2025–26 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

2025–26 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
2025–26 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	6–4 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach	Steve Donahue (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Bino Ranson; Dwayne Jones; Thomas Boyle; Chris Flegler;
Home arena	Hagan Arena

2025–26 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
George Mason	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Richmond	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
Dayton	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Davidson	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Fordham	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
George Washington	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
VCU	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
La Salle	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	3	–	9	.250

† 2026 A-10 tournament winner As of December 18, 2025

The 2025–26 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represents Saint Joseph's University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by first-year head coach Steve Donahue, play their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2024–25 season 22–13, 11–7 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie for fifth place.^[1] They defeated La Salle^[2] and Dayton,^[3] before falling to George Mason in the semifinals of the A-10 tournament.^[4] They received an at-large bid to the NIT,^[5] where they would be defeated by UAB in the first round.^[6]

On September 10, 2025, it was announced that head coach Billy Lange would be leaving the program, after six seasons at the helm, in order to take an assistant coaching position for the New York Knicks, with recently hired associate head coach and former Penn head coach Steve Donahue being named Lange's replacement.^[7]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the Atlantic 10 Conference released their preseason poll. Saint Joseph's was picked to finish seventh in the conference.^[8]

Preseason rankings

Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	VCU	342 (11)
2	Saint Louis	341 (11)
3	Dayton	321 (3)
4	George Washington	296
5	Loyola Chicago	286 (2)
6	George Mason	254
7	Saint Joseph's	195
8	St. Bonaventure	185
9	Duquesne	155
10	Richmond	142
11	Davidson	107
12	Rhode Island	102
13	La Salle	56
14	Fordham	53
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[8]

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Teams

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Teams
Team	Player	Year	Position
First	Deuce Jones II	Sophomore	Guard

Source:^[8]

Preseason All-A-10 Defensive Team

Preseason All-A-10 Defensive Team
Player	Year	Position
Justice Ajogbor	Graduate Student	Center

Source:^[8]

Roster

2025–26 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Derek Simpson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Rutgers	Mount Laurel, New Jersey
F	1	Kevin Kearney	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	South Shore High School	Brooklyn, New York
G	2	Deuce Jones II	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	La Salle	Trenton, New Jersey
G	3	Khaafiq Myers	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Fr	Neumann Goretti High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	5	Anthony Finkley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Roman Catholic High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	6	Owen Verna	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Mater Dei High School	Dana Point, California
G	7	Dasear Haskins	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Camden High School	Willingboro, New Jersey
C	10	Jaden Smith	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Fordham	Chicago, Illinois
G	11	Jaiden Glover-Toscano	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	St. John's	Brooklyn, New York
G	13	Austin Williford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	St. Anne's-Belfield School	Charlottesville, Virginia
C	15	Steven Solano	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Fr	La Lumiere School	Bronx, New York
G	20	Billy Rayer	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Haverford School	Ardmore, Pennsylvania
F	21	Al Amadou	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Marquette	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C	22	Justice Ajogbor	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	GS	Harvard	Benin City, Nigeria
G	23	Mekai Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Bishop Ireton High School	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G/F	24	Will Lange	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Shipley School	Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Steve Donahue (Ursinus)

Assistant coach(es)

