Queens University Royals

3-2 overall, 0-0 ASUN, margin -11.0
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-6.6
net rating per 100 · #244 in D-I · model
114.6
adjusted offense · #52
121.3
adjusted defense · #364
73.6
pace, possessions / 40 · #30
+1.4
strength of schedule so far · #81

Rotation

#PlayerPosClHtGP/GSMINPTSREBASTeFG%TS%Rating
1 Nasir Mann GSR6' 5" 5/5 34.2 18.2 3.6 2.4 68.8 72.7 -0.1
0 Jordan Watford GSO6' 5" 5/5 30.6 14.6 3.6 5.6 49.0 54.9 -4.3
5 Isaiah Henry GSO6' 4" 5/5 27.4 10.0 5.2 1.8 45.5 48.6 -1.1
6 Avantae Parker FSR6' 9" 5/5 23.8 12.6 3.8 1.8 50.0 57.0 +0.8
20 Caleb Jones FR GFR6' 4" 5/0 21.8 14.0 3.2 2.6 68.6 72.5 +0.3
8 Rickey Ballard FSR6' 7" 5/5 20.6 6.6 1.8 1.2 54.0 57.9 -1.9
33 Nicholas McLean FR FFR6' 9" 5/0 17.2 4.4 1.6 0.4 45.8 45.0 -3.6
11 Dante Kearse GJR6' 4" 5/0 14.8 5.0 2.8 0.4 58.3 61.9 -0.5
3 Corbin Pack GSR6' 5" 1/0 9.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 18.8 -2.5
14 Atakan Bicer FR FFR6' 10" 4/0 7.8 3.2 0.5 0.2 85.7 82.5 -1.4
23 Matthew Walter GSO6' 3" 1/0 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 150.0 150.0 -1.4
13 Jack Walter GSO6' 2" 1/0 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 – 56.8 -1.5
15 Seamus Wilson GSO6' 0" 1/0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -2.1
4 Reid Celestin FSR6' 6" 1/0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 – – -1.7
35 Josh Osayanrhion FSO6' 8" 0/0 – – – – – – –
51 Julius Matusek FR FFR6' 9" 0/0 – – – – – – –
10 Matthew Sullivan GJR6' 5" 0/0 – – – – – – –
25 Saif-Allah Zatari GSO6' 3" 0/0 – – – – – – –
12 Tyler Crider GSO6' 0" 0/0 – – – – – – –
Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

DateOpponentWatchResultLineRestMiles
Mon 11/2 vs Winthrop Eagles N YouTube W 103-98 -3.5 cover – 23
Wed 11/4 at Loyola Marymount Lions ESPN+ W 96-95 +4.5 cover 1 2,138 -3h
Fri 11/6 at Oklahoma State Cowboys ESPN+ L 68-118 +17.5 miss 1 1,204 -1h
Tue 11/10 at BYU Cougars ESPN+ L 82-98 +15.5 miss 3 841 -2h
Sat 11/14 vs Wofford Terriers ESPN+ W 97-92 +1.5 cover 3 1,710
Sat 11/21 at LSU Tigers SECN+ TBA ET –model +28.3 · 1% win 6 685 -1h
Tue 11/24 at Wofford Terriers ESPN+ 6 PM ET –model +0.5 · 48% win 2 749
Sun 11/29 at Houston Cougars ESPN+ 4 PM ET – 4 990 -1h
Wed 12/2 vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers ESPN+ 7 PM ET – 2 925
Sat 12/5 at Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs ESPN+ 1 PM ET – 2 47
Tue 12/8 at Colorado State Rams – 9 PM ET – 2 1,414 -2h
Wed 12/9 at Baylor Bears ESPN+ 8 PM ET – 0 765 -1h
Mon 12/14 at Sacred Heart Pioneers ESPN+ 11 AM ET – 4 1,553
Wed 12/16 vs UNC Asheville Bulldogs ESPN+ 7 PM ET – 1 580
Sat 12/19 at North Alabama Lions ESPN+ 4 PM ET – 2 388 -1h
Mon 12/21 at West Georgia Wolves ESPN+ 7 PM ET – 1 171
Thu 12/31 vs Austin Peay Governors ESPN+ 2 PM ET – 9 267
Sat 1/2 vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels – 2 PM ET – 1 –
Sat 1/9 at West Florida Argonauts ASUN – 2:30 PM ET – 6 497 -1h
Thu 1/14 vs Jacksonville Dolphins ASUN – 7 PM ET – 4 497
Sat 1/16 vs North Florida Ospreys ASUN – 3 PM ET – 1 –
Thu 1/21 at Stetson Hatters ASUN – 7 PM ET – 4 429
Sat 1/23 at Florida Gulf Coast Eagles ASUN – 2 PM ET – 1 169
Thu 1/28 vs Bellarmine Knights ASUN – 7 PM ET – 4 598
Sat 1/30 vs Lipscomb Bisons ASUN – 3 PM ET – 1 –
Sat 2/6 vs West Florida Argonauts ASUN – 3 PM ET – 6 –
Thu 2/11 at North Florida Ospreys ASUN – 7 PM ET – 4 341
Sat 2/13 at Jacksonville Dolphins ASUN – 3 PM ET – 1 –
Thu 2/18 vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles ASUN – 7 PM ET – 4 341
Sat 2/20 vs Stetson Hatters ASUN – 3 PM ET – 1 –
Thu 2/25 at Lipscomb Bisons ASUN – 8 PM ET – 4 340 -1h
Sat 2/27 at Bellarmine Knights ASUN – 2 PM ET – 1 155
Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 18,160 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

