2025–26 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

2025–26 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
2025–26 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	3–10 (0–0 Patriot)
Head coach	Mike McGarvey (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Nikolai Arnold; Cameron Ayers; Sean O'Brien;
Home arena	Kirby Sports Center

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	–	6	.538
Colgate	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
Army	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
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 23, 2025

The 2025–26 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represents Lafayette College during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by third-year head coach Mike McGarvey, play their home games at the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pennsylvania, as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Leopards finished the 2024–25 season 13–20, 7–11 in Patriot League play, to finish in seventh place.^[1] They defeated Holy Cross,^[2] before falling to eventual tournament champions American in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 15, 2025, the Patriot League released their preseason poll. Lafayette was picked to finish seventh in the conference.^[4]

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:^[4]

Preseason All-Patriot League Team

No players were named to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team.^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ryan Pettit	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Rutgers Prep	Westfield, New Jersey
G	1	Caleb Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Jean Ribault High School	Jacksonville, Florida
G/F	2	KaiMani Murdock	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Denmark Technical College	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
G	3	Beckett Currie	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Camas High School	Camas, Washington
G	10	Mark Butler	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	William Penn Charter School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G/F	11	Luke Azzinaro	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Delbarton School	Chatham, New Jersey
C	13	Misha Bednostin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Trinity High School	Kyiv, Ukraine
F	14	Malik Rasul	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Westtown School	Tucson, Arizona
G	20	Ashton Wallace	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	American Fork High School	Cedar Hills, Utah
G/F	21	Andrew Phillips	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Malvern Prep	Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
F	22	Christian Humphrey-Rembert	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	East Kentwood High School	Grand Rapids, Michigan
G/F	23	Joshua Wyche	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	24	Folabomi Fayemi	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	South Kent School	Houston, Texas
F	34	Luke Bevilacqua	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	George School	Newfield, New Jersey
F	44	Shareef Jackson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Roman Catholic High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Mike McGarvey (Ursinus)

Assistant coach(es)

Nikolai Arnold (Syracuse)
Cameron Ayers (Bucknell)
Sean O'Brien (Colgate)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 27, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Joseph's	L 76–85	0–1	Hagan Arena (2,516) Philadelphia, PA
November 5, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Dickinson	W 79–44	1–1	Kirby Sports Center (1,078) Easton, PA
November 8, 2025* 3:00 pm, SECN+	at Texas	L 60–97	1–2	Moody Center (10,712) Austin, TX
November 13, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Cornell	L 78–97	1–3	Kirby Sports Center (1,279) Easton, PA
November 17, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at West Virginia	L 59–81	1–4	Hope Coliseum (9,360) Morgantown, WV
November 21, 2025* 6:00 pm, NECFR	at Stonehill	L 70–74	1–5	Merkert Gymnasium (450) Easton, MA
November 28, 2025* 4:30 pm, ESPN+	Le Moyne Lafayette Classic	L 63–76	1–6	Kirby Sports Center (1,067) Easton, PA
November 29, 2025* 4:30 pm, ESPN+	Ball State Lafayette Classic	W 55–37	2–6	Kirby Sports Center (1,079) Easton, PA
November 30, 2025* 2:30 pm, ESPN+	Monmouth Lafayette Classic	L 74–88	2–7	Kirby Sports Center (477) Easton, PA
December 5, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Mercyhurst	W 79–71	3–7	Kirby Sports Center (1,144) Easton, PA
December 8, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Penn	L 72–74	3–8	Palestra (934) Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Charlotte	L 67–81	3–9	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,932) Charlotte, NC
December 20, 2025* 2:00 pm, ACCN	at Georgia Tech	L 81–95	3–10	McCamish Pavilion (4,987) Atlanta, GA
Patriot League regular season
December 31, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Colgate			Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
January 3, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Loyola (MD)			Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
January 7, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Boston University			Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Navy			Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
January 14, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Bucknell			Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
January 17, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Holy Cross			Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
January 21, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Boston University			Case Gym Boston, MA
January 24, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lehigh			Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
January 26, 2026 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Bucknell			Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at American			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
February 4, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Navy			Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
February 7, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Army			Christl Arena West Point, NY
February 11, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Loyola (MD)			Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
February 14, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Lehigh			Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
February 18, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Holy Cross			Hart Center Worcester, MA
February 22, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	American			Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
February 25, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Colgate			Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
February 28, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Army			Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
^ "Vander Baan, Williams lead Lafayette over Holy Cross 69-68 in Patriot League Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
^ "American defeats Lafayette in Patriot League Tournament 71-69". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Patriot League Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors presented by PenFed Credit Union (10.15.25)". Patriot League. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lafayette College Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
^ "Lafayette Leopards 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved November 27, 2025.

[2] "Vander Baan, Williams lead Lafayette over Holy Cross 69-68 in Patriot League Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2025.

[3] "American defeats Lafayette in Patriot League Tournament 71-69". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2025.

[poll-4] "Patriot League Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors presented by PenFed Credit Union (10.15.25)". Patriot League. Retrieved November 27, 2025.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lafayette College Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2025.

[6] "Lafayette Leopards 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2025.

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