2025–26 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

2025–26 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
2025–26 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	14–19 (9–11 MAAC)
Head coach	Anthony Latina (13th season);
Associate head coach	Kyle Steinway
Assistant coaches	Tom Barrett; Donte Gittens; Jeremy Kipness;
Home arena	William H. Pitt Center

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 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by 13th-year head coach Anthony Latina, played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut as second-year members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Pioneers finished the 2024–25 season 15–18, 10–10 in MAAC play, to finish in seventh place.^[1] They defeated Fairfield,^[2] before falling to Merrimack in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the MAAC released their preseason coaches poll. Sacred Heart was picked to finish third in the conference, while receiving two 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]

Preseason All-MAAC Teams

Preseason All-MAAC Teams
Team	Player	Position	Year
First	Anquan Hill	Forward	Senior
Second	Mekhi Conner	Guard	Sophomore
Third	Nyle Ralph-Beyer	Guard	Sophomore

Source:^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Mooda Gittens	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Fr	The Winchendon School	Hartford, Connecticut
G	1	Griffin Barrouk	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Hofstra	Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
G	2	Nyle Ralph-Beyer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Henderson High School	West Chester, Pennsylvania
G	3	Mekhi Conner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	So	Notre Dame High School	New Haven, Connecticut
G	4	Jaden Slaughter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Buffalo	Buffalo, New York
G	5	Dashon Gittens	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	FIU	Hartford, Connecticut
F	6	Yann Farell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	East Carolina	Crowley, Texas
F	7	Anquan Hill	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	St. Bonaventure	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	8	Jeremiah Jacobs	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Eagle Academy 2	New York, New York
G	10	Taj Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	So	The Patrick School	Queens, New York
F	11	Abdou Yadd	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Dakar, Senegal
G	13	Fallou Gueye	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	So	Putnam Science Academy	Thiès, Senegal
G	21	Kevin Pikiell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Christian Brothers Academy	Far Hills, New Jersey
F	23	Lucius Gibson-Savadel	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS So	Millbrook School	Bay Shore, New York
F	33	Alex Woodring	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Ramapo High School	Wyckoff, New Jersey
G	55	Malik Sheppard	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Don Bosco Prep	Edgewater, New Jersey

Head coach

Anthony Latina (Brandeis)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Steinway (Providence)
Tom Barrett (Temple)
Donte Gittens (Franklin Pierce)
Jeremy Kipness (Louisville)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Merchant Marine	W 103–46	1–0	William H. Pitt Center (966) Fairfield, CT
November 7, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Duquesne Villanova Challenge	L 80–92	1–1	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,112) Pittsburgh, PA
November 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Villanova Villanova Challenge	L 60–94	1–2	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
November 15, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Queens Villanova Challenge	L 64–81	1–3	Curry Arena (678) Charlotte, NC
November 21, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Holy Cross	W 79–66	2–3	William H. Pitt Center (974) Fairfield, CT
November 24, 2025* 7:00 pm, NECFR		at Central Connecticut	L 106–108 ^OT	2–4	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (2,067) New Britain, CT
November 29, 2025* 6:00 pm, Peacock		at Penn State	L 59–90	2–5	Bryce Jordan Center (4,703) University Park, PA
December 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mount St. Mary's	W 87–80	3–5 (1–0)	Knott Arena (1,782) Emmitsburg, MD
December 7, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona	L 69–81	3–6 (1–1)	William H. Pitt Center (822) Fairfield, CT
December 13, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	W 65–49	4–6	Wellness and Events Center (816) Newark, NJ
December 16, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	L 82–87	4–7	Kennedy Family Athletic Complex (315) Lowell, MA
December 19, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Dartmouth	W 85–63	5–7	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
December 22, 2025* 2:00 pm, FloCollege		at Towson	L 47–72	5–8	TU Arena (1,115) Towson, MD
December 29, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Merrimack	L 72–80	5–9 (1–2)	William H. Pitt Center (642) Fairfield, CT
January 2, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Niagara	L 61–64	5–10 (1–3)	Gallagher Center (708) Lewiston, NY
January 4, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Canisius	L 78–82	5–11 (1–4)	Koessler Athletic Center (567) Buffalo, NY
January 9, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist	L 72–76	5–12 (1–5)	William H. Pitt Center (849) Fairfield, CT
January 11, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Quinnipiac	L 60–70	5–13 (1–6)	William H. Pitt Center (828) Fairfield, CT
January 14, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena	W 86–80	6–13 (2–6)	MVP Arena (4,005) Albany, NY
January 19, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rider	W 105–85	7–13 (3–6)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,086) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius	W 69–66	8–13 (4–6)	William H. Pitt Center (773) Fairfield, CT
January 24, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	W 71–70	9–13 (5–6)	William H. Pitt Center (930) Fairfield, CT
January 30, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	W 98–91	10–13 (6–6)	M&T Bank Arena (2,635) Hamden, CT
February 1, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Merrimack	L 58–75	10–14 (6–7)	Lawler Arena (1,974) North Andover, MA
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairfield	L 87–92	10–15 (6–8)	William H. Pitt Center (2,236) Fairfield, CT
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Manhattan	L 68–80	10–16 (6–9)	Draddy Gymnasium (696) Riverdale, NY
February 13, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Peter's	W 78–71	11–16 (7–9)	William H. Pitt Center (869) Fairfield, CT
February 15, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Rider	W 86–75	12–16 (8–9)	William H. Pitt Center (1,343) Fairfield, CT
February 20, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield	L 68–78	12–17 (8–10)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (3,565) Fairfield, CT
February 22, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	L 63–65	12–18 (8–11)	McCann Arena (1,354) Poughkeepsie, NY
February 27, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	W 77–69	13–18 (9–11)	William H. Pitt Center (1,016) Fairfield, CT
MAAC tournament
March 5, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) Iona First round	W 91–80	14–18	Boardwalk Hall (1,037) Atlantic City, NJ
March 6, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(9)	vs. (1) Merrimack Quarterfinals	L 48–70	14–19	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 15, 2025.
^ "Sacred Heart cruises past Fairfield 71-58 in 1st round of MAAC Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ "Merrimack wins 66-62 in OT against Sacred Heart in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament". AP News. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Quinnipiac Voted as MAAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll Favorites". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sacred Heart University. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ "Sacred Heart Pioneers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[2] "Sacred Heart cruises past Fairfield 71-58 in 1st round of MAAC Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[3] "Merrimack wins 66-62 in OT against Sacred Heart in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament". AP News. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[poll-4] "Quinnipiac Voted as MAAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll Favorites". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sacred Heart University. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[6] "Sacred Heart Pioneers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

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Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
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