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2025–26 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

2025–26 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 23
Record25–0 (12–0 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJonathan Holmes (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Khristian Smith (4th season)
  • Ben Botts (1st season)
  • Carl Richburg (2nd season)
  • Elijah Pennington (2nd season)
Home arenaMillett Hall
2025–26 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Miami (OH) 12 – 0   1.000 25 – 0   1.000
Akron 11 – 1   .917 20 – 5   .800
Kent State 10 – 3   .769 19 – 7   .731
Bowling Green 7 – 6   .538 16 – 10   .615
Toledo 7 – 6   .538 13 – 13   .500
Ohio 7 – 6   .538 13 – 13   .500
UMass 6 – 7   .462 15 – 11   .577
Buffalo 5 – 7   .417 15 – 10   .600
Central Michigan 4 – 8   .333 8 – 17   .320
Western Michigan 3 – 9   .250 9 – 16   .360
Northern Illinois 3 – 9   .250 8 – 16   .333
Ball State 3 – 9   .250 8 – 17   .320
Eastern Michigan 3 – 10   .231 9 – 17   .346
† 2026 MAC tournament winner
As of February 14, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represents Miami University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by fourth-year head coach Travis Steele, play their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The RedHawks finished the 2024–25 season 23–8, 14–4 in MAC play to finish in second place.[1] They defeated Eastern Michigan and Kent State before losing to Akron in the championship round of the MAC tournament, finishing 25–9.[2] The team tied the school record with 23 regular season wins and set a record with 15 consecutive single-season home wins.[3][4] The 25 overall wins established a school record.[5] They were the first team to reach the Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament championship game since the 2006–07 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team won the 2007 MAC men's basketball tournament.[6]

Achievements

On December 16, 2025, Miami defeated Wright State 83–76 for its 11th consecutive victory to set a school record for best start.[7][8] On December 18, starting point guard Evan Ipsaro was named to the 2025-26 Lou Henson Award Early Season Watch List,[9] but he tore his ACL in the December 20 victory against Ball State and was lost for the season.[10][11] On January 6, Miami defeated 2025–26 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team 87–76 to notch a school record 24th consecutive home win.[12][13] On January 17, 2026 defeated Buffalo in overtime to secure the Miami Redhawks 19th consecutive win to start the season, which tied the 1975–76 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team for the best start in MAC history.[14][15] The game was close throughout and featured 27 lead changes and 8 ties.[16] Following the victory, Miami entered the 2025–26 basketball rankings in the AP Poll for the first time since the 1998–99 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team appeared in the 1998–99 rankings.[17][18][19] No MAC team had been ranked since the 2018–19 Buffalo Bulls finished the season ranked.[20] On January 20, the team achieved a 20–0 start with an overtime victory over Kent State on the road, breaking the MAC record for consecutive wins to start a season (20) and the school record for consecutive road wins (9). The team also tied the single-season record for consecutive road wins (8) and started the MAC season 8–0 for the first time since the 1994–95 Miami Redskins men's basketball team.[21][22] On January 27, they played their first home game at Millett Hall as a ranked team against UMass in which they won, extending the MAC record for consecutive wins to start a season to 21. The game also was the tenth highest attended game at Millett Hall.[23] The victory also tied them with the 2001–02 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team for the longest in-season winning streak in MAC history.[24] On January 31, they set the longest winning in-season streak in MAC history by defeating Northern Illinois 85–61. The game also set the record attendance record at Millet Hall as they had 10,640 in person. The victory also pulled them neck-and-neck with Akron for the nation's longest active Division I home winning streak at 28,[25][26][27] following the January 29, North Dakota late comeback against St. Thomas (Minnesota), the prior home streak record holder.[28] A February 3, victory over Buffalo broke the in-season school record for consecutive road wins (9).[20][29] On February 9, Arizona lost to Kansas, leaving Miami as the only unbeaten team in the NCAA men's Division I basketball.[30] After Duke matched Akron and Miami with 28 consecutive home wins,[31] A victory on February 13 against Battle of the Bricks rival Ohio, to reach 29 consecutive home wins, 25–0 and a 12–0 conference start, gave Miami its best conference start since the 1957–58 Miami RedHawks.[32][33]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kam Craft 4 G/F 6'6" 205 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois Transferred to Georgia Tech
Mekhi Cooper 11 G 6'1" 165 Sophomore Bolingbrook, Illinois Transferred to Lindenwood
Dan Luers 25 G 6'5" 220 Graduate student Lebanon, Ohio Graduated, Graduate Assistant at Miami
Reece Potter 35 C 7'1" 215 Sophomore Lexington, Kentucky Transferred to Kentucky

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Almar Atlason 11 F 6'8" 235 Junior Reykjavík, Iceland Bradley

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Tyler Robbins
PF 		Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania Upper St. Clair High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Aug 6, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (N/A)
Justin Kirby
SG 		Fishers, Indiana Fishers High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 13, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (N/A)
Kyle Waltz
SF 		Geneva, Ohio SPIRE Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 3, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (N/A)
Trey Perry
PG 		Middletown, Ohio Lakota East High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 25, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (N/A)
Leshawn Stowers
SG 		Peoria, Illinois Peoria High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 25, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (N/A)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.


Roster

2025–26 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Eian Elmer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School Cincinnati, Ohio
G 1 Trey Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lakota East High School Liberty Township, Ohio
G 2 Evan Ipsaro Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Covington Catholic High School Crestview Hills, Kentucky
G 3 Luke Skaljac 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School Brecksville, Ohio
G 4 Brady Ganley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School Brecksville, Ohio
G 5 Peter Suder 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Bellarmine Carmel, Indiana
G 6 Jack Sauer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Loveland High School Loveland, Ohio
F 7 Ethan Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Spring Valley Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 8 Eli Yofan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Fox Chapel Area High School Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F 11 Almar Atlason 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Bradley Reykjavík, Iceland
G 12 Justin Kirby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Fishers High School Fishers, Indiana
F 13 Antwone Woolfolk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Rutgers Cleveland, Ohio
F 20 Tyler Robbins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Upper St. Clair High School Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 21 Leshawn Stowers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Peoria Central High School Peoria, Illinois
G/F 22 Brant Byers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Perkiomen School Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
F 24 Jackson Kotecki 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr St. Ignatius College Prep Chicago, Illinois
F 25 Kyle Waltz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr York Community High School Elmhurst, Illinois
G 33 Blake Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Evansville Memorial High School Evansville, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 7, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Old Dominion
MAC-SBC Challenge 		W 87–72  1–0
  18 – Byers   8 – Elmer   4 – Skaljac  Millett Hall (2,131)
Oxford, OH
November 7, 2025*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Trinity Christian (IL) W 129–49  2–0
  23 – Waltz   10 – Robbins   6 – Atlason  Millett Hall (2,087)
Oxford, OH
November 15, 2025*
2:00 p.m., MW Network 		at Air Force W 76–61  3–0
  18 – Byers   13 – Woolfolk   7 – Ipsaro  Clune Arena (1,117)
Air Force Academy, CO
November 20, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Mercyhurst
Marshall MTE 		W 76–71  4–0
  16 – Atlason   7 – Woolfolk   4 – Tied  Millett Hall (1,633)
Oxford, OH
November 23, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Marshall MTE 		W 111–84  5–0
  20 – Ipsaro   8 – Elmer   6 – Skaljac  Millett Hall (1,176)
Oxford, OH
November 26, 2025*
2:00 p.m., SIACN 		vs. UNC Greensboro
Riley Decker Showcase 		W 82–71  6–0
  20 – Suder   7 – Suder   4 – Tied  John Hurst Adams Gymnasium (46)
Jacksonville, FL
December 2, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Indiana East W 109–65  7–0
