The 2025–26 America East men's basketball season began with practices in September 2025 and will end with the 2025 America East men's basketball tournament in March 2026. This is the 46th year of competition in men's basketball for the America East Conference.
Head coaches
TeamHead coachPrevious jobSeasonOverallrecordAmerica East recordNCAATournaments AlbanyDwayne KillingsMarquette (asst.)5th 0 BinghamtonLevell SandersBinghamton (asst.)5th0 BryantJamion ChristianPallacanestro Trieste1st0 MaineChris MarkwoodBoston College (asst.)4th0 UMBCJim FerryPenn State (Interim HC)5th 0 UMass Lowell Pat DuquetteNortheastern (asst.)13th0 New HampshireNathan DavisBucknell 3rd0 NJITGrant BillmeierMaryland (asst.)3rd0 VermontJohn BeckerVermont (asst.)15th6 Notes:
Season includes the 2025–26 season. Record numbers are through the end of the 2024–25 season.
Preseason Preseason coaches poll 2025–26 America East Preseason Coaches Poll Rank Team (First place votes) Points 1 Vermont (7) 63 T2 Maine (1) 47 T2 Albany 47 4 UMass Lowell (1) 39 5 Binghamton 37 6 Bryant 35 7 UMBC 31 8 NJIT 13 9 New Hampshire 12
Preseason All-Conference Team All-Conference Team Quincy Allen, Bryant TJ Hurley, Vermont Demetrius Lilley, Binghamton Amir Lindsey, Albany TJ Long, Vermont Josh Odunowo, UMBC
Regular season Player of the Week Awards
Week Player of the Week Rookie of the Week1TJ LongVermontDavid BoldenNJIT2DJ ArmstrongUMBC & Ari FultonNJITDavid Bolden (2)NJIT3TJ HurleyVermontJJ MassaquoiUMass Lowell4Gus YaldenVermontTy TabalesBryant5Jah’Likai KingUMBCTy Tabales (2)Bryant6Jaden KempsonAlbanyTimofei RudovskiiBryant 7Gus Yalden (2)VermontJake BlackburnBinghamton8Jeremiah QuigleyBinghamtonTy Tabales (3)Bryant9Angel MontasUMass LowellAshley Sims IIBryant10Angel Montas (2)UMass LowellTimofei Rudovskii (2)Bryant11Amir LindseyAlbanyTyler BikeNew Hampshire12TJ Hurley (2)VermontAce FlaggMaine13Sebastian RobinsonNJITDavid Bolden (3)NJIT14Ari Fulton (2)NJITVictor OkojieUMass Lowell15Gus Yalden (3)VermontDavid Bolden (4)NJIT16Angel Montas (3)UMass LowellTy Tabales (4)Bryant
School Albany20 Binghamton11 Bryant07Maine01UMBC20 32New Hampshire0134Vermont60
Postseason America East tournament
The conference tournament will be played from March 8 to March 15, 2026. All tournament games will be hosted at the higher seed's campus site. Teams are reseeded after quarterfinals.
NCAA Tournament The conference champion will receive an automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship 16 Midwest UMBC L 83–86 vs. Howard
Conference awards 2026 America East Men's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearTJ Hurley, VermontCoach of the YearJim Ferry, UMBCDefensive Player of the YearOkechukwu Okeke, AlbanySixth Man of the YearCaden Diggs, UMBCRookie of the YearDavid Bolden, NJITNewcomer of the YearGus Yalden, VermontReference:
2026 America East Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Third Team Defensive Team Rookie TeamTJ Hurley, VermontJah’Likai King, UMBCAmir Lindsey, AlbanyAngel Montas Jr., UMass LowellGus Yalden, VermontDJ Armstrong Jr., UMBCTJ Biel, MaineAri Fulton, NJITSebastian Robinson, NJITAce Valentine, UMBCBelal El Shakery, New HampshireAustin Green, UMass LowellOkechukwu Okeke, AlbanyJeremiah Quigley, BinghamtonXavier Spencer, UMass LowellTJ Biel, MaineLogan Carey, MaineTJ Hurley, VermontJosh Odunowo, UMBCOkechukwu Okeke, AlbanyTyler Bike, New HamshireDavid Bolden, NJITAce Flagg, MaineTimofei Rudovskii, BryantTy Tabales, Bryant
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