2025–26 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

2025–26 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
2025–26 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	19–13 (12–8 MAAC)
Head coach	Tom Pecora (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Shaun Morris
Assistant coaches	Umar Shannon; Jeff Robinson;
Home arena	M&T Bank Arena

2025–26 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Merrimack	17	–	3	.850	23	–	11	.676
Saint Peter's	14	–	6	.700	17	–	12	.586
Siena †	13	–	7	.650	23	–	12	.657
Quinnipiac	12	–	8	.600	19	–	13	.594
Marist	12	–	8	.600	19	–	12	.613
Mount St. Mary's	11	–	9	.550	15	–	17	.469
Fairfield	11	–	9	.550	21	–	13	.618
Iona	10	–	10	.500	18	–	14	.563
Sacred Heart	9	–	11	.450	14	–	19	.424
Manhattan	8	–	12	.400	12	–	20	.375
Niagara	5	–	15	.250	8	–	22	.267
Canisius	5	–	15	.250	10	–	21	.323
Rider	3	–	17	.150	4	–	25	.138

† 2026 MAAC tournament winner

The 2025–26 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third-year head coach Tom Pecora, played their home games at M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2024–25 season 20–13, 15–5 in MAAC play, to finish as MAAC regular season champions.^[1] They defeated Rider,^[2] before being upset by Iona in the semifinals of the MAAC tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the MAAC released their preseason coaches poll. Quinnipiac was picked to finish atop the conference, while receiving eight first-place votes.^[4]

Preseason rankings

MAAC Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	Quinnipiac	158 (8)
2	Siena	152 (3)
3	Sacred Heart	140 (2)
4	Manhattan	133
5	Marist	115
6	Iona	104
7	Merrimack	85
8	Fairfield	74
9	Mount St. Mary's	69
10	Rider	59
11	Saint Peter's	48
12	Niagara	26
13	Canisius	20
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

MAAC Preseason Player of the Year

Preseason Player of the Year
Player	Position	Year
Amarri Monroe	Forward	Senior
() Unanimous selection*

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-MAAC Teams

Preseason All-MAAC Teams
Team	Player	Position	Year
First	Amarri Monroe*	Forward	Senior
Second	Jaden Zimmerman	Guard	Sophomore
() Unanimous selection*

Source:^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Jayden Reid	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Westminster School	Cheshire, Connecticut
F	2	Amarri Monroe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Wofford	Newburgh, New York
G	3	Asim Jones	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	FIU	Paterson, New Jersey
G	4	Tai Turnage	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	St. Raymond High School	Bronx, New York
F	5	Christopher Skenderi	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Avon Old Farms	Queens, New York
F	8	Grant Randall	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Putnam Science Academy	Queens, New York
G	9	Nate Guerengomba	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	UMass	Washington, D.C.
G	10	Ronell Giles Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Prairie View A&M	Brandywine, Maryland
G	11	Samson Reilly	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Fr	East Catholic High School	Manchester, Connecticut
F	12	Spence Wewe	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Toronto Terror Prep	Bristol, England
F	13	Braylan Ritvo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Archbishop Stepinac High School	Harlem, New York
G	21	Keith Mcknight	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Hudson Catholic High School	Teaneck, New Jersey
G	24	Jaden Zimmerman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Cushing Academy	Bronx, New York
F	32	Sam Nosakhare	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Benin City, Nigeria
F	34	Akintola Akinniyi	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Army	Denton, Texas

Head coach

Tom Pecora (Adelphi)

Assistant coach(es)

