2025–26 Stonehill Skyhawks men's basketball team

2025–26 Stonehill Skyhawks men's basketball
2025–26 Stonehill Skyhawks men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	12–21 (8–10 NEC)
Head coach	Chris Kraus (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Tom Bonacum; Josh Einhorn; Aaron Loredo; Bill Herrion;
Home arena	Merkert Gymnasium

2025–26 NEC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
LIU †	15	–	3	.833	24	–	11	.686
Central Connecticut	12	–	6	.667	18	–	12	.600
Mercyhurst *	10	–	8	.556	17	–	17	.500
Le Moyne *	10	–	8	.556	15	–	17	.469
New Haven **	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Stonehill	8	–	10	.444	12	–	21	.364
Fairleigh Dickinson	8	–	10	.444	11	–	21	.344
Wagner	8	–	10	.444	14	–	17	.452
Chicago State	5	–	13	.278	7	–	25	.219
Saint Francis	5	–	13	.278	7	–	24	.226

† 2026 NEC tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II ** ineligible for both the 2026 NEC tournament and the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

The 2025–26 Stonehill Skyhawks men's basketball team represented Stonehill College during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by 13th-year head coach Chris Kraus, played their home games at Merkert Gymnasium in Easton, Massachusetts as members of the Northeast Conference.

Previous season

The Skyhawks finished the 2024–25 season 15–17, 7–9 in NEC play, to finish in sixth place.^[1] They were defeated by Fairleigh Dickinson in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 27, 2025, the NEC released their preseason coaches poll. Stonehill was picked to finish third in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

NEC Preseason Poll
Place	Team
1	LIU*
2	Central Connecticut
3	Stonehill
4	Mercyhurst
5	Fairleigh Dickinson
6	Chicago State
7	Saint Francis
8	Wagner
9	Le Moyne
10	New Haven
() Unanimous selection*

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-NEC Team

Preseason All-NEC Team
Player	Position	Class
Hermann Koffi	Guard	Sophomore

Source:^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Stonehill Skyhawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Rex Sunderland	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Sr	New Hampshire	Kaysville, Utah
G	2	Trenton Ruth	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Coffeyville Community College	Detroit, Michigan
G	3	William Batchelder	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Holy Cross	Newburyport, Massachusetts
G	4	Davante Hackett	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Brock	Brampton, Ontario
G	5	Chas Stinson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Hickory Grove Christian School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	10	Hermann Koffi	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	So	Polyvalente de Thetford Mines	Quebec City, Quebec
F/C	11	Ridvan Tutic	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Maine	Novi Pazar, Serbia
G	12	Eino Montin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Temple College	Oulu, Finland
F	13	Raymond Espinal-Guzman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Sacred Heart	Cranston, Rhode Island
G/F	15	Norbu Jenpa	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Prior Lake High School	Prior Lake, Minnesota
F	20	Cory Lovell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Harcum College	Wellington, New Zealand
G	21	Colin Byrne	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Middletown High School North	Middletown, New Jersey
G	22	Charlie Diamantis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Joseph A. Foran High School	Milford, Connecticut
G	30	Anthony Holden	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Maryville	Lee's Summit, Missouri
F	31	Pearse McGuinn	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Cardinal O'Hara High School	Havertown, Pennsylvania
F	33	Ethan Meuser	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	The Hill School	Shavertown, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Chris Kraus (Stonehill)

