2025–26 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

2025–26 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record18–15 (10–8 SWAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachKyle Jones
Assistant coaches
  • Devarus Walker
  • Cameron Prather
  • Jerome Gray
Home arenaAAMU Event Center
2025–26 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bethune–Cookman 14 – 4   .778 17 – 15   .531
Florida A&M 11 – 7   .611 15 – 16   .484
Southern 11 – 7   .611 17 – 17   .500
Texas Southern 10 – 8   .556 12 – 18   .400
Alabama A&M 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 10 – 8   .556 13 – 19   .406
Jackson State 10 – 8   .556 12 – 21   .364
Prairie View A&M † 9 – 9   .500 19 – 18   .514
Grambling State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 19   .424
Alabama State 7 – 11   .389 10 – 22   .313
Alcorn State 7 – 11   .389 9 – 23   .281
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 16   .111 3 – 30   .091
† 2026 SWAC tournament winner

The 2025–26 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama A&M University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Donte' Jackson, played their home games at the Alabama A&M Events Center in Huntsville, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2024–25 season 10–22, 6–12 in SWAC play, to finish in ninth place.[1] They were defeated by Grambling State in the first round of the SWAC tournament.[2]

On March 25, the school announced the resignation of head coach Otis Hughley Jr., ending his three-year tenure with the team.[3] On April 3, the school announced that they would be hiring Grambling State head coach Donte' Jackson as the team's next head coach.[4]

Preseason

On October 8, 2025, the SWAC released their preseason polls. Alabama A&M was picked to finish sixth in the conference.[5]

Preseason rankings

SWAC Preseason Poll
Place Team Votes
1 Bethune–Cookman 232 (12)
2 Southern 214 (5)
3 Jackson State 208 (1)
4 Alabama State 183 (3)
5 Texas Southern 182
6 Alabama A&M 163
7 Grambling State 151
8 Florida A&M 115
9 Prairie View A&M 99
10 Alcorn State 74
11 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 70 (1)
12 Mississippi Valley State 25
(#) first-place votes

Source:[5]

Preseason All-SWAC Teams

Preseason All-SWAC Team
Team Player Year Position
First Kintavious Dozier Senior Guard

Source:[5]

