The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's basketball team enter the 2025-26 OUA regular season with renewed energy and focus.

The Blues are intent on proving themselves following a fourth-place finish in the OUA Central division last year, registering a 9-13 regular season record in 2024-25. Despite the loss of six players from the Blues 2024-25 roster, the energy remains high for a program built on playing team-first basketball. With a mix of core returning athletes and incoming talented rookies, Toronto have looked to a busy preseason schedule to begin building the necessary chemistry and combinations for opening night.
 
FROM THE COACH'S DESK:
"We're incredibly excited about this new season, it's a fresh chapter for our program. We've got a good mix of young and returning athletes who are hungry to learn, compete, and grow every single day. This is a growth year for us, and the energy in the gym has been amazing. These players are eager to prove themselves, and we're continuing to build something special for the future of U of T basketball."

• Madhav Trivedi, University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's basketball head coach

 
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Key Returnees: Simeon Jeffers (F), Nigel Hylton (F/C), Nathan Bureau (G)
Key Additions: Omoayena Idode (G), Mikey Ballout (G), Tobias Kessie (G)
 
LAST SEASON'S LEADERS:
PTS/G: Inaki Alvarez | 17 GP, 17.2 PTS/G
REB/G: Lennart Weber | 22 GP, 8.9 REB/G
AST/G: Inaki Alvarez | 17 GP, 5.2 AST/G
STL/G: Quarry Whyne | 21 GP, 2.0 STL/G
 
FROM THE COURT:
"I'm very excited by our group. We're a young team that's going to play fast, and have fun, and I can't wait to show what we got. The goal is always to win for us, and I really think we have a chance to do that a lot this year, so I can't wait."

• Rohan Scott-Smith, 2nd year, Guard

 
MARQUEE GAMES:
Nov. 2 vs. TMU
Part of the Blues home opener weekend, this match-up with the Bold always guarantees fireworks as a true rivalry contest to its core. A packed gym every time these two teams meet, the pair split their season series ago with each winning on their home court. Coming the very next night following a a contest versus another recent national contender in Lakehead, the Blues will need to bring everything they have to this home opening weekend inside the Goldring Centre Kimel Family Field House.

Jan. 9 v York
In Canada's basketball epicenter, the Lions mark a trio of teams that look to claim the title of best OUA program in the City of Toronto, but U of T will have their chance to stamp their claim in this first contest of 2026. The Blues have won five of the last seven meetings between these two programs, and hold a slight 17-16 advantage over York dating back to 2009. With U of T students returning to campus for the start of the winter semester there is sure to be a full crowd on hand.

Feb. 6 at Waterloo
The beginning of a crucial late season three-game road trip, the Blues will be looking to take down the Warriors in order to build postseason momentum. With three of their last four games on the road, including two in Waterloo, it will be critical for U of T to carry that same energy they get from the home crowd into opposing gyms.

GET YOUR TICKETS
Game tickets can be purchased at varsityblues.ca/tickets. Entry is FREE for U of T students with a valid T-Card.

All Varsity Blues basketball games will also be streamed live and on-demand via oua.tv.