2025-26 Avila Men's Basketball News

HALEY WARD AND XAVIER KAHUBE NAMED AVILA ATHLETICS ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

May 15, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Rounding out the 2026 Avila Athletics End of Season Awards, Haley Ward and Xavier Kahube have been named the Female and Male Athletes of the Year!

BREDEHOEFT STEPS DOWN, ALEX SLAWSON NAMED HEAD COACH OF AVILA MEN’S BASKETBALL

April 29, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Avila men’s basketball assistant coach Alex Slawson has been elevated to Head Coach of the program after Tyler Bredehoeft has stepped down for other coaching opportunities.

MOST SUCCESSFUL MEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON IN A DECADE ENDS IN KCAC TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS

February 26, 2026

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. – Avila men’s basketball’s 2025-26 season came to an end in the KCAC Tournament Quarterfinals on Thursday, losing to top-seeded Oklahoma Wesleyan, 76-59.

KAHUBE AND MACK NAMED TO ALL-KCAC TEAMS

February 26, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Continuing their historic season, Avila men’s basketball had two student-athletes selected to three All-KCAC squads, the conference announced today.

MEN’S BASKETBALL BEATS TABOR, HEADS TO KCAC TOURNAMENT FOR FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS

February 21, 2026

HILLSBORO, Kan. – Entering Saturday’s contest at Tabor in must-win territory, Avila men’s basketball beat the Bluejays, 91-89, on a pair of last-second BJ Boyd free throws to qualify for the KCAC Tournament for the first time since the 2021-22 season.

MEN’S BASKETBALL PULLS AWAY IN WIN AT YORK

February 18, 2026

YORK, Neb. – Still fighting for postseason positioning, Avila men’s basketball used 30 points from Xavier Kahube and a decisive second half to beat York on Wednesday, 85-69.

HUGE GIO MACK THREE GIVES MEN’S BASKETBALL BIG WIN OVER STERLING

February 14, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A game that featured 18 lead changes and six ties came down to the wire on Saturday night. On an evening that began by honoring five of its seniors, it was a junior, Gio Mack, who hit the game-winner.

TURNOVERS DOOM MEN’S BASKETBALL IN LOSS TO ST. MARY

February 11, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Playing in front of the biggest Mabee Fieldhouse crowd of the season, Avila men’s basketball fell to St. Mary on Wednesday, 90-74. A game that was much closer than the final score indicated, Avila committed 27 turnovers in the contest.

BJ BOYD NAMED KCAC MEN’S BASKETBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

February 09, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On the heels of two huge conference wins, Avila forward BJ Boyd has been named the KCAC Men’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced today.

MACK LEADS MEN’S BASKETBALL TO HUGE WIN OVER BETHEL

February 07, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A huge showdown with (RV) Bethel awaited Avila men’s basketball on Saturday at Mabee Fieldhouse. With the Eagles jockeying for postseason position, Avila took care of business, defeating the Threshers, 81-75 thanks to 24 points from Gio Mack and a huge second-half.

SIX DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORERS LEAD MEN’S BASKETBALL TO WIN AT OTTAWA

February 04, 2026

OTTAWA, Kan. – Avila men’s basketball got back in the win column on Wednesday evening, defeating Ottawa, 86-70.

HIGH-SCORING MEN’S BASKETBALL DROPS CLOSE GAME TO NO. 17 FRIENDS

January 31, 2026

WICHITA, Kan. – Despite four of eight players scoring in double-figures and a third-consecutive double-double from Xavier Kahube, Avila men’s basketball was unable to overcome Friends, falling to the No. 17 Falcons, 96-83 on Saturday afternoon.

MEN’S BASKETBALL COMES UP JUST SHORT AGAINST NO. 3 OKWU

January 28, 2026

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. – Playing one of its most complete games of the season was not enough as Avila men’s basketball fell to No. 3 Oklahoma Wesleyan on Wednesday, 76-71. Avila nearly pulled off the upset in the second half, but came up just short in the final minutes.