2025–26 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

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The 2025–26 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by third-year head coach Mike McGarvey, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pennsylvania, as members of the Patriot League.

ConferencePatriot League
Record11–21 (8–10 Patriot)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
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2025–26 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record11–21 (8–10 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKirby Sports Center
Seasons
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
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2025–26 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Navy17–1 .94426–8  .765
Lehigh †11–7 .61118–17  .514
Colgate11–7 .61118–15  .545
Boston University10–8 .55617–17  .500
American9–9 .50016–16  .500
Loyola8–10 .44412–20  .375
Lafayette8–10 .44411–21  .344
Bucknell6–12 .33310–23  .303
Army5–13 .27811–21  .344
Holy Cross5–13 .27811–22  .333
† 2026 Patriot League tournament winner
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Previous season

The Leopards finished the 2024–25 season 13–20, 7–11 in Patriot League play, to finish in seventh place.[1] They defeated Holy Cross,[2] before falling to eventual tournament champions American in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament.[3]

Preseason

On October 15, 2025, the Patriot League released their preseason poll. Lafayette was picked to finish seventh in the conference.[4]

Preseason rankings

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Patriot League Preseason Poll
Place Team Points
1Navy79 (7)
2Boston University73 (2)
3Colgate64 (1)
4American47
5Bucknell44
6Loyola (MD)39
7Lafayette36
8Lehigh30
9Holy Cross23
10Army15
(#) first-place votes
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Source:[4]

Preseason All-Patriot League Team

No players were named to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team.[4]

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Ryan Pettit 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrRutgers Prep Westfield, New Jersey
G 1 Caleb Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoJean Ribault High School Jacksonville, Florida
G/F 2 KaiMani Murdock 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoDenmark Technical College Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
G 3 Beckett Currie 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrCamas High School Camas, Washington
G 10 Mark Butler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrWilliam Penn Charter School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G/F 11 Luke Azzinaro 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrDelbarton School Chatham, New Jersey
C 13 Misha Bednostin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrTrinity High School Kyiv, Ukraine
F 14 Malik Rasul 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoWesttown School Tucson, Arizona
G 20 Ashton Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrAmerican Fork High School Cedar Hills, Utah
G/F 21 Andrew Phillips 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrMalvern Prep Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
F 22 Christian Humphrey-Rembert 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrEast Kentwood High School Grand Rapids, Michigan
G/F 23 Joshua Wyche 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrCristo Rey Philadelphia High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 24 Folabomi Fayemi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoSouth Kent School Houston, Texas
F 34 Luke Bevilacqua 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrGeorge School Newfield, New Jersey
F 44 Shareef Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)255 lb (116 kg) FrRoman Catholic High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 27, 2025

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Saint Joseph's L 76–85  0–1
 Hagan Arena (2,516)
Philadelphia, PA
November 5, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Dickinson W 79–44  1–1
 Kirby Sports Center (1,078)
Easton, PA
November 8, 2025*
3:00 pm, SECN+		 at Texas L 60–97  1–2
 Moody Center (10,712)
Austin, TX
November 13, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Cornell L 78–97  1–3
 Kirby Sports Center (1,279)
Easton, PA
November 17, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at West Virginia L 59–81  1–4
 Hope Coliseum (9,360)
Morgantown, WV
November 21, 2025*
6:00 pm, NECFR		 at Stonehill L 70–74  1–5
 Merkert Gymnasium (450)
Easton, MA
November 28, 2025*
4:30 pm, ESPN+		 Le Moyne
Lafayette Classic		 L 63–76  1–6
 Kirby Sports Center (1,067)
Easton, PA
November 29, 2025*
4:30 pm, ESPN+		 Ball State
Lafayette Classic		 W 55–37  2–6
 Kirby Sports Center (1,079)
Easton, PA
November 30, 2025*
2:30 pm, ESPN+		 Monmouth
Lafayette Classic		 L 74–88  2–7
 Kirby Sports Center (477)
Easton, PA
December 5, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Mercyhurst W 79–71  3–7
 Kirby Sports Center (1,144)
Easton, PA
December 8, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Penn L 72–74  3–8
 Palestra (934)
Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Charlotte L 67–81  3–9
 Dale F. Halton Arena (1,932)
Charlotte, NC
December 20, 2025*
2:00 pm, ACCN		 at Georgia Tech L 81–95  3–10
 McCamish Pavilion (4,987)
Atlanta, GA
Patriot League regular season
December 31, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 Colgate L 77–85  3–11
(0–1)		 Kirby Sports Center (1,278)
Easton, PA
January 3, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Loyola (MD) W 79–64  4–11
(1–1)		 Reitz Arena (524)
Baltimore, MD
January 7, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Boston University L 67–83  4–12
(1–2)		 Kirby Sports Center (1,028)
Easton, PA
January 10, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Navy L 50–76  4–13
(1–3)		 Alumni Hall (1,953)
Annapolis, MD
January 14, 2026
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Bucknell L 69–76  4–14
(1–4)		 Sojka Pavilion (1,071)
Lewisburg, PA
January 17, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Holy Cross W 74–55  5–14
(2–4)		 Kirby Sports Center (679)
Easton, PA
January 21, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Boston University L 73–77 OT 5–15
(2–5)		 Case Gym (1,057)
Boston, MA
January 24, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Lehigh L 59–64  5–16
(2–6)		 Stabler Arena (1,932)
Bethlehem, PA
January 28, 2026
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 Bucknell W 81–79  6–16
(3–6)		 Kirby Sports Center (1,168)
Easton, PA
January 31, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at American W 67–65  7–16
(4–6)		 Bender Arena (1,336)
Washington, D.C.
February 4, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Navy L 50–65  7–17
(4–7)		 Kirby Sports Center (1,306)
Easton, PA
February 7, 2026
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Army W 63−60  8−17
(5−7)		 Christl Arena (758)
West Point, NY
February 11, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Loyola (MD) L 54−68  8−18
(5−8)		 Kirby Sports Center (1,446)
Easton, PA
February 14, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Lehigh L 69−78  8−19
(5−9)		 Kirby Sports Center (1,774)
Easton, PA
February 18, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Holy Cross W 86−83  9−19
(6−9)		 Hart Center (1,086)
Worcester, MA
February 22, 2026
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 American L 61–75  9−20
(6−10)		 Kirby Sports Center (1,144)
Easton, PA
February 25, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Colgate W 70–69  10−20
(7−10)		 Cotterell Court (608)
Hamilton, NY
February 28, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Army W 83–77  11−20
(8−10)		 Kirby Sports Center (1,764)
Easton, PA
Patriot League tournament
March 3, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 (7) (10) Holy Cross
First round		 L 77–82  11–21
 Kirby Sports Center (1,434)
Easton, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.
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