2025–26 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team

2025–26 Stetson Hatters men's basketball
2025–26 Stetson Hatters men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	12–21 (7–11 ASUN)
Head coach	Donnie Jones (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Shawn Finney; Joey Gruden; Scott Bracco; Christian Webster; Chase Crawford;
Home arena	Insight Credit Union Arena

2025–26 ASUN men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Central Arkansas	15	–	3	.833	22	–	12	.647
Austin Peay	15	–	3	.833	22	–	9	.710
Queens †	13	–	5	.722	21	–	13	.618
Lipscomb	12	–	6	.667	19	–	13	.594
Florida Gulf Coast	8	–	10	.444	16	–	18	.471
West Georgia*	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
Eastern Kentucky	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
Bellarmine	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Jacksonville	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Stetson	7	–	11	.389	12	–	21	.364
North Florida	5	–	13	.278	7	–	25	.219
North Alabama	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300

† 2026 ASUN tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II As of March 8, 2026

The 2025–26 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team represented Stetson University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hatters, led by seventh-year head coach Donnie Jones, played their home games at the Insight Credit Union Arena in DeLand, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

The Hatters finished the 2024–25 season 8–24, 6–12 in ASUN play, to finish in ninth place.^[1] They were defeated by Central Arkansas in the first round of the ASUN tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 17, 2025, the ASUN released their preseason polls. Stetson was picked to finish ninth in the coaches poll and eighth in the media poll.^[3]

Preseason rankings

ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Queens	136 (6)
2	North Alabama	117
3	Eastern Kentucky	111 (2)
4	Florida Gulf Coast	98 (2)
5	Austin Peay	94 (1)
6	Jacksonville	88
7	Lipscomb	77
8	Central Arkansas	57
9	Stetson	56
10	Bellarmine	36
11	North Florida	34 (1)
12	West Georgia	32
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

ASUN Preseason Media Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	North Alabama	519 (18)
2	Eastern Kentucky	495 (3)
3	Queens	468 (9)
4	Florida Gulf Coast	465 (12)
5	Lipscomb	408 (9)
6	Jacksonville	381
7	Austin Peay	357
8	Stetson	243
9	North Florida	192
10	Bellarmine	189
11	Central Arkansas	174
12	West Georgia	126
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-ASUN Team

Preseason All-ASUN Team
Player	Year	Position
Jamie Phillips Jr.	Sophomore	Guard

Source:^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jamie Phillips Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Winter Haven High School	Winter Haven, Florida
G	1	Ethan Copeland	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Salt Lake Community College	Sunnyside, Washington
G	2	Isaac Jones	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Father Lopez Catholic High School	DeLand, Florida
G	3	Calvin Sirmans III	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	Jr	Keiser	Lake Worth Beach, Florida
G	4	Daniel Macgregor	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Calvary Christian High School	Clearwater, Florida
G	8	Miller McGowan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Atlanta Classical Academy	Atlanta, Georgia
F	9	Collin Kuhl	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Georgia Southern	Holly Springs, North Carolina
F	12	Matar Diop	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Loyola Marymount	Dakar, Senegal
F	13	Alex Doyle	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	DME Academy	Cholet, France
G	15	J.R. Leonard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Riverwood High School	Atlanta, Georgia
F	18	Janusz Ratowski	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Fr	Texas A&M	Chotomów, Poland
G	20	Ben Gladieux	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Crossroads Christian School	Raleigh, North Carolina
F	21	Finley Sheridan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Long Island Lutheran High School	Merrick, New York
G	32	Jake Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	GS	IU East	St. Leon, Indiana
G	51	Sean Morgan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Overtime Elite	Huntsville, Alabama

Head coach

Donnie Jones (Pikeville)

Assistant coach(es)

Shawn Finney (Fairmont State)
Joey Gruden (Dayton)
Scott Bracco (Jacksonville State)
Christian Webster (Harvard)
Chase Crawford (Georgia)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 4, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rhode Island	L 62–93	0–1	Ryan Center (3,269) Kingston, RI
November 7, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Fort Lauderdale	W 106–77	1–1	Insight Credit Union Arena (633) DeLand, FL
November 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ACCN		at Miami (FL)	L 61–102	1–2	Watsco Center (4,105) Coral Gables, FL
November 16, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina ASUN/SoCon Challenge	L 65–76	1–3	Ramsey Center (1,698) Cullowhee, NC
November 19, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Howard	W 64–60	2–3	Insight Credit Union Arena (630) DeLand, FL
November 22, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		VMI ASUN/SoCon Challenge	W 99–80	3–3	Insight Credit Union Arena (742) DeLand, FL
November 25, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Wright State	L 62–79	3–4	Insight Credit Union Arena (755) DeLand, FL
November 29, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Southern Utah Urban-Bennett Invitational	L 68–70	3–5	UPMC Events Center (235) Moon Township, PA
November 30, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Robert Morris Urban-Bennett Invitational	L 62–80	3–6	UPMC Events Center (1,003) Moon Township, PA
December 2, 2025* 9:00 pm, MWN		at Grand Canyon	L 45–67	3–7	Global Credit Union Arena (6,703) Phoenix, AZ
December 6, 2025* 2:00 pm, SECN+		at South Carolina	L 51–82	3–8	Colonial Life Arena (9,055) Columbia, SC
December 15, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rhodes	W 95–76	4–8	Insight Credit Union Arena (644) DeLand, FL
December 22, 2025* 9:00 pm, SECN		at Oklahoma	L 54–107	4–9	Lloyd Noble Center (4,646) Norman, OK
ASUN regular season
January 1, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama	W 70–67	5–9 (1–0)	CB&S Bank Arena (2,056) Florence, AL
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Central Arkansas	L 73–93	5–10 (1–1)	Farris Center (782) Conway, AR
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lipscomb	W 91–83	6–10 (2–1)	Insight Credit Union Arena (669) DeLand, FL
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Austin Peay	L 69–81	6–11 (2–2)	Insight Credit Union Arena (755) DeLand, FL
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		West Georgia	W 95–86	7–11 (3–2)	Insight Credit Union Arena (780) DeLand, FL
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Queens	L 81–87	7–12 (3–3)	Insight Credit Union Arena (821) DeLand, FL
January 22, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb	L 74–79 ^OT	7–13 (3–4)	Allen Arena (516) Nashville, TN
January 24, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Austin Peay	L 65–73	7–14 (3–5)	F&M Bank Arena (817) Clarksville, TN
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	W 84–77	8–14 (4–5)	UNF Arena (1,476) Jacksonville, FL
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Alabama	L 66–68	8–15 (4–6)	Insight Credit Union Arena (777) DeLand, FL
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bellarmine	L 71–92	8–16 (4–7)	Knights Hall (1,593) Louisville, KY
February 7, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	L 88–100	8–17 (4–8)	Baptist Health Arena (1,670) Richmond, KY
February 11, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 67–62	9–17 (5–8)	Insight Credit Union Arena (917) DeLand, FL
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 76–78	9–18 (5–9)	Alico Arena (1,508) Fort Myers, FL
February 19, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Arkansas	L 76–88	9–19 (5–10)	Insight Credit Union Arena (752) DeLand, FL
February 21, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		North Florida	W 76–71	10–19 (6–10)	Insight Credit Union Arena (780) DeLand, FL
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville	L 85–89	10–20 (6–11)	Swisher Gymnasium (732) Jacksonville, FL
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	W 78–63	11–20 (7–11)	Insight Credit Union Arena (682) DeLand, FL
ASUN tournament
March 4, 2026* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(10)	vs. (7) Eastern Kentucky First round	W 92–76	12–20	UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
March 6, 2026* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(10)	vs. (2) Austin Peay Quarterfinals	L 60–69	12–21	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (2,024) Jacksonville, FL
*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". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
^ "Central Arkansas Bears vs. Stetson Hatters - Final Score - March 02, 2025". FOX Sports. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "ASUN Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
^ "Stetson Hatters 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

[2] "Central Arkansas Bears vs. Stetson Hatters - Final Score - March 02, 2025". FOX Sports. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

[poll-3] "ASUN Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

[5] "Stetson Hatters 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

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