2025-26 Wilmington University Men's Basketball News
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Tre Hawkins Named to Third Team as CACC Announces 2025-26 Men’s Basketball All-Conference Teams
March 06, 2026Sophomore forward Tre Hawkins was voted to the Third Team as the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference announced its 2025-26 All-Conference Teams and Major Award winners on Wednesday. -
Justin Perez Scores 33 to Lead Men’s Basketball to a Season Ending Victory, 90-81, over Dominican on Senior Night
February 28, 2026Justin Perez’s offensive explosion on Senior Night led the Wilmington University men’s basketball team to a season-ending victory on Saturday, as they defeated Dominican, 90-81, at the WU Athletics Complex in the final Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference contest of the campaign.
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VIDEO: Men's Basketball vs Dominican
February 28, 2026Justin Perez's offensive explosion on Senior Night led #WilmUMLax to a season-ending victory on Saturday, as they defeated Dominican, 90-81, at the WU Athletics Complex in the final CCACC contest of the campaign. The Wildcats finish the season on a positive note, as they finish 2025-26 with a 6-14 conference record and a 10-18 mark overall. Dominican's loss settles them into the sixth seed in the upcoming CACC Tournament. Justin Perez led all scorers with his 33 points, going 6-11 from deep and 7-8 at the line. He also pulled down four rebounds and registered an assist in his final collegiate game. The rest of the seniors in the starting lineup played well too, as Jordan Moore reached 10 points with three rebounds, Hiram Alexander picked up nine points with a team-high seven rebounds and two steals, and Fidel Mpanzo scored five with three rebounds and two assists across 22 minutes, the most he's played as a Wildcat. Jaiden Guy was second on the team with 15 points, also pulling down five rebounds with four assists and three steals. Jaylin Horsey was strong off the bench, putting down 11 points with three three-pointers. Kara Guno and Lisa Sullivan on the call; produced by Nathan Foltz.
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Hot Shooting Georgian Court Downs Men’s Basketball, 100-71
February 25, 2026A dominant shooting performance by Georgian Court sunk the Wilmington University men’s basketball team on Wednesday evening, as they were defeated 100-71 at the WU Athletics Complex in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference contest.
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Five in Double Figures Help Men’s Basketball Snap Seven-Game Skid With 91-79 Win Over Holy Family
February 17, 2026Looking for a final push into the playoffs, the Wilmington University men’s basketball team broke its seven-game losing streak with a 91-79 victory over Holy Family on Tuesday at the WU Athletics Complex in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference showdown.
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VIDEO: Men's Basketball vs Holy Family
February 17, 2026Looking for a final push into the playoffs, #WilmUMBB broke its seven-game losing streak with a 91-79 victory over Holy Family on Tuesday at the WU Athletics Complex in a CACC showdown. With the win, Wilmington's record improves to 9-17, though their 5-13 conference mark still positions them in last place and a game and a half back of three teams that sit at 6-11. Jaylin Horsey led all scorers with 19 points while adding two rebounds, an assist, and two steals. Jaiden Guy continued his recent hot streak with an 18-point, four-assist performance, Tre Hawkins racked up his eighth double-double of the year on 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Justin Perez picked up 15 points alongside four assists and three rebounds. Denim Perkins was the fifth Wildcat to dip into double-digit scoring with 12 points, while also adding five rebounds and leading the team with five assists. Zavion Bianchini just missed the double-digit club with nine points, though he was second on the team in rebounds with six. Produced by Nathan Foltz. Jon Buzby and Lisa Sullivan on the call.
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Strong Second Half Gives Post 103-76 Victory Over Men’s Basketball
February 14, 2026Post hit 10 three-pointers and scored 56 points in the second half to run away with a 103-76 victory over the Wilmington University men’s basketball team in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference contest inside the Drubner Center on Saturday afternoon.
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Jaiden Guy’s 24 Points Not Enough as Men’s Basketball Falls at Chestnut Hill, 80-70
February 11, 2026The shorthanded Wilmington University men’s basketball team suffered its sixth straight defeat on Wednesday, as it was outdone, 80-70, by Chestnut Hill at Sorgenti Arena in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference contest.
