Hofstra Men's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Hofstra Pride
 
CAA (24-10, 12-6)
 
 
Big Wins: 12/13 at Syracuse (70-69), 3/8 vs William & Mary (92-61)
Bad Losses: 1/17 Elon (85-89), 2/22 at North Carolina A&T (78-79)
Coach: Speedy Claxton
 
Probable Starters:
Joshua DeCady, Sophomore, Forward, 6.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Silas Sunday, Senior, Forward, 5.2 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Preston Edmead, Freshman, Guard, 15.9 ppg, 4.4 apg, 3.5 rpg
Cruz Davis, Junior, Guard, 20.2 ppg, 4.6 apg, 3.7 rpg
German Plotnikov, Senior, Guard, 9.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Victory Onuetu, Junior, Forward, 4.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Biggie Patterson, Senior, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.9 (175th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.0 (18, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.5 (216, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.6 (4, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.5 (55, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.0 (33, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.2 (119, 3)
Rebound Margin: 5.3 (43, 3)
Assists Per Game: 13.0 (251, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.6 (94, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2023NITFirst Round win over Rutgers
2023NITSecond Round loss to Cincinnati
2019NITFirst Round loss to North Carolina State
2016NITFirst Round loss to George Washington
2015CBIFirst Round loss to Vermont
2011CBIFirst Round loss to Evansville
2010CBIFirst Round loss to IUPUI
2007NITFirst Round loss to DePaul
2006NITFirst Round win over Nebraska
2006NITSecond Round win over St. Joseph's
2006NITQuarterfinal loss to Old Dominion
2005NITOpening Round loss to St. Joseph's
 
*all team stats through 3/8