2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division co-champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record18–14 (9–9 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachLourawls Nairn Jr. (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Bryce Martin (3rd season)
  • Bob Gallager (3rd season)
  • Jason Newkirk (2nd season)
  • Anthony Stacey (1st season)
Home arenaStroh Center
2025–26 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Miami (OH) 18 – 0   1.000 32 – 1   .970
Akron † 17 – 1   .944 29 – 6   .829
Kent State 14 – 4   .778 24 – 10   .706
Toledo 11 – 7   .611 19 – 15   .559
Bowling Green 9 – 9   .500 18 – 14   .563
Ohio 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469
Buffalo 7 – 11   .389 17 – 15   .531
UMass 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
Ball State 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387
Central Michigan 6 – 12   .333 10 – 21   .323
Western Michigan 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323
Northern Illinois 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300
Eastern Michigan 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323
† 2026 MAC tournament winner
As of March 18, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by third-year head coach Todd Simon, played their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.

They finished the 2025–26 season 18–14, 9–9 in MAC play, to finish tied for 5th place.[1] They qualified for the MAC tournament as the 5th seed where they lost in the quarterfinals to Toledo[2]

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2024–25 season 14–18, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in eighth place.[3] They were defeated by Akron in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.[4]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Trey Thomas 1 G 6'0" 160 Senior Toronto, Ontario Graduated
DaJion Humphrey 3 G 6'4" 185 Senior Detroit, Michigan Transferred to Samford[5]
Braelon Green 5 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Southfield, Michigan Transferred to Eastern Michigan[6]
Marcus Johnson 6 F 6'7" 265 Senior Akron, Ohio Transferred to Kansas State
Wilguens Jr. Exacte 7 F 6'6" 236 Sophomore Montreal, Quebec Transferred to Drake[7]
Derrick Butler 10 G 6'2" 195 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina Graduated
Jamai Felt 11 F 6'10" 210 Freshman Boston, Massachusetts Transferred to Temple[8]
Youssef Khayat 23 F 6'9" 215 Junior Beirut, Lebanon Signed with Sagesse SC[9]
Donovan Hunter 55 F 6'8" 197 Sophomore Columbus, Ohio Transferred to Bellarmine

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Jason Kimbrough Jr. 1 G 6'0" 165 Junior Maricopa, Arizona Highland CC[10]
Josiah Shackelford 4 G 6'4" 212 Sophomore Sanford, Florida Flagler[11]
Mayar Wol 9 F 6'8" 196 Junior Raleigh, North Carolina Eastern Kentucky
Javon Ruffin 11 G 6'5" 195 Senior Phoenix, Arizona Colorado[12]
Troy Glover II 16 F 6'10" 225 Senior Wheaton, Illinois UMSL[13]
Justin Thomas 25 G 6'7" 184 Senior Baton Rouge, Louisiana Florida State[14]
Aiden Goins 34 F 6'9" 275 Junior Knoxville, Tennessee Walters State CC[15]

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Makhi Leach
G 		Toledo, Ohio Whitmer High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 19, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (N/A)
Camden Karel
PF 		Byron Center, Michigan Byron Center High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 4, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (N/A)
Overall recruit ranking:    247Sports: 146    On3: 141
  • 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.
  • "2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team". 247Sports.
  • "2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team". On3.

Preseason

On October 21, 2025, the MAC released the preseason coaches' poll. Bowling Green was picked to finish third in the MAC regular season.[16]

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Akron 143 (11)
2 Miami (OH) 133 (2)
3 Kent State 122
4 Ohio 108
5 UMass 98
6 Toledo 95
7 Bowling Green 73
8 Ball State 62
9 Eastern Michigan 52
10 Western Michigan 46
11 Buffalo 37
12 Central Michigan 31
13 Northern Illinois 14

MAC Tournament Champions: Akron (8), Miami-Ohio (2), Kent State (1), Ohio (1), UMass (1)

Source[16]

Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
First Javontae Campbell Guard Senior

Source[16]

