The 2025–26 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by third-year head coach Dave Paulsen, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League.
Previous season The Crusaders finished the 2024–25 season 13–19, 5–13 in Patriot League play, to finish in tenth (last) place. They were defeated by Lafayette in the first round of the Patriot League tournament.
Preseason On October 15, 2025, the Patriot League released their preseason poll. Holy Cross was picked to finish ninth in the conference.
Preseason rankings +Patriot League Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 79 (7) 2 73 (2) 3 64 (1) 4 47 5 44 6 39 7 36 8 30 9 Holy Cross 23 10 15
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Preseason All-Patriot League Team No players were named to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Patriot League regular season
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