Syracuse, N.Y. – Le Moyne College Wright, III '85 and Cathy Lassiter Endowed Head Men's Basketball Coach Nate Champion '14 has revealed his team's 13-game non-conference schedule for the 2025-26 season, the department announced on Tuesday afternoon. The Dolphins have three home and 10 road games in the months of November and December.
 
The Dolphins will open the season at home on Monday, November 3 against SUNY Cobleskill.

The Dolphins then hit the road for three games in eight days. In a previously announced matchup, they visit fellow Jesuit institution, Xavier University, on Thursday the 6th. The team remains in Ohio and heads to Bowling Green University on Sunday the 9th. They wrap up the road swing four days later at the University of Massachusetts.
 
The Dolphins then host a pair of games. They welcome Niagara University to Ted Grant Court for the first time ever on Monday the 17th in a return game of matchup from last December. The Purple Eagles, who are led by former CBA standout Greg Paulus, hold an 8-0 lead in the all-time series, with the first seven games taking place at Niagara between 1950 and 1964. Five days later, the Dolphins host fellow Jesuit institution, Fairfield University, for the opening game of a men's and women's split doubleheader. The Dolphins are 4-1 all-time against the Stags, including 1-0 in Syracuse (2/2/1955 at the West Jefferson Street Armory).
 
The Phins close out the month at The Lafayette Classic in Easton, Pennsylvania. The begin the event against the host Leopards on Friday the 28th. The Dolphins and Lafayette have met on the hardwood only once, an 89-75 Lafayette victory on December 30, 1970 as part of the Le Moyne Christmas Invitational. The following day, the Dolphins face Monmouth University for the first time in a regular season game. The Dolphins and Hawks have split a pair of exhibition matchups (2003 and 2013). In the 2013 matchup, Champion, as a senior, led the Dolphins to a 75-66 victory with 30 points, nine rebounds and four assists in all 40 minutes. They close out the event on Sunday the 30th against Ball State University, another first-time opponent.

Le Moyne is on the road for all four of its December contests. The Phins begin the stretch at Binghamton University for the third installment of the "Battle for the Interstate" rivalry series. The Bearcats have won the first two matchups in the series.

The team takes on their first Southeastern Conference (SEC) opponent since transitioning to the Division I level by facing the University of Texas on Tuesday, December 16.

Four days later, the Dolphins visit St. Bonaventure University for the second straight year. Le Moyne and the Bonnies played twice a year between 1953 and 1958, while also playing three times between 1949 and 1951, and St. Bonaventure holds a 15-0 lead in the all-time series after winning last year's matchup.
 
The team's final non-conference game is their third of the season against a fellow Jesuit foe, Boston College, on Sunday the 28th. The Dolphins and Eagles met 18 times between 1951 and 1979 with Boston College holding a 13-5 advantage, including 7-0 at home.

The team's NEC schedule was previously released by the conference on August 19.