Around Charlotte

Home floor: Curry Arena
  1. The building

    Curry Arena holds 2,500, and nearly all of it is general admission, with about 40 courtside seats the exception at Queens home games. stadiumjourney.com

  2. The program

    Queens opened ASUN play 7-0 in 2025-26, its best league start since joining the conference in 2022. queensathletics.com

  3. Alumni

    Off the court, Queens claims Becky Douglas: Douglas attended Queens on a full scholarship for violin performance and founded Rising Star Outreach in 2001. en.wikipedia.org

  4. Campus

    Queens was founded in 1857 as the Charlotte Female Institute, in a building on College Street facing Ninth Street, and became fully coeducational in 1987. ncpedia.org

  5. The coach

    Grant Leonard brought a 73-63 record through four seasons as Queens head coach into 2026-27, with 20-win seasons in each of the last two years. en.wikipedia.org

  6. The program

    The first Queens team opened 1989-90 with five straight wins, one of them a 73-68 road victory over Division I Central Florida. queensathletics.com

From the Hardwood Bricks research desk: 40 checked notes on Queens, its town and its history. A different set shows each day, and the same notes color our game stories.

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Players

Nasir Mann #1 · G

Player rating-0.1#36 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense+3.4#3
Defense-3.5#100
307 possessions · usage 23%
18.2 pts3.6 reb2.4 ast34.2 min 32-56 FG13-25 3PT14-15 FT 72.7 TS%17.2 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Senior · 6' 5" · 203 lbs · Gainesville, FL · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-02vs WINW 103-98 35196-113-64-451221
11-05at LMUW 96-95 342811-135-61-122210
11-07at OKSTL 68-118 31114-102-61-241320
11-11at BYUL 82-98 33145-132-52-247210
11-14vs WOFW 97-92 38196-91-26-631221

Jordan Watford #0 · G

Player rating-4.3#101 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense+1.7#14
Defense-6.0#111
275 possessions · usage 28%
14.6 pts3.6 reb5.6 ast30.6 min 25-52 FG1-8 3PT22-33 FT 54.9 TS%20.8 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Sophomore · 6' 5" · 187 lbs · Lancaster, SC · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-02vs WINW 103-98 322610-150-16-1078320
11-05at LMUW 96-95 33207-160-16-732110
11-07at OKSTL 68-118 2761-60-14-605300
11-11at BYUL 82-98 3110-20-01-247411
11-14vs WOFW 97-92 30207-131-55-846201

