2025–26 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

2025–26 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
2025–26 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	3–7 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Martin Ingelsby (10th season);
Associate head coach	Bill Phillips
Assistant coaches	Antoni Wyche; Danny O'Connor; Christian Nunez;
Home arena	Bob Carpenter Center

2025–26 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Middle Tennessee	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	4	.600
Liberty	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
Sam Houston	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
New Mexico State	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
FIU	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Missouri State	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	–	4	–	6	.400
Delaware	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364
UTEP	0	–	0	–	3	–	6	.333
Kennesaw State	0	–	1	.000	8	–	3	.727

† 2026 CUSA tournament winner As of December 17, 2025

The 2025–26 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represents the University of Delaware during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by tenth-year head coach Martin Ingelsby, play their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware as first-year full members^[1] of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2024–25 season 16–20, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in twelfth place.^[2] They defeated Stony Brook, Campbell, William & Mary, and Towson before falling to UNC Wilmington in the finals of the CAA tournament.^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	00	Christian Bliss	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Virginia	Queens, New York
G	1	Mason Ellison	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Loyola Blakefield	Edgewood, Maryland
G	3	Cavan Reilly	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Bishop O'Connell HS	Lovettsville, Virginia
G	4	Justyn Fernandez	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Providence	Richmond, Virginia
F	5	Macon Emory	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Perkiomen School	Devon, Pennsylvania
G	10	Brandon Baffone	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Salesianum School	Hockessin, Delaware
F	11	Jayden Taylor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Sanford School	Newark, Delaware
G	12	Alex McFadden	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Radnor HS	Wayne, Pennsylvania
F	15	Houston Emory	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Blue Ridge School	Devon, Pennsylvania
G	20	Alex Kazanecki	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Moeller	Morrow, Ohio
G	21	Nnanna Njoku	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	GS	Villanova	Bear, Delaware
F	35	Bouna Kebe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Memphis	Dakar, Senegal
F	44	Tyler Houser	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	VMI	Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
G	55	Jameel Brown	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Temple	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Martin Ingelsby (Notre Dame)

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Phillips (Saint Joseph's)
Antoni Wyche (Notre Dame)
Danny O'Connor (Indiana)
Christian Nunez (Farmingdale State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 30, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Octoboer 25, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Joseph's	L 65–86		Hagan Arena Phildelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bucknell	L 70–78	0–1	Sojka Pavilion (1,431) Lewisburg, PA
November 7, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Wilmington (Division II)	L 62–71	0–2	Bob Carpenter Center (1,187) Newark, DE
November 11, 2025* 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	at No. 7 BYU	L 68−85	0−3	Marriott Center (18,299) Provo, UT
November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Peter's	W 81–70	1–3	Bob Carpenter Center (1,600) Newark, DE
November 23, 2025* 3:00 p.m., PTB Live	vs. Southern Illinois Jacksonville Classic	L 59–79	1–4	Edward Waters University (346) Jacksonville, FL
November 25, 2025* 1:30 p.m., PTB Live	vs. UNC Greensboro Jacksonville Classic	W 73–60	2–4	Edward Waters University (146) Jacksonville, FL
December 1, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Iona	L 66–89	2–5	Bob Carpenter Center (2,032) Newark, DE
December 6, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Delaware State	L 72–75 ^OT	2–6	Memorial Hall (400) Dover, DE
December 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Washington	W 70–58	3–6	Charles E. Smith Center (1,849) Washington, D.C.
December 13, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal State Northridge	L 66–88	3–7	Bob Carpenter Center (1,517) Newark, DE
December 16, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rider			Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
C-USA regular season
December 29, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Missouri State			Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 2, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Jacksonville State			Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 4, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kennesaw State			Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 8, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Sam Houston			Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
January 10, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech			Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
January 15, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UTEP			Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 17, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Mexico State			Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 24, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Liberty			Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
January 28, 2026 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Mexico State			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
January 31, 2026 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UTEP			Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Liberty			Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
February 7, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Middle Tennessee			Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
February 12, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at FIU			Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
February 14, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Missouri State			Great Southern Bank Arena Springfield, MO
February 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Kentucky			Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
February 21, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Jacksonville State			Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
February 28, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kennesaw State			Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
March 5, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Sam Houston			Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
March 7, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana Tech			Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
C-USA tournament
March 2026 TBA	vs. TBA			Propst Arena Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "UD Officially Enters Conference USA". UDaily. July 1, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved September 30, 2025.
^ "2025 Jersey Mike's CAA Men's Basketball Championship". CAA Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
^ "Delaware Blue Hens 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 30, 2025.

[1] "UD Officially Enters Conference USA". UDaily. July 1, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025.

[2] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved September 30, 2025.

[3] "2025 Jersey Mike's CAA Men's Basketball Championship". CAA Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved September 30, 2025.

[5] "Delaware Blue Hens 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 30, 2025.

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