Shaun Morris (Lycoming)
Umar Shannon (Quinnipiac)
Jeff Robinson (WPI)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 11, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:30 pm, FS1		at No. 5 St. John's	L 74–108	0–1	Carnesecca Arena (5,260) Queens, NY
November 6, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Connecticut	W 71–49	1–1	M&T Bank Arena (2,581) Hamden, CT
November 11, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Yale	L 60–97	1–2	M&T Bank Arena (2,239) Hamden, CT
November 16, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Maine	W 70–64	2–2	Memorial Gymnasium (1,380) Orono, ME
November 19, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		CCNY	W 112–52	3–2	M&T Bank Arena (847) Hamden, CT
November 23, 2025* 5:00 pm, ACCNX		at Pittsburgh Legends Classic	W 83–75	4–2	Petersen Events Center (4,721) Pittsburgh, PA
November 25, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UCF Legends Classic	L 91–102	4–3	Addition Financial Arena (5,173) Orlando, FL
November 30, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Stonehill	W 76–62	5–3	M&T Bank Arena (869) Hamden, CT
December 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iona	W 89–68	6–3 (1–0)	Hynes Athletics Center (2,242) New Rochelle, NY
December 7, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Rider	W 72–58	7–3 (2–0)	M&T Bank Arena (1,042) Hamden, CT
December 13, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass Lowell	W 75–71	8–3	M&T Bank Arena (766) Hamden, CT
December 17, 2025* 7:00 pm, FloCollege		at Monmouth	W 85–75	9–3	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,179) West Long Branch, NJ
December 21, 2025* 1:00 pm, FloCollege		at Hofstra	L 66–74	9–4	Mack Sports Complex (2,267) Hempstead, NY
December 29, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist	W 64–58	10–4 (3–0)	M&T Bank Arena (1,277) Hamden, CT
January 2, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Manhattan	L 79–80	10–5 (3–1)	Draddy Gymnasium (1,417) Riverdale, NY
January 4, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	W 80–69	11–5 (4–1)	M&T Bank Arena (1,513) Hamden, CT
January 11, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacred Heart	W 70–60	12–5 (5–1)	William H. Pitt Center (828) Fairfield, CT
January 14, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Peter's	L 70–74	12–6 (5–2)	M&T Bank Arena (814) Hamden, CT
January 17, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Merrimack	L 71–83	12–7 (5–3)	Lawler Arena (1,300) North Andover, MA
January 19, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan	W 98–92	13–7 (6–3)	M&T Bank Arena (1,731) Hamden, CT
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mount St. Mary's	W 77–62	14–7 (7–3)	Knott Arena (1,984) Emmitsburg, MD
January 24, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	L 64–71	14–8 (7–4)	McCann Arena (1,520) Poughkeepsie, NY
January 30, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacred Heart	L 91–98	14–9 (7–5)	M&T Bank Arena (2,635) Hamden, CT
February 1, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield	W 72–65	15–9 (8–5)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (3,204) Fairfield, CT
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius	W 75–60	16–9 (9–5)	M&T Bank Arena (669) Hamden, CT
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	W 56–55	17–9 (10–5)	M&T Bank Arena (1,073) Hamden, CT
February 13, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena	W 74–62	18–9 (11–5)	MVP Arena (5,803) Albany, NY
February 15, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Merrimack	L 49–56	18–10 (11–6)	M&T Bank Arena (1,829) Hamden, CT
February 22, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairfield	L 79–85	18–11 (11–7)	M&T Bank Arena (1,474) Hamden, CT
February 27, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Niagara	L 76–78 ^OT	18–12 (11–8)	Gallagher Center (744) Lewiston, NY
March 1, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Canisius	W 67–63	19–12 (12–8)	Koessler Athletic Center (531) Buffalo, NY
MAAC tournament
March 7, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Marist Quarterfinals	L 75–77	19–13	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ "Rider men's basketball battered by top-seeded Quinnipiac in MAAC quarters". The Trentonian. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ "Men's basketball dreams of a MAAC Championship vanished by Iona 81-73". The Quinnipiac Chronicle. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Quinnipiac Voted as MAAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll Favorites". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ "Quinnipiac Bobcats 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[2] "Rider men's basketball battered by top-seeded Quinnipiac in MAAC quarters". The Trentonian. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[3] "Men's basketball dreams of a MAAC Championship vanished by Iona 81-73". The Quinnipiac Chronicle. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[poll-4] "Quinnipiac Voted as MAAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll Favorites". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[6] "Quinnipiac Bobcats 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

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