2025–26 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

2025–26 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
2025–26 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	6–21 (4–8 America East)
Head coach	Chris Markwood (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Rob O'Driscoll; Pete Gash; Jordon Bronner; Tommy Freeman;
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium

2025–26 America East Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UMBC	10	–	2	.833	17	–	8	.680
NJIT	10	–	3	.769	15	–	13	.536
Vermont	9	–	4	.692	17	–	11	.607
UMass Lowell	7	–	5	.583	12	–	15	.444
Albany	6	–	6	.500	10	–	17	.370
New Hampshire	4	–	8	.333	8	–	17	.320
Maine	4	–	8	.333	6	–	21	.222
Bryant	4	–	9	.308	8	–	19	.296
Binghamton	2	–	11	.154	6	–	22	.214

† 2026 AmEast tournament winner As of February 19, 2026

The 2025–26 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represents the University of Maine during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by fourth-year head coach Chris Markwood, play their home games at the Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, Maine as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2024–25 season 20–14, 10–6 in America East play, to finish in third place.^[1] They defeated UMass Lowell^[2] and Vermont,^[3] before losing to Bryant in the championship game of the America East tournament.^[4]

Preseason

On October 20, 2025, the America East Conference released their preseason polls. Maine was picked to finish second in the conference, while receiving a first-place vote.^[5]

Preseason rankings

America East Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Vermont	63 (7)
T–2	Maine	47 (1)
T–2	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:^[5]

Preseason All-America East Team

No players were named to the All-America East team.^[5]

Roster

2025–26 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Logan Carey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jr	St. Paul's School	Shelton, CT
F	1	TJ Biel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Southeast Missouri State	Calgary, AB
G	3	Ryan Mabrey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Quinnipiac	Belmar, NJ
G	4	Caleb Crawford	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	So	Loomis Chaffee School	Bronx, NY
G	5	Isaac Bonilla	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Bradford Christian Academy	Danville, NH
F	6	Yanis Bamba	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Jr	Wichita State	Montreal, QC
G	8	Darius Lopes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	So	Vermont Academy	West Warwick, RI
F	10	Killian Gribben	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Siena	Letterkenny, Ireland
F	11	Ace Flagg	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Greensboro Day School	Newport, ME
F	12	Emmitt Byther	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Old Town HS	Old Town, ME
F	14	Amare Allen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	So	CODE Academy	Ajax, ON
F	15	John Shea	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Edward Little HS	Auburn, ME
F	21	Joshua Ojuri	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Massanutten Military Academy	Providence, RI
G	24	Mekhi Gray	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	UMass Lowell	Montrose, NY
F	25	Keelan Steele	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Victory Academy	Alton, ON
G	64	Bashir N'Galang	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Fort Erie International Academy	Saint-Laurent, QC

Head coach

Chris Markwood (Maine)

Assistant coach(es)

Rob O'Driscoll (Villanova)
Pete Gash (Chattanooga)
Jordon Bronner (New Hampshire)
Tommy Freeman (Ohio)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2025* 6:30 p.m.	Husson	W 89–47	–	Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Washington	L 47–67	0–1	Charles E. Smith Center (2,043) Washington, D.C.
November 8, 2025* 5:00 p.m., FloCollege	at Stony Brook	L 60–71	0–2	Stony Brook Arena (1,803) Stony Brook, NY
November 10, 2025* 6:30 p.m., BTN	at Rutgers	L 60–72	0–3	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
November 16, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Quinnipiac	L 64–70	0–4	Memorial Gymnasium (1,380) Orono, ME
November 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Merrimack	L 65–72	0–5	Merrimack Athletics Complex (1,572) North Andover, MA
November 23, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Brown	L 53–58	0–6	Memorial Gymnasium (1,157) Orono, ME
November 28, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at American Capital Thanksgiving Classic	L 61–74	0–7	Bender Arena (820) Washington, D.C.
November 29, 2025* 1:00 pm	vs. Longwood Capital Thanksgiving Classic	L 61–65	0–8	Bender Arena (191) Washington, D.C.
November 30, 2025* 1:00 p.m.	vs. Siena Capital Thanksgiving Classic	L 60–64	0–9	Bender Arena (136) Washington, D.C.
December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Ohio	L 57–79	0–10	Convocation Center (3,553) Athens, OH
December 6, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Miami (OH)	L 61–93	0–11	Millett Hall (1,349) Oxford, OH
December 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Boston University	W 69−59	1−11	Case Gym (654) Boston, MA
December 13, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Canisius	L 43–70	1–12	Memorial Gymnasium (1,190) Orono, ME
December 21, 2025* 2:00 p.m., FloCollege	at Drexel	L 56–74	1–13	Daskalakis Athletic Center (796) Philadelphia, PA
December 30, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMaine Fort Kent	W 104–66	2–13	Memorial Gymnasium (1,277) Orono, ME
America East regular season
January 3, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bryant	L 51–56	2–14 (0–1)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,131) Orono, ME
January 8, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UMBC	L 62–69	2–15 (0–2)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,125) Catonsville, MD
January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at NJIT	W 74–70	3–15 (1–2)	Wellness and Events Center (343) Newark, NJ
January 15, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Vermont	L 62–67	3–16 (1–3)	Patrick Gym (2,202) Burlington, VT
January 19, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Hampshire	L 48–65	3–17 (1–4)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,157) Orono, ME
January 22, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Albany	W 52–49	4–17 (2–4)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,065) Orono, ME
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Binghamton	W 79–63	5–17 (3–4)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,276) Orono, ME
January 31, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UMass Lowell	L 77–91	5–18 (3–5)	Kennedy Family Athletic Complex (957) Lowell, MA
February 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Vermont	W 76–70	6–18 (4–5)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,140) Orono, ME
February 7, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bryant	L 67–73	6–19 (4–6)	Chace Athletic Center (575) Smithfield, RI
February 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMBC	L 62–78	6–20 (4–7)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,061) Orono, ME
February 14, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	NJIT	L 58–67	6–21 (4–8)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,152) Orono, ME
February 21, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Hampshire			Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
February 26, 2026 6:30 p.m.	at Albany			Broadview Center Albany, NY
February 28, 2026 2:00 p.m.	at Binghamton			Dr. Bai Lee Court Vestal, NY
March 3, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMass Lowell			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
^ "Black Bears Win First Playoff Game Since 2005 as they take down UMass Lowell". University of Maine Athletics. March 8, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
^ "Men's Basketball Takes Down Vermont in the America East Semifinals on Tuesday Night". University of Maine Athletics. March 11, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
^ "Dawgs are Dancin'! Bryant wins America East Championship". Bryant University Bulldogs. March 15, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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 Maine Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
^ "Maine Black Bears Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2025.

[2] "Black Bears Win First Playoff Game Since 2005 as they take down UMass Lowell". University of Maine Athletics. March 8, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.

[3] "Men's Basketball Takes Down Vermont in the America East Semifinals on Tuesday Night". University of Maine Athletics. March 11, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.

[4] "Dawgs are Dancin'! Bryant wins America East Championship". Bryant University Bulldogs. March 15, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.

[poll-5] "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.

[6] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2025.

[7] "Maine Black Bears Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2025.

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Maine Black Bears men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1935–1989; 2011–present) Bangor Auditorium (1989–1992) Alfond Arena (1992–2013) Cross Insurance Center (2013–2023)
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