2026–27 season
American University
Eagles · Patriot
- Record
- 1–2
- Unranked in the AP poll
- Projected seed
- Out
- Outside the projected field
- Efficiency
- -4.8
- No. 242 in Division I
- Head coach
- Duane Simpkins
- Since 2023–24
- Home
- Washington, DC
- 5,864 mi from Detroit
- National titles
- 0
- Still chasing the first
Statistical profile
Percentiles compare this team with all 345 Division I teams. 100th is best in every row, including defense, where lower raw numbers are better: green bars are the top of the country, red the bottom, blue a style (pace, three-point rate) rather than a strength. Season totals include tournament games. Opponent-adjusted efficiency and schedule strength appear after 8 games; until then they swing too much to mean anything.
Efficiency
Scoring & shooting
Possessions
Defense & roster
Strengths and weaknesses
Flagged automatically when a stat sits in the top or bottom 15% of all 345 Division I teams.
- StrengthContinuity: veterans of the programProgram experience: 2.74 yrs99th
- WeaknessFew second chancesOffensive rebound %: 21.1%3rd
- StrengthGrinds the pace downPace: 65.710th
- StrengthLives behind the arcThree-point rate: 49.7%88th
Tournament history
Every NCAA tournament appearance since 2002, with who American beat and who ended the run.
Appearances
4
Record
0–4
Sweet 16s
0
Final Fours
0
Titles
0
- 202516First FourLost to 16 Mount St Marys 83–72. Bracket
- 201415Round of 64Lost to 2 Wisconsin 75–35. Bracket
- 200914Round of 64Lost to 3 villanova 80–67. Bracket
- 200815Round of 64Lost to 2 Tennessee 72–57. Bracket
Roster
Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.
- Leading scorer
- Madden Collins
- 21.5 ppg
- Tallest
- Merrick Smith
- 6′11″
- Best at the line
- —
- —
- Longest in program
- Matt Mayock
- 4 seasons
| Player | WT | Yrs | GP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Madden CollinsGuard · Columbia, SC | 6′6″ | 190 | 2 | 2 | 30.0 | 21.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 37.5 | 76.9 | 39.6 |
| 32Julen IturbeForward · Greenville, SC | 6′7″ | 225 | 3 | 2 | 27.5 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 30.8 | 100.0 | 20.5 |
| 23Greg JonesForward · Alexandria, VA | 6′6″ | 205 | 4 | 2 | 25.5 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 15.9 |
| 33Matt MayockForward · Berwyn, PA | 6′7″ | 195 | 4 | 2 | 24.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 |
| 7Wyatt NausadisGuard · Traverse City, MI | 6′4″ | 205 | 3 | 2 | 22.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 30.8 | 66.7 | 22.8 |
| 25Eric MichaelsForward · Poughkeepsie, NY | 6′9″ | 240 | 3 | 2 | 19.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 |
| 3Dean HogansGuard · White Plains, NY | 6′4″ | 205 | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 31.5 |
| 15Merrick Smith · Belgrade, ME | 6′11″ | 225 | 1 | 2 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 7.8 |
| 4Kade SebastianGuard · Fairfax, VA | 6′4″ | 190 | 2 | 2 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.3 |
| 0DJ Sandi · Fort Lauderdale, FL | 6′2″ | 185 | 1 | 2 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 |
| 35Chris EaganForward · Charlotte, NC | 6′8″ | 220 | 2 | 2 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.4 |
| 21Noah JonesForward · Manchester, MD | 6′6″ | 200 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 43.6 |
| 8Jack AndersonGuard · Menlo Park, CA | 6′4″ | 190 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9Matthew CaseyGuard · Miami, FL | 6′4″ | 185 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13Carson McDonaldForward · Denver, CO | 6′9″ | 225 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1Kamran PrinceGuard · Goldsboro, NC | 6′3″ | 185 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5Alexander Bryant · New York, NY | 6′8″ | 200 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Yrs = seasons with this program (transfers count from their arrival). Headshots appear once rights-cleared images are available.
Season schedule
Every game with consensus closing lines (median across sportsbooks) and against-the-spread results.
ATS overall
2–1
ATS as favorite
0–0
ATS as underdog
2–1
ATS neutral court
0–0
ATS vs. tournament teams
0–0
ATS vs. ranked teams
0–0
Over / under
1–2
| Date | Opponent | Result | Spread | Total | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | @CINCincinnati | L53–79 | +25.5 | 153.5 | Miss | Under |
| Nov 6 | @CLEClemson | L73–82 | +15.75 | 141.75 | Cover | Over |
| Nov 11 | @DREDrexel | W66–64 | PK | 138.5 | Cover | Under |
| Nov 15 | vsHARHarvard | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 19 | vsMARMary Baldwin | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 22 | vsTOWTowson | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 27 | vsRADRadford | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 28 | vsUMAUMass Lowell16 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 29 | vsHAMHampton | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 2 | @MARMaryland | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 6 | @UCFUCF | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 9 | @G WGeorge Washington9 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 13 | @MD Maryland Eastern Shore | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 22 | @PENNPenn | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 30 | @LEHLehigh | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 2 | vsHOLHoly Cross | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 6 | @COLColgate | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 9 | vsLAFLafayette | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 11 | @LOYLoyola Maryland | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 16 | @BOSBoston University | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 20 | vsNAVYNavy16 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 23 | @LAFLafayette | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 27 | vsBUCBucknell | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 30 | vsBOSBoston University | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 3 | @ARMYArmy | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 6 | vsLOYLoyola Maryland | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 8 | vsLEHLehigh | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 13 | @NAVYNavy16 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 17 | vsARMYArmy | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 21 | vsCOLColgate | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 24 | @BUCBucknell | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 27 | @HOLHoly Cross | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |