2025–26 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team

2025–26 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball
2025–26 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	12–20 (8–14 Southland)
Head coach	Craig Doty (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Evan Lavery
Assistant coaches	Adam Cytlak; Terry Johnson; Caden Brannan;
Home arena	Sharp Gymnasium

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 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Christian University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by second-year head coach Craig Doty, played their home games at Sharp Gymnasium in Houston, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2024–25 season 12–20, 9–11 in Southland Conference play, to finish in a tie for seventh place.^[1] They were defeated by Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the first round of the Southland Conference tournament.^[2]

Roster

2025–26 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Demari Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Oral Roberts	Fulshear, Texas
G	1	Ryan Bartley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	GS	Malone	Decatur, Illinois
G	2	Will Wilson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Western Washington	Lorton, Virginia
G	3	Kylin Green	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Utah Valley	Lewisville, Texas
G	4	Elijah Brooks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	North Dakota	Topeka, Kansas
G	5	D'Aundre Samuels	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Nebraska–Kearney	Denver, Colorado
F	7	Nehikhare Igiehon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Henderson State	Austin, Texas
F	8	Trent Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	GS	Idaho State	Cambridge, Ontario
G	9	Obadiah Curtis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Eastern Illinois	Fresno, California
F	10	Caleb Gaston	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Howard College	San Antonio, Texas
F	13	Ahjany Lee	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	St. Thomas (MN)	Byron, Minnesota
F	21	Mambourou Mara	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Jr	North Dakota	Conakry, Guinea
F	23	Demarco Bethea	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	East Texas A&M	Sellers, South Carolina
G	24	Bryson Monroe	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Howard Payne	Brownwood, Texas
F	32	Brennen Byrd	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Faith Christian School	Coppell, Texas

Head coach

Craig Doty (Morningside)

Assistant coach(es)

Evan Lavery (Central Methodist)
Adam Cytlak (Ohio Dominican)
Terry Johnson (Stanislaus State)
Caden Brannan (Emporia State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 20, 2025* 6:00 pm		at Southern Miss	W 69–64	–	18 – Green	6 – Green	6 – Green	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Arkansas	W 74–70	1–0	17 – Green	7 – Johnson	9 – Green	Sharp Gymnasium (546) Houston, TX
November 8, 2025* 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC San Diego	L 60–78	1–1	12 – Samuels	5 – Tied	4 – Johnson	LionTree Arena (3,614) La Jolla, CA
November 13, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 72–61	2–1	17 – Johnson	6 – Tied	13 – Green	Sharp Gymnasium (664) Houston, TX
November 20, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Biblical Studies	W 85−67	3−1	17 – Johnson	8 – Tied	5 – Green	Sharp Gymnasium (349) Houston, TX
November 25, 2025* 6:00 pm		vs. Bellarmine The Citadel MTE	L 69−74	3−2	24 – Green	6 – Tied	3 – Brooks	McAlister Field House (203) Charleston, SC
November 26, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at The Citadel The Citadel MTE	W 72–65	4–2	14 – Bethea	8 – Brooks	5 – Green	McAlister Field House (837) Charleston, SC
November 29, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	L 62–80	4–3	12 – Brooks	6 – Bartley	4 – Green	Hill Convocation Center (1,116) Statesboro, GA
December 2, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Texas	L 75−77	4−4	13 – Green	4 – Tied	4 – Tied	The Super Pit (2,582) Denton, TX
December 6, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Orleans	W 85–76	5–4 (1–0)	18 – Brooks	9 – Bethea	9 – Green	Lakefront Arena (1,741) New Orleans, LA
December 13, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	L 71–74	5–5 (1–1)	17 – Tied	9 – Green	10 – Green	Sharp Gymnasium (474) Houston, TX
December 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		McNeese	L 68–78	5–6 (1–2)	14 – Bartley	8 – Williams	5 – Tied	Sharp Gymnasium (803) Houston, TX
December 17, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Nicholls	L 64–79	5–7 (1–3)	15 – Green	8 – Johnson	3 – Johnson	Stopher Gymnasium (544) Thibodaux, LA
December 29, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 3 Iowa State	L 61–89	5–8	19 – Williams	5 – Williams	3 – Bethea	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
January 3, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Incarnate Word	L 56-73	5-9 (1-4)	22 – Williams	. 6 – Williams	4 – Green	McDermott Center (201) San Antonio, TX
January 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 65-81	5-10 (1-5)	15 – Green	5 – Samuels	4 – Tied	Sharp Gymnasium (473) Houston, TX
January 10, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	L 67-85	5-11 (1-6)	15 – Williams	7 – Samuels	5 – Samuels	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,624) Nacogdoches, TX
January 12, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lamar	L 56-64	5-12 (1-7)	15 – Green	7 – Williams	5 – Williams	Neches Arena (982) Beaumont, TX
January 17, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		East Texas A&M	W 81-70	6-12 (2-7)	19 – Johnson	8 – Bethea	6 – Tied	Sharp Gymnasium (788) Houston, TX
January 19, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northwestern State	W 82-80	7-12 (3-7)	16 – Williams	7 – Samuels	10 – Green	Sharp Gymnasium (985) Houston, TX
January 24, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		UT Rio Grande Valley	L 51-68	7-13 (3-8)	14 – Bethea	10 – Bethea	8 – Johnson	Sharp Gymnasium (798) Houston, TX
January 27, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Incarnate Word	W 81−75	8−13 (4−8)	24 – Williams	8 – Bethea	6 – Green	Sharp Gymnasium (781) Houston, TX
January 31, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 71-73	8-14 (4-9)	17 – Tied	6 – Bethea	3 – Green	Hilliard Center (1,914) Corpus Christi, TX
February 2, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at UT Rio Grande Valley	L 57-74	8-15 (4-10)	18 – Williams	6 – Samuels	4 – Green	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,357) Edinburg, TX
February 7, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 47-55	8-16 (4-11)	12 – Mara	7 – Bethea	3 – Johnson	Pride Roofing University Center (357) Hammond, LA
February 9, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at McNeese	L 69-73	8-17 (4-12)	16 – Williams	7 – Bethea	4 – Samuels	Townsley Law Arena (3,094) Lake Charles, LA
February 14, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		New Orleans	W 61–60	9–17 (5–12)	15 – Samuels	7 – Williams	6 – Green	Sharp Gymnasium (706) Houston, TX
February 16, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Nicholls	W 72–68	10–17 (6–12)	15 – Tied	13 – Mara	6 – Green	Sharp Gymnasium (901) Houston, TX
February 21, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Northwestern State	L 53–71	10–18 (6–13)	15 – Green	7 – Bethea	2 – Samuels	Prather Coliseum (450) Natchitoches, LA
February 23, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at East Texas A&M	W 69–68	11–18 (7–13)	15 – Bethea	9 – Bethea	5 – Green	The Field House (438) Commerce, TX
February 28, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	L 56–77	11–19 (7–14)	9 – Tied	8 – Johnson	5 – Johnson	Sharp Gymnasium (789) Houston, TX
March 2, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Lamar	W 75–53	12–19 (8–14)	15 – Bartley	8 – Green	5 – Green	Sharp Gymnasium (843) Houston, TX
Southland tournament
March 8, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (5) New Orleans First round	L 60–73	12–20	20 – Samuels	6 – Mara	4 – Green	Townsley Law Arena Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tops Houston Christian 62-48 in 1st round of Southland Conference tourney". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
^ "Houston Christian Huskies 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 30, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2025.

[2] "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tops Houston Christian 62-48 in 1st round of Southland Conference tourney". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 30, 2025.

[3] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2025.

[4] "Houston Christian Huskies 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 30, 2025.

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