2025–26 America East Conference men's basketball season
| 2025–26 America East men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Men's basketball |
| Teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Tournament | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 AmEast tournament winner As of February 14, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 America East men's basketball season began with practices in September 2025 and will end with the 2025 America East men's basketball tournament in March 2026. This is the 46th year of competition in men's basketball for the America East Conference.
Head coaches
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Season | Overall record |
America East record |
NCAA Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | Dwayne Killings | Marquette (asst.) | 5th | 51–76 (.402) | 25–41 (.379) | 0 |
| Binghamton | Levell Sanders | Binghamton (asst.) | 5th | 55–67 (.451) | 30–36 (.455) | 0 |
| Bryant | Jamion Christian | Pallacanestro Trieste | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Maine | Chris Markwood | Boston College (asst.) | 4th | 48–48 (.500) | 24–24 (.500) | 0 |
| UMBC | Jim Ferry | Penn State (Interim HC) | 5th | 60–68 (.469) | 30–36 (.455) | 0 |
| UMass Lowell | Pat Duquette | Northeastern (asst.) | 13th | 175–188 (.482) | 95–108 (.468) | 0 |
| New Hampshire | Nathan Davis | Bucknell | 3rd | 24–39 (.381) | 13–19 (.406) | 0 |
| NJIT | Grant Billmeier | Maryland (asst.) | 3rd | 13–46 (.220) | 6–26 (.188) | 0 |
| Vermont | John Becker | Vermont (asst.) | 15th | 329–132 (.714) | 193–34 (.850) | 6 |
Notes:
- Season includes the 2025–26 season.
- Record numbers are through the end of the 2024–25 season.
Preseason
Preseason coaches poll
| 2025–26 America East Preseason Coaches Poll[1] | ||
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| Rank | Team (First place votes) | Points |
| 1 | Vermont (7) | 63 |
| T2 | Maine (1) | 47 |
| T2 | Albany | 47 |
| 4 | UMass Lowell (1) | 39 |
| 5 | Binghamton | 37 |
| 6 | Bryant | 35 |
| 7 | UMBC | 31 |
| 8 | NJIT | 13 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 12 |
Preseason All-Conference Team
| All-Conference Team[2] |
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| Quincy Allen, Bryant |
| TJ Hurley, Vermont |
| Demetrius Lilley, Binghamton |
| Amir Lindsey, Albany |
| TJ Long, Vermont |
| Josh Odunowo, UMBC |
Regular season
Player of the Week Awards
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Postseason
America East tournament
The conference tournament will be played from March 8 to March 15, 2026. All tournament games will be hosted at the higher seed's campus site. Teams are reseeded after quarterfinals.
NCAA Tournament
The conference champion will receive an automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | First round | Second round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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| TBD | N/a | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
Conference awards
| 2026 America East Men's Basketball Individual Awards | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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| Player of the Year | — | |||||
| Coach of the Year | — | |||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | — | |||||
| Sixth Man of the Year | — | |||||
| Rookie of the Year | — | |||||
| Newcomer of the Year | — | |||||
| Reference: | ||||||
| 2026 America East Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Defensive Team | Rookie Team | ||
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| — | — | — | — | — | ||
References
- ^ "America East Releases Men's #AEHoops 2025-26 Preseason Poll and Preseason All-Conference Team". americaeast.com. October 20, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ "America East Releases Men's #AEHoops 2025-26 Preseason Poll and Preseason All-Conference Team". americaeast.com. America East Conference. October 20, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ "Men's #AEHoops Week 1: Long's Career Day Nets Weekly Honor". americaeast.com. November 10, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ "Men's #AEHoops Week 2: UMBC, NJIT & Vermont Post Unbeaten Weeks". americaeast.com. November 17, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ "Men's #AEHoops Week 3: Tight Contests Around the League". americaeast.com. November 24, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ "Men's #AEHoops Week 4: Yalden's Big Week Nets Weekly Honor". americaeast.com. December 1, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ "Men's #AEHoops Week 5: Five Teams Earn Non-League Wins". americaeast.com. December 8, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ "Men's #AEHoops Week 6: Four Teams Earn Non-League Wins". americaeast.com. December 15, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ "Men's #AEHoops Week 7: Yalden's Big Day Leads to Weekly Honor". americaeast.com. December 22, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ "Men's #AEHoops Week 8: League Play Starts Saturday". americaeast.com. December 29, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ "Men's #AEHoops Week 9: Bryant, UMass Lowell, NJIT, Vermont Win League Openers". americaeast.com. January 5, 2026. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
- ^ "Men's #AEHoops Week 10: UMass Lowell & UMBC Post 2-0 Weeks". americaeast.com. January 12, 2026. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ "Men's #AEHoops Week 11: UAlbany, NJIT, UNH Post Unbeaten Weeks". americaeast.com. January 20, 2026. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ^ "Men's #AEHoops Week 12: Four Teams Post Perfect 2-0 Weeks". americaeast.com. January 26, 2026. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
- ^ "Men's #AEHoops Week 13: NJIT Battles to Top of Standings". americaeast.com. February 2, 2026. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
- ^ "Men's #AEHoops Week 14: NJIT Takes Over First Place". americaeast.com. February 9, 2026. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ^ "Men's #AEHoops Week 15: Top Three Teams Post Unbeaten Weeks". americaeast.com. February 16, 2026. Retrieved February 18, 2026.