2025–26 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

2025–26 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
2025–26 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	8–4 (0–0 American)
Head coach	John Jakus (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Aditya Malhotra; Todd Abernethy; Jordan Fee; Isaiah Austin;
Home arena	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena

2025–26 American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	12	–	1	.923
North Texas	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Tulane	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
UAB	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Temple	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
South Florida	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
Rice	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
Memphis	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	5	–	8	.385
UTSA	0	–	0	–	4	–	8	.333

† 2026 American tournament winner As of December 22, 2025

The 2025–26 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represents Florida Atlantic University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by second-year head coach John Jakus, play their home games at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena located in Boca Raton, Florida as a member of the American Conference.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2024–25 season 18–16, 10–8 in AAC play to finish in fifth place. They beat Charlotte in the second round of the AAC tournament before losing to Tulane in the quarterfinals. They were invited to the 2025 NIT, where they lost to Dayton in the first round.^[1]^[2]

Roster

2025–26 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Devin Williams	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Centennial HS UCLA	Riverside, CA
G	2	Isaiah Elohim	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Sierra Canyon USC	Kingston, NY
G	3	Amar Amkou	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	CSI Keur Madior	Thiès, Senegal
G	4	Liam Dayco-Green	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Prolific Prep	Vancouver, BC
G	5	Yohann Sissoko	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Lycee General et technologique Acadomia	Paris, France
G	7	Zion Sampaio	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. Andrew's School	Ft. Lauderdale, FL
C	8	Vincent Neugebauer	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Oldenburg, Germany
G	9	Max Langenfeld	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Urspringschule	Ulm, Germany
G	11	Josiah Parker	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Combine Academy Int'l	Huber Heights, OH
F	17	Xander Pintelon	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Oostkamp, Belgium
G	18	Kanaan Carlyle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Overtime Elite Indiana	Atlanta, GA
G	22	Devin Vanterpool	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Christ the King Regional HS	Laurel, MD
G	25	Niccolo Moretti	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Illinois	Bologna, Italy
G	30	Lachlan Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Manhattan, NY
F	77	Maxim Logue	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	So	Oregon State	Lyon, France

Head coach

John Jakus (Trinity International)

Assistant coach(es)

Isaiah Austin (Baylor)
Jordan Fee (West Liberty)
Aditya Malhotra (Baylor)
Demond Parker (Cedarville)
Aaron Smith (Prairie View A&M)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	Boston College	W 83–78 ^OT	1–0	19 – Carlyle	8 – Tied	6 – Vanterpool	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
November 8, 2025* 6:00 p.m., YouTube	vs. Charleston Field of 68 Tip-Off	W 94–77	2–0	14 – Carlyle	7 – Williams	5 – Vanterpool	Liberty Arena (303) Lynchburg, VA
November 9, 2025* 6:00 p.m., YouTube	at Liberty	L 68–88	2–1	24 – Vanterpool	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Liberty Arena (3,722) Lynchburg, VA
November 17, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Coastal Georgia	W 92–63	3–1	30 – Vanterpool	8 – Vanterpool	6 – Carlyle	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
November 20, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Pacific Sunshine Slam Campus game	W 82–59	4–1	21 – Carlyle	5 – Vanterpool	5 – Moretti	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
November 24, 2025* 8:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Loyola Marymount Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket Semifinal	W 76–65	5–1	24 – Carlyle	9 – Pintelon	5 – Carlyle	Ocean Center (1,236) Daytona Beach, FL
November 25, 2025* 7:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. George Mason Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket	L 65–74	5–2	22 – Carlyle	9 – Vanterpool	5 – Vanterpool	Ocean Center (1,078) Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2025* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2	St. Bonaventure	L 65–70	5–3	17 – Vanterpool	10 – Vanterpool	5 – Carlyle	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
December 7, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Florida Gulf Coast	W 81–76	6–3	24 – Vanterpool	8 – Vanterpool	2 – Tied	Alico Arena (2,574) Fort Myers, FL
December 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Leo	W 112–55	7–3	20 – Sissoko	10 – Amkou	7 – Moretti	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
December 13, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Albany	W 105–79	8–3	24 – Vanterpool	8 – Williams	6 – Moretti	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
December 19, 2025* 10:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Mary's	L 75–88	8–4	17 – Parker	8 – Logue	3 – Tied	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,129) Moraga, CA
December 23, 2025* 2:00 p.m.	vs. UCF						ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Lake Buena Vista, FL
American regular season
December 31, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	UTSA						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 4, 2026 1:00 p.m., TBA	at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UAB						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 11, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	Memphis						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 15, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	Wichita State						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 18, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Temple						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tulane						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 25, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	at South Florida						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
January 29, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Memphis						FedExForum Memphis, TN
February 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Carolina						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tulsa						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
February 11, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 15, 2026 2:00 p.m., TBA	South Florida						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
February 18, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UTSA						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
February 22, 2026 4:00 p.m., TBA	at North Texas						The Super Pit Denton, TX
February 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	Temple						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
March 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Charlotte						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
March 7, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Wichita State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
American tournament
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[3]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". FAU Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Florida Atlantic Owls Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Atlantic Owls. Learfield. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". FAU Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[2] "2024-25 Florida Atlantic Owls Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[3] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Atlantic Owls. Learfield. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

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Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
Venues	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (1988–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics