2025–26 Queens Royals men's basketball team

2025–26 Queens Royals men's basketball
ASUN tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record21–14 (13–5 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dan Bailey
  • Bobby Horodyski
  • Adam Short
  • Amit Tailor
  • Damian Dixon
Home arenaCurry Arena
2025–26 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Central Arkansas 15 – 3   .833 22 – 12   .647
Austin Peay 15 – 3   .833 22 – 9   .710
Queens † 13 – 5   .722 21 – 14   .600
Lipscomb 12 – 6   .667 19 – 13   .594
Florida Gulf Coast 8 – 10   .444 16 – 18   .471
West Georgia* 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469
Eastern Kentucky 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
Bellarmine 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
Jacksonville 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375
Stetson 7 – 11   .389 12 – 21   .364
North Florida 5 – 13   .278 7 – 25   .219
North Alabama 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300
† 2026 ASUN tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

The 2025–26 Queens Royals men's basketball team represented the Queens University of Charlotte during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Royals, led by fourth-year head coach Grant Leonard, played their home games at Curry Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

The Royals finished the 2024–25 season 20–15, 11–7 in ASUN play, to finish in sixth place.[1] They defeated Florida Gulf Coast,[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Lipscomb in the semifinals of the ASUN tournament.[3] They received an invitation to the CBI,[4] where they would defeat Northern Arizona,[5] before falling to eventual tournament runner-up Cleveland State in the quarterfinals.[6]

Preseason

On October 17, 2025, the ASUN released their preseason polls. Queens was picked to finish first in the coaches poll, with six first-place votes and third in the media poll, with nine first-place votes.[7]

Preseason rankings

Preseason All-ASUN Team

Preseason All-ASUN Team
Player Year Position
Chris Ashby^ Graduate Student Guard
(^) unanimous selection

Source:[7]

