2025–26 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

2025–26 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
2025–26 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	16–16 (10–10 MVC)
Head coach	Scott Nagy (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Steve Hawkins
Assistant coaches	Jevon Mamon; Will Veasley; Tae Gibbs; Darreon Reddick;
Home arena	Banterra Center

2025–26 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Belmont	16	–	4	.800	26	–	6	.813
Bradley	13	–	7	.650	21	–	13	.618
Illinois State	12	–	8	.600	21	–	12	.636
Murray State	12	–	8	.600	20	–	13	.606
UIC	12	–	8	.600	19	–	16	.543
Northern Iowa †	11	–	9	.550	23	–	12	.657
Valparaiso	11	–	9	.550	18	–	15	.545
Southern Illinois	10	–	10	.500	16	–	16	.500
Drake	6	–	14	.300	14	–	19	.424
Indiana State	4	–	16	.200	11	–	21	.344
Evansville	3	–	17	.150	7	–	25	.219

† 2026 MVC tournament winner As of March 18, 2026

The 2025–26 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by second-year head coach Scott Nagy, and played their home games at the Banterra Center in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

Previous season

The Salukis finished the 2024–25 season 14–19, 8–12 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MVC tournament, they beat Indiana State before losing to Drake in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2025–26 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Rolyns Aligbe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Minnehaha Academy	Minneapolis, MN
G	2	Quel'Ron House	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Jacksonville State	Louisville, KY
G	3	Caden Hawkins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	John A. Logan	Carterville, IL
G	4	Davion Sykes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Texas State	Duncanville, TX
G	5	Jalen Haynes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Lewisville, TX
F	7	Daniel Pauliukonis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Benet Academy	Chicago, IL
G	8	Prince Aligbe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Seton Hall	Minneapolis, MN
G	9	Isaiah Stafford	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Valparaiso	Bolingbrook, IL
G	10	Damien Mayo Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Missouri State	St. Louis, MO
G	14	Luke Walsh	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. John Vianney High School	St. Louis, MO
G	21	Drew Steffe	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Texas Tech	Frisco, TX
F	25	Jorge Moreno	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	RS Sr	Lee College	Cananea, Mexico
C	33	Jaheem Webber	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Fr	Normal Community High School	Normal, IL
F	35	Max Pikaar	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Saint Louis	Leiden, Netherlands

