2025–26 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

2025–26 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
2025–26 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	6–4 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Billy Taylor (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Courtney Eldridge; Sean Halloran; Ryan Saunders; Al Seibert; Darius Stokes;
Home arena	Schar Center

2025–26 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Wilmington	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
William & Mary	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Hofstra	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Stony Brook	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Elon	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
North Carolina A&T	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
Towson	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Charleston	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
Hampton	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
Campbell	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
Northeastern	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
Drexel	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
Monmouth	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417

† 2026 CAA tournament winner As of December 19, 2025

The 2025–26 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represents Elon University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by fourth-year head coach Billy Taylor, play their home games at the Schar Center in Elon, North Carolina as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2024–25 season 17–16, 8–10 in CAA play, to finish in a tie for ninth place.^[1] They were defeated by Drexel in the second round of the CAA tournament.^[2] They received an invitation to the CBI,^[3] where they would be defeated by Army in the first round.^[4]

Preseason

On October 2, 2025, the CAA released their preseason coaches poll. Elon was picked to finish 12th in the conference.^[5]

Preseason rankings

CAA Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	Towson	136 (7)
2	UNC Wilmington	132 (5)
3	Charleston	130 (1)
4	William & Mary	93
5	Hampton	80
6	Monmouth	76
7	Campbell	75
T-8	Hofstra	66
T-8	Northeastern	66
10	Drexel	63
11	Stony Brook	41
12	Elon	35
13	North Carolina A&T	17
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[5]

Preseason All-CAA Teams

No players were named to the All-CAA First or Second Teams.^[5]

Roster

2025–26 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Bryson Cokley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	So	George Mason	Whiteville, North Carolina
G	1	Trey O'Neil	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	IMG Academy	Ardmore, Pennsylvania
G	2	Ja'Juan Carr	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	UNC Pembroke	Burgaw, North Carolina
F	4	Iker Garmendia	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	UIC	Barcelona, Spain
C	5	Caleb Middleton	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	New Hampshire	Dover, New Hampshire
F	6	Kacper Klaczek	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Albany	Chorzów, Poland
F	7	Chandler Cuthrell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Purdue Fort Wayne	Baltimore, Maryland
G	8	DeMarco Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Fr	Oak Hill Academy	Long Beach, California
G	10	Austin Williams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Glenelg Country School	Laurel, Maryland
G	11	Randall Pettus II	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Northern Kentucky	Bessemer City, North Carolina
F	12	Isaac Harrell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Jonesboro High School	Jonesboro, Arkansas
G	13	Savion Taylor	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	The Burlington School	Burlington, North Carolina
G	14	Alex Brabec	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Skyline High School	Ann Arbor, Michigan
G	22	Ned Hull	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Charlotte Latin School	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	25	Alex Olander	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Millbrook High School	Raleigh, North Carolina
F	33	Bryson Spell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Liberty	Virginia Beach, Virginia

Head coach

Billy Taylor (Notre Dame)

Assistant coach(es)

Courtney Eldridge (UNC Greensboro)
Sean Halloran (Elon)
Ryan Saunders (Barry)
Al Seibert (Fredonia State)
Darius Stokes (Iowa)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 14, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2025* 7:00 pm, FloCollege	Belmont Abbey	W 99–51	1–0	Schar Center (1,344) Elon, NC
November 8, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at UNC Greensboro	W 92–90 ^OT	2–0	Fleming Gymnasium (1,718) Greensboro, NC
November 12, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Marshall	L 89–96	2–1	Cam Henderson Center (3,797) Huntington, WV
November 15, 2025* 8:00 pm, FloCollege	Gardner–Webb	W 95–84	3–1	Schar Center (1,467) Elon, NC
November 20, 2025* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at Miami (FL)	L 72–99	3–2	Watsco Center (4,131) Coral Gables, FL
November 24, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Appalachian State	W 88–53	4–2	Holmes Center (2,021) Boone, NC
November 29, 2025* 4:00 pm, FloCollege	Mercer	L 84–91	4–3	Schar Center (1,026) Elon, NC
December 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, FloCollege	Furman	L 88–97	4–4	Schar Center (1,468) Elon, NC
December 6, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Wofford	W 73–52	5–4	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,165) Spartanburg, SC
December 13, 2025* 1:00 pm, FloCollege	Northern Illinois	W 85–79	6–4	Schar Center (1,092) Elon, NC
December 17, 2025* 7:00 pm, FloCollege	Richmond			Schar Center Elon, NC
December 20, 2025* 2:00 pm, ACCNX	at Virginia Tech			Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
December 22, 2025* 4:00 pm, FloCollege	Greensboro			Schar Center Elon, NC
CAA regular season
December 29, 2025 7:00 pm, FloCollege	Northeastern			Schar Center Elon, NC
December 31, 2025 2:00 pm, FloCollege	Charleston			Schar Center Elon, NC
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	at North Carolina A&T			Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC
January 10, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	Campbell			Schar Center Elon, NC
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	at Northeastern			Cabot Center Boston, MA
January 17, 2026 12:00 pm, CBSSN	at Hofstra			Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	Towson			Schar Center Elon, NC
January 24, 2026 4:00 pm, FloCollege	at Charleston			TD Arena Charleston, SC
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	William & Mary			Schar Center Elon, NC
January 31, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	Stony Brook			Schar Center Elon, NC
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	at Hampton			Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
February 7, 2026 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Drexel			Schar Center Elon, NC
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	at UNC Wilmington			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege	at William & Mary			Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
February 21, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	North Carolina A&T			Schar Center Elon, NC
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	at Towson			TU Arena Towson, MD
February 28, 2026 3:00 pm, FloCollege	at Monmouth			OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
March 3, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	UNC Wilmington			Schar Center Elon, NC
CAA tournament
March 6–10, 2026 TBA	vs.			CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 14, 2025.
^ "Drake scores 25 in Drexel's 91-74 win over Elon in Coastal Athletic Association Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
^ "Army men's basketball erases 21-point deficit, beats Elon in CBI tourney opener". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Towson Tabbed 2025-26 CAA Men's Basketball Favorite; Tyler Tejada Named Preseason Player of the Year". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 14, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
^ "Elon Phoenix 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[2] "Drake scores 25 in Drexel's 91-74 win over Elon in Coastal Athletic Association Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[3] "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[4] "Army men's basketball erases 21-point deficit, beats Elon in CBI tourney opener". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[poll-5] "Towson Tabbed 2025-26 CAA Men's Basketball Favorite; Tyler Tejada Named Preseason Player of the Year". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[6] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[7] "Elon Phoenix 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

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