2025–26 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team

2025–26 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball
2025–26 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	8–15 (4–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Cleo Hill Jr. (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Lance Beckwith; Chuck Ellis; Delorian Heard;
Home arena	Hytche Athletic Center

2025–26 MEAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Howard	7	–	3	.700	17	–	10	.630
Morgan State	6	–	3	.667	10	–	14	.417
Norfolk State	6	–	4	.600	13	–	14	.481
North Carolina Central	6	–	4	.600	10	–	15	.400
South Carolina State	5	–	4	.556	7	–	18	.280
Maryland Eastern Shore	4	–	6	.400	8	–	19	.296
Coppin State*	4	–	6	.400	6	–	21	.222
Delaware State	1	–	9	.100	6	–	19	.240

† 2026 MEAC tournament winner * Ineligible for 2026 NCAA Tournament due to APR penalties. As of February 18, 2026

The 2025–26 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team represents the University of Maryland Eastern Shore during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by second-year head coach Cleo Hill Jr., play their home games at the Hytche Athletic Center in Princess Anne, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2024–25 season 6–25, 2–12 in MEAC play, to finish in eighth place. They were defeated by Norfolk State in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.^[1]

Preseason

On October 8, 2025, the MEAC released their preseason polls. Maryland Eastern Shore was picked to finish seventh in the conference.^[2]

Preseason rankings

MEAC Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Norfolk State	118 (12)
2	Howard	97 (4)
3	South Carolina State	90
4	Morgan State	73
T–5	Delaware State	70
T–5	North Carolina Central	70
7	Maryland Eastern Shore	31
8	Coppin State	27
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[2]

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

Preseason All-MEAC Team
Team	Player	Year	Position
First	Chris Flippin	Senior	Forward
Third	Michael Teal	Freshman	Guard

Source:^[2]

Roster

2025–26 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jaden Cooper	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Columbia	Goldsboro, NC
G/F	1	Zion Obanla	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Claflin	Houston, NC
PG	2	Jaden Johnson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Howard CC	Upper Marlboro, MD
PG	3	Trey Brown	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Salt Lake CC	Phoenix, AZ
G	4	Michael Teal	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	South Carolina State	Alexandria, VA
F	5	Dorion Staples	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Miles College	Fredericksburg, VA
G	10	Devin Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	CMIT North Academy	Laurel, MD
G/F	11	Javoy Thompson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	UNC Asheville	Bronx, NY
G	12	Justin Monden	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Georgia Southwestern State	Raleigh, NC
F	14	Joseph Locandro	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Concordia	Melbourne, Australia
F	22	Maurice Vassel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	St. Benedict's Prep	Brooklyn, NY
F	23	Trey Hall	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Utah Tech	Willimantic, CT
SF	24	Levi Beckwith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Heriatge HS	Raleigh, NC
F	31	Maurio Hanson Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Robert Morris	Charlotte, NC
PF	35	Christopher Flippin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Highland CC	Metairie, LA

Head coach

Cleo Hill Jr. (North Carolina Central)

Assistant coach(es)

