2025–26 LIU Sharks men's basketball team

2025–26 LIU Sharks men's basketball
NEC regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record24–10 (15–3 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brionne Gillion
  • Jamere Dismukes
  • Baronton Terry
  • Dalmar Ali
Home arenaSteinberg Wellness Center
2025–26 NEC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
LIU 15 3   .833 24 10   .706
Central Connecticut 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
Mercyhurst * 10 8   .556 17 17   .500
Le Moyne * 10 8   .556 15 17   .469
New Haven ** 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Stonehill 8 10   .444 12 21   .364
Fairleigh Dickinson 8 10   .444 11 21   .344
Wagner 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
Chicago State 5 13   .278 7 25   .219
Saint Francis 5 13   .278 7 24   .226
2026 NEC tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
** ineligible for both the 2026 NEC tournament and the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
As of March 10, 2026

The 2025–26 LIU Sharks men's basketball team represents Long Island University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sharks, led by fourth-year head coach Rod Strickland, play their home games at the Steinberg Wellness Center in Brooklyn as members of the Northeast Conference. For the first time since 2018 and first time since the campus merger, the Sharks made the NCAA Tournament.