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Tip-In in Final Seconds Crushes Men’s Basketball as Caldwell Escapes, 70-69
February 07, 2026Another day, another narrow defeat for the Wilmington University men’s basketball team, as they fell in the final seconds to Caldwell, 70-69, at the WU Athletics Complex in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference contest on Saturday afternoon.
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en’s Basketball Suffers Another Tight Loss; This Time at the Hands of Goldey-Beacom, 77-73
February 03, 2026The Wilmington University men’s basketball team played in one of its most exciting games of the season against in-state rival Goldey-Beacom on Tuesday but found itself on the wrong end of a 77-73 final score at the Joseph West Jones Center in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference showdown.
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Men’s Basketball Can’t Finish Upset Bid against CACC Leader Felician, Falling, 72-68, at End
January 31, 2026The Wilmington University men’s basketball team nearly pulled off a major upset against the conference’s top team on Saturday but faltered in the end to fall to Felician by a final score of 72-68 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference contest at the JJJ Gymnasium.
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Tre Hawkins’ Double-Double Not Enough as Jefferson Tops Men’s Basketball, 83-77, in CACC Battle
January 29, 2026The Wilmington University men’s basketball team fell to Jefferson on Thursday, 83-77, in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference contest at the WU Athletics Complex.
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Bridgeport Uses Late Surge to Deal Men’s Basketball Tough 86-81 Loss
January 24, 2026Bridgeport dealt the Wilmington University men’s basketball team a tough loss on Saturday at the WU Athletics Complex, as the Purple Knights came back to defeat the Wildcats 86-81 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference showdown.
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Jaiden Guy Wins it for Wilmington, Defeats Georgian Court, 68-66, with Last Second Layup
January 20, 2026It was a grind, but the Wilmington University men's basketball team got the last shot to fall when it mattered most on Tuesday, defeating Georgian Court in Lakewood by a final score of 68-66 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference matchup on a final-second Jaiden Guy layup.
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Wildcats Take Second Half Lead Despite Slow Start, But Post Responds for 80-71 CACC Win
January 17, 2026The shots wouldn’t fall in the first half for the Wilmington University men’s basketball team on Saturday, and despite a second-half rally, they fell short to Post University, 80-71, at the WU Athletics Complex in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference contest.
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Slow Start Dooms Men’s Basketball as Holy Family Sneaks by, 67-60, in CACC Action
January 14, 2026Another slow start doomed the Wilmington University men’s basketball team, as they fell to Holy Family, 67-60, at the Campus Center in Philadelphia in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference showdown on Wednesday night.
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Akeem Taylor Leads Five in Double Digits as Men’s Basketball Defeats Chestnut Hill, 79-64
January 06, 2026The Wilmington University men’s basketball team rode a strong second-half defensive effort to a victory over Chestnut Hill on Tuesday, defeating the Griffins 79-64 at the WU Athletics Complex in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference matchup.
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VIDEO: Men's Basketball vs Chestnut Hill
January 06, 2026#WilmUMBB rode a strong second-half defensive effort to a victory over Chestnut Hill on Tuesday, defeating the Griffins 79-64 at the WU Athletics Complex in a CACC matchup. The result flips the two teams in the CACC standings, as Wilmington now sits in seventh place with a 3-4 conference record (7-8 overall), and Chestnut Hill is in tenth out of eleven schools with their 2-4 conference mark (4-9 overall). Five Wildcats reached double-digit point totals in the game, led by Akeem Taylor off the bench with 19. Taylor also finished tied with Jaiden Guy (16 points) and Tre Hawkins (10 points) for the team lead of six rebounds. Denim Perkins had a good day shooting as well, going 5-6 from the floor (including 3-4 from beyond the arc) for 13 points while dishing out his customary healthy dose of assists with five. Jaylin Horsey had ten points, and Zavion Bianchini pulled down five rebounds in his second consecutive start. Jon Buzby and Lisa Sullivan on the call; produced by Nathan Foltz.
