HAMBURG, N.Y. – The Hilbert College Men's Basketball team has been announced for the 2025-26 season.  Head coach Rob deGrandpre has crafted a competitive schedule which features the program's 15th annual Hawks Against Hunger Tournament prior to a mix of seven non-conference matchups prior to 16 conference games. 

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.