MBB: University Athletic Association

[Ole Ollie 76]

All the teams have their schedules posted except for CMU. Highlights include:

Brandeis — Yale (treated as an exhibition for the Judges) and 2025 NCAA teams Western New England and Clark. Brandeis has played Clark 55 times but not since 2012.

Case and Rochester both play Bowdoin and Middlebury in the UAA NESCAC challenge.

Emory plays D2 Augusta and has challenging games with Hampton Sydney and Christopher Newport.

NYU plays D2 Assumption, takes a West Coast trip to play Cal Lutheran and George Fox and plays local power St Joseph Connecticut.

Chicago and Wash U both play Illinois Wesleyan.

[ADL70]

Class of 2029 commits
Brandeis -- Gur Dhillon -- Brewster Academy NH by way of Texas; Asher White, Fox Chapel PA; Landon Sullivan IMG Academy Fla.
Carnegie Mellon -- Luke Seltzer Andover Academy Ma.; Carter Klaus, North Central Ind.
CWRU -- "Junior" McFadden Malvern Pa.; Alex Vincent Oak Park/River Forest Ill; Gideon Greenberg Posnack School Fla; Simon Moshin Highland Park Ill; Michael Ngo Maumee OH; Will Taylor Woodson  Va.
Chicago - Ryan Ward Cushing Academy Ma.; Drew Kuhn Nobles & Greenough Ma.; Jacob Randall Severn Md.
Emory - Gus Fried New Hampton School NH; AJ Mickens Hun School NJ; Giacomo Kaplan Belmont Hill School Ma.
NYU - Chase Garcia Millbrook School NY; Zach Koloja Blair Academy NJ.
Rochester - Jackson Labkon St. Andrew's School RI; MJ Young Baldwinsville NY; Zach Koloja Blair Academy NJ; Jordan Owuso Pennington School NJ; Tariq Bridges St. Pius Cal.
Wash U -- Josh Kim Andover KS; Theo Rocca Evanston Ill; Colby Smith New Trier Ill.

Please add additional commits to this list when identified.

Neither McFadden nor Ngo are on Spartan's 2025-26 on-line roster. But there are 15 newcomers. 3 xfr and 12 FY


https://athletics.case.edu/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2025-26?view=2

[Ole Ollie 76]

Pre season rankings are out. Emory — 3, Wash U — 5, Chicago - 11.  I think Wash U may be a bit high and Chicago a bit low.

No other teams are ranked or receiving votes.  No surprise there.  Still with all these teams having so many newcomers it will be interesting to see how the season plays out. 

[WUPHF]

I think Wash U may be a bit high and Chicago a bit low.

It could because one team has more appearances in the Top 25 than almost any other program and the other is a perennial 10-15 win team.  Prior to last season, Chicago had not made the tournament since 2007-2008.

There always seems to be a voter inertia with the Top 25.  Wisconsin Lutheran received votes after graduated 4-5 seniors and graduate students who averaged a crazy high percentage of the minutes.

[Pat Coleman]

Literally a voter out of 25 and you cited one team. It's been way worse in the past.

[ziggy]

Literally a voter out of 25 and you cited one team. It's been way worse in the past.

It was said above that it was no surprise that no one else got any votes besides the three that got in and I would disagree for this very reason. I was actually very surprised NYU went 0-for-25 on ballots.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

If I had to choose a fourth, I think I'd vote for Brandeis before anyone else, but, as they say, that's why we play the games!

[WUPHF]

Literally a voter out of 25 and you cited one team. It's been way worse in the past.

Thanks Pat, the Top 25 looks great, appreciate the work of everyone involved.

[WUPHF]

If I had to choose a fourth, I think I'd vote for Brandeis before anyone else, but, as they say, that's why we play the games!

Brandeis will be an easy No. 4 in the UAA preseason poll and could be very good with a veteran core of 4-6th year players and three transfers.