  15 – Waltz   7 – Tied   5 – Tied  Millett Hall (1,246)
Oxford, OH
December 6, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Maine W 93–61  8–0
  24 – Ipsaro   7 – Skaljac   7 – Suder  Millett Hall (1,349)
Oxford, OH
December 10, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UNC Asheville W 90–87 OT 9–0
  27 – Ipsaro   6 – Elmer   9 – Skaljac  Kimmel Arena (903)
Asheville, NC
December 13, 2025*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Kentucky W 79–69  10–0
  19 – Atlason   5 – Tied   5 – Tied  Baptist Health Arena (600)
Richmond, KY
December 16, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wright State W 83–76  11–0
  27 – Byers   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Nutter Center (4,892)
Fairborn, OH
December 20, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Ball State W 86–77  12–0
(1–0) 		 26 – Atlason   7 – Elmer   5 – Suder  Worthen Arena (3,503)
Muncie, IN
December 22, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Milligan W 135–81  13–0
  24 – Perry   8 – Robbins   9 – Perry  Millett Hall (1,435)
Oxford, OH
December 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green W 93–83  14–0
(2–0) 		 17 – Tied   8 – Suder   5 – Tied  Stroh Center (3,844)
Bowling Green, OH
January 3, 2026
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Akron W 76–73  15–0
(3–0) 		 26 – Byers   8 – Elmer   9 – Suder  Millett Hall (4,111)
Oxford, OH
January 6, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Michigan W 87–76  16–0
(4–0) 		 21 – Atlason   8 – Kirby   5 – Suder  Millett Hall (1,407)
Oxford, OH
January 9, 2026
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Toledo W 87–73  17–0
(5–0) 		 21 – Woolfolk   7 – Byers   6 – Suder  Savage Arena (5,143)
Toledo, OH
January 13, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Central Michigan W 100–61  18–0
(6–0) 		 24 – Byers   7 – Tied   6 – Skaljac  Millett Hall (2,021)
Oxford, OH
January 17, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Buffalo W 105–102 OT 19–0
(7–0) 		 37 – Suder   11 – Woolfolk   10 – Skaljac  Millett Hall (5,088)
Oxford, OH
January 20, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 25 at Kent State W 107–101 OT 20–0
(8–0) 		 27 – Suder   10 – Suder   8 – Tied  MAC Center (6,327)
Kent, OH
January 27, 2026
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 24 UMass W 86–84  21–0
(9–0) 		 30 – Elmer   7 – Tied   9 – Suder  Millett Hall (9,223)
Oxford, OH
January 31, 2026
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 24 Northern Illinois W 85–61  22–0
(10–0) 		 21 – Byers   12 – Woolfolk   3 – Woolfolk  Millett Hall (10,640)
Oxford, OH
February 3, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 23 at Buffalo W 73–71  23–0
(11–0) 		 19 – Skaljac   5 – Tied   8 – Suder  Alumni Arena (3,507)
Amherst, NY
February 7, 2026*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 23 at Marshall
MAC-SBC Challenge 		W 90–74  24–0
  18 – Elmer   9 – Elmer   7 – Skaljac  Cam Henderson Center (5,475)
Huntington, WV
February 13, 2026
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 23 Ohio W 90–74  25–0
(12–0) 		 21 – Byers   6 – Tied   6 – Skaljac  Millett Hall (10,640)
Oxford, OH
February 17, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMass       Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
February 20, 2026
8:30 p.m., CBSSN 		Bowling Green       Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
February 24, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan       George Gervin GameAbove Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
February 27, 2026
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Western Michigan       University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
March 3, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Toledo       Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
March 6, 2026
7:00 p.m. 		at Ohio       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
MAC tournament
March 12, 2026
TBA, ESPN+ 		vs. TBA
Quarterfinals 		      Rocket Arena 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[34][35]

Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP [36]—————RVRVRVRV*RVRV25242323
Coaches————————RVRVRVRV25т2424

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

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