2025–26 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

2025–26 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
2025–26 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	10–0 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Travis Steele (4th season);
Associate head coach	Jonathan Holmes (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Khristian Smith (4th season); Ben Botts (1st season); Carl Richburg (2nd season); Elijah Pennington (2nd season);
Home arena	Millett Hall

2025–26 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Miami (OH)	1	–	0	1.000	12	–	0	1.000
Buffalo	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
Kent State	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
Akron	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Bowling Green	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Northern Illinois	1	–	0	1.000	5	–	7	.417
Toledo	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
UMass	0	–	1	.000	8	–	4	.667
Eastern Michigan	0	–	1	.000	6	–	6	.500
Ohio	0	–	1	.000	5	–	7	.417
Western Michigan	0	–	1	.000	5	–	7	.417
Central Michigan	0	–	1	.000	4	–	8	.333
Ball State	0	–	1	.000	3	–	9	.250

† 2026 MAC tournament winner As of December 20, 2025

The 2025–26 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represents Miami University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by fourth-year head coach Travis Steele, play their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The RedHawks finished the 2024–25 season 23–8, 14–4 in MAC play to finish in second place.^[1] They defeated Eastern Michigan and Kent State before losing to Akron in the championship round of the MAC tournament.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Kam Craft	4	G/F	6'6"	205	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois	Transferred to Georgia Tech
Mekhi Cooper	11	G	6'1"	165	Sophomore	Bolingbrook, Illinois	Transferred to Lindenwood
Dan Luers	25	G	6'5"	220	Graduate student	Lebanon, Ohio	Graduated, Graduate Assistant at Miami
Reece Potter	35	C	7'1"	215	Sophomore	Lexington, Kentucky	Transferred to Kentucky

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Almar Atlason	11	F	6'8"	235	Junior	Reykjavík, Iceland	Bradley

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyler Robbins PF	Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania	Upper St. Clair High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Aug 6, 2024
Tyler Robbins PF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (N/A)
Justin Kirby SG	Fishers, Indiana	Fishers High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Nov 13, 2024
Justin Kirby SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (N/A)
Kyle Waltz SF	Geneva, Ohio	SPIRE Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 3, 2024
Kyle Waltz SF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (N/A)
Trey Perry PG	Middletown, Ohio	Lakota East High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 25, 2024
Trey Perry PG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (N/A)
Leshawn Stowers SG	Peoria, Illinois	Peoria High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 25, 2024
Leshawn Stowers SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (N/A)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2025–26 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Eian Elmer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	1	Trey Perry	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Lakota East High School	Liberty Township, Ohio
G	2	Evan Ipsaro	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Covington Catholic High School	Crestview Hills, Kentucky
G	3	Luke Skaljac	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School	Brecksville, Ohio
G	4	Brady Ganley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School	Brecksville, Ohio
G	5	Peter Suder	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Bellarmine	Carmel, Indiana
G	6	Jack Sauer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Loveland High School	Loveland, Ohio
F	7	Ethan Wright	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Spring Valley Academy	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	8	Eli Yofan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Fox Chapel Area High School	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F	11	Almar Atlason	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Bradley	Reykjavík, Iceland
G	12	Justin Kirby	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Fishers High School	Fishers, Indiana
F	13	Antwone Woolfolk	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Rutgers	Cleveland, Ohio
F	20	Tyler Robbins	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Upper St. Clair High School	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G	21	Leshawn Stowers	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Peoria Central High School	Peoria, Illinois
G/F	22	Brant Byers	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Perkiomen School	Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
F	24	Jackson Kotecki	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	St. Ignatius College Prep	Chicago, Illinois
F	25	Kyle Waltz	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	York Community High School	Elmhurst, Illinois
G	33	Blake Anderson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Evansville Memorial High School	Evansville, Indiana