Isaiah Henry #5 · G

Player rating-1.1#52 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense-0.3#56
Defense-0.8#53
246 possessions · usage 22%
10.0 pts5.2 reb1.8 ast27.4 min 18-44 FG4-15 3PT10-17 FT 48.6 TS%16.2 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Sophomore · 6' 4" · 228 lbs · Charlotte, NC · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-02vs WINW 103-98 26156-91-22-561110
11-05at LMUW 96-95 32135-91-22-574020
11-07at OKSTL 68-118 2472-101-52-240210
11-11at BYUL 82-98 2893-91-32-262020
11-14vs WOFW 97-92 2762-70-32-332100

Avantae Parker #6 · F

Player rating+0.8#22 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense+1.8#13
Defense-1.0#59
214 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 28%
12.6 pts3.8 reb1.8 ast23.8 min 22-46 FG2-7 3PT17-21 FT 57.0 TS%21.3 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Senior · 6' 9" · 207 lbs · Columbia, SC · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-02vs WINW 103-98 2652-60-01-222202
11-05at LMUW 96-95 19102-60-16-622202
11-07at OKSTL 68-118 18156-101-22-331213
11-11at BYUL 82-98 24165-121-25-583231
11-14vs WOFW 97-92 32177-120-23-541010

Caleb Jones #20 · G

Player rating+0.3#28 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense+2.7#5
Defense-2.4#85
198 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 28%
14.0 pts3.2 reb2.6 ast21.8 min 25-43 FG9-18 3PT11-12 FT 72.5 TS%21.0 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Freshman · 6' 4" · 170 lbs · Savannah, GA · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-02vs WINW 103-98 23156-73-30-020110
11-05at LMUW 96-95 1773-70-11-222120
11-07at OKSTL 68-118 18104-80-22-264320
11-11at BYUL 82-98 26186-124-82-212330
11-14vs WOFW 97-92 25206-92-46-655110

Rickey Ballard #8 · F

Player rating-1.9#71 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense+2.5#6
Defense-4.5#110
185 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 16%
6.6 pts1.8 reb1.2 ast20.6 min 9-25 FG9-24 3PT6-8 FT 57.9 TS%11.9 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Senior · 6' 7" · 200 lbs · Coral Springs, FL · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-02vs WINW 103-98 1851-41-42-202010
11-05at LMUW 96-95 1900-00-00-213210
11-07at OKSTL 68-118 1331-51-50-000000
11-11at BYUL 82-98 27186-136-120-061000
11-14vs WOFW 97-92 2671-31-34-420000

Nicholas McLean #33 · F

Player rating-3.6#94 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense-0.6#69
Defense-3.0#96
154 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 17%
4.4 pts1.6 reb0.4 ast17.2 min 10-24 FG2-15 3PT0-1 FT 45.0 TS%13.2 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Freshman · 6' 9" · 190 lbs · Del Valle, TX · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-02vs WINW 103-98 25146-112-70-031030
11-05at LMUW 96-95 1600-00-00-021001
11-07at OKSTL 68-118 2521-70-50-010200
11-11at BYUL 82-98 1563-60-30-110211
11-14vs WOFW 97-92 500-00-00-010000

Dante Kearse #11 · G

Player rating-0.5#40 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense+2.4#7
Defense-3.0#92
133 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 18%
5.0 pts2.8 reb0.4 ast14.8 min 9-18 FG3-10 3PT4-5 FT 61.9 TS%13.6 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Junior · 6' 4" · 193 lbs · Chesterfield, VA · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-02vs WINW 103-98 221-10-00-000000
11-05at LMUW 96-95 2093-40-13-431210
11-07at OKSTL 68-118 2162-81-61-171300
11-11at BYUL 82-98 1600-20-10-040000
11-14vs WOFW 97-92 1583-32-20-000020

Atakan Bicer #14 · F

Player rating-1.4#57 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense+2.1#10
Defense-3.4#99
56 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 13%
3.2 pts0.5 reb0.2 ast7.8 min 6-7 FG0-0 3PT1-2 FT 82.5 TS%10.2 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Freshman · 6' 10" · 222 lbs · Ankara, Türkiye · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-02vs WINW 103-98 400-00-00-001000
11-05at LMUW 96-95 1094-50-01-210000
11-07at OKSTL 68-118 1642-20-00-010010
11-11at BYUL 82-98 100-00-00-000000
11-14vs WOFW 97-92 DNP