2025–26 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team

2025–26 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball
2025–26 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	3–9 (0–0 NEC)
Head coach	Jack Castleberry (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Josh Hayes
Assistant coaches	Tom Kiely; Nate Stitchell;
Home arena	Bogota Savings Bank Center

2025–26 NEC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Central Connecticut	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
LIU	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
Wagner	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
Le Moyne *	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
New Haven **	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
Mercyhurst *	0	–	0	–	5	–	8	.385
Fairleigh Dickinson	0	–	0	–	3	–	9	.250
Stonehill	0	–	0	–	3	–	10	.231
Chicago State	0	–	0	–	2	–	11	.154
Saint Francis	0	–	0	–	2	–	11	.154

† 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 December 22, 2025

The 2025–26 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represents Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights, led by third-year head coach Jack Castleberry, play their home games at the Bogota Savings Bank Center in Hackensack, New Jersey, as members of the Northeast Conference.

Previous season

The Knights finished the 2024–25 season 13–20, 8–8 in NEC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.^[1] They defeated Stonehill,^[2] before falling to top-seeded Central Connecticut in the semifinals of the NEC tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 27, 2025, the NEC released their preseason coaches poll. Fairleigh Dickinson was picked to finish fifth in the conference.^[4]

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:^[4]

Preseason All-NEC Team

No players were named to the All-NEC Preseason Team.^[5]

Roster

2025–26 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Joey Niesman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	McKendree	Oswego, Illinois
G	1	Kody Frey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Fr	Green Hope High School	Raleigh, North Carolina
F	2	Taeshaud Jackson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Northern Colorado	Denver, Colorado
G	3	Raysean Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Canterbury School	Montgomery, New York
G	5	Chidube Ekwommadu	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Fort Erie International Academy	Mississauga, Ontario
G	7	Eric Parnell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Sr	Hofstra	Melbourne, Florida
G	8	Noah Melson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Chattanooga	Douglasville, Georgia
F/C	9	Sebastian Haubro	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Fr	BMS Herlev	Ballerup, Denmark
G	11	Tyler McQuaid	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Bergen Catholic High School	Maywood, New Jersey
G	15	Josiah Francis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	United Scholastic Academy	Scarborough, Ontario
F	21	Cole Alexander	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	The Citadel	Charleston, South Carolina
C	22	Cyril Martynov	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Eastern Kentucky	Barrie, Ontario
G	24	Ras Elijah Godbolt	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Fr	The Albany Academy	Albany, New York
G	30	Andrew Canda	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	So	Virginia Academy	Woodbridge, Virginia
G	35	David Jevtic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	KK Kolubara LA 2003	Belgrade, Serbia
F/C	55	Arthur Cox	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	West Virginia State	Fayetteville, Arkansas

Head coach

Jack Castleberry (VMI)

Assistant coach(es)

Josh Hayes (Methodist)
Tom Kiely (Seton Hall)
Nate Stitchell (Keene State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at No. 16 Iowa State	L 50–88	0–1	Hilton Coliseum (13,332) Ames, IA
November 8, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Peter's	L 83–93	0–2	Run Baby Run Arena (575) Jersey City, NJ
November 12, 2025* 8:00 pm, SECN+	at Texas	L 58–93	0–3	Moody Center (9,820) Austin, TX
November 15, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at NJIT	L 81–93	0–4	Wellness and Events Center (790) Newark, NJ
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, NECFR	Saint Elizabeth	W 100–58	1–4	Bogota Savings Bank Center (345) Hackensack, NJ
November 24, 2025* 12:00 pm, YES/NECFR	East Texas A&M FDU Basketball Classic	L 65–70	1–5	Bogota Savings Bank Center (700) Hackensack, NJ
November 26, 2025* 2:00 pm, YES/NECFR	Army FDU Basketball Classic	L 73–81	1–6	Bogota Savings Bank Center (409) Hackensack, NJ
December 2, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Providence	L 64–94	1–7	Amica Mutual Pavilion (6,285) Providence, RI
December 4, 2025* 4:00 pm, NECFR	Manor	W 86−38	2−7	Bogota Savings Bank Center (430) Hackensack, NJ
December 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Fordham	L 54–75	2–8	Rose Hill Gymnasium (604) Bronx, NY
December 19, 2025* 3:00 pm, NECFR	Lehman	W 76−42	3−8	Bogota Savings Bank Center Hackensack, NJ
December 22, 2025* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at Boston College	L 61−72	3−9	Conte Forum (2,833) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 29, 2025* 9:00 pm, BTN	at Minnesota			Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
NEC regular season
January 2, 2026 7:30 pm, NECFR	at Mercyhurst			Owen McCormick Court Erie, PA
January 4, 2026 4:00 pm, NECFR	at Saint Francis			DeGol Arena Loretto, PA
January 8, 2026 5:00 pm, YES/NECFR	Chicago State			Bogota Savings Bank Center Hackensack, NJ
January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR	at New Haven			Hazell Center West Haven, CT
January 17, 2026 7:30 pm, YES/NECFR	LIU			Bogota Savings Bank Center Hackensack, NJ
January 19, 2026 2:00 pm, NECFR	Wagner			Bogota Savings Bank Center Hackensack, NJ
January 23, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR	at Central Connecticut			William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
January 25, 2026 12:00 pm, YES/NECFR	Le Moyne			Bogota Savings Bank Center Hackensack, NJ
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR	at Stonehill			Merkert Gymnasium Easton, MA
January 31, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR	at Wagner			Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR	Stonehill			Bogota Savings Bank Center Hackensack, NJ
February 7, 2026 3:30 pm, NECFR	Mercyhurst			Bogota Savings Bank Center Hackensack, NJ
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, YES/NECFR	Saint Francis			Bogota Savings Bank Center Hackensack, NJ
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, NECFR	Central Connecticut			Bogota Savings Bank Center Hackensack, NJ
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR	at Chicago State			Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL
February 21, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR	New Haven			Bogota Savings Bank Center Hackensack, NJ
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR	at Le Moyne			Ted Grant Court DeWitt, NY
February 28, 2026 TBA, NECFR	at LIU			Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2025 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Field Set". NEC. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
^ "Brown scores 23 as Fairleigh Dickinson knocks off Stonehill 71-56 in Northeast Conference Tournament". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
^ "Central Connecticut tops Fairleigh Dickinson 76-72 in OT, will play St. Francis for NEC title". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Shark Hunt Begins: LIU Unanimously Named 2025-26 NEC Preseason Men's Basketball Favorite". NEC. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
^ "LIU All-Star Duo Highlights 2025-26 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team". NEC. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". FDU Knights Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
^ "Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

[1] "2025 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Field Set". NEC. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

[2] "Brown scores 23 as Fairleigh Dickinson knocks off Stonehill 71-56 in Northeast Conference Tournament". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

[3] "Central Connecticut tops Fairleigh Dickinson 76-72 in OT, will play St. Francis for NEC title". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

[poll-4] "Shark Hunt Begins: LIU Unanimously Named 2025-26 NEC Preseason Men's Basketball Favorite". NEC. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

[5] "LIU All-Star Duo Highlights 2025-26 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team". NEC. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

[6] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". FDU Knights Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

[7] "Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

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