2025–26 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team
| 2025–26 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball | |
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| Conference | America East Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (0–0 America East) |
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| Home arena | Lundholm Gym |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 10 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 AmEast tournament winner As of December 21, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team represents the University of New Hampshire during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Nathan Davis, play their home games at the Lundholm Gym in Durham, New Hampshire as members of the America East Conference.
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2024–25 season 8–24, 6–10 in America East play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.[1] They were defeated by Vermont in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.[2]
Preseason
On October 20, 2025, the America East Conference released their preseason polls. New Hampshire was picked to finish last in the conference.[3]
Preseason rankings
| Place | Team | Votes | |
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| 1 | Vermont | 63 (7) | |
| T–2 | Maine | 47 (1) | |
| Albany | 47 | ||
| 4 | UMass Lowell | 39 (1) | |
| 5 | Binghamton | 37 | |
| 6 | Bryant | 35 | |
| 7 | UMBC | 31 | |
| 8 | NJIT | 13 | |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 12 | |
| (#) first-place votes | |||
Source:[3]
Preseason All-America East Team
No players were named to the All-America East team.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Clemson | L 38–88 | 0–1 |
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,439) Clemson, SC | |||||||
| November 6, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Curry | W 113–31 | 1–1 |
Lundholm Gym (271) Durham, NH | |||||||
| November 9, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Harvard | L 75–86 | 1–2 |
Lavietes Pavilion (784) Boston, MA | |||||||
| November 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Emmanuel | W 97–69 | 2–2 |
Lundholm Gym (317) Durham, NH | |||||||
| November 15, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at George Mason | L 44–61 | 2–3 |
EagleBank Arena (2,505) Fairfax, VA | |||||||
| November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Providence | L 66–98 | 2–4 |
Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,852) Providence, RI | |||||||
| November 26, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Brown | L 47–59 | 2–5 |
Lundholm Gym (302) Durham, NH | |||||||
| November 30, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Fairfield | L 68–72 | 2–6 |
Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,402) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
| December 3, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Dartmouth Rivalry |
L 68–69 | 2–7 |
Leede Arena (864) Hanover, NH | |||||||
| December 6, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Boston University | W 88–82 OT | 3–7 |
Lundholm Gym (469) Durham, NH | |||||||
| December 17, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Stonehill | W 59–58 | 4–7 |
Lundholm Gym (297) Durham, NH | |||||||
| December 21, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Saint Louis | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO | |||||||||
| December 30, 2025* 8:00 p.m., BTN |
at Nebraska | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE | |||||||||
| America East regular season | |||||||||||
| January 3, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Vermont | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH | |||||||||
| January 8, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at NJIT | Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UMBC | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD | |||||||||
| January 19, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Maine | Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME | |||||||||
| January 22, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Binghamton | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Albany | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH | |||||||||
| January 29, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UMass Lowell | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Bryant | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Vermont | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT | |||||||||
| February 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
NJIT | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UMBC | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH | |||||||||
| February 19, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UMass Lowell | Kennedy Family Athletic Complex Lowell, MA | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Maine | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH | |||||||||
| February 26, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Binghamton | Dr. Bai Lee Court Vestal, NY | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 TBD |
at Albany | Broadview Center Albany, NY | |||||||||
| March 3, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Bryant | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH | |||||||||
References
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ "Second Half Surge Pushes Vermont in a Quarterfinal Win Over New Hampshire". University of Vermont Athletics. March 8, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ a b c "America East Releases Men's #AEHoops 2025-26 Preseason Poll and Preseason All-Conference Team". americaeast.com. America East Conference. October 20, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ "New Hampshire Wildcats Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2025.