Lance Beckwith (Central Missouri)
Chuck Ellis (Cheyney)
Delorian Heard (Redlands)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 5, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX	at Georgia Tech	L 52–56 ^OT	0–1	17 – Locandro	6 – Staples	4 – Staples	McCamish Pavilion (3,551) Atlanta, GA
November 5, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	at Georgia	L 29–94	0–2	6 – Brown	7 – Brown	2 – Monden	Stegeman Coliseum (5,595) Athens, GA
November 8, 2025* 4:30 p.m.	Cheyney Homecoming	W 104–59	1–2	17 – Obanla	4 – Obanla	5 – Teal	Hytche Athletic Center (3,876) Princess Anne, MD
November 11, 2025* 8:00 p.m., B1G+	at Nebraska	L 50–69	1–3	11 – Hall	5 – Brown	4 – Teal	Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,653) Lincoln, NE
November 14, 2025* 8:00 p.m., Peacock	at No. 23 Creighton	L 45–84	1–4	13 – Mondran	5 – Locandro	3 – Flippin	CHI Health Center Omaha (16,603) Omaha, NE
November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Longwood	W 83–82 ^2OT	2–4	19 – Monden	7 – Cooper	4 – Cooper	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,236) Farmville, VA
November 21, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Canisius Queen City Classic	L 57–60	2–5	18 – Locandro	8 – Flippin	4 – Monden	Koessler Athletic Center (577) Buffalo, NY
November 22, 2025* 3:00 p.m.	vs. Binghamton Queen City Classic	W 63–52	3–5	16 – Obanla	9 – Obanla	3 – Cooper	Koessler Athletic Center (261) Buffalo, NY
November 25, 2025* 7:00 p.m.	Hampton	L 68–74	3–6	20 – Obanla	9 – Obanla	4 – Cooper	Hytche Athletic Center (2,112) Princess Anne, MD
November 29, 2025* 4:00 p.m.	Gwynedd Mercy	W 84–60	4–6	19 – Locandro	8 – Staples	7 – Staples	Hytche Athletic Center (876) Princess Anne, MD
December 2, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at East Carolina	L 56–68	4–7	10 – Teal	5 – Obanla	6 – Teal	Williams Arena (2,883) Greenville, NC
December 6, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at American	L 60–78	4–8	20 – Locandro	4 – Locandro	4 – Cooper	Bender Arena (744) Washington, D.C.
December 9, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 24 Virginia	L 60–84	4–9	9 – Cooper	8 – Cooper	3 – Brown	John Paul Jones Arena (11,117) Charlottesville, VA
December 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., FloCollege	at North Carolina A&T	L 79–82	4–10	20 – Cooper	6 – Cooper	8 – Teal	Corbett Sports Center (859) Greensboro, NC
December 14, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Virginia Tech	L 53–82	4–11	7 – Staples	5 – Staples	2 – Brown	Cassell Coliseum (4,317) Blacksburg, VA
December 17, 2025* 7:00 p.m.	at Wagner	L 64–78	4–12	19 – Staples	10 – Obanla	5 – Teal	Spiro Sports Center (350) Staten Island, NY
December 22, 2025* 8:00 p.m., SECN+	at Texas	L 71–94	4–13	13 – Cooper	7 – Cooper	6 – Teal	Moody Center (10,888) Austin, TX
MEAC regular season
January 3, 2026 4:30 p.m.	at Morgan State	W 66–49	5–13 (1–0)	16 – Staples	8 – Beckwith	5 – Teal	Hytche Athletic Center (1,025) Princess Anne, MD
January 10, 2026 4:30 p.m.	Howard	W 69–57	6–13 (2–0)	16 – Staples	7 – Obanla	6 – Teal	Hytche Athletic Center (1,000) Princess Anne, MD
January 12, 2026 7:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State	W 74–70	7–13 (3–0)	20 – Obanla	8 – Obanla	5 – Teal	Echols Memorial Hall (1,240) Norfolk, VA
January 17, 2026 4:30 p.m.	Coppin State	W 70–67	8–13 (4–0)	20 – Obanla	4 – Staples	6 – Teal	Hytche Athletic Center (676) Princess Anne, MD
January 24, 2026 4:00 p.m.	at South Carolina State	Postponed to February 4 due to winter storm					SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC
January 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at North Carolina Central	Postponed to February 2 due to winter storm					McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
January 31, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Delaware State						Memorial Hall Dover, DE
February 2, 2026 8:00 p.m.	at North Carolina Central						McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
February 4, 2026 8:00 p.m.	at South Carolina State						SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC
February 7, 2026 4:00 p.m.	at Morgan State						Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
February 14, 2026 TBD, ESPN+	at Howard						Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
February 16, 2026 7:00 p.m.	Norfolk State						Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD
February 21, 2026 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Coppin State						Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD
February 28, 2026 4:30 p.m.	South Carolina State						Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD
March 2, 2026 7:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central						Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD
March 5, 2026 7:30 pm	Delaware State						Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD
MEAC tournament
March 11–14, 2026	vs.						Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Myers scores 22 as Norfolk State defeats Maryland-Eastern Shore 77-70 on day one of the MEAC Tournament". 13newsnow.com. March 12, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "S. C. State's Jayden Johnson Named 2025-26 MEAC Men's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year". meacsports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. October 8, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
^ "Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

[1] "Myers scores 22 as Norfolk State defeats Maryland-Eastern Shore 77-70 on day one of the MEAC Tournament". 13newsnow.com. March 12, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

[poll-2] "S. C. State's Jayden Johnson Named 2025-26 MEAC Men's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year". meacsports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. October 8, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.

[3] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

[4] "Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

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