The 2025–26 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were initially led by fourth-year head coach Donald Copeland. Following Copeland's suspension for player mistreatment, assistant coach Dwan McMillan was named interim head coach. The Seahawks played their home games at the Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, New York as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).
Previous season The Seahawks finished the 2024–25 season 14–16, 6–10 in NEC play, to finish in seventh place. They were defeated by Saint Francis in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament.
Offseason Departures DeparturesNameNo.Pos.HeightWeightYearHometown Reason for Departure Rahmir Moore 0 G 6'3" 205 Graduate Student Philadelphia, PA Completed eligibility Javier Ezquerra 1 G 6'1" 175 Senior San Juan, Puerto Rico Graduated Di'Andre Howell-South 2 G 6'4" 210 Senior Paterson, NJ Transferred to Holy Family Ja'Kair Sanchez 3 G 6'4" 200 Graduate Student Syracuse, NY Completed eligibility Tyje Kelton 4 F 6'7" 210 Senior Dunellen, NJ Entered transfer portal Zae Blake 5 G 6'1" 180 Graduate Student Washington, DC Transferred to UTRGV R.J. Greene 10 G 6'5" 200 Junior The Bronx, NY Left team Zaire Williams 12 G 6'4" 200 Senior Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Mercer Churchill Bounds 22 F 6'10" 260 RS Senior Berlin, MD Transferred to Salisbury Rob Taylor II 24 F 6'7" 220 Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated Keyontae Lewis 32 F 6'9" 260 Junior Chesterfield, VA Transferred to Norfolk State
Incoming transfers Incoming transfersNameNo.Pos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School Nick Jones 0 G 6'2" 170 Junior Edgewood, MD Harcum John Awoke 4 G 6'3" 185 Junior Alexandria, VA South Plains Michael Cooper 5 G 6'6" 215 Junior Minneapolis, MN Vincennes Eddie Placer 7 G 6'5" 200 Junior Orlando, FL Daytona State Jaden Baker 9 G 6'2" 190 RS Senior Salisbury, MD Frostburg State Bryan Akanmu 10 F 6'6" 230 Junior Saint-Denis, France Vincennes Huascar Cuevas 12 G 5'11" 180 Junior Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Daytona State Binael Basil 22 F 6'7" 240 Sophomore Ottawa, Canada Casper College Sam Smith 24 F 6'6" 235 Graduate Student Gurdon, AR Harding
Recruiting class 2024 recruiting class
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Preseason polls Northeast Conference poll The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 27, 2025. The Seahawks were picked to finish eighth in the conference. RankTeam 1. LIU (10) 2. Central Connecticut 3. Stonehill 4. Mercyhurst 5. Fairleigh Dickinson 6. Chicago State 7. Saint Francis 8. Wagner 9. Le Moyne 10. New Haven () first-place votes
Preseason All-Conference Team No Seahawks were selected as members of the NEC Preseason All-Conference Team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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