Roster

2025–26 Alabama A&M Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Kintavious Dozier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Grambling State Lanett, Alabama
G 1 Koron Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Louisiana Gary, Indiana
G 2 Bilal Abdur-Rahman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Norcross High School Atlanta, Georgia
G 3 Sami Pissis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr New Hampshire Paris, France
G/F 4 Gabe Kincy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Grambling State Broward County, Florida
G/F 5 Jalen Carruth 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Wallace State Community College Atlanta, Georgia
G 7 Jayden Jackson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr West Monroe High School West Monroe, Louisiana
G 8 Peyton Daniels Sr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Jacksonville State Ellenwood, Georgia
F 10 PJ Eason 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Grambling State Dadeville, Alabama
G 11 Tajden Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Southern Union State Community College Tallahassee, Florida
F 13 Angok Anyang 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Ottawa Adelaide, Australia
G 20 Isaiah Ramey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Midway Cedarville, Ohio
G/F 21 James Graham III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Grambling State Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 23 Samuel Onu 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Jr Grambling State Malvern, Pennsylvania
G/F 24 Lou Hutchinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Grambling State Washington, D.C.
F 30 James Flippin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Sr Grambling State Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 12, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 13, 2025*
7:00 pm 		vs. Samford
Ballin in Boutwell 		W 74–73  –
 Boutwell Memorial Auditorium (1,053)
Birmingham, AL
October 27, 2025*
7:00 pm, SWAC TV 		UAH
Mayor's Cup 		W 75–68  –
 AAMU Event Center (3,527)
Huntsville, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, SWAC TV 		Blue Mountain Christian W 80–60  1–0
 AAMU Event Center (851)
Huntsville, AL
November 5, 2025*
7:00 pm, BTN 		at Indiana L 51–98  1–1
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
November 13, 2025*
7:00 pm, SWAC TV 		Charleston Southern
Bulldog Bash 		W 68–64  2–1
 AAMU Event Center (1,833)
Huntsville, AL
November 16, 2025*
3:00 pm, SWAC TV 		Lindenwood
Bulldog Bash 		W 74–65  3–1
 AAMU Event Center (1,250)
Huntsville, AL
November 28, 2025*
6:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Clemson L 56–92  3–2
 Littlejohn Coliseum (6,118)
Clemson, SC
November 30, 2025*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina L 60–67  3–3
 HTC Center (1,502)
Conway, SC
December 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, SWAC TV 		Tennessee State W 80–53  4–3
 AAMU Event Center (3,223)
Huntsville, AL
December 7, 2025*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lipscomb L 58–92  4–4
 Allen Arena (853)
Nashville, TN
December 13, 2025*
4:00 pm, SWAC TV 		Arkansas Baptist W 67–59  5–4
 AAMU Event Center (711)
Huntsville, AL
December 15, 2025*
7:00 pm, SWAC TV 		North Alabama W 68–60  6–4
 AAMU Event Center (1,209)
Huntsville, AL
December 17, 2025*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		vs. Ole Miss L 66–80  6–5
 Cadence Bank Arena (2,317)
Tupelo, MS
December 21, 2025*
2:00 pm, SWAC TV 		Chattanooga L 66–73  6–6
 AAMU Event Center (388)
Huntsville, AL
December 30, 2025*
5:00 pm, SWAC TV 		Fisk W 90–58  7–6
 AAMU Event Center (405)
Huntsville, AL
SWAC regular season
January 3, 2026
5:30 pm, SWAC TV 		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 83–95  7–7
(0–1) 		H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,467)
Pine Bluff, AR
January 5, 2026
7:00 pm, SWAC TV 		at Mississippi Valley State W 71–51  8–7
(1–1) 		Harrison HPER Complex (125)
Itta Bena, MS
January 10, 2026
4:30 pm, SWAC TV 		Alcorn State L 62–64  8–8
(1–2) 		AAMU Event Center (2,312)
Huntsville, AL
January 12, 2026
7:00 pm, SWAC TV 		Jackson State W 100–91  9–8
(2–2) 		AAMU Event Center (2,823)
Huntsville, AL
January 19, 2026
4:00 pm, SWAC TV 		vs. Alabama State
Bridge Builder Classic 		W 73-69  10-8
(3-2) 		Mitchell Center (2,350)
Mobile, AL
January 24, 2026
2:30 pm, HBCU GO 		at Texas Southern L 74–89  10–9
(3–3) 		H&PE Arena (1,027)
Houston, TX
January 27, 2026
1:00 pm, SWAC TV 		at Prairie View A&M W 80–60  11–9
(4–3) 		William Nicks Building (224)
Prairie View, TX
January 31, 2026
4:00 pm, SWAC TV 		Florida A&M W 72–65  12–9
(5–3) 		AAMU Event Center (4,988)
Huntsville, AL
February 2, 2026
7:00 pm, SWAC TV 		Bethune–Cookman L 62–80  12–10
(5–4) 		AAMU Event Center (2,734)
Huntsville, AL
February 7, 2026
5:00 pm, SWAC TV 		at Southern L 68–81  12–11
(5–5) 		F. G. Clark Center (4,985)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 9, 2026
6:30 pm, SWAC TV 		at Grambling State W 66–58  13–11
(6–5) 		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,221)
Grambling, LA
February 14, 2026
4:00 pm, SWAC TV 		Mississippi Valley State W 72–65  14–11
(7–5) 		AAMU Event Center 
Huntsville, AL
February 16, 2026
7:00 pm, SWAC TV 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 82–70  15–11
(8–5) 		AAMU Event Center (1,134)
Huntsville, AL
February 19, 2026
7:30 pm, SWAC TV 		at Florida A&M W 63–61  16–11
(9–5) 		Al Lawson Center (1,205)
Tallahassee, FL
February 21, 2026
4:30 pm, SWAC TV 		at Bethune–Cookman L 76–85  16–12
(9–6) 		Moore Gymnasium (912)
Daytona Beach, FL
February 28, 2026
4:00 pm, SWAC TV 		Alabama State L 88–89  16–13
(9–7) 		AAMU Event Center (6,569)
Huntsville, AL
March 3, 2026
7:30 pm, SWAC TV 		Grambling State W 77–63  17–13
(10–7) 		AAMU Event Center (3,098)
Huntsville, AL
March 5, 2026
7:30 pm, SWAC TV 		Southern L 85–88  17–14
(10–8) 		AAMU Event Center (2,198)
Huntsville, AL
SWAC tournament
March 12, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Texas Southern
Quarterfinals 		W 85–74 OT 18–14
 Gateway Center Arena (1,028)
College Park, GA
March 13, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (8) Prairie View A&M
Quarterfinals 		L 55–74  18–15
 Gateway Center Arena (1,029)
College Park, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  2. ^ "Grambling State Dominates Alabama A&M In Commanding SWAC Tournament Victory". HBCU Legends On SI. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  3. ^ "Alabama A&M announces resignation of men's basketball head coach". WAFF. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  4. ^ "Donte Jackson leaves GSU for Alabama A&M". Ruston Daily Leader. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "SWAC Announces 2025 Men's Basketball Preseason Selections". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  6. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  7. ^ "Alabama A&M Bulldogs 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
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