IMMACULATA, Pa. – Immaculata men's basketball embarks on a new season on Saturday at the Penn State Harrisburg Tip-Off Classic.
Kyle Stramara is back on the sidelines for the Mighty Macs in his second season.
Immaculata was 5-20 (4-10 AEC) in 2025-26. In the conference preseason poll, the Mighty Macs were selected fourth with 15 points, ranking behind Centenary (N.J.), Gwynedd Mercy, and Marymount.
The Schedule
The Mighty Macs begin the new campaign at the Penn State Harrisburg Tip-Off Classic, where they will play the host and St. Joseph's Brooklyn. The home opener is versus Penn State Brandywine on Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. Immaculata will see a few MAC opponents, including former conference rival Neumann, to finish the month.
The Mighty Macs spend December on the road with the exception of Dec. 15. They host a doubleheader with the women's team against Washington College. After a trip to Widener, the Mighty Macs play a scrimmage on Dec. 18 with Division I Bucknell. The Mighty Macs head to the Juniata Doc Greene Holiday Tournament on Dec. 29-30 before New Year's.
Immaculata welcomes 2027 with Albright visiting Alumnae Hall. With the Mighty Macs transitioning to the United East Conference in 2027-28, the final round of Atlantic East Conference play starts on Jan. 16 versus Gwynedd Mercy. The conference schedule follows the exact same order both times: Gwynedd Mercy, Marymount, Saint Elizabeth, Pratt, and Centenary (N.J.).
The regular season caps off on Feb. 20 at home against Centenary (N.J.).
Conference playoffs go from Feb. 24-27. Locations will be decided based on playoff seedings.
Roster Check
Men's basketball has nine returners from the 2025-26 roster:
Marquis Peoples Jr.,
Christian Chambers,
Bowen Gugger,
Jayden Williams,
Jeremiah Alexander,
Mandon Seapoe,
Sir Guy Epps Jr.,
Samuel Jankowski, and
Domenic Vacchiano.
Chambers and Seapoe were the second and third-highest scorers, respectively, on last year's team. Vacchiano was the lead rebounder. Seapoe led in assists and steals per game, while Chambers did so in blocks per game.
The team captains are Alexander, Seapoe, and Vacchiano.
Welcome to the Team
Immaculata's roster has plenty of new faces via freshmen and transfers.
The freshmen are
Peter Kelfalla,
Brody Clausen, and
Nico Vacchiano (Domenic's brother). The transfers are
Jaryn Bull (Caldwell University),
Jeremiah Smith (Thiel College),
Moctar Keita (UHSP St. Louis),
Andrew Lyon (Yavapai CC), and
Taje'e Jordan (SUNY Morrisville). Sophomore
Cameron Harrop-Wilson and junior
Toma Smith Jr. are also joining the team.
On the coaching staff, Stramara is welcoming
Zach Zoll,
Luke Moyer, and
Dylan Crews. In Crews' final year as a player in 2025-26, he was an All-Atlantic East Conference Second Team selection and became the ninth Immaculata men's player to cross the 1,000-point threshold.
Of the newcomers, they hail from Pennsylvania (Kelfalla, Harrop-Wilson, Clausen,
Nico Vacchiano), New York (Bull), Delaware (Smith Jr., Jordan), Maryland (Smith), Georgia (Keita), and Arizona (Lyon).
Season Outlook
With the Atlantic East Conference going from eight teams to six over the summer, with Neumann and Marywood going to the MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom, respectively, Immaculata is aiming to make a deep playoff run in February.
To see the entire 2026-27 schedule, click
here.
To see the conference press release, click the "AEC Press Release" link.