Head coach

Travis Steele (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Jonathan Holmes (North Carolina)
Khristian Smith (Indiana State)
Ben Botts (Purdue Fort Wayne)
Carl Richburg (Miami (OH))
Elijah Pennington (IUPUI)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 7, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Old Dominion MAC-SBC Challenge	W 87–72	1–0	18 – Byers	8 – Elmer	4 – Skaljac	Millett Hall (2,131) Oxford, OH
November 7, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Trinity Christian (IL)	W 129–49	2–0	23 – Waltz	10 – Robbins	6 – Atlason	Millett Hall (2,087) Oxford, OH
November 15, 2025* 2:00 pm	at Air Force	W 76–61	3–0	18 – Byers	13 – Woolfolk	7 – Ipsaro	Clune Arena (1,117) Colorado Springs, CO
November 20, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Mercyhurst Marshall MTE	W 76–71	4–0	16 – Atlason	7 – Woolfolk	4 – Tied	Millett Hall (1,633) Oxford, OH
November 23, 2025* 1:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff Marshall MTE	W 111–84	5–0	20 – Ipsaro	8 – Elmer	6 – Skaljac	Millett Hall (1,176) Oxford, OH
November 26, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. UNC Greensboro	W 82–71	6–0	20 – Suder	7 – Suder	4 – Tied	John Hurst Adams Gymnasium (46) Jacksonville, FL
December 2, 2025* 7:00 p.m.	Indiana East	W 109–65	7–0	15 – Waltz	7 – Tied	5 – Tied	Millett Hall (1,246) Oxford, OH
December 6, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Maine	W 93–61	8–0	24 – Ipsaro	7 – Skaljac	7 – Suder	Millett Hall (1,349) Oxford, OH
December 10, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UNC Asheville	W 90–87	9–0	27 – Ipsaro	6 – Elmer	9 – Skaljac	Kimmel Arena (903) Asheville, NC
December 13, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Eastern Kentucky	W 79–69	10–0	19 – Atlason	5 – Tied	5 – Tied	Baptist Health Arena (600) Richmond, KY
December 16, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Wright State						Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
December 20, 2025 2:00 p.m.	at Ball State						Worthen Arenal Muncie, IN
December 22, 2025* 2:30 p.m.	Milligan						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
December 30, 2025 7:00 pm	at Bowling Green						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
January 3, 2026 3:30 p.m.	Akron						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
January 6, 2026 7:00 p.m.	Western Michigan						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
January 10, 2026 TBA	at Toledo						Savage Arena Toledo, OH
January 13, 2026 7:00 p.m.	Central Michigan						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
January 17, 2026 1:00 p.m.	Buffalo						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
January 20, 2026 7:00 p.m.	at Kent State						MAC Center Kent, OH
January 27, 2026 7:00 p.m.	UMass						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
January 31, 2026 3:30 p.m.	Northern Illiinois						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
February 3, 2026 6:30 pm	at Buffalo						Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
February 7, 2026* TBA	at TBA MAC–SBC Challenge						TBA TBA
February 14, 2026 1:00 p.m.	Ohio						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
February 17, 2026 7:00 p.m.	at UMass						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
February 21, 2026 3:30 p.m.	at Bowling Green						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 24, 2026 6:30 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan						George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
February 28, 2026 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Western Michigan						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
March 3, 2026 7:00 p.m.	Toledo						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
March 6, 2026 7:00 p.m.	at Ohio						Convocation Center Athens, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP ^[5]	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
^ "RedHawks Drop 76-74 Heartbreaker in MAC Championship". MiamiRedHawks.com. March 15, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Miami University RedHawks. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
^ "Miami (OH) RedHawks 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
^ "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2025.

[2] "RedHawks Drop 76-74 Heartbreaker in MAC Championship". MiamiRedHawks.com. March 15, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.

[3] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Miami University RedHawks. Retrieved October 7, 2025.

[4] "Miami (OH) RedHawks 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 7, 2025.

[5] "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

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