2025–26 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

2025–26 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record21–12 (11–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachRodney Crawford
Assistant coaches
  • Orin Bailey, Jr.
  • Riley Conroy
  • Ogi Vasiljevic
Home arenaMitchell Center
2025–26 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Troy † 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
Marshall 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
Coastal Carolina 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
Appalachian State 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
Texas State 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
South Alabama 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Arkansas State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Southern Miss 9 – 9   .500 19 – 16   .543
James Madison 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
Georgia Southern 8 – 10   .444 21 – 16   .568
Old Dominion 7 – 11   .389 12 – 21   .364
Louisiana 7 – 11   .389 11 – 22   .333
Georgia State 7 – 11   .389 10 – 22   .313
Louisiana–Monroe 1 – 17   .056 4 – 28   .125
† 2026 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of March 17, 2026

The 2025–26 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by eighth-year head coach Richie Riley, played their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2024–25 season 21–11, 13–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a four-way tie for first place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they lost in the semifinals to Arkansas State.

The Jaguars were briefly offered a bid to the 2025 National Invitation Tournament, but the offer was revoked when UC Riverside withdrew from the College Basketball Invitational to accept an NIT bid.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Cantia Rahming 0 F 6'7" 205 GS Senior Tampa, FL Graduated; Signed to play with Medi Bayreuth
Dylan Fasoyiro 2 G 6'3" 195 GS Senior Houston, TX Graduated; Signed to play with BBC Coburg of ProB League
Elijah Ormiston 3 F 6'8" 220 Senior Minneapolis, MN Graduated; Signed to play with MBK Komárno
Julian Margrave 12 F 6'10" 210 Junior Louisburg, KS Transferred to Omaha
Myles Corey 20 G 6'0" 185 GS Senior Ontario, CA Transferred to Rhode Island
Ethan Kizer 21 F 6'5" 195 Sophomore Metamora, IL Transferred to South Dakota
Barry Dunning Jr. 22 G 6'6" 195 Junior Mobile, AL Transferred to Pittsburgh[1]
Judah Brown 25 F 6'6" 225 GS Senior Bermuda Dunes, CA Graduated; Signed to play with SKN St. Pölten
Caleb Kizer 32 F 6'7" 230 Senior Metamora, IL Transferred to South Dakota

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Chaze Harris 2 G 6'6" 190 Senior Cleveland, OH Life
Hantz Louis-Jeune 4 G 6'5" 185 Graduate Lake Worth, FL Lenoir–Rhyne
Brian Hawthorne 7 G 6'2" 190 Junior Shawnee, KS Rockhurst
Peyton Law 9 F 6'7" 220 Senior Calhoun, GA Freed–Hardeman
Adam Olsen 12 F 6'8" 225 Junior Surrey, BC UBC

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Samuel Shoptaw
PG 		Windermere, FL Windermere Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 27, 2024 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Desmond Williams
PG 		Mobile, AL Baker High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 4, 2024 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Stephen Williams
PF 		Monroeville, AL Coastal Alabama - North 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Mar 19, 2025 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

2026 recruiting class

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Jaguars were picked to finish in third place in the conference's preseason poll.[2] Redshirt sophomore guard John Broom was named to the conference preseason third team.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1 James Madison - 175 (1)
2 Arkansas State - 154 (3)
3 South Alabama - 152 (4)
4 Troy - 148 (1)
5 Old Dominion - 145 (2)
6 Marshall - 128 (1)
7 App State - 123 (1)
8 Texas State - 106
9 Louisiana - 95 (1)
10 Georgia Southern - 66
11 Georgia State - 59
12 Southern Miss - 57
13 Coastal Carolina - 43
14 ULM - 19

