2025–26 Jackson State Tigers basketball team

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The 2025–26 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Mo Williams, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record12–21 (10–8 SWAC)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachTrey Johnson
Quick facts Jackson State Tigers basketball, Conference ...
2025–26 Jackson State Tigers basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record12–21 (10–8 SWAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachTrey Johnson
Assistant coaches
  • Tyler Adams
  • Keith Williams
  • Khalill Spencer
  • Kydarrius Williams
Home arenaWilliams Assembly Center
Seasons
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2025–26 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bethune–Cookman14–4 .77817–15  .531
Florida A&M11–7 .61115–16  .484
Southern11–7 .61117–17  .500
Texas Southern10–8 .55612–18  .400
Alabama A&M10–8 .55618–15  .545
Arkansas–Pine Bluff10–8 .55613–19  .406
Jackson State10–8 .55612–21  .364
Prairie View A&M †9–9 .50019–18  .514
Grambling State7–11 .38914–19  .424
Alabama State7–11 .38910–22  .313
Alcorn State7–11 .3899–23  .281
Mississippi Valley State2–16 .1113–30  .091
† 2026 SWAC tournament winner
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Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2024–25 season 16–18, 14–4 in SWAC play, to finish in second place.[1] They defeated Florida A&M,[2] and Bethune–Cookman,[3] before falling to Alabama State in the SWAC tournament championship game.[4]

Preseason

On October 8, 2025, the SWAC released their preseason polls. Jackson State was picked to finish third in the conference, while receiving one first-place vote.[5]

Preseason rankings

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SWAC Preseason Poll
Place Team Votes
1Bethune–Cookman232 (12)
2Southern214 (5)
3Jackson State208 (1)
4Alabama State183 (3)
5Texas Southern182
6Alabama A&M163
7Grambling State151
8Florida A&M115
9Prairie View A&M99
10Alcorn State74
11Arkansas–Pine Bluff70 (1)
12Mississippi Valley State25
(#) first-place votes
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Source:[5]

Preseason Player of the Year

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Preseason Player of the Year
Player Year Position
Daeshun Ruffin Senior Guard
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Preseason All-SWAC Teams

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Preseason All-SWAC Teams
Team Player Year Position
First Daeshun Ruffin Senior Guard
Second Dorian McMillian Sophomore
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Roster

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2025–26 Jackson State Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 0 Tamarion Hoover 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoYazoo City High School Yazoo City, Mississippi
G 1 Dorian McMillian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)169 lb (77 kg) SoPascagoula High School Pascagoula, Mississippi
G 2 Jalen Tatum 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)187 lb (85 kg) RS JrHolmes Community College Pine Bluff, Arkansas
G/F 3 Jayme Mitchell Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrAlabama State Jackson, Mississippi
F 4 Devin Ree 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)177 lb (80 kg) SrLouisiana Tech Jackson, Mississippi
G 5 Keiveon Hunt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)184 lb (83 kg) SrCallaway High School Jackson, Mississippi
F 7 Kedrick Simmons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)174 lb (79 kg) FrBooneville High School Booneville, Mississippi
F 8 Dionjahe Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)236 lb (107 kg) RS JrSouthern Houma, Louisiana
F 9 Deyan Kolev 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrPierre de Coubertin Sports School Yambol, Bulgaria
C 10 Ebo Wilson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)284 lb (129 kg) SoRidgeland High School Accra, Ghana
G 11 Mike Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)176 lb (80 kg) FrGermantown High School Gluckstadt, Mississippi
G 12 Delyle Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)191 lb (87 kg) JrSt. John Bosco High School Compton, California
G 13 Cael Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)149 lb (68 kg) FrSouthaven High School Southaven, Mississippi
F 20 Raevon Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)217 lb (98 kg) SrCentral State Detroit, Michigan
F 21 Kobe Butler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)201 lb (91 kg) FrArchbishop Shaw High School Marrero, Louisiana
G 24 Daeshun Ruffin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)157 lb (71 kg) SrOle Miss Jackson, Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 17, 2025

