2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

 
Head Coach Rob deGrandpre's 2025-26 squad features a talented group of seven returners who will look to lead the way on and off the floor for the team's twelve incoming student-athletes.

After finishing sixth in the conference and qualifying for last season's postseason tournament, Hilbert has been picked to remain in sixth and once again make the AMCC postseason in this year's Preseason Coaches' Poll.

Headlining the roster is junior Larry Morse, who was named to the 2024-25 AMCC All-Conference First Team after a dominant sophomore campaign. Morse, an AMCC Player to Watch in this season's pre-season poll, nearly averaged a double-double a year ago, with 17.3 points and 9.6 rebounds a night. The 6-5 forward from Endicott, NY scored at least ten points in all 26 games, while leading the AMCC in rebounds with 249. Morse currently sits atop the program FG% leaderboard after connecting on 59% of his attempts over his first two seasons in Hamburg.

Joining Morse as an AMCC Player to Watch is senior forward and captain Ronnie Lewis. Lewis played in all 26 of the team's games in 2024-25, making 23 starts. Last year was a career-year for the 6-4 forward from Brooklyn, NY, as Lewis set personal bests in every statistical category. His 120 total rebounds and ten blocks were both good enough for second on the squad (behind Morse).

Returning in the backcourt for the Hawks are Sonny Williams and Malachi Hartley. Williams, a junior guard from Hollywood, FL, tallied 85 points and 13 steals while dishing out an assist a game last year. Hartley, a 6-4 guard from Ajax, Ontario, CA, recorded 75 points, 30 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 steals in his freshman campaign. He scored a career-high 10 points against Pitt-Greensburg.

Jamarius Johnson, Joshua Polk, and Kevin Alvarado all return to the Hawks' frontcourt to round out the veterans on coach deGrandpre's squad. Johnson led the team with a .846 shooting percentage as a freshman last year.
 
 

2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule

The Hilbert College Men's Basketball team will open the season by hosting the 15th Annual Hawks Against Hunger Tournament on November 7 and 8 at the Hafner Recreation Center. The two-day event will feature matchups between Hilbert, Covenant College, St. John Fisher University, and Waynesburg College.

Following the tournament, the Hawks hit the road for a pair of non-conference games, traveling to Fredonia on Wednesday, November 12 and Elmira on Saturday, November 15. 

The team will then return home for three additional non-conference games, hosting Houghton University on November 19, Keuka College on November 22, and Alfred University on November 25. 

Conference play begins in December, with Hilbert traveling to face Pitt-Bradford on December 3. Road play continues with trips to Mount Aloysius on December 6 and cross-town rival Buffalo State on December 10. 
The Hawks close out the calendar year with a home conference matchup against Carlow University on December 13. 

January kicks off with one final non-conference game at home against Geneseo State (January 3rd) before Hilbert enters a 13-game stretch entirely against Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) opponents. 

During this run, the Hawks will compete in home-and-away series against Penn State Altoona, Penn State Behrend, La Roche University, Pitt-Greensburg, Pitt-Bradford, and Alfred State College. The regular season concludes on the road against Carlow University on Saturday, February 21.  

AMCC postseason play begins with a First-Round tilt Tuesday, February 24, hosted by the higher-seeded team. The semifinal round is scheduled for Friday, February 27, at the site of the #1 overall seed, and the tournament will conclude with the championship game on Saturday, February 28. 

 

2025-26 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Head coach Rob deGrandpre enters his 24^th season leading the Hilbert Men's Basketball program this year. With 279 career victories in his 23 seasons with the Hawks, deGrandpre is the program's winningest head coach.

He was named the AMCC Coach of the Year twice and has directed 14 of his teams to the AMCC post-season tournament with nine of those teams reaching at least the conference semifinals. 

Returning on the sidelines for their seventh seasons are Jack Gaylord, Jr. '79 and Mark Magiera, while Jesse Price returns for his second full-time season after spending the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons as a student-assistant coach.

Nathan Moore, who wrapped up a four-year playing career with the Hawks last winter, rounds out the coaching staff. Moore led the AMCC in three-point percentage and was named to the conference's All-Tournament team a year ago.

James Hall will support the men's basketball program by serving as the team's Faculty Team Advisor. He is an additional source of academic support and serves as a resource regarding academic issues for the basketball student-athletes and coaches.

Hall's association with the department also creates a communication link between faculty, student-athletes, and coaches.