The 2025–26 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team represented Merrimack College during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warriors, led by tenth-year head coach Joe Gallo, played their home games at Lawler Arena in North Andover, Massachusetts as second-year members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
During the season the Warriors won a program best 23 games and claimed their first MAAC regular season championship. The Warriors went undefeated at home (11–0), for the first time since 1990–91. During the postseason they reached 2026 MAAC men's basketball tournament final after defeating Sacred Heart and Marist, however they were defeated by Siena 64-54 in the championship game.
Previous season The Warriors finished the 2024–25 season 18–15, 14–6 in MAAC play, to finish in second place. They defeated Sacred Heart, before being upset by #6 seed and eventual tournament champions Mount St. Mary's in the semifinals of the MAAC tournament.
Preseason On September 30, 2025, the MAAC released their preseason coaches poll. Merrimack was picked to finish seventh in the conference.
Preseason rankings +MAAC Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 158 (8) 2 152 (3) 3 140 (2) 4 133 5 115 6 104 7 Merrimack 85 8 74 9 69 10 59 11 48 12 26 13 20
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Preseason All-MAAC Teams No players were named to the First, Second or Third Preseason All-MAAC Teams.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Awards
MAAC Player of the Year: Kevair Kennedy
MAAC Defensive Player of the Year: KC Ugwuakazi
MAAC Rookie of the Year: Kevair Kennedy
MAAC Coach of the Year: Joe Gallo
All MAAC First team: Kevair Kennedy and Ernest Shelton MAAC All-Defensive Team: KC Ugwuakazi MAAC All-Rookie Team: Kevair Kennedy
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