Roster

2025–26 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Samuel Shoptaw 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Windermere Prep London, KY
G 1 Jayden Cooper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Pike Road HS
Faulkner 		Pike Road, AL
G 2 Chaze Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Bedford HS
Life 		Cleveland, OH
F 3 Stephen Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Escambia County HS
Coastal Alabama CC 		Atmore, AL
G 4 Hantz Louis-Jeune 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Park Vista Community HS
Lenoir–Rhyne 		Lake Worth, FL
G 6 JJ Wheat 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Clarksville HS
Freed–Hardeman 		Clarksville, TN
G 7 Brian Hawthorne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. James Academy
Rockhurst 		Shawnee, KS
G 8 Desmond Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Baker HS Mobile, AL
F 9 Peyton Law 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Calhoun HS
Freed–Hardeman 		Calhoun, GA
G 10 Maxwell Land 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Archbishop Moeller HS
Saint Francis (PA) 		Cincinnati, OH
F 12 Adam Olsen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Elgin Park Secondary
UBC 		Surrey, BC
G 14 John Broom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Jacksonville HS Jacksonville, AL
G/F 34 Randy Brady 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Hamilton Heights HS
Chattanooga 		Chattanooga, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2025*
7:00 p.m. 		West Florida W 88–76 
 25 – Harris   11 – Law   5 – Wheat  Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Toledo
MAC–SBC Challenge 		W 76–74  1–0
  23 – Olsen   10 – Brady   7 – Harris  Savage Arena (3,626)
Toledo, OH
November 6, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Alcorn State W 76–70  2–0
  29 – Law   9 – Law   7 – Harris  Mitchell Center (1,654)
Mobile, AL
November 8, 2025*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Spring Hill W 99–50  3–0
  17 – Louis Jeune   15 – Williams   3 – Tied  Mitchell Center (1,450)
Mobile, AL
November 13, 2025*
10:00 a.m., YouTube 		vs. Central Michigan
Showdown in St. Pete 		W 66–64  4–0
  21 – Olsen   9 – Harris   2 – Harris  McArthur Center (148)
St. Petersburg, FL
November 15, 2025*
10:00 a.m., YouTube 		vs. Coppin State
Showdown in St. Pete 		W 72–62  5–0
  25 – Olsen   7 – Williams   6 – Harris  McArthur Center (243)
St. Petersburg, FL
November 19, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville State W 71–65  6–0
  19 – Harris   8 – Brady   3 – Harris  Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,366)
Jacksonville, AL
November 21, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UAB L 72–80  6–1
  25 – Harris   8 – Brady   4 – Tied  Bartow Arena (3,531)
Birmingham, AL
November 30, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UTSA W 82–58  7–1
  20 – Olsen   8 – Tied   9 – Harris  Convocation Center (960)
San Antonio, TX
December 2, 2025*
6:00 p.m. 		vs. New Mexico State W 77–75  8–1
  21 – Olsen   7 – Brady   4 – Tied  Leonard E. Merrell Center (195)
Katy, TX
December 5, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at East Tennessee State L 65–91  8–2
  19 – Cooper   6 – Brady   7 – Harris  Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,473)
Johnson City, TN
December 14, 2025*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Texas L 57−58  8−3
  20 – Harris   7 – Harris   3 – Tied  Mitchell Center (1,804)
Mobile, AL
December 17, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 96−92 2OT 9−3
(1−0) 		 38 – Harris   12 – Brady   8 – Harris  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,215)
Monroe, LA
December 20, 2025
2:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas State L 65−67  9−4
(1−1) 		 22 – Harris   6 – Tied   1 – Tied  Strahan Arena (1,224)
San Marcos, TX
December 29, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Mobile W 85–52  10–4
  18 – Louis Jeune   9 – Brady   4 – Brady  Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
December 31, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana W 63–58  11–4
(2–1) 		 26 – Olsen   8 – Brady   4 – Harris  Cajundome (2,337)
Lafayette, LA
January 3, 2026
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Troy L 49–59  11–5
(2–2) 		 18 – Harris   13 – Williams   2 – Hawthorne  Trojan Arena (3,639)
Troy, AL
January 10, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Georgia Southern W 87–71  12–5
(3–2) 		 22 – Olsen   9 – Williams   8 – Harris  Mitchell Center (2,509)
Mobile, AL
January 15, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arkansas State W 91–87 OT 13–5
(4–2) 		 38 – Harris   9 – Brady   5 – Harris  Mitchell Center (2,480)
Mobile, AL
January 17, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana L 56–59  13–6
(4–3) 		 18 – Harris   9 – Olsen   3 – Harris  Mitchell Center (2,617)
Mobile, AL
January 22, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at James Madison W 90–83  14–6
(5–3) 		 26 – Olsen   9 – Tied   3 – Tied  Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,046)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 29, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina W 53–48  15–6
(6–3) 		 16 – Olsen   8 – Tied   4 – Tied  Mitchell Center (2,016)
Mobile, AL
January 31, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia State W 69–67  16–6
(7–3) 		 15 – Harris   11 – Olsen   6 – Harris  Mitchell Center (2,125)
Mobile, AL
February 4, 2026
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State L 57–65  16–7
(7–4) 		 17 – Harris   5 – Cooper   6 – Harris  Holmes Convocation Center (2,014)
Boone, NC
February 7, 2026*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Buffalo
MAC–SBC Challenge 		W 81–69  17–7
  23 – Olsen   7 – Broom   4 – Tied  Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
February 12, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss W 84–78  18–7
(8–4) 		 34 – Cooper   6 – Brady   4 – Harris  Reed Green Coliseum (2,846)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 14, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State W 92–88 OT 19–7
(9–4) 		 30 – Harris   9 – Brady   5 – Tied  First National Bank Arena (3,823)
Jonesboro, AR
February 16, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Marshall L 80–84  19–8
(9–5) 		 28 – Harris   11 – Williams   8 – Harris  Cam Henderson Center (3,932)
Huntington, WV
February 19, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas State L 82–90 OT 19–9
(9–6) 		 28 – Harris   6 – Brady   8 – Harris  Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
February 21, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Troy W 65–54  20–9
(10–6) 		 17 – Tied   7 – Olsen   5 – Harris  Mitchell Center (5,250)
Mobile, AL
February 25, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe W 89–54  21–9
(11–6) 		 29 – Olsen   8 – Brady   5 – Harris  Mitchell Center (1,991)
Mobile, AL
February 27, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Miss L 55–68  21–10
(11–7) 		 23 – Harris   9 – Harris   2 – Brady  Mitchell Center (3,678)
Mobile, AL
Sun Belt tournament
March 6, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (10) Georgia Southern
Fourth round 		L 85–94  21–11
  17 – Harris   7 – Williams   10 – Harris  Pensacola Bay Center (1,867)
Pensacola, FL
NIT
March 17, 2026
9:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at (1 AU) Auburn
First round 		L 67–78  21–12
  29 – Harris   9 – Williams   6 – Harris  Neville Arena (2,169)
Auburn, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
AU=Auburn.
All times are in Central Time.

[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ Stephenson, Creg (April 12, 2025). "Former South Alabama basketball star transferring to ACC school". AL.com. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "James Madison Tabbed 2025-26 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Favorite & ODU's Davis Named Preseason Player of the Year". sunbeltsports.org. October 20, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  3. ^ "Riley Unveils 2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". usajaguars.com. October 15, 2025. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  4. ^ "2025–26 South Alabama Jaguars Schedule". www.espn.com. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  5. ^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". usajaguars.com. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
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