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Bonacum (Ramapo)
Josh Einhorn (Pittsburgh)
Aaron Loredo (Salem State)
Bill Herrion (Merrimack)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 16, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 5:00 pm, NECFR		Thomas	W 100–48	1–0	19 – McGuinn	9 – tied	5 – Ruth	Merkert Gymnasium (318) Easton, MA
November 7, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at DePaul	L 64–72	1–1	27 – Koffi	10 – Espinal-Guzman	7 – Espinal-Guzman	Wintrust Arena (3,162) Chicago, IL
November 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rhode Island	L 57–80	1–2	16 – Koffi	9 – Espinal-Guzman	4 – Sunderland	Ryan Center (3,451) Kingston, RI
November 14, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield Mahoney Classic	L 71−73 ^OT	1−3	19 – Espinal-Guzman	12 – Espinal-Guzman	6 – Sunderland	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,151) Fairfield, CT
November 15, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Loyola (MD) Mahoney Classic	L 63−74	1−4	21 – Koffi	7 – tied	4 – Sunderland	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (202) Fairfield, CT
November 17, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 16 Iowa State	L 57–96	1–5	16 – Koffi	5 – Tutic	5 – Ruth	Hilton Coliseum (13,416) Ames, IA
November 21, 2025* 6:00 pm, NECFR		Lafayette	W 74–70	2–5	23 – Hackett	9 – Stinson	5 – Ruth	Merkert Gymnasium (450) Easton, MA
November 26, 2025* 12:00 pm, NECFR		UMass Lowell	L 64–75	2–6	15 – Tied	10 – Tutic	2 – Tied	Merkert Gymnasium (171) Easton, MA
November 30, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	L 62–76	2–7	17 – Espinal-Guzman	11 – Stinson	5 – Stinson	M&T Bank Arena (869) Hamden, CT
December 2, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bryant	L 65–77	2–8	16 – Hackett	8 – Espinal-Guzman	4 – Sunderland	Chace Athletic Center (300) Smithfield, RI
December 12, 2025* 7:00 pm, NECFR		Vermont State–Johnson	W 101–60	3–8	19 – Koffi	11 – Tutic	6 – Ruth	Merkert Gymnasium (101) Easton, MA
December 17, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Hampshire	L 58–59	3–9	21 – Tutic	10 – Tutic	3 – Espinal-Guzman	Lundholm Gym (297) Durham, NH
December 22, 2025* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at Syracuse	L 48–77	3–10	12 – Hackett	9 – Tutic	3 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (12,742) Syracuse, NY
NEC regular season
January 2, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR		New Haven	L 55–70	3–11 (0–1)	14 – Stinson	10 – Tutic	3 – Tied	Merkert Gymnasium (116) Easton, MA
January 4, 2026 4:00 pm, NECFR		at Wagner	W 69–60	4–11 (1–1)	20 – Hackett	11 – Tutic	6 – Sunderland	Spiro Sports Center (742) Staten Island, NY
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR		at Central Connecticut	L 69–76	4–12 (1–2)	19 – Hackett	10 – Espinal-Guzman	5 – Sunderland	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (761) New Britain, CT
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, NECFR		Chicago State	W 85–82 ^OT	5–12 (2–2)	22 – Hackett	13 – Tutic	6 – Sunderland	Merkert Gymnasium (137) Easton, MA
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, NECFR		at Mercyhurst	W 62–57 ^OT	6–12 (3–2)	15 – Stinson	10 – Tied	7 – Meuser	Owen McCormick Court (956) Erie, PA
January 19, 2026 12:00 pm, NECFR		at Saint Francis	L 61–63	6–13 (3–3)	19 – Stinson	9 – Tutic	2 – Tied	DeGol Arena (674) Loretto, PA
January 23, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR		LIU	L 63–66	6–14 (3–4)	20 – Stinson	10 – Tutic	4 – Hackett	Merkert Gymnasium (801) Easton, MA
January 26, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR		Central Connecticut	W 61–59	7–14 (4–4)	12 – Tied	7 – Tutic	4 – Sunderland	Merkert Gymnasium (328) Easton, MA
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 58–57	8–14 (5–4)	21 – Koffi	10 – Tutic	4 – Sunderland	Merkert Gymnasium (326) Easton, MA
January 31, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR		at Le Moyne	W 65–54	9–14 (6–4)	22 – Hackett	15 – Hackett	4 – Sunderland	Ted Grant Court (445) DeWitt, NY
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR		at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 58–74	9–15 (6–5)	13 – Stinson	7 – Tutic	1 – Tied	Bogota Savings Bank Center (190) Hackensack, NJ
February 7, 2026 4:00 pm, NECFR		at LIU	L 54–61	9–16 (6–6)	10 – Hackett	10 – Tutic	3 – Stinson	Steinberg Wellness Center (321) Brooklyn, NY
February 12, 2026 6:00 pm, NECFR		at Chicago State	L 55–68	9–17 (6–7)	15 – Koffi	6 – Meuser	5 – Sunderland	Jones Convocation Center (183) Chicago, IL
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, NECFR		Wagner	L 57–68	9–18 (6–8)	18 – Stinson	7 – Tutic	2 – Tied	Merkert Gymnasium (260) Easton, MA
February 19, 2026 6:00 pm, NECFR		at New Haven	L 51–64	9–19 (6–9)	13 – Stinson	12 – Stinson	2 – Tied	Hazell Center (776) West Haven, CT
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, NECFR		Le Moyne	W 77–68	10–19 (7–9)	30 – Hackett	9 – Stinson	3 – Sunderland	Merkert Gymnasium (485) Easton, MA
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR		Saint Francis	W 103–77	11–19 (8–9)	40 – Hackett	10 – Stinson	5 – Sunderland	Merkert Gymnasium (307) Easton, MA
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, NECFR		Mercyhurst	L 72–75 ^OT	11–20 (8–10)	21 – Stinson	15 – Tutic	5 – Sunderland	Merkert Gymnasium (415) Easton, MA
NEC tournament
March 4, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR	(5)	at (4) Le Moyne Quarterfinals	W 81–71	12–20	26 – Hackett	8 – Koffi	7 – Sunderland	Ted Grant Court (781) DeWitt, NY
March 7, 2026 2:00 pm, NECFR	(5)	at (3) Mercyhurst Semifinals	L 51–56	12–21	21 – Hackett	8 – Tutic	2 – Koffi	Owen McCormick Court (567) Erie, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2025 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Field Set". NEC. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
^ "Brown scores 23 as Fairleigh Dickinson knocks off Stonehill 71-56 in Northeast Conference Tournament". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Shark Hunt Begins: LIU Unanimously Named 2025-26 NEC Preseason Men's Basketball Favorite". NEC. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
^ "LIU All-Star Duo Highlights 2025-26 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team". NEC. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stonehill College. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
^ "Stonehill Skyhawks 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2025.

[1] "2025 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Field Set". NEC. Retrieved November 16, 2025.

[2] "Brown scores 23 as Fairleigh Dickinson knocks off Stonehill 71-56 in Northeast Conference Tournament". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 16, 2025.

[poll-3] "Shark Hunt Begins: LIU Unanimously Named 2025-26 NEC Preseason Men's Basketball Favorite". NEC. Retrieved November 16, 2025.

[4] "LIU All-Star Duo Highlights 2025-26 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team". NEC. Retrieved November 16, 2025.

[5] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stonehill College. Retrieved November 16, 2025.

[6] "Stonehill Skyhawks 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2025.

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