The 2025–26 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, led by first-year head coach Luke McConnell, played their home games at the DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania in their final season as members of the Northeast Conference.
This season was Saint Francis' last as an NCAA Division I member, as on March 25, 2025, the school announced that it would start reclassification to NCAA Division III in July of 2026, joining the Presidents' Athletic Conference.
Eight of the conference's ten teams would qualify for the tournament. New Haven is ineligible for the tournament due to their transition from Division II. The Red Flash finished 5–13 and in tenth (last) place in the conference standings. Thus, they finished off their final Division I season by missing the NEC tournament and in turn being eliminated from making the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
Previous season The Red Flash finished the 2024–25 season 16–18, 8–8 in NEC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Wagner, LIU, and upset top-seeded Central Connecticut in the NEC tournament championship game, earning the Red Flash just their second ever NCAA tournament appearance, and their first since 1991. In the NCAA tournament, they would receive the #16 seed in the South Region, where they would be defeated by fellow #16 seed Alabama State in the First Four.
Shortly after their aforementioned move to DIII, head coach Rob Krimmel announced that he would be retiring from coaching after 13 seasons with the team, with associate head coach Luke McConnell being named Krimmel's successor.
Preseason On October 27, 2025, the NEC released their preseason coaches poll. Saint Francis was picked to finish seventh in the conference.
Preseason rankings +NEC Preseason Poll Place Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Saint Francis 8 9 10
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Preseason All-NEC Team No players were named to the All-NEC Preseason Team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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