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2025–26 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

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The 2025–26 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by second-year head coach John Shulman, played their home games at the Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record22–12 (15–3 ASUN)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachBrock Widders
Quick facts Central Arkansas Bears basketball, ASUN regular season co-champions ...
2025–26 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
ASUN regular season co-champions
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record22–12 (15–3 ASUN)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrock Widders
Assistant coaches
  • Max Shulman
  • Ryan Montgomery
  • Will Braden
Home arenaFarris Center
Seasons
← 2024–25
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2025–26 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Central Arkansas15–3 .83322–12  .647
Austin Peay15–3 .83322–9  .710
Queens †13–5 .72221–14  .600
Lipscomb12–6 .66719–13  .594
Florida Gulf Coast8–10 .44416–18  .471
West Georgia*8–10 .44415–17  .469
Eastern Kentucky7–11 .38911–21  .344
Bellarmine7–11 .38913–19  .406
Jacksonville7–11 .38912–20  .375
Stetson7–11 .38912–21  .364
North Florida5–13 .2787–25  .219
North Alabama4–14 .2229–21  .300
† 2026 ASUN tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
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Previous season

The Bears finished the 2024–25 season 9–24, 4–14 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.[1] They defeated Stetson,[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Lipscomb in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament.[3]

Preseason

On October 17, 2025, the ASUN released their preseason polls. Central Arkansas was picked to finish eighth in the coaches poll and eleventh in the media poll.[4]

Preseason rankings

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Preseason All-ASUN Team

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Preseason All-ASUN Team
Player Year Position
Camren Hunter Senior Guard
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Source:[4]

Roster

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2025–26 Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Truman Byrne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrBerwick College Melbourne, Australia
G 1 Camren Hunter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrWisconsin Bryant, Arkansas
G 2 Javion Guy-King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrSunrise Christian Academy Little Rock, Arkansas
G 3 Rylie Marshall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrHarding Beebe, Arkansas
G 4 J.C. Shulman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrConway High School Chattanooga, Tennessee
G/F 5 Tyler Lee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrFulton High School Knoxville, Tennessee
G 7 R.J. Newton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrBryant High School Bryant, Arkansas
G 9 Harry Beauchamp 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrMarcellin College Melbourne, Australia
G 10 Owen Dehrmann 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoBentonville High School Bentonville, Arkansas
G 12 Ty Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS FrLake Hamilton High School Hot Springs, Arkansas
G 13 Parker Applegate 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrUnion Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G 17 Ethan Thomas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoWilson Central High School Lebanon, Tennessee
F 23 Chris Mason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoNortheastern Oklahoma A&M Tulsa, Oklahoma
G/F 24 Cole McCormick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoNotre Dame High School Chattanooga, Tennessee
F 25 Malchiah Marable 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrHargrave Military Academy Washington, D.C.
G 32 Luke Moore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrLittle Rock Central High School Little Rock, Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2025

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:00 pm, ACCN		 at No. 25 North Carolina L 54–94  0–1
 Dean Smith Center (16,079)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 8, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Champion Christian W 110–63  1–1
 Farris Center (936)
Conway, AR
November 11, 2025*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 at No. 21 Arkansas L 56–93  1–2
 Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
November 16, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Samford
ASUN/SoCon Challenge		 L 77–84 OT 1–3
 Farris Center (819)
Conway, AR
November 20, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at North Texas L 56–74  1–4
 The Super Pit (2,743)
Denton, TX
November 23, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Eastern Washington W 92–65  2–4
 Farris Center (653)
Conway, AR
November 25, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Eastern Illinois W 81–60  3–4
 Farris Center (688)
Conway, AR
November 29, 2025*
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at East Tennessee State
ASUN/SoCon Challenge		 L 57–80  3–5
 Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
December 3, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Little Rock
I-40 Showdown		 W 85–47  4–5
 Farris Center (1,470)
Conway, AR
December 7, 2025*
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at East Texas A&M L 68–75  4–6
 The Field House (413)
Commerce, TX
December 13, 2025*
5:30 pm, SECN		 at No. 15 Vanderbilt L 72–83  4–7
 Memorial Gymnasium (7,227)
Nashville, TN
December 17, 2025*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 Kansas Christian W 102–47  5–7
 Farris Center (2,342)
Conway, AR
December 21, 2025*
1:00 pm, ACCNX		 at SMU L 82–99  5–8
 Moody Coliseum (4,634)
University Park, TX
ASUN regular season
January 1, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Florida Gulf Coast W 85–83  6–8
(1–0)		 Farris Center (796)
Conway, AR
January 3, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Stetson W 93–73  7–8
(2–0)		 Farris Center (782)
Conway, AR
January 8, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Bellarmine L 78–84 OT 7–9
(2–1)		 Knights Hall (1,752)
Louisville, KY
January 10, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Eastern Kentucky L 74–79 OT 7–10
(2–2)		 Baptist Health Arena (1,171)
Richmond, KY
January 15, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Jacksonville W 62–60  8–10
(3–2)		 Farris Center (922)
Conway, AR
January 17, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 North Florida W 98–69  9–10
(4–2)		 Farris Center (802)
Conway, AR
January 22, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at West Georgia W 86–65  10–10
(5–2)		 The Coliseum (1,274)
Carrollton, GA
January 28, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Queens W 100–90  11–10
(6–2)		 Curry Arena (420)
Charlotte, NC
January 31, 2026
3:30 pm, ESPN+		 Eastern Kentucky W 90–81  12–10
(7–2)		 Farris Center (1,128)
Conway, AR
February 4, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 North Alabama W 81–60  13–10
(8–2)		 Farris Center (984)
Conway, AR
February 7, 2026
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Lipscomb W 86–78  14–10
(9–2)		 Allen Arena (1,147)
Nashville, TN
February 9, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at North Alabama W 72–65  15–10
(10–2)		 CB&S Bank Arena (2,202)
Florence, AL
February 11, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Bellarmine W 84–76  16–10
(11–2)		 Farris Center (1,165)
Conway, AR
February 14, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 West Georgia W 79–62  17–10
(12–2)		 Farris Center (1,583)
Conway, AR
February 19, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Stetson W 88–76  18–10
(13–2)		 Insight Credit Union Arena (752)
DeLand, FL
February 21, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Florida Gulf Coast L 71–75 OT 18–11
(13–3)		 Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
February 25, 2026
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Austin Peay W 93–88  19–11
(14–3)		 F&M Bank Arena 
Clarksville, TN
February 28, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Queens W 84–79  20–11
(15–3)		 Farris Center (1,472)
Conway, AR
ASUN tournament
March 6, 2026
11:00 am, ESPN+		 (1) vs. (8) Bellarmine
Quarterfinals		 W 86–73  21–11
 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
March 7, 2026
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 (1) vs. (5) Florida Gulf Coast
Semifinals		 W 73–63  22–11
 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
March 8, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN2		 (1) vs. (3) Queens
Championship		 L 93–98 OT 22–12
 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (2,066)
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.
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