2025–26 New Haven Chargers men's basketball team
| 2025–26 New Haven Chargers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (0–0 NEC) |
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| Associate head coach | Rob DePersia |
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| Home arena | Hazell Center |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Le Moyne * | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Haven ** | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercyhurst * | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stonehill | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 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 18, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 New Haven Chargers men's basketball team represents the University of New Haven during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chargers, led by 15th-year head coach Ted Hotaling, play their home games at the Hazell Center in West Haven, Connecticut as first-year members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).
This season marks New Haven's first year of a three-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Chargers are currently not eligible to participate in the NCAA tournament until the 2028–29 season, at the earliest.[1]
Previous season
The Chargers finished the 2024–25 season 12–17, 7–13 in NE10 play, to finish in eighth place.[2] They were defeated by Saint Michael's in the opening round of the NE10 tournament.[3]
Preseason
On October 27, 2025, the NEC released their preseason coaches poll. New Haven was picked to finish last in the conference.[4]
Preseason rankings
| Place | Team | ||
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| 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
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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 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 4 UConn UConn MTE |
L 55–79 | 0–1 |
Gampel Pavilion (10,244) Storrs, CT | |||||||
| November 7, 2025* 1:00 pm, NECFR |
Columbia UConn MTE |
L 53–71 | 0–2 |
Hazell Center (783) West Haven, CT | |||||||
| November 8, 2025* 1:00 pm, NECFR |
Penn State | L 43–87 | 0–3 |
Hazell Center (1,087) West Haven, CT | |||||||
| November 10, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UMass Lowell UConn MTE |
W 73–67 | 1–3 |
Kennedy Family Athletic Complex (614) Lowell, MA | |||||||
| November 15, 2025* 1:00 pm, NECFR |
Delaware State | W 65–52 | 2–3 |
Hazell Center (673) West Haven, CT | |||||||
| November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Seton Hall | L 45–68 | 2–4 |
Prudential Center (6,201) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| November 22, 2025* 1:00 pm, NECFR |
Vermont State–Lyndon | W 122–51 | 3–4 |
Hazell Center (426) West Haven, CT | |||||||
| November 25, 2025* 7:00 pm, NECFR |
Salve Regina | W 78–47 | 4–4 |
Hazell Center (277) West Haven, CT | |||||||
| November 30, 2025* 1:00 pm, NECFR |
Mitchell | W 92–69 | 5–4 |
Hazell Center (212) West Haven, CT | |||||||
| December 6, 2025* 12:00 pm, ACCN |
at Boston College | L 63–67 | 5–5 |
Conte Forum (4,064) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
| December 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at NJIT | L 64−70 | 5−6 |
Wellness and Events Center (792) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| December 22, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
at Fordham | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY | |||||||||
| December 29, 2025* 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Vanderbilt | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | |||||||||
| NEC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 2, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR |
at Stonehill | Merkert Gymnasium Easton, MA | |||||||||
| January 4, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR |
at Central Connecticut | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT | |||||||||
| January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, NECFR |
at Le Moyne | Ted Grant Court DeWitt, NY | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR |
Fairleigh Dickinson | Hazell Center West Haven, CT | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR |
Wagner | Hazell Center West Haven, CT | |||||||||
| January 19, 2026 6:00 pm, NECFR |
at Chicago State | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL | |||||||||
| January 23, 2026 11:30 am, NECFR |
Mercyhurst | Hazell Center West Haven, CT | |||||||||
| January 25, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR |
Saint Francis | Hazell Center West Haven, CT | |||||||||
| January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR |
at Mercyhurst | Owen McCormick Court Erie, PA | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR |
at Saint Francis | DeGol Arena Loretto, PA | |||||||||
| February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR |
at LIU | Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR |
Chicago State | Hazell Center West Haven, CT | |||||||||
| February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR |
Central Connecticut | Hazell Center West Haven, CT | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR |
LIU | Hazell Center West Haven, CT | |||||||||
| February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, NECFR |
Stonehill | Hazell Center West Haven, CT | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, NECFR |
at Fairleigh Dickinson | Bogota Savings Bank Center Hackensack, NJ | |||||||||
| February 26, 2026 TBA, NECFR |
at Wagner | Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 1:00 pm, NECFR |
Le Moyne | Hazell Center West Haven, CT | |||||||||
References
- ^ "University of New Haven to join NEC, moving to NCAA Division I sports". NBC Connecticut. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Northeast-10 Conference. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
- ^ "George Concludes Freshman year with New Scoring High 23 against Saint Michael's". University of New Haven Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
- ^ a b "Shark Hunt Begins: LIU Unanimously Named 2025-26 NEC Preseason Men's Basketball Favorite". NEC. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
- ^ "LIU All-Star Duo Highlights 2025-26 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team". NEC. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of New Haven Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
- ^ "New Haven Chargers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2025.