2025–26 Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball team

2025–26 Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record12–20 (8–12 MAAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJR Lynch
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDraddy Gymnasium
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 Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball team represented Manhattan University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaspers, led by third-year head coach John Gallagher, played their home games at Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Jaspers finished the 2024–25 season 17–14, 12–8 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.[1] They were defeated by Iona in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament.[2] They received an invitation to the CBI,[3] where they would fall to Incarnate Word in the first round.[4]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the MAAC released their preseason coaches poll. Manhattan was picked to finish fourth in the conference.[5]

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:[5]

Preseason All-MAAC Teams

Preseason All-MAAC Teams
Team Player Position Year
First Devin Dinkins Guard Junior
Will Sydnor* Forward Sophomore
(*) Unanimous selection

Source:[5]

Roster

2025–26 Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Devin Dinkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Jr George Mason Washington, D.C.
F 1 Anthony Isaac 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Blinn College Brooklyn, New York
G 2 Jaden Winston 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr DeMatha Catholic High School South Laurel, Maryland
F 3 Fraser Roxburgh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Waverley Falcons Melbourne, Australia
G 4 Brett Rumpel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr St. Bonaventure Binghamton, New York
G 5 Erik Oliver-Bush 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Saint Anselm Trenton, New Jersey
G 6 Jaeden Robley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr St. Thomas More School San Diego, California
G/F 7 Louis Fairtlough 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr C.A. Queluz Lisbon, Portugal
G 8 Aryan Arora 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS IMG Academy Tuxedo Park, New York
F 9 Will Sydnor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So The Patrick School Bronx, New York
G 10 Quron Elliott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Mount Zion Prep Baltimore, Maryland
F 11 Michael Lawlor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Eastchester High School Eastchester, New York
G 12 Jameson Borodawka 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Holderness School Tyngsborough, Massachusetts
G 13 Omari Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Hudson Catholic High School Plainfield, New Jersey
F 21 Marko Ljubicic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) So KK Cedevita Junior Zagreb, Croatia
G 22 Terrance Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Norfolk State Trenton, New Jersey
G 23 Jackson Delaney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Rhode Island College Suffern, New York
G/F 24 Nick Lukmann 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Pascack Hills High School Montvale, New Jersey
G 35 Asier Miguel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Real Madrid B Fuenlabrada, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 11, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2025*
2:00 pm
at Monmouth L 62–81 
OceanFirst Bank Center (551)
West Long Branch, NJ
Regular season
November 4, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Joseph's Brooklyn W 125–59  1–0
Draddy Gymnasium (717)
Riverdale, NY
November 9, 2025*
6:00 pm, B1G+
at USC L 83–114  1–1
Galen Center (4,378)
Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2025*
9:30 pm
vs. Utah Tech
OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic
W 79–75  2–1
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
November 14, 2025*
11:59 pm, ESPN+
at Hawai'i
OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic
L 56–86  2–2
Stan Sheriff Center (4,296)
Honolulu, HI
November 15, 2025*
9:30 pm
vs. Mississippi Valley State
OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic
W 80–73  3–2
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
November 21, 2025*
8:00 pm, SECN+
at Texas A&M L 68–109  3–3
Reed Arena (7,545)
College Station, TX
November 26, 2025*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Wagner L 101–103 OT 3–4
Draddy Gymnasium (1,312)
Riverdale, NY
November 29, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Army L 78–81 OT 3–5
Christl Arena (950)
West Point, NY
December 5, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Fairfield W 70–66  4–5
(1–0)
Draddy Gymnasium (547)
Riverdale, NY
December 7, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marist L 68–80  4–6
(1–1)
McCann Arena (1,356)
Poughkeepsie, NY
December 13, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fordham
Battle of the Bronx
L 53–82  4–7
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,029)
Bronx, NY
December 18, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Furman L 68–75  4–8
Draddy Gymnasium (576)
Riverdale, NY
December 21, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Presbyterian W 87–81  5–8
Draddy Gymnasium (461)
Riverdale, NY
December 29, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rider W 74–71  6–8
(2–1)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,234)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 2, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Quinnipiac W 80–79  7–8
(3–1)
Draddy Gymnasium (1,417)
Riverdale, NY
January 4, 2026
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Merrimack L 66–73  7–9
(3–2)
Lawler Arena (427)
North Andover, MA
January 9, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Canisius L 64–70  7–10
(3–3)
Draddy Gymnasium (565)
Riverdale, NY
January 11, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Niagara W 79–70  8–10
(4–3)
Draddy Gymnasium (721)
Riverdale, NY
January 14, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fairfield L 62–98  8–11
(4–4)
Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,228)
Fairfield, CT
January 17, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Siena L 59–74  8–12
(4–5)
Draddy Gymnasium (1,063)
Riverdale, NY
January 19, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Quinnipiac L 92–98 OT 8–13
(4–6)
M&T Bank Arena (1,731)
Hamden, CT
January 24, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Iona L 57–66  8–14
(4–7)
Hynes Athletics Center (2,103)
New Rochelle, NY
January 30, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Rider W 95–90  9–14
(5–7)
Draddy Gymnasium (722)
Riverdale, NY
February 1, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mount St. Mary's L 65–72  9–15
(5–8)
Knott Arena (2,725)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 5, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Peter's L 75–80  9–16
(5–9)
Draddy Gymnasium (683)
Riverdale, NY
February 7, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacred Heart W 80–68  10–16
(6–9)
Draddy Gymnasium (696)
Riverdale, NY
February 13, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Niagara W 76–69  11–16
(7–9)
Gallagher Center (706)
Lewiston, NY
February 15, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Canisius W 69–65  12–16
(8–9)
Koessler Athletic Center (551)
Buffalo, NY
February 20, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Marist L 70–84  12–17
(8–10)
Draddy Gymnasium (743)
Riverdale, NY
February 27, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Peter's L 65–75  12–18
(8–11)
Run Baby Run Arena (762)
Jersey City, NJ
March 1, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Iona L 65–69  12–19
(8–12)
Draddy Gymnasium (1,900)
Riverdale, NY
MAAC tournament
March 5, 2026
8:30 pm, ESPN+
(10) vs. (7) Fairfield
First round
L 60–71  12–20
Boardwalk Hall (1,037)
Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "Dejour Reaves scores 28 to help Iona defeat Manhattan 77-65 in MAAC Tournament quarterfinal". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  3. ^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  4. ^ "Incarnate Word Basketball Defeat Manhattan In First Game Of CBI". FloHoops. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Quinnipiac Voted as MAAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll Favorites". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  6. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Manhattan University Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  7. ^ "Manhattan Jaspers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 11, 2025.