2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division co-champions
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	18–14 (9–9 MAC)
Head coach	Todd Simon (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Lourawls Nairn Jr. (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Bryce Martin (3rd season); Bob Gallager (3rd season); Jason Newkirk (2nd season); Anthony Stacey (1st season);
Home arena	Stroh Center
	Seasons ← 2024–25 2026–27 →

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.

ConferenceMid-American Conference

Record18–14 (9–9 MAC)

Headcoach

Todd Simon (3rd season)

Associate headcoachLourawls Nairn Jr. (3rd season)

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2025–26 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Miami (OH)	18	–	0	1.000	32	–	2	.941
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

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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]

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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

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]

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
Makhi Leach G	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
Camden Karel PF	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.

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.

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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