The 2025–26 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Nathan Davis, played their home games at the Lundholm Gym in Durham, New Hampshire as members of the America East Conference.
| 2025–26 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball | |
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| Conference | America East Conference |
| Record | 9–21 (5–11 America East) |
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| Home arena | Lundholm Gym |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 AmEast tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
editThe Wildcats finished the 2024–25 season 8–24, 6–10 in America East play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.[1] They were defeated by Vermont in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.[2]
Preseason
editOn October 20, 2025, the America East Conference released their preseason polls. New Hampshire was picked to finish last in the conference.[3]
Preseason rankings
edit| Place | Team | Votes | |
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| 1 | Vermont | 63 (7) | |
| T–2 | Maine | 47 (1) | |
| Albany | 47 | ||
| 4 | UMass Lowell | 39 (1) | |
| 5 | Binghamton | 37 | |
| 6 | Bryant | 35 | |
| 7 | UMBC | 31 | |
| 8 | NJIT | 13 | |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 12 | |
| (#) first-place votes | |||
Source:[3]
Preseason All-America East Team
editNo players were named to the All-America East team.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Clemson | L 38–88 | 0–1 |
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,439) Clemson, SC | |||||||
| November 6, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Curry | W 113–31 | 1–1 |
Lundholm Gym (271) Durham, NH | |||||||
| November 9, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Harvard | L 75–86 | 1–2 |
Lavietes Pavilion (784) Boston, MA | |||||||
| November 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Emmanuel | W 97–69 | 2–2 |
Lundholm Gym (317) Durham, NH | |||||||
| November 15, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at George Mason | L 44–61 | 2–3 |
EagleBank Arena (2,505) Fairfax, VA | |||||||
| November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Providence | L 66–98 | 2–4 |
Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,852) Providence, RI | |||||||
| November 26, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Brown | L 47–59 | 2–5 |
Lundholm Gym (302) Durham, NH | |||||||
| November 30, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Fairfield | L 68–72 | 2–6 |
Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,402) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
| December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Dartmouth Rivalry |
L 68–69 | 2–7 |
Leede Arena (864) Hanover, NH | |||||||
| December 6, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Boston University | W 88–82 OT | 3–7 |
Lundholm Gym (469) Durham, NH | |||||||
| December 17, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Stonehill | W 59–58 | 4–7 |
Lundholm Gym (297) Durham, NH | |||||||
| December 21, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Saint Louis | L 79–93 | 4–8 |
Chaifetz Arena (5,908) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
| December 30, 2025* 9:00 p.m., BTN |
at No. 13 Nebraska | L 55–86 | 4–9 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,497) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| America East regular season | |||||||||||
| January 3, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Vermont | L 61–80 | 4–10 (0–1) |
Lundholm Gym (813) Durham, NH | |||||||
| January 8, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at NJIT | L 76–80 | 4–11 (0–2) |
Wellness and Events Center (220) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| January 10, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UMBC | L 74–75 | 4–12 (0–3) |
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,350) Catonsville, MD | |||||||
| January 19, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Maine | W 65–48 | 5–12 (1–3) |
Memorial Gymnasium (1,157) Orono, ME | |||||||
| January 22, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Binghamton | W 88–82 3OT | 6–12 (2–3) |
Lundholm Gym (268) Durham, NH | |||||||
| January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Albany | W 80–72 | 7–12 (3–3) |
Lundholm Gym (574) Durham, NH | |||||||
| January 29, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UMass Lowell | W 66–61 | 8–12 (4–3) |
Lundholm Gym (505) Durham, NH | |||||||
| January 31, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Bryant | L 84–92 | 8–13 (4–4) |
Chace Athletic Center (511) Smithfield, RI | |||||||
| February 7, 2026 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Vermont | L 57–80 | 8–14 (4–5) |
Patrick Gym (2,522) Burlington, VT | |||||||
| February 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
NJIT | L 70–76 | 8–15 (4–6) |
Lundholm Gym (338) Durham, NH | |||||||
| February 14, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UMBC | L 63–85 | 8–16 (4–7) |
Lundholm Gym (442) Durham, NH | |||||||
| February 19, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UMass Lowell | L 56–78 | 8–17 (4–8) |
Kennedy Family Athletic Complex (787) Lowell, MA | |||||||
| February 21, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Maine | L 58–61 | 8–18 (4–9) |
Lundholm Gym (372) Durham, NH | |||||||
| February 26, 2026 6:07 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Binghamton | L 63–65 | 8–19 (4–10) |
Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,436) Vestal, NY | |||||||
| February 28, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Albany | L 61–84 | 8–20 (4–11) |
Broadview Center (2,034) Albany, NY | |||||||
| March 3, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Bryant | W 88–83 2OT | 9–20 (5–11) |
Lundholm Gym (280) Durham, NH | |||||||
| America East tournament | |||||||||||
| March 7, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(8) | at (1) UMBC Quarterfinals |
L 69–84 | 9–21 |
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,652) Catonsville, MD | ||||||
References
edit- ↑ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ↑ "Second Half Surge Pushes Vermont in a Quarterfinal Win Over New Hampshire". University of Vermont Athletics. March 8, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- 1 2 3 "America East Releases Men's #AEHoops 2025-26 Preseason Poll and Preseason All-Conference Team". americaeast.com. America East Conference. October 20, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- ↑ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ "New Hampshire Wildcats Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2025.