2026–27 season
Holy Cross
Crusaders · Patriot
- Record
- 0–3
- Unranked in the AP poll
- Projected seed
- Out
- Outside the projected field
- Efficiency
- -16.6
- No. 338 in Division I
- Head coach
- Dave Paulsen
- Since 2023–24
- Home
- Worcester, MA
- 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.
- WeaknessVulnerable interior defenseOpponent FG %: 51.2%4th
- WeaknessPoor free throw shootingFree throw %: 62.3%13th
Tournament history
Every NCAA tournament appearance since 2002, with who Holy Cross beat and who ended the run.
Appearances
4
Record
1–4
Sweet 16s
0
Final Fours
0
Titles
0
- 201616Round of 64Beat 16 Southern. Lost to 1 Oregon 91–52. Bracket
- 200713Round of 64Lost to 4 S Illinois 61–51. Bracket
- 200314Round of 64Lost to 3 Marquette 72–68. Bracket
- 200216Round of 64Lost to 1 Kansas 70–59. Bracket
Roster
Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.
- Leading scorer
- Tristen Wilson
- 13.0 ppg
- Tallest
- Chuck Hare
- 6′11″
- Best at the line
- —
- —
- Longest in program
- Joe Nugent
- 4 seasons
| Player | WT | Yrs | GP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23Aidan RichardForward · San Antonio, TX | 6′7″ | 201 | 3 | 2 | 28.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 10.3 |
| 10Tristen Wilson · Baltimore, MD | 6′3″ | 178 | 1 | 2 | 24.5 | 13.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 23.5 |
| 22Chuck HareForward · Shelton, CT | 6′11″ | 235 | 3 | 2 | 23.5 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 57.1 | 22.4 |
| 3Kole Hanson · Prior Lake, MN | 6′2″ | 178 | 1 | 2 | 23.0 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 23.3 |
| 21Jaelon Germany · Irving, TX | 6′3″ | 187 | 1 | 2 | 20.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 16.8 |
| 2Jude HaighGuard · Altoona, PA | 6′6″ | 192 | 2 | 2 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 16.3 |
| 4John St. Germain IIIAthlete · Charlottesville, VA | 6′2″ | 193 | 2 | 2 | 17.5 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 66.7 | 24.8 |
| 0Arius Alijosius · Riverside, IL | 6′5″ | 198 | 1 | 2 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 42.9 | 100.0 | 14.9 |
| 12Bradyn FosterForward · Natrona Heights, PA | 6′8″ | 219 | 1 | 2 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 21.5 |
| 1Elijah FlowersForward · Washington, DC | 6′7″ | 189 | 1 | 2 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 31.9 |
| 5Ethan ClarkForward · Dartmouth, MA | 6′7″ | 202 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 33Austin MejiaGuard · Wayne, NJ | 6′3″ | 188 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 35Liam Rigney · Lake Oswego, OR | 6′6″ | 197 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 61.0 |
| 30Joe NugentForward · Berkley, MA | 6′6″ | 218 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34Declan RyanForward · Buffalo, NY | 6′8″ | 265 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15Kosi Mgbejiofor · Enugu, Nigeria | 6′11″ | 202 | 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
1–0
ATS vs. ranked teams
0–0
Over / under
2–1
| Date | Opponent | Result | Spread | Total | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | @RHORhode Island | L59–103 | +19.5 | 147.5 | Miss | Over |
| Nov 6 | @villanova | L66–95 | +34.5 | 151.5 | Cover | Over |
| Nov 11 | vsFURFurman13 | L67–80 | +13.5 | 149.5 | Cover | Under |
| Nov 15 | vsUALUAlbany | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 18 | vsBROBrown | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 20 | vsHARHarvard | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 25 | @DARDartmouth | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 29 | vsNEWNew Hampshire | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 2 | @NORNortheastern | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 5 | @stonehill | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 8 | vsJOHJohnson & Wales (RI) | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 15 | vslesley-university | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 17 | @A&MTexas A&M6 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 19 | @TCUTCU7 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 30 | vsARMYArmy | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 2 | @AMEAmerican University | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 6 | vsNAVYNavy16 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 9 | @LOYLoyola Maryland | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 13 | @LEHLehigh | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 16 | vsCOLColgate | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 20 | @BUCBucknell | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 23 | vsBOSBoston University | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 27 | @ARMYArmy | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 30 | vsLOYLoyola Maryland | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 1 | @LAFLafayette | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 6 | @NAVYNavy16 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 10 | vsBUCBucknell | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 13 | vsLEHLehigh | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 17 | @COLColgate | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 21 | @BOSBoston University | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 24 | vsLAFLafayette | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 27 | vsAMEAmerican University | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |