Hofstra Men’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 5, 2026 · CSM Staff
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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:
| 2023 | NIT | First Round win over Rutgers |
| 2023 | NIT | Second Round loss to Cincinnati |
| 2019 | NIT | First Round loss to North Carolina State |
| 2016 | NIT | First Round loss to George Washington |
| 2015 | CBI | First Round loss to Vermont |
| 2011 | CBI | First Round loss to Evansville |
| 2010 | CBI | First Round loss to IUPUI |
| 2007 | NIT | First Round loss to DePaul |
| 2006 | NIT | First Round win over Nebraska |
| 2006 | NIT | Second Round win over St. Joseph’s |
| 2006 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to Old Dominion |
| 2005 | NIT | Opening Round loss to St. Joseph’s |
*all team stats through 3/8
