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	9-18 (6-8 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	12	–	2	.857	18	–	9	.667
Central Connecticut	9	–	5	.643	15	–	10	.600
Le Moyne *	9	–	5	.643	14	–	13	.519
Mercyhurst *	8	–	6	.571	13	–	14	.481
Fairleigh Dickinson	7	–	7	.500	10	–	17	.370
New Haven **	6	–	7	.462	11	–	15	.423
Stonehill	6	–	8	.429	10	–	17	.370
Saint Francis	4	–	9	.308	6	–	20	.231
Wagner	4	–	10	.286	9	–	16	.360
Chicago State	4	–	10	.286	6	–	21	.222

† 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 As of February 16, 2026

The 2025–26 Stonehill Skyhawks men's basketball team represents Stonehill College during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by 13th-year head coach Chris Kraus, play 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	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						Hazell Center West Haven, CT
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, NECFR	Le Moyne						Merkert Gymnasium Easton, MA
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR	Saint Francis						Merkert Gymnasium Easton, MA
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, NECFR	Mercyhurst						Merkert Gymnasium Easton, MA
*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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