2025-26 SCHEDULE
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LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven men's basketball team was tabbed sixth in the 2025-26 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Coaches' Preseason Poll, the conference office announced on Thursday afternoon (Oct. 30).
With the No. 6 selection, The Haven is predicted to reach the PSAC Tournament for the seventh straight season under 14
th-year head coach
Mike Nestor.
The Bald Eagles open the season by competing in the Atlantic Region Challenge, hosted by Slippery Rock University, on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14-15.
PSAC Coaches Preseason Poll:
West Chester earned eight first-place votes to take the top spot, while East Stroudsburg earned the remaining vote and was picked second. Millersville, Shepherd and Shippensburg rounded out the top-5. Lock Haven (sixth), Mansfield, Kutztown and Bloomsburg made up teams six through eight.
In the West, PSAC power Gannon (6), Indiana (1) and California (Pa.) (1) earned first-place votes to earn the top three spots in the Western Division. Slippery Rock and Seton Hill were picked No. 4 and No. 5, while Edinboro, Pitt-Johnstown and Clarion rounded out the poll.
2025-26 PSAC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll (# of first place votes in parentheses)
EAST
1. West Chester (8)
2. East Stroudsburg (1)
3. Millersville
4. Shepherd
5. Shippensburg
6. Lock Haven
7. Mansfield
8. Kutztown
9. Bloomsburg
WEST
1. Gannon (6)
2. IUP (1)
3. California (1)
4. Slippery Rock
5. Seton Hill
6. Edinboro
7. Pitt-Johnstown
8. Clarion
A look back at 2024-25
Despite graduating four starters from the PSAC East Championship team in 2023-24, the Bald Eagles retooled to make a postseason run for the sixth straight season.
The Bald Eagles were electric in front of the home crowd, where they racked up nine wins and fell just three times.
The Haven finished the season 15-13 overall and 12-9 in the PSAC to earn the No. 5 seed in the Conference Championship Tournament. The Bald Eagles traveled to No. 4 Millersville for the opening round of the tournament and fell 78-52.
Dyllon Scott,
Blake Deegan and
Mike Knouse return to the lineup after back-to-back seasons of significant playing time and postseason experience.
The trio combined to start 41 games last season and 70 3-pointers made.
The Bald Eagles welcomed 11 athletes to the program from Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York and New Jersey.
To learn more about the 2025-26 incoming class, click
here.
A full season preview will be released at LockHavenAthletics.com leading up to the opening weekend.
The Road Ahead:
The Bald Eagles open the 2025-26 season by competing in the Atlantic Region Challenge, hosted by Slippery Rock, on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14 and 15.
The Haven will take on Davis & Elkins on Friday at 5 p.m. and West Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday at 3 p.m.
Lock Haven opens its PSAC schedule on Saturday, Dec. 6 by hosting Edinboro at 3 p.m. inside Thomas Fieldhouse.
The Haven's first Eastern Division game is set for Wednesday, Jan. 7 at Shepherd.
The full men's basketball schedule can be viewed at the link above.