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Tre Hawkins Powers Men’s Basketball to 86-83 Victory at Dominican
January 03, 2026Powered by a big scoring day from Tre Hawkins, the Wilmington University men’s basketball team got back into the win column with an 86-83 victory over Dominican University of New York at the Hennessy Center on Saturday in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference showdown.
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Men’s Basketball Falls to Lincoln, 78-73, in New Year’s Eve Matinee
December 31, 2025The Wilmington University men’s basketball team couldn’t overcome a massive rebounding differential on Wednesday, falling to Lincoln University, 78-73, at the WU Athletics Complex to close out the 2025 calendar year.
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Off Scoring Night Has Caldwell Take Down Men’s Basketball, 80-65
December 19, 2025The Wilmington University men’s basketball team suffered a slow, painful defeat to Caldwell University on Friday, falling by a final score of 80-65 in northern New Jersey in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference matchup.
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Staten Island Hits Second Half Three-Balls to Sink Men’s Basketball, 93-88
December 17, 2025The Wilmington University men’s basketball team fell to the College of Staten Island on Wednesday night in New York by a final score of 93-88.
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Tre Hawkins Named CACC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
December 16, 2025Helping the team to a 2-0 record last week, Wilmington University men’s basketball sophomore forward Tre Hawkins was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Player of the Week on Monday, as announced by the conference office.
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Another Second Half Comeback Gives Men’s Basketball 78-71 Road Win at Pace
December 13, 2025After finding themselves in another early hole, the Wilmington University men’s basketball team mounted a successful second-half comeback to defeat Pace University, 78-71, on Saturday at the Goldstein Athletics Center in Pleasantville, New York.
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Huge Second Half Leads Men’s Basketball Past Goldey-Beacom, 98-76
December 09, 2025A huge second half, in which the Wilmington University men’s basketball team scored 59 points, allowed the Wildcats to snap a five-game losing streak and defeat crosstown rival Goldey-Beacom, 98-76, on Tuesday night inside the WU Athletics Complex.
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VIDEO: Men's Basketball vs Goldey-Beacom
December 09, 2025A huge second half, in which #WilmUMBB scored 59 points, allowed the Wildcats to snap a five-game losing streak and defeat crosstown rival Goldey-Beacom, 98-76, on Tuesday night inside the WU Athletics Complex. The Wildcats (4-5, 1-3 CACC) shot 63.2 percent from the field (24-of-38) in the second half, including 5-of-7 from three-point territory to blow open the contest on their home court. The Wildcats shot 59.4 percent from the floor for the game, including 8-of-16 from deep. The Wildcats outscored the Lightning (4-3, 2-2 CACC), 56-28, in the paint, and 25-11 off turnovers. Jaiden Guy scored 18 of his game-high 25 points in the second half, adding eight assists, five rebounds, and two steals as well. Tre Hawkins scored 23 points and 11 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the year. Akeem Taylor added 12 points with seven rebounds while Denim Perkins and Jaylin Horsey scored 11 points each. Perkins also dished out seven assists with four steals in the win. Jon Buzby and Lisa Sullivan on the call; Produced by Nathan Foltz.
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Tre Hawkins’ Double-Double not Enough as Felician Escapes, 77-76
December 06, 2025The Wilmington University men’s basketball team couldn’t overcome a slow start on Saturday, as they lost to Felician, 77-76, in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference matchup at the WU Athletics Complex.
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Men’s Basketball Falls in Final Seconds, 76-73, at Jefferson
December 03, 2025The Wilmington University men’s basketball team added yet another nail-biter to their season on Wednesday night, this time falling to the Thomas Jefferson University Rams, 76-73, at the last second inside the Gallagher Center in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference matchup.
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Men’s Basketball Suffers Overtime Setback To California (Pa.), 84-77
November 29, 2025The Wilmington University men’s basketball team fell to California (Pa.) in overtime on Saturday afternoon, as they were on the wrong end of an 84-77 final score at the WU Athletics Complex.
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Wilmington Falls on the Road at Bridgeport, 98–74, in CACC Opener
November 25, 2025Bridgeport came out firing in the first half to open Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference play on Tuesday night, leading to a 97-74 victory over the Wilmington University men’s basketball team inside Harvey Hubbell Gymnasium.
