The 2025–26 Mercyhurst Lakers men's basketball team represented Mercyhurst University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lakers, led by 24th-year head coach Gary Manchel, played their home games on Owen McCormick Court in the Mercyhurst Athletic Center in Erie, Pennsylvania as second-year members of the Northeast Conference.
Previous season The Lakers finished the 2024–25 season 15–16, 9–7 in NEC play, in third place. Due to their transition from Division II to Division I, the Lakers were ineligible to participate in the NEC tournament.
Preseason On October 27, 2025, the NEC released their preseason coaches poll. Mercyhurst was picked to finish fourth in the conference.
Preseason rankings +NEC Preseason Poll Place Team 1 2 3 4 Mercyhurst 5 6 7 8 9 10
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Roster
Schedule and results
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