2025–26 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

2025–26 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
2025–26 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	4–9 (0–0 America East)
Head coach	Dwayne Killings (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Whitesell; Dan Madhavapallil; Willie Jenkins; Elijah Burns;
Home arena	Broadview Center

2025–26 America East Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Vermont	0	–	0	–	8	–	6	.571
UMBC	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
UMass Lowell	0	–	0	–	5	–	8	.385
New Hampshire	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364
NJIT	0	–	0	–	4	–	8	.333
Albany	0	–	0	–	4	–	9	.308
Bryant	0	–	0	–	3	–	9	.250
Binghamton	0	–	0	–	3	–	10	.231
Maine	0	–	0	–	1	–	12	.077

† 2026 AmEast tournament winner As of December 20, 2025

The 2025–26 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represents the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by fifth-year head coach Dwayne Killings, play their home games at the Broadview Center in Albany, New York as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Great Danes finished the 2024–25 season 17–16, 8–8 in America East play, to finish in fourth place.^[1] They defeated Binghamton in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament,^[2] before losing to Bryant in the semifinals.^[3]

Preseason

On October 20, 2025, the America East Conference released their preseason polls. Albany was picked to finish second in the conference.^[4]

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:^[4]

Preseason All-America East Team

Preseason All-America East Team
Player	Year	Position
Amir Lindsey	Sophomore	Guard

Source:^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Okechukwu Okeke	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Sr	FIU	East Chicago, IN
G	1	Will Richardson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Fordham	Teaneck, NJ
G	2	Amir Lindsey	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Rivers School	Framingham, MA
G	3	Wilkin Paulino	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Proctor Academy	Worcester, MA
G	4	Miles Rose	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	St. Bonaventure	Rochester, NY
F	5	Isaac Abidde	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Cleveland State	Albany, GA
F	7	Ife West-Ingram	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Rider	Philadelphia, PA
G	8	Nasir Muhammad	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Northern Illinois	Brooklyn, NY
C	10	Bautista Giralt	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Florida Day School	Buenos Aires, Argentina
G	11	Jaden Kempson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Midland College	Bronx, NY
F	13	Ma'Kye Taylor	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Imhotep Institute HS	Philadelphia, PA
G	14	Zach Matulu	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Shaker HS	Albany, NY
G	22	Abdoulaye Fall	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Indian Hills CC	Dakar, Senegal
F	24	Tarique Foster	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	UMass	Bronx, NY
C	25	Yaya Keita	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Oklahoma	Koutiala, Mali
F	33	Sultan Adewale	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Iona	East London, England

Head coach

Dwayne Killings (Hampton)

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Whitesell (Luther)
Dan Madhavapallil (Marquette)
Willie Jenkins (Tennessee Tech)
Elijah Burns (Notre Dame)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Marquette	L 53–80	0–1	Fiserv Forum (13,168) Milwaukee, WI
November 8, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UMass	L 62–83	0–2	Mullins Center (3,025) Amherst, MA
November 11, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	SUNY Delhi	W 115–52	1–2	Broadview Center (2,223) Albany, NY
November 14, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rhode Island	L 61–80	1–3	Ryan Center (3,331) Kingston, RI
November 18, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Paul Smith's College	W 106–57	2–3	Broadview Center (1,588) Albany, NY
November 21, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Siena Albany Cup	L 63–73	2–4	MVP Arena (7,024) Albany, NY
November 28, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Colgate Northern Classic	L 67–69	2–5	Place Bell (1,738) Laval, QC
November 29, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Fordham Northern Classic	L 68–88	2–6	Place Bell (1,867) Laval, QC
November 30, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. SUNY Oneonta Northern Classic	W 90–62	3–6	Place Bell (1,767) Laval, QC
December 6, 2025* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Columbia	L 65–93	3–7	Levien Gymnasium (1,023) New York, NY
December 10, 2025* 4:30 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Yale Basketball Hall of Fame Classic	L 82−93	3−8	MassMutual Center (4,000) Springfield, MA
December 13, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Florida Atlantic	L 79–105	3–9	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
December 17, 2025* 7:00 p.m., FloCollege	at Stony Brook	W 71–55	4–9	Stony Brook Arena (1,250) Stony Brook, NY
December 21, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cornell			Broadview Center Albany, NY
December 30, 2025* 6:00 p.m., SECN	at South Carolina			Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
America East regular season
January 3, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UMass Lowell			Kennedy Family Athletic Complex Lowell, MA
January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bryant			Broadview Center Albany, NY
January 15, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Binghamton			Broadview Center Albany, NY
January 19, 2026 TBD, ESPN+	Vermont			Broadview Center Albany, NY
January 22, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Maine			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Hampshire			Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
January 29, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	NJIT			Broadview Center Albany, NY
January 31, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMBC			Broadview Center Albany, NY
February 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bryant			Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
February 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMass Lowell			Broadview Center Albany, NY
February 14, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Binghamton			Dr. Bai Lee Court Vestal, NY
February 19, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at NJIT			Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
February 21, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UMBC			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
February 26, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Maine			Broadview Center Albany, NY
February 28, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Hampshire			Broadview Center Albany, NY
March 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Vermont			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
^ "Win Over No.5 Binghamton Sends No.4 UAlbany to 2025 Jersey Mike's America East Men's Basketball Semifinals". University at Albany Great Danes. March 8, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
^ "Bryant rides trio of 20-point efforts past UAlbany and into America East Championship". Bryant University Bulldogs. March 11, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 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 at Albany Great Danes. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
^ "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

[2] "Win Over No.5 Binghamton Sends No.4 UAlbany to 2025 Jersey Mike's America East Men's Basketball Semifinals". University at Albany Great Danes. March 8, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

[3] "Bryant rides trio of 20-point efforts past UAlbany and into America East Championship". Bryant University Bulldogs. March 11, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

[poll-4] "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.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University at Albany Great Danes. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

[6] "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

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Albany Great Danes men's basketball
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