2025–26 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

2025–26 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
2025–26 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	10–21 (6–14 C-USA)
Head coach	Martin Ingelsby (10th season);
Associate head coach	Bill Phillips
Assistant coaches	Antoni Wyche; Danny O'Connor; Christian Nunez;
Home arena	Bob Carpenter Center

2025–26 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Liberty	17	–	3	.850	26	–	8	.765
Sam Houston	13	–	7	.650	22	–	12	.647
Western Kentucky	11	–	9	.550	18	–	14	.563
Louisiana Tech	11	–	9	.550	20	–	14	.588
Middle Tennessee	11	–	9	.550	17	–	15	.531
Kennesaw State †	10	–	10	.500	21	–	14	.600
Jacksonville State	10	–	10	.500	15	–	17	.469
FIU	8	–	12	.400	15	–	17	.469
Missouri State	8	–	12	.400	16	–	18	.471
New Mexico State	8	–	12	.400	16	–	16	.500
UTEP	7	–	13	.350	11	–	20	.355
Delaware	6	–	14	.300	10	–	21	.323

† 2026 CUSA tournament winner

The 2025–26 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by tenth-year head coach Martin Ingelsby, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware as first-year full members^[1] of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2024–25 season 16–20, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in twelfth place.^[2] They defeated Stony Brook, Campbell, William & Mary, and Towson before falling to UNC Wilmington in the finals of the CAA tournament.^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	00	Christian Bliss	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Virginia	Queens, New York
G	1	Mason Ellison	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Loyola Blakefield	Edgewood, Maryland
G	3	Cavan Reilly	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Bishop O'Connell HS	Lovettsville, Virginia
G	4	Justyn Fernandez	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Providence	Richmond, Virginia
F	5	Macon Emory	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Perkiomen School	Devon, Pennsylvania
G	10	Brandon Baffone	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Salesianum School	Hockessin, Delaware
F	11	Jayden Taylor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Sanford School	Newark, Delaware
G	12	Alex McFadden	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Radnor HS	Wayne, Pennsylvania
F	15	Houston Emory	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Blue Ridge School	Devon, Pennsylvania
G	20	Alex Kazanecki	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Moeller	Morrow, Ohio
G	21	Nnanna Njoku	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	GS	Villanova	Bear, Delaware
F	35	Bouna Kebe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Memphis	Dakar, Senegal
F	44	Tyler Houser	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	VMI	Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
G	55	Jameel Brown	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Temple	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Martin Ingelsby (Notre Dame)

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Phillips (Saint Joseph's)
Antoni Wyche (Notre Dame)
Danny O'Connor (Indiana)
Christian Nunez (Farmingdale State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 30, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Octoboer 25, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Joseph's	L 65–86		Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bucknell	L 70–78	0–1	Sojka Pavilion (1,431) Lewisburg, PA
November 7, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Wilmington (Division II)	L 62–71	0–2	Bob Carpenter Center (1,187) Newark, DE
November 11, 2025* 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	at No. 7 BYU	L 68−85	0−3	Marriott Center (18,299) Provo, UT
November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Peter's	W 81–70	1–3	Bob Carpenter Center (1,600) Newark, DE
November 23, 2025* 3:00 p.m., PTB Live	vs. Southern Illinois Jacksonville Classic	L 59–79	1–4	Edward Waters University (346) Jacksonville, FL
November 25, 2025* 1:30 p.m., PTB Live	vs. UNC Greensboro Jacksonville Classic	W 73–60	2–4	Edward Waters University (146) Jacksonville, FL
December 1, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Iona	L 66–89	2–5	Bob Carpenter Center (2,032) Newark, DE
December 6, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Delaware State	L 72–75 ^OT	2–6	Memorial Hall (400) Dover, DE
December 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Washington	W 70–58	3–6	Charles E. Smith Center (1,849) Washington, D.C.
December 13, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal State Northridge	L 66–88	3–7	Bob Carpenter Center (1,517) Newark, DE
December 16, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rider	W 65–57	4–7	Bob Carpenter Center (1,189) Newark, DE
C-USA regular season
December 29, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Missouri State	L 43–61	4–8 (0–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,818) Newark, DE
January 2, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Jacksonville State	L 64–67	4–9 (0–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,686) Newark, DE
January 4, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kennesaw State	W 67–52	5–9 (1–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,439) Newark, DE
January 8, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Sam Houston	L 60–72	5–10 (1–3)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (875) Huntsville, TX
January 10, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech	L 68–70 ^OT	5–11 (1–4)	Thomas Assembly Center (2,166) Ruston, LA
January 15, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UTEP	L 69–70	5–12 (1–5)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,113) Newark, DE
January 17, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Mexico State	L 68–97	5–13 (1–6)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,560) Newark, DE
January 24, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Liberty	L 51–67	5–14 (1–7)	Liberty Arena (3,475) Lynchburg, VA
January 28, 2026 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Mexico State	W 73–64	6–14 (2–7)	Pan American Center (5,538) Las Cruces, NM
January 31, 2026 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UTEP	L 55–70	6–15 (2–8)	Don Haskins Center (4,077) El Paso, TX
February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Liberty	L 69–75	6–16 (2–9)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,084) Newark, DE
February 7, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Middle Tennessee	W 89–88	7–16 (3–9)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,460) Newark, DE
February 12, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at FIU	W 68–66	8–16 (4–9)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (540) Miami, FL
February 14, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Missouri State	W 76–67	9–16 (5–9)	Great Southern Bank Arena (2,157) Springfield, MO
February 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Kentucky	L 87–88 ^OT	9–17 (5–10)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,250) Newark, DE
February 21, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee	L 66–78	9–18 (5–11)	Murphy Center (4,150) Murfreesboro, TN
February 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Jacksonville State	L 70–80 ^OT	9–19 (5–12)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (873) Jacksonville, AL
February 28, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kennesaw State	L 82–90	9–20 (5–13)	Convocation Center (1,633) Kennesaw, GA
March 5, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Sam Houston	W 83–80	10–20 (6–13)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,041) Newark, DE
March 7, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana Tech	L 38–81	10−21 (6−14)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,369) Newark, DE
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "UD Officially Enters Conference USA". UDaily. July 1, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved September 30, 2025.
^ "2025 Jersey Mike's CAA Men's Basketball Championship". CAA Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
^ "Delaware Blue Hens 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 30, 2025.

[1] "UD Officially Enters Conference USA". UDaily. July 1, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025.

[2] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved September 30, 2025.

[3] "2025 Jersey Mike's CAA Men's Basketball Championship". CAA Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved September 30, 2025.

[5] "Delaware Blue Hens 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 30, 2025.

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