, CT
November 8, 2025* 1:00 pm, NECFR	Penn State	L 43–87	0–3	Hazell Center (1,087) West Haven, CT
November 10, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UMass Lowell UConn MTE	W 73–67	1–3	Kennedy Family Athletic Complex (614) Lowell, MA
November 15, 2025* 1:00 pm, NECFR	Delaware State	W 65–52	2–3	Hazell Center (673) West Haven, CT
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Seton Hall	L 45–68	2–4	Prudential Center (6,201) Newark, NJ
November 22, 2025* 1:00 pm, NECFR	Vermont State–Lyndon	W 122–51	3–4	Hazell Center (426) West Haven, CT
November 25, 2025* 7:00 pm, NECFR	Salve Regina	W 78–47	4–4	Hazell Center (277) West Haven, CT
November 30, 2025* 1:00 pm, NECFR	Mitchell	W 92–69	5–4	Hazell Center (212) West Haven, CT
December 6, 2025* 12:00 pm, ACCN	at Boston College	L 63–67	5–5	Conte Forum (4,064) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at NJIT	L 64−70	5−6	Wellness and Events Center (792) Newark, NJ
December 22, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Fordham	L 47–65	5–7	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,800) Bronx, NY
December 29, 2025* 6:00 pm, SECN+	at No. 11 Vanderbilt	L 53–96	5–8	Memorial Gymnasium (8,314) Nashville, TN
NEC regular season
January 2, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR	at Stonehill	W 70–55	6–8 (1–0)	Merkert Gymnasium (116) Easton, MA
January 4, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR	at Central Connecticut	L 61–72	6–9 (1–1)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,118) New Britain, CT
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, NECFR	at Le Moyne	L 47–73	6–10 (1–2)	Ted Grant Court (273) DeWitt, NY
January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 65–55	7–10 (2–2)	Hazell Center (387) West Haven, CT
January 17, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR	Wagner	W 80–74	8–10 (3–2)	Hazell Center (487) West Haven, CT
January 19, 2026 6:00 pm, NECFR	at Chicago State	W 62–56	9–10 (4–2)	Jones Convocation Center (71) Chicago, IL
January 23, 2026 11:30 am, NECFR	Mercyhurst	W 57–51	9–11 (4–3)	Hazell Center (487) West Haven, CT
January 25, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR	Saint Francis	Postponed to February 24 due to snowstorm^[6]		Hazell Center West Haven, CT
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR	at Mercyhurst	L 51–70	9–12 (4–4)	Owen McCormick Court (900) Erie, PA
January 31, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR	at Saint Francis	W 81–69	10–12 (5–4)	DeGol Arena (709) Loretto, PA
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR	at LIU	L 55–60	10–13 (0–5)	Steinberg Wellness Center (296) Brooklyn, NY
February 7, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR	Chicago State	L 57–63	10–14 (5–6)	Hazell Center (590) West Haven, CT
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR	Central Connecticut	L 76–81	10–15 (5–7)	Hazell Center (903) West Haven, CT
February 14, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR	LIU	W 55–52	11–15 (6–7)	Hazell Center (667) West Haven, CT
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR	Stonehill	W 64–51	12–15 (7–7)	Hazell Center (776) West Haven, CT
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, NECFR	at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 84–77	13–15 (8–7)	Bogota Savings Bank Center (752) Hackensack, NJ
February 24, 2026 6:00 pm, NECFR	Saint Francis	L 67–73	13–16 (8–8)	Hazell Center (50) West Haven, CT
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR	at Wagner	L 62–65	13–17 (8–9)	Spiro Sports Center (384) Staten Island, NY
February 28, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR	Le Moyne	W 66–59	14–17 (9–9)	Hazell Center (950) West Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "University of New Haven to join NEC, moving to NCAA Division I sports". NBC Connecticut. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Northeast-10 Conference. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
^ "George Concludes Freshman year with New Scoring High 23 against Saint Michael's". University of New Haven Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Shark Hunt Begins: LIU Unanimously Named 2025-26 NEC Preseason Men's Basketball Favorite". NEC. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
^ "LIU All-Star Duo Highlights 2025-26 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team". NEC. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
^ "Saint Francis Men's Basketball Announces New Haven Road Game Rescheduled For February 24". sfuathletics.com. Saint Francis University Athletics. January 29, 2026. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of New Haven Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
^ "New Haven Chargers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

[1] "University of New Haven to join NEC, moving to NCAA Division I sports". NBC Connecticut. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

[2] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Northeast-10 Conference. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

[3] "George Concludes Freshman year with New Scoring High 23 against Saint Michael's". University of New Haven Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

[poll-4] "Shark Hunt Begins: LIU Unanimously Named 2025-26 NEC Preseason Men's Basketball Favorite". NEC. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

[5] "LIU All-Star Duo Highlights 2025-26 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team". NEC. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

[6] "Saint Francis Men's Basketball Announces New Haven Road Game Rescheduled For February 24". sfuathletics.com. Saint Francis University Athletics. January 29, 2026. Retrieved February 22, 2026.

[7] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of New Haven Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

[8] "New Haven Chargers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

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