2025–26 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

2025–26 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
2025–26 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
Ohio Valley regular season co-champions
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	20–13 (15–5 OVC)
Head coach	Jonathan Mattox (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Jason Taylor
Assistant coaches	Ky Klingsick; Bryan Sherrer; Ben Sisson;
Home arena	Ellis Johnson Arena

2025–26 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tennessee State †	15	–	5	.750	23	–	10	.697
Morehead State	15	–	5	.750	20	–	13	.606
Southeast Missouri State	14	–	6	.700	20	–	13	.606
UT Martin	13	–	7	.650	22	–	11	.667
SIU Edwardsville	12	–	8	.600	19	–	13	.594
Lindenwood	11	–	9	.550	18	–	15	.545
Little Rock	9	–	11	.450	12	–	20	.375
Eastern Illinois	8	–	12	.400	13	–	20	.394
Tennessee Tech	8	–	12	.400	13	–	18	.419
Southern Indiana	4	–	16	.200	7	–	23	.233
Western Illinois	1	–	19	.050	5	–	26	.161

† 2026 OVC tournament winner

The 2025–26 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by second-year head coach Jonathan Mattox and played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2024–25 season 15–17, 10–10 in OVC play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.^[1] In the OVC tournament, they were defeated by Lindenwood in the first round.^[2]

Preseason

On October 14, 2025, the OVC released their preseason polls. Morehead State was picked to finish fifth in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Little Rock	188 (12)
2	Southeast Missouri State	177 (6)
3	SIU Edwardsville	163 (1)
4	Tennessee State	135 (1)
T-5	Lindenwood	100
T-5	Morehead State	100
7	Tennessee Tech	80
8	UT Martin	79
9	Southern Indiana	67 (2)
10	Eastern Illinois	63
11	Western Illinois	57
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Players to Watch

Each OVC team selected two "Players to Watch" for their team.

Players to Watch
Player	Position	Year
Davion Cunningham	Guard	Redshirt Junior
Chase Dawson	Guard	Sophomore

Source:^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Josiah LeGree	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Baltimore, MD
G	1	Jacob Wilson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Baton Rouge, LA
G	2	Davion Cunningham	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Charlotte, NC
G	3	George Marshall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Jackson, MS
F	4	Jon Carroll	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Tallahassee, FL
G	5	Vince Dawson III	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Georgetown, KY
F	8	Anouar Mellouk	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Amsterdam, Netherlands
G	10	Chase Dawson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Durham, NC
G	11	Jarvis Wright	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Folkston, GA
G	12	Jace Winkleman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Fr	Morehead, KY
F	15	Jaden Priester	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Augusta, GA
F	22	Tyonne Farrell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Baltimore, MD
C	24	Tamaury Releford	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Fort Smith, AR
F	33	Clayton Parker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Montgomery City, MO

Head coach

Jonathan Mattox (Emmanuel)

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Taylor (Jacksonville State)
Ky Klingsick (Oklahoma State)
Bryan Sherrer (Murray State)
Ben Sisson (Kentucky Wesleyan)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2025* 6:30 p.m.		at Eastern Kentucky	L 93–107	–	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,767) Morehead, KY
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Midway	W 89–84	1–0	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,482) Morehead, KY
November 7, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Wake Forest	L 65–81	1–1	LJVM Coliseum (6,689) Winston-Salem, NC
November 9, 2025* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		at Georgia	L 81–120	1–2	Stegeman Coliseum (5,706) Athens, GA
November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Clemson	L 56–83	1–3	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,357) Clemson, SC
November 16, 2025* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+		Kentucky Christian	W 121–51	2–3	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,013) Morehead, KY
November 21, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at East Tennessee State ETSU MTE	L 62–77	2–4	Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
November 22, 2025* 7:00 p.m.		vs. Louisiana–Monroe ESTU MTE	W 83–80	3–4	Freedom Hall Civic Center (57) Johnson City, TN
November 29, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at IU Indy	L 80–85	3–5	The Jungle (564) Indianapolis, IN
December 2, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Murray State	L 52–84	3–6	CFSB Center (4,716) Murray, KY
December 6, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Presbyterian	L 72–80	3–7	Templeton Center (243) Clinton, SC
December 16, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Little Rock	W 78–64	4–7 (1–0)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,042) Morehead, KY
December 20, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Indiana	W 64–60 ^OT	5–7 (2–0)	Liberty Arena (1,245) Evansville, IN
December 28, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Alice Lloyd	W 115–65	6–7	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,056) Morehead, KY
January 1, 2026 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Lindenwood	L 64–77	6–8 (2–1)	Hyland Performance Arena (1,301) St. Charles, MO
January 3, 2026 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at SIU Edwardsville	W 73–72	7–8 (3–1)	First Community Arena (1,869) Edwardsville, IL
January 8, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		UT Martin	L 68–76	7–9 (3–2)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,018) Morehead, KY
January 10, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State	W 71–69	8–9 (4–2)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,117) Morehead, KY
January 15, 2026 8:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Tennessee State	L 100–105 ^OT	8–10 (4–3)	Gentry Complex (567) Nashville, TN
January 17, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech	W 76–70	9–10 (5–3)	Eblen Center (1,175) Cookeville, TN
January 22, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Western Illinois	W 71–66	10–10 (6–3)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,234) Morehead, KY
January 24, 2026 12:30 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	W 73–68	11–10 (7–3)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,013) Morehead, KY
January 29, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	W 67–65	12–10 (8–3)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,065) Morehead, KY
January 31, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Lindenwood	L 78–79	12–11 (8–4)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,177) Morehead, KY
February 5, 2026 8:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Southeast Missouri State	L 70–82	12–12 (8–5)	Show Me Center (1,930) Cape Girardeau, MO
February 7, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPNU		at UT Martin	W 61–55	13–12 (9–5)	Skyhawk Arena (2,040) Martin, TN
February 12, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	W 73–66	14–12 (10–5)	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,234) Morehead, KY
February 14, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Tennessee State	W 94–86	15–12 (11–5)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,786) Morehead, KY
February 19, 2026 8:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Illinois	W 73–70	16–12 (12–5)	Lantz Arena (1,818) Charleston, IL
February 21, 2026 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Illinois	W 81–59	17–12 (13–5)	Western Hall (624) Macomb, IL
February 24, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Indiana	W 64–63	18–12 (14–5)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,567) Morehead, KY
February 26, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	W 76–70	19–12 (15–5)	Jack Stephens Center (1,978) Little Rock, AR
OVC tournament
March 6, 2026 10:30 p.m., ESPNU	(2)	vs. (3) Southeast Missouri State Semifinals	W 66–61	20–12	Ford Center (1,487) Evansville, IN
March 7, 2026 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	(2)	vs. (1) Tennessee State Championship	L 67–93	20–13	Ford Center (1,545) Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". ovcsports.com. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
^ "Lindenwood Sets OVC Tournament Record In Opening Round Win Over Morehead State". Lindenwood University Athletics. March 5, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Little Rock Picked as 2025-26 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
^ "Morehead State Eagles 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". ovcsports.com. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[2] "Lindenwood Sets OVC Tournament Record In Opening Round Win Over Morehead State". Lindenwood University Athletics. March 5, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[poll-3] "Little Rock Picked as 2025-26 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved December 16, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[5] "Morehead State Eagles 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

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