Bino Ranson (Southern New Hampshire)
Dwayne Jones (Saint Joseph's)
Thomas Boyle (Saint Joseph's)
Chris Flegler (Livingstone)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 7, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Delaware	W 86–65	–	19 – Glover-Toscano	7 – Williford	5 – Jones II	Hagan Arena (1,788) Philadelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Lafayette	W 85–76	1–0	23 – Glover-Toscano	9 – Glover-Toscano	5 – Simpson	Hagan Arena (2,516) Philadelphia, PA
November 8, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Drexel Big 5 Classic Pod 2	W 76–65	2–0	29 – Jones II	7 – Simpson	2 – Tied	Hagan Arena (2,401) Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2025* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at Virginia Tech	L 59–94	2–1	14 – Jones II	7 – Simpson	3 – Tied	Cassell Coliseum (5,246) Blacksburg, VA
November 17, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSP	at Penn Big 5 Classic Pod 2	L 74−83	2−2	24 – Jones II	8 – Glover-Toscano	5 – Tied	Palestra (2,387) Philadelphia, PA
November 20, 2025* 10:00 pm, MWN	at UNLV	L 85−99	2−3	23 – Jones II	7 – Tied	8 – Jones II	Thomas & Mack Center (5,006) Paradise, NV
November 25, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Rutgers–Camden	W 100–61	3–3	16 – Tied	12 – Myers	8 – Simpson	Hagan Arena (1,603) Philadelphia, PA
November 30, 2025* 1:00 pm, BallerTV	vs. Princeton Jersey Jam	W 60–58	4–3	17 – Jones II	9 – Jones II	3 – Tied	CURE Insurance Arena (1,386) Trenton, NJ
December 6, 2025* 4:30 pm, NBCSP	vs. Temple Big 5 Classic 3rd Place Game	W 70–69	5–3	17 – Jones II	11 – Ajogbor	3 – Tied	Xfinity Mobile Arena Philadelphia, PA
December 9, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Coppin State	W 87–65	6–3	25 – Glover-Toscano	7 – Ajogbor	9 – Simpson	Hagan Arena (1,694) Philadelphia, PA
December 11, 2025* 9:00 pm, ACCN	at Syracuse	L 63–71	6–4	18 – Jones II	9 – Glover-Toscano	5 – Jones II	JMA Wireless Dome (12,584) Syracuse, NY
December 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Delaware State						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Coastal Carolina						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
December 28, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Arcadia						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
A-10 regular season
December 31, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
January 3, 2026 6:00 pm, CBSSN	Davidson						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Duquesne						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2026 12:00 pm, USA	at Richmond						Robins Center Richmond, VA
January 14, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	St. Bonaventure						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2026 3:00 pm, CBSSN	at VCU						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
January 24, 2026 6:00 pm, CBSSN	Dayton						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 2026 9:00 pm, CBSSN	at Loyola Chicago						Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
January 31, 2026 2:30 pm, USA	at La Salle						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSP	George Washington						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at George Mason						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
February 10, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Fordham						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
February 21, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Loyola Chicago						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSP+	George Mason						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Rhode Island						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
March 4, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
March 7, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSP	La Salle						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
A-10 tournament
March 11–15, 2026	vs.						PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[9]^[10]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "Saint Joseph's defeats La Salle 75-70 in 2nd round of Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
^ "Sixth-seeded Saint Joseph's (PA) upsets No. 3 seed Dayton in OT, 73-68 to reach A-10 semifinals". FOX Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "George Mason Advances to A-10 Championship with Gritty Win Over Saint Joseph's". Falls Church News-Press. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "What to know about the 2025 NIT: Bracket, schedule and how to watch the games". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "Saint Joseph's MBB season ends in first-round NIT loss to UAB". City of Basketball Love. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "Billy Lange leaves St. Joseph's to join New York Knicks staff". The New York Times. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "VCU Picked to Repeat as A-10 Men's Basketball Champions; 23 Earn Preseason Honors". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Joseph's University. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "Saint Joseph's Hawks 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[2] "Saint Joseph's defeats La Salle 75-70 in 2nd round of Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 6, 2025.

[3] "Sixth-seeded Saint Joseph's (PA) upsets No. 3 seed Dayton in OT, 73-68 to reach A-10 semifinals". FOX Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[4] "George Mason Advances to A-10 Championship with Gritty Win Over Saint Joseph's". Falls Church News-Press. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[5] "What to know about the 2025 NIT: Bracket, schedule and how to watch the games". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[6] "Saint Joseph's MBB season ends in first-round NIT loss to UAB". City of Basketball Love. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[7] "Billy Lange leaves St. Joseph's to join New York Knicks staff". The New York Times. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[poll-8] "VCU Picked to Repeat as A-10 Men's Basketball Champions; 23 Earn Preseason Honors". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[9] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Joseph's University. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[10] "Saint Joseph's Hawks 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

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Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (1949–2008) Palestra (2008–2009) Hagan Arena (2009–present)
Rivalries	Villanova
Culture & lore	The Hawk City 6 Gambling scandal Philadelphia Big 5 Big 5 Classic Robert V. Geasey Trophy Undefeated regular season
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics