2025–26 East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball team

2025–26 East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball
2025–26 East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	11–21 (6–16 Southland)
Head coach	Jaret von Rosenberg (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Coleman Furst; A.J. Holland; Trey Conrod; Jared Kortsen; Clif Carroll;
Home arena	The Field House

2025–26 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stephen F. Austin	20	–	2	.909	28	–	6	.824
McNeese †	19	–	3	.864	28	–	6	.824
UT Rio Grande Valley	14	–	8	.636	19	–	14	.576
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	13	–	9	.591	18	–	15	.545
New Orleans	12	–	10	.545	15	–	18	.455
Nicholls	12	–	10	.545	14	–	19	.424
Northwestern State	8	–	14	.364	10	–	22	.313
Houston Christian	8	–	14	.364	12	–	20	.375
Incarnate Word	7	–	15	.318	12	–	19	.387
Lamar	7	–	15	.318	12	–	19	.387
East Texas A&M	6	–	16	.273	11	–	21	.344
Southeastern Louisiana	6	–	16	.273	9	–	22	.290

† 2026 Southland tournament winner

The 2025–26 East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball team represented East Texas A&M University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by eighth-year head coach Jaret von Rosenberg, played their home games at The Field House in Commerce, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.

This season marked the Lions' first year of postseason eligibility after their transition period from Division II to Division I. The Lions were originally ineligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season. However, the Division I Council voted to shorten the period for such a transition to three years on January 15, 2025.^[1]

This was the first full season for the university under its current identity. On November 7, 2024, after the Lions had played their first two games of the 2024–25 season,^[2] the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved the proposed change of the university's name to East Texas A&M University. The name change took effect immediately.^[3]

The Lions finished 6–16 and in eleventh place in the conference. Thus, they were one of four Southland Conference teams not to qualify for the conference tournament.^[4]

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2024–25 season 5–26, 3–17 in Southland play, to finish in eleventh place. Failing to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament, the Lions' season ended with a 63–59 victory over Houston Christian.^[5]

Roster

2025–26 East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Ronnie Harrison	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Tarleton	Forney, TX
G	1	Vinny Sigona	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Collin College	Plano, TX
G	2	Evan Phelps	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Duncanville HS	Midland, TX
G	3	Mykol Sanchez-Vega	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Indian River State	Juana Diaz, PR
G	4	Chris Adlam	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Houston Christian HS	Cypress, TX
F	5	Tay Mosher	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Otero JC	The Colony, TX
G	6	London Fields	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Louisiana	Tupelo, MS
F	7	Michael Folarin	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	St. Bonaventure	London, England
G	8	Damian Garcia	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Brescia	Houston, TX
F	10	Josh Taylor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	St. Thomas (FL)	Atlanta, GA
G	11	Kamren Robinson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Arizona Compass	Suffolk, VA
G	12	Kollin Tolbert	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Concord	Cincinnati, OH
F	13	Noah Pagotto	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	West Texas A&M	Wollongong, NSW
G	20	Parker Whisenhunt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Pratt CC	Sulphur Springs, TX
G	25	Gianni Hunt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Bethune-Cookman	Lakewood, CA
G	30	Alex McCray	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	FSCJ	Gainesville, FL

Head coach

Jaret von Rosenberg (Hartford)

Assistant coach(es)

Coleman Furst (Tarleton State)
A.J. Holland (Sioux Falls)
Trey Conrod (East Texas A&M)
Jared Kortsen (Emerson)
Clif Carroll (Texas Tech)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 20, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2025* 6:00 p.m.	at Tarleton State	L 50–61	–	18 – Sigona	5 – Folarin	2 – Tied	EECU Center (813) Stephenville, TX
October 29, 2025* 6:30 p.m.	UT Dallas	W 93–75	–	20 – Sigona	8 – Taylor	7 – Hunt	The Field House Commerce, TX
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 10:30 a.m., ESPN+	Arlington Baptist	W 119–60	1–0	20 – Harrison	7 – Taylor	6 – Tied	The Field House (1,787) Commerce, TX
November 5, 2025* 8:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	L 54–76	1–1	18 – Harrison	9 – Folarin	3 – Tied	The Pit (10,726) Albuquerque, NM
November 10, 2025* 12:00 a.m., ESPN+	at Hawai'i	L 74–100	1–2	15 – Taylor	5 – Harrison	3 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (3,947) Honolulu, HI
November 14, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rice	L 64–71	1–3	14 – Pagotto	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,117) Houston, TX
November 19, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Dallas Christian	W 115–44	2–3	24 – Garcia	12 – Folarin	11 – Hunt	The Field House (374) Commerce, TX
November 24, 2025* 11:00 a.m., YES	at Fairleigh Dickinson FDU Basketball Classic	W 70–65	3–3	18 – Hunt	8 – Hunt	6 – Hunt	Bogota Savings Bank Center (700) Hackensack, NJ
November 25, 2025* 1:00 p.m.	vs. Army FDU Basketball Classic	W 84–67	4–3	20 – Garcia	8 – Tied	4 – Hunt	Bogota Savings Bank Center (350) Hackensack, NJ
December 5, 2025* 6:30 p.m., Peacock	at No. 5 UConn	L 59–83	4–4	15 – Harrison	7 – Hunt	3 – Garcia	Gampel Pavilion (10,244) Storrs, CT
December 7, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Arkansas	W 75–68	5–4	21 – Hunt	8 – Folarin	7 – Hunt	The Field House (413) Commerce, TX
December 12, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at McNeese	L 66–102	5–5 (0–1)	18 – Pagotto	5 – Hunt	4 – Sigona	The Legacy Center (3,179) Lake Charles, LA
December 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana	W 70–69	6–5 (1–1)	16 – Tied	9 – Harrison	5 – Garcia	University Center (371) Hammond, LA
December 21, 2025* 3:00 p.m., SECN+	at Texas A&M	L 77–118	6–6	23 – Harrison	7 – Folarin	5 – Hunt	Reed Arena (4,495) College Station, TX
December 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin	L 48–75	6–7 (1–2)	13 – Sigona	10 – Harrison	2 – Harrison	The Field House (448) Commerce, TX
December 31, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Lamar	L 62–69	6–8 (1–3)	19 – Harrison	8 – Pagotto	4 – Hunt	The Field House Commerce, TX
January 3, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Nicholls	L 58–80	6–9 (1–4)	17 – Taylor	7 – Pagotto	6 – Phelps	Stopher Gymnasium (613) Thibodaux, LA
January 5, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Orleans	L 73–83	6–10 (1–5)	29 – Harrison	12 – Harrison	7 – Hunt	Lakefront Arena (389) New Orleans, LA
January 10, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	UT Rio Grande Valley	W 77–69	7–10 (2–5)	18 – Harrison	11 – Pagotto	10 – Hunt	The Field House (372) Commerce, TX
January 12, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 50–61	7–11 (2–6)	12 – Harrison	9 – Pagotto	3 – Mosher	The Field House (784) Commerce, TX
January 17, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Houston Christian	L 70–81	7–12 (2–7)	19 – Garcia	7 – Pagotto	6 – Hunt	Sharp Gymnasium (788) Houston, TX
January 19, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Incarnate Word	W 80–58	8–12 (3–7)	17 – Garcia	8 – Harrison	7 – Hunt	McDermott Center (163) San Antonio, TX
January 24, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Northwestern State	Postponed to Feb. 4 due to inclement weather					Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
January 27, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Lamar	L 61–82	8–13 (3–8)	11 – Garcia	6 – Tied	5 – Hunt	Neches Arena (1,297) Beaumont, TX
January 31, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Nicholls	L 68–72	8–14 (3–9)	20 – Harrison	8 – Garcia	7 – Hunt	The Field House (478) Commerce, TX
February 2, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	New Orleans	L 85–94	8–15 (3–10)	23 – Hunt	8 – Harrison	6 – Hunt	The Field House (407) Commerce, TX
February 4, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Northwestern State	W 74–68	9–15 (4–10)	16 – Tied	7 – Pagotto	6 – Hunt	Prather Coliseum (404) Natchitoches, LA
February 7, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northwestern State	W 52–48	10–15 (5–10)	12 – Pagotto	14 – Pagotto	4 – Hunt	The Field House (446) Commerce, TX
February 9, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin	L 70–74	10–16 (5–11)	28 – Hunt	9 – Harrison	7 – Harrison	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,482) Nacogdoches, TX
February 14, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	McNeese	L 54–97	10–17 (5–12)	19 – Harrison	7 – Pagotto	6 – Hunt	The Field House (502) Commerce, TX
February 16, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana	W 70–53	11–17 (6–12)	15 – Hunt	11 – Pagotto	6 – Hunt	The Field House (333) Commerce, TX
February 21, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Incarnate Word	L 73–82	11–18 (6–13)	26 – Pagotto	8 – Pagotto	6 – Tied	The Field House (634) Commerce, TX
February 23, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Houston Christian	L 68–69	11–19 (6–14)	25 – Hunt	6 – Harrison	3 – Tied	The Field House (438) Commerce, TX
February 28, 2026 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Rio Grande Valley	L 55–63	11–20 (6–15)	18 – Pagotto	10 – Pagotto	6 – Hunt	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,723) Edinburg, TX
March 2, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 71–84	11–21 (6–16)	17 – Tied	6 – Pagotto	6 – Hunt	Hilliard Center (1,423) Corpus Christi, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[2]^[6]

References

^ Hosick, Michelle Brutlag (January 15, 2025). "Division I adopts new reclassification criteria". NCAA.org. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". East Texas A&M Lions. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Approves Name Change for Texas A&M University-Commerce" (Press release). East Texas A&M University. November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ https://www.southland.org/sports/2017/1/31/2017_BB_TB.aspx
^ https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401715981/hou-christian-e-texas-am
^ "East Texas A&M Lions Schedule 2025-26". Lions Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2025.

[1] Hosick, Michelle Brutlag (January 15, 2025). "Division I adopts new reclassification criteria". NCAA.org. Retrieved November 19, 2025.

[:0-2] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". East Texas A&M Lions. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[3] "Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Approves Name Change for Texas A&M University-Commerce" (Press release). East Texas A&M University. November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[4] ttps://www.southland.org/sports/2017/1/31/2017_BB_TB.aspx

[5] ttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401715981/hou-christian-e-texas-am

[6] "East Texas A&M Lions Schedule 2025-26". Lions Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2025.

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East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball
Venues	The Field House (1950–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NAIA national championship in bold; NAIA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References