2025–26 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team

2025–26 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball
2025–26 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	6–7 (2–0 MAAC)
Head coach	Joe Gallo (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Micky Burtnyk; Jimmy Langhurst; Juvaris Hayes; Chris Mohr; Jared Czech;
Home arena	Lawler Arena

2025–26 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marist	2	–	0	1.000	8	–	3	.727
Quinnipiac	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	4	.692
Siena	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	4	.692
Saint Peter's	2	–	0	1.000	5	–	5	.500
Merrimack	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	7	.462
Iona	1	–	1	.500	9	–	4	.692
Manhattan	1	–	1	.500	5	–	8	.385
Sacred Heart	1	–	1	.500	5	–	8	.385
Fairfield	0	–	2	.000	8	–	5	.615
Canisius	0	–	2	.000	5	–	8	.385
Mount St. Mary's	0	–	2	.000	4	–	9	.308
Niagara	0	–	2	.000	3	–	9	.250
Rider	0	–	2	.000	1	–	10	.091

† 2026 MAAC tournament winner As of December 22, 2025

The 2025–26 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team represents Merrimack College during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warriors, led by tenth-year head coach Joe Gallo, play their home games at Lawler Arena in North Andover, Massachusetts as second-year members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Warriors finished the 2024–25 season 18–15, 14–6 in MAAC play, to finish in second place.^[1] They defeated Sacred Heart,^[2] before being upset by #6 seed and eventual tournament champions Mount St. Mary's in the semifinals of the MAAC tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the MAAC released their preseason coaches poll. Merrimack was picked to finish seventh in the conference.^[4]

Preseason rankings

MAAC Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	Quinnipiac	158 (8)
2	Siena	152 (3)
3	Sacred Heart	140 (2)
4	Manhattan	133
5	Marist	115
6	Iona	104
7	Merrimack	85
8	Fairfield	74
9	Mount St. Mary's	69
10	Rider	59
11	Saint Peter's	48
12	Niagara	26
13	Canisius	20
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-MAAC Teams

No players were named to the First, Second or Third Preseason All-MAAC Teams.^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Dylan Veillette	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	St. George's School	Ridgefield, Connecticut
G	1	Jaylen Stinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	James Madison	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	2	Aliou Cisse	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Bridgeport	Yonkers, New York
G	3	Ernest Shelton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Gannon	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	4	Tye Dorset	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Lenape High School	Mount Laurel, New Jersey
G	5	Kevair Kennedy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Father Judge High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	7	Jacob Moore	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Paul VI Catholic High School	Hamilton, Virginia
G	9	Malik Edmead	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Sr	Albany	Deer Park, New York
G	10	Andrés Marrero	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	La Salle	Caracas, Venezuela
G	11	Quinn "Turtle" Kwasniak	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Cornerstone Christian Academy	Chesterland, Ohio
F	12	David Munro	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Camden High School	Neptune, New Jersey
F	14	Brandon Legris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Perkiomen School	Hatfield, Pennsylvania
F	20	Todd Brogna	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Stonehill	Southborough, Massachusetts
G	21	Brendan Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Calvert Hall High School	Pikesville, Maryland
F	23	KC Ugwuakazi	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	East Texas A&M	Boston, Massachusetts

Head coach

Joe Gallo (Merrimack)

Assistant coach(es)

Micky Burtnyk (Merrimack)
Jimmy Langhurst (Robert Morris)
Juvaris Hayes (Merrimack)
Chris Mohr (Merrimack)
Jared Czech (Manhattanville)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 9:00 pm, YouTube	vs. South Dakota State Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon	L 66–75	0–1	Sanford Pentagon (1,784) Sioux Falls, SD
November 6, 2025* 8:00 pm, SECN+	at No. 20 Auburn	L 57–95	0–2	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
November 11, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tarleton State	L 62–76	0–3	EECU Center (1,353) Stephenville, TX
November 15, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Boston University	W 91–79	1–3	Case Gym (1,024) Boston, MA
November 19, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Maine	W 72–65	2–3	Lawler Arena (1,572) North Andover, MA
November 21, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+	at No. 10 Florida	L 45–80	2–4	O'Connell Center (10,935) Gainesville, FL
November 28, 2025* 4:30 pm, ESPN+	at Penn Cathedral Classic	L 65–77	2–5	Palestra (1,440) Philadelphia, PA
November 29, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Hofstra Cathedral Classic	L 58–78	2–6	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
November 30, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. La Salle Cathedral Classic	W 66–60	3–6	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
December 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Rider	W 68–66	4–6 (1–0)	Lawler Arena (1,876) North Andover, MA
December 7, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Fairfield	W 74–63	5–6 (2–0)	Lawler Arena (1,193) North Andover, MA
December 10, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Princeton	W 59−56	6−6	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,048) Princeton, NJ
December 14, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Vermont	L 59−66	6−7	Patrick Gym (2,013) Burlington, VT
December 29, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Sacred Heart			William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
January 2, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Mount St. Mary's			Lawler Arena North Andover, MA
January 4, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN+	Manhattan			Lawler Arena North Andover, MA
January 9, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Siena			MVP Arena Albany, NY
January 11, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Peter's			Run Baby Run Arena Jersey City, NJ
January 17, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Quinnipiac			Lawler Arena North Andover, MA
January 19, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Marist			McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Iona			Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY
January 24, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Saint Peter's			Lawler Arena North Andover, MA
February 1, 2026 TBA, ESPN+	Sacred Heart			Lawler Arena North Andover, MA
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Mount St. Mary's			Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD
February 7, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Rider			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Marist			Lawler Arena North Andover, MA
February 15, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Quinnipiac			M&T Bank Arena Hamden, CT
February 20, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Siena			Lawler Arena North Andover, MA
February 22, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Iona			Lawler Arena North Andover, MA
February 27, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Canisius			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
March 1, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Niagara			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
MAAC tournament
March 5–10, 2026 ESPN+	vs.			Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ "Merrimack wins 66-62 in OT against Sacred Heart in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament". AP News. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ "Mount St. Mary's upsets No. 2 Merrimack 57-55 in Metro Atlantic semifinals". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Quinnipiac Voted as MAAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll Favorites". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Merrimack College Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ "Merrimack Warriors 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[2] "Merrimack wins 66-62 in OT against Sacred Heart in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament". AP News. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[3] "Mount St. Mary's upsets No. 2 Merrimack 57-55 in Metro Atlantic semifinals". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[poll-4] "Quinnipiac Voted as MAAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll Favorites". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Merrimack College Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[6] "Merrimack Warriors 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

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