2025–26 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team

2025–26 Boston University Terriers men's basketball
2025–26 Boston University Terriers men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	5–8 (0–0 Patriot)
Head coach	Joe Jones (15th season);
Associate head coach	Mike Quinn
Assistant coaches	Matt Brady; Al Paul;
Home arena	Case Gym

2025–26 Patriot League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Navy	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
American	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Colgate	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
Army	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
Boston University	0	–	0	–	5	–	8	.385
Holy Cross	0	–	0	–	5	–	8	.385
Lehigh	0	–	0	–	4	–	9	.308
Loyola	0	–	0	–	4	–	9	.308
Bucknell	0	–	0	–	3	–	10	.231
Lafayette	0	–	0	–	3	–	10	.231

† 2026 Patriot League tournament winner As of December 21, 2025

The 2025–26 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represents Boston University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by 15th-year head coach Joe Jones, play their home games at Case Gym in Boston, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Terriers finished the 2024–25 season 16–16, 10–8 in Patriot League play, to finish in a four-way tie for third place.^[1] They were defeated by Navy in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 15, 2025, the Patriot League released their preseason poll. Boston University was picked to finish second in the conference, while receiving two first-place votes.^[3]

Preseason rankings

Patriot League Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	Navy	79 (7)
2	Boston University	73 (2)
3	Colgate	64 (1)
4	American	47
5	Bucknell	44
6	Loyola (MD)	39
7	Lafayette	36
8	Lehigh	30
9	Holy Cross	23
10	Army	15
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-Patriot League Team

Preseason All-Patriot League Team
Player	Year	Position
Kyrone Alexander	Junior	Guard

Source:^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Matai Baptiste	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Orangeville Prep	Toronto, Ontario
G	1	Ethan Okwuosa	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Southern New Hampshire	North Haven, Connecticut
G	2	Chance Gladden	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Ravenscroft School	Raleigh, North Carolina
F	3	Malcolm Chimezie	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Stepinac High School	Yonkers, New York
G	5	Kyrone Alexander	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	South Shore High School	Bridgetown, Barbados
F	6	Sam Hughes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Dexter Southfield School	Needham, Massachusetts
G	7	Azmar Abdullah	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Bishop Hendricken High School	Cranston, Rhode Island
G	8	Peter Carr	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Virginia Tech	West Chester, Pennsylvania
F	14	Ben Defty	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	St. Thomas More School	Berlin, Germany
F	15	Andrew Bhesania	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Boulder Creek High School	Phoenix, Arizona
G	20	Michael McNair	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Linfield Christian School	Temecula, California
G	21	Donte Tisinger Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Greater Johnstown High School	Johnstown, Pennsylvania
G	30	Ben Roy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Manasquan High School	Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey
F	32	Quinn Nielsen	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	The Citadel	Hingham, Massachusetts
F	41	Otto Landrum	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Torrey Pines High School	San Diego, California

Head coach

Joe Jones (SUNY–Oswego)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Quinn (Bentley)
Matt Brady (Siena)
Al Paul (SUNY Delhi)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 23, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:30 pm, NESN/FloCollege	at Northeastern	W 76–75 ^OT	1–0	Matthews Arena (2,189) Boston, MA
November 7, 2025* 6:00 pm, Peacock	at Northwestern	L 52–76	1–1	Welsh–Ryan Arena (4,995) Evanston, IL
November 12, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Brown	W 90–77	2–1	Case Gym (1,455) Boston, MA
November 15, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Merrimack	L 79–91	2–2	Case Gym (1,024) Boston, MA
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+	at Columbia	L 49–54	2–3	Levien Gymnasium (761) New York, NY
November 22, 2025* 1:30 pm, NESN Nation	vs. Harvard Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase	W 75–74	3–3	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
November 25, 2025* 7:00 pm, Peacock	at Penn State	L 87–96	3–4	Bryce Jordan Center (4,424) University Park, PA
November 29, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Kentucky	L 65–74	3–5	Truist Arena (1,502) Highland Heights, KY
December 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	VTSU Johnson	W 104–57	4–5	Case Gym (510) Boston, MA
December 6, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Hampshire	L 82–88 ^OT	4–6	Lundholm Gym (469) Durham, NH
December 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+	Maine	L 59−69	4−7	Case Gym (654) Boston, MA
December 13, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Dartmouth	L 64−77	4−8	Leede Arena (898) Hanover, NH
December 21, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	UMass Lowell	W 88–76	5–8	Case Gym (810) Boston, MA
Patriot League regular season
December 31, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Navy			Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
January 3, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	American			Case Gym Boston, MA
January 7, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lafayette			Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Army			Case Gym Boston, MA
January 14, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Lehigh			Case Gym Boston, MA
January 17, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Loyola (MD)			Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
January 21, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Lafayette			Case Gym Boston, MA
January 24, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Colgate			Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
January 28, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Navy			Case Gym Boston, MA
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bucknell			Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
February 2, 2026 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Holy Cross Turnpike Trophy			Hart Center Worcester, MA
February 7, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Loyola (MD)			Case Gym Boston, MA
February 11, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Army			Christl Arena West Point, NY
February 14, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Bucknell			Case Gym Boston, MA
February 16, 2026 6:00 pm, CBSSN	Colgate			Case Gym Boston, MA
February 21, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Lehigh			Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
February 25, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Holy Cross Turnpike Trophy			Case Gym Boston, MA
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at American			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
^ "Navy knock offs Boston University 86-78 in Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Patriot League Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors presented by PenFed Credit Union (10.15.25)". Patriot League. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Boston University Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
^ "Boston University Terriers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

[2] "Navy knock offs Boston University 86-78 in Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

[poll-3] "Patriot League Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors presented by PenFed Credit Union (10.15.25)". Patriot League. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Boston University Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

[5] "Boston University Terriers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

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