Head coach

Scott Nagy (Delta State)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Hawkins (USSA)
Jevon Mamon (Barat College)
Will Veasley (Butler)
Tae Gibbs (Indiana University Southeast)
Darreon Reddick (Tennessee State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 16, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition Season
October 17, 2025* 6:00 PM		Austin Peay	W 84–79		Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
October 29, 2025* 7:00 PM		at Lindenwood	W 86–76		The Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 PM, ESPN+		McKendree	W 83–42	1–0	Banterra Center (3,719) Carbondale, IL
November 7, 2025* 7:00 PM, ESPN+		Kansas City Charles Helleny Tip–Off Classic	W 101–78	2–0	Banterra Center (3,704) Carbondale, IL
November 12, 2025* 9:00 PM, Mountain West Network		at Nevada	L 81–86 ^OT	2–1	Lawlor Events Center (7,001) Reno, NV
November 17, 2025* 7:00 PM, SLN		at North Dakota State	L 85–92	2–2	Scheels Center (1,068) Fargo, ND
November 23, 2025* 2:00 PM, PassThaBallLive		vs. Delaware Jacksonville Classic	W 79–59	3–2	Adams–Jenkins Community Sports & Music Complex (346) Jacksonville, FL
November 24, 2025* 12:30 PM, PassThaBallLive		vs. UAB Jacksonville Classic	L 73–81	3–3	Adams–Jenkins Community Sports & Music Complex (246) Jacksonville, FL
November 26, 2025* 7:00 PM, ESPN+		at Memphis	L 58–74	3–4	FedExForum (9,681) Memphis, TN
November 29, 2025* 6:00 PM, ESPN+		Little Rock	W 74–65	4–4	Banterra Center (3,309) Carbondale, IL
December 3, 2025* 6:00 PM, ESPN+		at High Point	W 86–84	5–4	Qubein Center (2,497) High Point, NC
December 10, 2025* 7:00 PM, ESPN+		UT Martin	W 83–54	6–4	Banterra Center (4,021) Carbondale, IL
December 13, 2025* 5:00 PM, ESPN+		at Richmond	L 84–93 ^OT	6–5	Robins Center (4,539) Richmond, VA
Conference Regular Season
December 18, 2025 8:00 PM, MVC TV Network/ESPN+		Illinois State	L 68–75	6–6 (0–1)	Banterra Center (3,923) Carbondale, IL
December 21, 2025 1:00 PM, ESPN+		at Bradley	L 69–73	6–7 (0–2)	Carver Arena (5,922) Peoria, IL
December 29, 2025 6:00 PM, MVC TV Network/ESPN+		at Murray State	L 81–84	6–8 (0–3)	CFSB Center (5,058) Murray, KY
January 1, 2026 2:00 PM, ESPN+		Valparaiso	W 75–50	7–8 (1–3)	Banterra Center (5,758) Carbondale, IL
January 4, 2026 4:00 PM, ESPN+		at Belmont	W 68–67	8–8 (2–3)	Curb Event Center (2,502) Nashville, TN
January 7, 2026 7:00 PM, ESPN+		at UIC	L 57–70	8–9 (2–4)	Credit Union 1 Arena (778) Chicago, IL
January 14, 2026 7:00 PM, ESPN+		Drake	L 73–76	8–10 (2–5)	Banterra Center (4,033) Carbondale, IL
January 17, 2026 6:00 PM, ESPN+		Belmont	L 68–73	8–11 (2–6)	Banterra Center (3,944) Carbondale, IL
January 21, 2026 7:00 PM, ESPN+		at Valparaiso	L 63–69	8–12 (2–7)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,366) Valparaiso, IN
January 25, 2026 3:00 PM, ESPN+		at Evansville	postponed;^[1] reschedule date March 1, 2026^[2]		Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 28, 2026 6:00 PM, MVC TV Network/ESPN+		Northern Iowa	W 65–50	9–12 (3–7)	Banterra Center (3,670) Carbondale, IL
January 31, 2026 6:00 PM, ESPN+		UIC	L 66–68	9–13 (3–8)	Banterra Center (3,933) Carbondale, IL
February 3, 2026 6:00 PM, MVC TV Network/ESPN+		at Illinois State	W 54–50	10–13 (4–8)	CEFCU Arena (4,766) Normal, IL
February 6, 2026 7:00 PM, ESPN+		Murray State	L 81–91	10–14 (4–9)	Banterra Center (5,234) Carbondale, IL
February 9, 2026 6:00 PM, ESPN+		at Indiana State	W 80–65	11–14 (5–9)	Hulman Center (4,705) Terre Haute, IN
February 12, 2026 7:00 PM, ESPN+		Evansville	W 86–60	12–14 (6–9)	Banterra Center (3,300) Carbondale, IL
February 15, 2026 1:00 PM, ESPN+		Bradley	L 60–70	12–15 (6–10)	Banterra Center (3,804) Carbondale, IL
February 18, 2026 6:30 PM, ESPN+		at Drake	W 66–61	13–15 (7–10)	The Knapp Center (3,152) Des Moines, IA
February 21, 2026 5:00 PM, ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	W 59–57	14–15 (8–10)	McLeod Center (4,102) Cedar Falls, IA
February 25, 2026 7:00 PM, ESPN+		Indiana State Senior Night	W 66–55	15–15 (9–10)	Banterra Center (3,404) Carbondale, IL
March 1, 2026 3:00 PM, ESPN+		at Evansville (Rescheduled from January 25, 2026)	W 81–67	16–15 (10–10)	Ford Center (3,484) Evansville, IN
Conference Tournament
March 5, 2026* 3:30 PM, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) Drake Arch Madness Opening Round	L 63–67	16–16	Enterprise Center (8,960) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Zone.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "UE men's basketball game postponed due to winter weather". www.gopurpleaces.com. University of Evansville Athletics. January 25, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
^ "MVC Announces Schedule Updates for Men's Basketball". www.mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. January 29, 2026. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
^ "Southern Illinois Salukis Schedule 2025–26". ESPN. Retrieved October 16, 2025.

[1] "UE men's basketball game postponed due to winter weather". www.gopurpleaces.com. University of Evansville Athletics. January 25, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[2] "MVC Announces Schedule Updates for Men's Basketball". www.mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. January 29, 2026. Retrieved January 30, 2026.

[3] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2025.

[4] "Southern Illinois Salukis Schedule 2025–26". ESPN. Retrieved October 16, 2025.

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