Roster

2025–26 Queens Royals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jordan Watford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lancaster High School Lancaster, South Carolina
G 1 Nasir Mann 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr McNeese Gainesville, Florida
G 2 Danzelle Bullock Coles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS Fr St. Anne's-Belfield School Richmond, Virginia
G 3 Isaiah Henry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Overtime Elite Charlotte, North Carolina
F 4 Reid Celestin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr San Diego City College Atlanta, Georgia
G 5 Kam Clark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Itawamba Community College Memphis, Tennessee
F 6 Avantae Parker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Georgia Southern Columbia, South Carolina
F 7 Gus Larson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS California New Canaan, Connecticut
G 8 Jimma James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Jr Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Windsor, Ontario
G 9 Maban Jabriel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Tri-City Prep Waterloo, Ontario
G 11 Chris Ashby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) GS Paris Junior College Houston, Texas
G 12 Tyler Crider 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Central Carolina Community College Matthews, North Carolina
G 13 Saif-Allah Zatari 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS Fr Amman Baccalaureate School Amman, Jordan
G 15 Seamus Wilson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Logos School Moscow, Idaho
F 22 Carson Schwieger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) RS So Valparaiso Overland Park, Kansas
G 23 Matthew Walter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Fr IMG Academy Honolulu, Hawaii
G 24 Yoav Berman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) So Maccabi Ra'anana Tel Aviv, Israel
G 25 Jacob Brandly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr Combine Academy Holtsville, New York
G 35 Colby Christiansen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Franklin High School Portland, Oregon
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 4, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2025*
7:00 pm 		Johnson C. Smith W 103–67  –
 Curry Arena 
Charlotte, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
8:00 am, YouTube 		vs. Winthrop
Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon 		L 74–81  0–1
 Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (1,300)
Rock Hill, SC
November 5, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lynchburg W 87–76  1–1
 Curry Arena 
Charlotte, NC
November 8, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Villanova
Villanova Challenge 		L 74–94  1–2
 Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
November 11, 2025*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Duquesne
Villanova Challenge 		L 81–87 OT 1–3
 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,088)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 15, 2025*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sacred Heart W 81–64  2–3
 Curry Arena (678)
Charlotte, NC
November 20, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro
ASUN/SoCon Challenge 		W 101–94  3–3
 Curry Arena (637)
Charlotte, NC
November 23, 2025*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Furman
ASUN/SoCon Challenge 		L 79–90  3–4
 Timmons Arena (2,167)
Greenville, SC
November 28, 2025*
4:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Virginia L 69–94  3–5
 John Paul Jones Arena (11,639)
Charlottesville, VA
December 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, WCCB/ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb W 107–74  4–5
 Curry Arena (672)
Charlotte, NC
December 12, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Carolina State W 102–78  5–5
 Curry Arena (368)
Charlotte, NC
December 14, 2025*
5:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Wake Forest L 73–111  5–6
 LJVM Coliseum (6,355)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 16, 2025*
9:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 14 Arkansas L 80–108  5–7
 Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
December 29, 2025*
10:00 pm, SECN 		at Auburn L 65–106  5–8
 Neville Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
ASUN regular season
January 1, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Kentucky W 91–89  6–8
(1–0) 		Curry Arena (480)
Charlotte, NC
January 3, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bellarmine W 98–76  7–8
(2–0) 		Curry Arena (450)
Charlotte, NC
January 8, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville W 77–51  8–8
(3–0) 		Swisher Gymnasium (549)
Jacksonville, FL
January 10, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Florida W 89–82  9–8
(4–0) 		UNF Arena (1,280)
Jacksonville, FL
January 15, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Florida Gulf Coast W 85–74  10–8
(5–0) 		Alico Arena (1,806)
Fort Myers, FL
January 17, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stetson W 87–81  11–8
(6–0) 		Insight Credit Union Arena (821)
DeLand, FL
January 21, 2026
7:00 pm, WCCB/ESPN+ 		North Alabama W 87–62  12–8
(7–0) 		Curry Arena (473)
Charlotte, NC
January 24, 2026
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at West Georgia L 66–74  12–9
(7–1) 		The Coliseum (812)
Carrollton, GA
January 28, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Arkansas L 90–100  12–10
(7–2) 		Curry Arena (420)
Charlotte, NC
January 31, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bellarmine L 75–78  12–11
(7–3) 		Knights Hall (1,473)
Louisville, KY
February 5, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Jacksonville W 93–84  13–11
(8–3) 		Curry Arena (572)
Charlotte, NC
February 7, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Florida W 91–72  14–11
(9–3) 		Curry Arena (1,026)
Charlotte, NC
February 11, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Austin Peay L 87–95  14–12
(9–4) 		Curry Arena (423)
Charlotte, NC
February 14, 2026
4:00 pm, WCCB/ESPN+ 		Lipscomb W 87–81  15–12
(10–4) 		Curry Arena (390)
Charlotte, NC
February 18, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Alabama W 85–78  16–12
(11–4) 		CB&S Bank Arena (2,461)
Florence, AL
February 21, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		West Georgia W 91–84  17–12
(12–4) 		Curry Arena (475)
Charlotte, NC
February 25, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Kentucky W 96–79  18–12
(13–4) 		Baptist Health Arena (1,598)
Richmond, KY
February 28, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Arkansas L 79–84  18–13
(13–5) 		Farris Center (1,472)
Conway, AR
ASUN tournament
March 6, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (6) West Georgia
Quarterfinals 		W 71–63  19–13
 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (2,024)
Jacksonville, FL
March 7, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (2) Austin Peay
Semifinals 		W 90–83  20–13
 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (2,052)
Jacksonville, FL
March 8, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(3) vs. (1) Central Arkansas
Championship 		W 98–93 OT 21–13
 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (2,066)
Jacksonville, FL
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2026
7:35 p.m., truTV 		(15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 8 Purdue
Round of 64 		L 71–104  21–14
 Enterprise Center (17,726)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "Queens knocks FGCU out of ASUN Men's Basketball Tournament for third straight season". The News-Press. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "Lipscomb defeats Queens University 81-75 in OT in Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament semifinal". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  4. ^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  5. ^ "Queens (NC) Hold Off Northern Arizona, Advancing To CBI Quarterfinals". FloHoops. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  6. ^ "Cleveland State's dynamic duo: Tahj Staveskie, Dylan Arnett power Vikings to CBI semifinals". WKYC. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d "ASUN Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  8. ^ "2025-2026 Men's Basketball Schedule". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  9. ^ "Queens University Royals 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
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