COLONIA, N.J. – With the basketball season just around the corner, the D'Youville University men's basketball team has been picked to finish sixth according to the 2025-26 East Coast Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll.
The Saints finished the 2025-26 season with an overall record of 8-17 and a conference record of 6-10. D'Youville was on the outside looking a year ago from the postseason but will look to make their first appearance in the ECC Tournament under fourth-year head coach
Andy Stark.
DYU returns seven players from last year's team including ECC Third Team selection,
Justin Moore. D'Youville also welcomes eight new faces to the team including four transfers and four freshmen.
You can get your first look at this year's team right at the Saints Center on November 5th as the team faces Fredonia State at 7 p.m. in an exhibition game. The regular will kick-off on Friday, November 14th, as they team faces Goldey-Beacom College in the ECC/CACC Tip-Off Challenge down in Washington, D.C.
2025-26 ECC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
- Daemen – 81 points (9 first-place votes)
- St. Thomas Aquinas – 69 points
- Staten Island – 54 points
- Queens – 48 points
- Roberts Wesleyan – 45 points
- D'Youville – 42 points
- District of Columbia – 24 points
- Molloy – 22 points
- Mercy – 20 points
2025-26 ECC Preseason Player of the Year
Benjamin Bill , RS-Jr., Daemen
Unanimous Decision