Roster

2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jaxon Pardon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Carroll High School Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 1 Jason Kimbrough Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Highland CC Maricopa, Arizona
G 2 Javontae Campbell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Northern Oklahoma Muskogee, Oklahoma
G 3 Makhi Leach 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Whitmer HS Toledo, Ohio
G 4 Josiah Shackelford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Flagler Sanford, Florida
F 8 Greg Spurgin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Westminster Toowoomba, Australia
F 9 Mayar Wol 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Eastern Kentucky Raleigh, North Carolina
G 10 Christian Dedivanaj 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Powers Catholic HS Flint, Michigan
G 11 Javon Ruffin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Colorado Phoenix, Arizona
F 12 Mohamed Maxamud 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Labette Community College Westerville, Ohio
F 13 Preston Squire 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Salt Lake Community College Ephraim, Utah
F 14 Sam Towns 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Ohio Columbus, Ohio
F 15 Camden Karel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Byron Center HS Byron Center, Michigan
F 16 Troy Glover II 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr UMSL Wheaton, Illinois
G 25 Justin Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Sr Florida State Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 31 Alijah Adem 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Fr Spring Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
F 34 Aiden Goins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jr Walters State CC Knoxville, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 15, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 23, 2025*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at No. 22 Michigan State L 66–75 
 20 – Towns   12 – Towns   5 – Campbell  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
October 27, 2025*
7:00 p.m. 		at Dayton L 59–90 
 20 – Ruffin   5 – Wol   4 – Thomas  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas State
MAC-SBC Challenge 		W 83–48  1–0
  19 – Wol   7 – Campbell   5 – Campbell  Stroh Center (3,003)
Bowling Green, OH
November 6, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bethany W 120–65  2–0
  24 – Campbell   6 – Tied   4 – Thomas  Stroh Center (1,813)
Bowling Green, OH
November 9, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Le Moyne W 83–60  3–0
  23 – Campbell   7 – Towns   4 – Tied  Stroh Center (1,944)
Bowling Green, OH
November 15, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Davidson L 87–91  3–1
  23 – Shackelford   6 – Tied   6 – Thomas  John M. Belk Arena (2,536)
Davidson, NC
November 19, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		William & Mary L 74–82  3–2
  17 – Campbell   8 – Towns   4 – Campbell  Stroh Center (1,848)
Bowling Green, OH
November 24, 2025*
12:00 p.m., PTB Live 		vs. Bucknell
Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division 		W 71–66  4–2
  15 – Tied   7 – Thomas   4 – Tied  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (682)
Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2025*
11:00 a.m., PTB Live 		vs. VMI
Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division 		W 81–48  5–2
  21 – Wol   18 – Towns   5 – Kimbrough Jr.  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (680)
Fort Myers, FL
December 1, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas State W 82–66  6–2
  27 – Towns   8 – Tied   5 – Campbell  Bramlage Coliseum (6,917)
Manhattan, KS
December 6, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Valley L 71–82  6–3
  24 – Campbell   6 – Towns   5 – Campbell  Stroh Center (1,929)
Bowling Green, OH
December 7, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Aquinas W 131–50  7–3
  24 – Goins   7 – Campbell   9 – Campbell  Stroh Center (1,720)
Bowling Green, OH
December 16, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Chicago State W 76–55  8–3
  19 – Towns   11 – Towns   9 – Ruffin  Stroh Center (1,715)
Bowling Green, OH
December 20, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Ohio W 68–58  9–3
(1–0) 		 19 – Campbell   8 – Towns   7 – Campbell  Convocation Center (3,035)
Athens, OH
December 22, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Siena Heights W 125–66  10–3
  21 – Shackelford   7 – Campbell   9 – Thomas  Stroh Center (1,829)
Bowling Green, OH
December 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) L 83–93  10–4
(1–1) 		 24 – Towns   6 – Towns   4 – Campbell  Stroh Center (3,844)
Bowling Green, OH
January 3, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMass W 101–100 OT 11–4
(2–1) 		 47 – Campbell   8 – Towns   8 – Campbell  Mullins Center (2,574)
Amherst, MA
January 6, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kent State L 93–96  11–5
(2–2) 		 28 – Campbell   8 – Glover II   9 – Campbell  MAC Center (1,688)
Kent, OH
January 9, 2026
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Akron L 67–77  11–6
(2–3) 		 32 – Wol   9 – Glover II   5 – Campbell  Stroh Center (2,272)
Bowling Green, OH
January 17, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan W 85–79  12–6
(3–3) 		 25 – Wol   10 – Glover II   5 – Campbell  Stroh Center (2,347)
Bowling Green, OH
January 20, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan W 72–54  13–6
(4–3) 		 21 – Towns   9 – Tied   7 – Campbell  University Arena (1,086)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 24, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Toledo L 72–73  13–7
(4–4) 		 29 – Campbell   7 – Tied   8 – Campbell  Savage Arena (6,850)
Toledo, OH
January 27, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Buffalo L 78–89  13–8
(4–5) 		 31 – Campbell   10 – Glover II   7 – Campbell  Stroh Center (2,298)
Bowling Green, OH
January 31, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan L 59–62  13–9
(4–6) 		 21 – Campbell   8 – Shackelford   4 – Campbell  McGuirk Arena (5,352)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 3, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Ball State W 77–52  14–9
(5–6) 		 21 – Shackelford   7 – Glover II   6 – Campbell  Stroh Center (1,771)
Bowling Green, OH
February 7, 2026*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State
MAC-SBC Challenge 		L 54–91  14–10
  13 – Tied   6 – Tied   4 – Campbell  First National Bank Arena (3,570)
Jonesboro, AR
February 11, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Illinois W 68–52  15–10
(6–6) 		 15 – Wol   9 – Towns   5 – Campbell  Convocation Center (1,251)
DeKalb, IL
February 14, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Toledo W 80–70  16–10
(7–6) 		 19 – Campbell   7 – Shackelford   5 – Campbell  Stroh Center (4,167)
Bowling Green, OH
February 17, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kent State L 71–78  16–11
(7–7) 		 22 – Campbell   11 – Towns   4 – Campbell  Stroh Center (2,223)
Bowling Green, OH
February 20, 2026
8:30 p.m., CBSSN 		at No. 22 Miami (OH) L 77–91  16–12
(7–8) 		 24 – Campbell   6 – Tied   6 – Campbell  Millett Hall (10,127)
Oxford, OH
February 24, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Michigan L 79–88  16–13
(7–9) 		 22 – Towns   9 – Towns   7 – Campbell  Stroh Center (1,969)
Bowling Green, OH
February 28, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMass W 81–62  17–13
(8–9) 		 20 – Campbell   15 – Towns   7 – Towns  Stroh Center (2,167)
Bowling Green, OH
March 6, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan W 77–69  18–13
(9–9) 		 22 – Campbell   18 – Towns   7 – Campbell  George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,321)
Ypsilanti, MI
MAC tournament
March 12, 2026
1:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Toledo
Quarterfinals 		L 76–77  18–14
  16 – Campbell   9 – Towns   4 – Tied  Rocket Arena 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[17][18]

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