2025–26 Queens Royals men's basketball team
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| Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| Record | 5–7 (0–0 ASUN) |
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| Home arena | Curry Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bellarmine | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Queens | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 ASUN tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II As of December 20, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Queens Royals men's basketball team represents the Queens University of Charlotte during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Royals, led by fourth-year head coach Grant Leonard, play their home games at Curry Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Previous season
The Royals finished the 2024–25 season 20–15, 11–7 in ASUN play, to finish in sixth place.[1] They defeated Florida Gulf Coast,[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Lipscomb in the semifinals of the ASUN tournament.[3] They received an invitation to the CBI,[4] where they would defeat Northern Arizona,[5] before falling to eventual tournament runner-up Cleveland State in the quarterfinals.[6]
Preseason
On October 17, 2025, the ASUN released their preseason polls. Queens was picked to finish first in the coaches poll, with six first-place votes and third in the media poll, with nine first-place votes.[7]
Preseason rankings
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Preseason All-ASUN Team
| Player | Year | Position | |
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| Chris Ashby^ | Graduate Student | Guard | |
| (^) unanimous selection | |||
Source:[7]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 29, 2025* 7:00 pm |
Johnson C. Smith | W 103–67 | – |
Curry Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 8:00 am, YouTube |
vs. Winthrop Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon |
L 74–81 | 0–1 |
Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (1,300) Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
| November 5, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lynchburg | W 87–76 | 1–1 |
Curry Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| November 8, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Villanova Villanova Challenge |
L 74–94 | 1–2 |
Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA | |||||||
| November 11, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Duquesne Villanova Challenge |
L 81–87 OT | 1–3 |
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,088) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| November 15, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Sacred Heart | W 81–64 | 2–3 |
Curry Arena (678) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| November 20, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UNC Greensboro ASUN/SoCon Challenge |
W 101–94 | 3–3 |
Curry Arena (637) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| November 23, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Furman ASUN/SoCon Challenge |
L 79–90 | 3–4 |
Timmons Arena (2,167) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| November 28, 2025* 4:00 pm, ACCNX |
at Virginia | L 69–94 | 3–5 |
John Paul Jones Arena (11,639) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
| December 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, WCCB/ESPN+ |
Gardner–Webb | W 107–74 | 4–5 |
Curry Arena (672) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| December 12, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
South Carolina State | W 102–78 | 5–5 |
Curry Arena (368) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| December 14, 2025* 5:00 pm, ACCNX |
at Wake Forest | L 73–111 | 5–6 |
LJVM Coliseum (6,355) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
| December 16, 2025* 9:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 14 Arkansas | L 80–108 | 5–7 |
Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
| December 29, 2025* 10:00 pm, SECN |
at Auburn | Neville Arena Auburn, AL | |||||||||
| ASUN regular season | |||||||||||
| January 1, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Kentucky | Curry Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
| January 3, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Bellarmine | Curry Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
| January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Jacksonville | Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Florida | UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL | |||||||||
| January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Florida Gulf Coast | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Stetson | Insight Credit Union Arena DeLand, FL | |||||||||
| January 21, 2026 7:00 pm, WCCB/ESPN+ |
North Alabama | Curry Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at West Georgia | The Coliseum Carrollton, GA | |||||||||
| January 28, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Central Arkansas | Curry Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bellarmine | Knights Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||||
| February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Jacksonville | Curry Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Florida | Curry Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
| February 11, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Austin Peay | Curry Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 4:00 pm, WCCB/ESPN+ |
Lipscomb | Curry Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
| February 18, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Alabama | CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
West Georgia | Curry Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
| February 25, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Kentucky | Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Central Arkansas | Farris Center Conway, AR | |||||||||
References
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ "Queens knocks FGCU out of ASUN Men's Basketball Tournament for third straight season". The News-Press. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ "Lipscomb defeats Queens University 81-75 in OT in Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament semifinal". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ "Queens (NC) Hold Off Northern Arizona, Advancing To CBI Quarterfinals". FloHoops. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ "Cleveland State's dynamic duo: Tahj Staveskie, Dylan Arnett power Vikings to CBI semifinals". WKYC. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "ASUN Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ "2025-2026 Men's Basketball Schedule". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ "Queens University Royals 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2025.