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2025*
8:00 pm		 Southern Miss L 71–81  –
 Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:30 pm, BTN		 at No. 17 Illinois L 55–113  0–1
 State Farm Center (14,511)
Champaign, IL
November 6, 2025*
6:00 pm, ACCNX		 at No. 11 Louisville L 70–106  0–2
 KFC Yum! Center (14,412)
Louisville, KY
November 15, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Louisiana Tech L 51–68  0–3
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,106)
Ruston, LA
November 19, 2025*
8:00 pm, SECN		 at No. 22 Auburn L 66–112  0–4
 Neville Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
November 21, 2025*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 at No. 21 Arkansas L 61–115  0–5
 Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
November 23, 2025*
7:00 pm, SWAC TV		 Winthrop L 62–80  0–6
 Williams Assembly Center (506)
Jackson, MS
November 28, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Louisiana W 51–45  1–6
 Cajundome (2,704)
Lafayette, LA
December 2, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Kennesaw State L 73–88  1–7
 VyStar Arena (1,378)
Kennesaw, GA
December 10, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at No. 7 Houston L 38–80  1–8
 Fertitta Center (7,035)
Houston, TX
December 13, 2025*
1:00 pm, BTN		 at Northwestern L 53–93  1–9
 Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,007)
Evanston, IL
December 18, 2025*
4:00 pm, ESPNU		 vs. Hampton
Chris Paul HBCU Classic		 L 77–84  1–10
 Gateway Center Arena (425)
College Park, GA
December 19, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPNU		 vs. Norfolk State
Chris Paul HBCU Classic		 L 72–82  1–11
 Gateway Center Arena (375)
College Park, GA
December 29, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at TCU L 64–115  1–12
 Schollmaier Arena (4,857)
Fort Worth, TX
SWAC regular season
January 3, 2026
3:00 pm, SWAC TV		 Alcorn State W 89–86  2–12
(1–0)		 Williams Assembly Center (2,220)
Jackson, MS
January 10, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Alabama State W 75–64  3–12
(2–0)		 Dunn–Oliver Acadome (895)
Montgomery, AL
January 12, 2026
7:00 pm, SWAC TV		 at Alabama A&M L 91–100  3–13
(2–1)		 AAMU Event Center (2,823)
Huntsville, AL
January 17, 2026
3:00 pm, SWAC TV		 Prairie View A&M W 82-78  4–13
(3–1)		 Williams Assembly Center (1,152)
Jackson, MS
January 19, 2026
7:00 pm, SWAC TV		 Texas Southern W 94–89  5–13
(4–1)		 Williams Assembly Center (654)
Jackson, MS
January 24, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Bethune–Cookman L 48–85  5–14
(4–2)		 Moore Gymnasium (824)
Daytona Beach, FL
January 26, 2026
6:00 p.m., SWAC TV		 at Florida A&M W 66–65  6–14
(5–2)		 Al Lawson Center (1,005)
Tallahassee, FL
January 31, 2026
3:00 pm, SWAC TV		 Grambling State L 66–69  6–15
(5–3)		 Williams Assembly Center (1,136)
Jackson, MS
February 2, 2026
7:00 pm, SWAC TV		 Southern L 91–96 OT 6–16
(5–4)		 Williams Assembly Center (1,055)
Jackson, MS
February 7, 2026
5:00 pm, SWAC TV		 at Mississippi Valley State W 97–81  7–16
(6–4)		 Harrison HPER Complex (573)
Itta Bena, MS
February 9, 2026
5:30 pm, SWAC TV		 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 63–84  7–17
(6–5)		 H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,046)
Pine Bluff, AR
February 14, 2026
2:30 pm, HBCU GO		 Florida A&M W 80–60  8–17
(7–5)		 Williams Assembly Center (945)
Jackson, MS
February 16, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 Bethune–Cookman W 91–86  9–17
(8–5)		 Williams Assembly Center (1,056)
Jackson, MS
February 21, 2026
3:00 pm, SWAC TV		 at Alcorn State L 65–83  9–18
(8–6)		 Davey Whitney Complex (1,201)
Lorman, MS
February 26, 2026
8:30 pm, SWAC TV		 at Prairie View A&M L 76–85 OT 9–19
(8–7)		 William Nicks Building (1,526)
Prairie View, TX
February 28, 2026
4:00 pm, SWAC TV		 at Texas Southern L 57–82  9–20
(8–8)		 H&PE Arena (1,567)
Houston, TX
March 3, 2026
8:00 pm, SWAC TV		 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 81–78  10–20
(9–8)		 Williams Assembly Center (768)
Jackson, MS
March 5, 2026
8:00 pm, SWAC TV		 Mississippi Valley State W 85–77  11–20
(10–8)		 Williams Assembly Center (1,196)
Jackson, MS
SWAC tournament
March 10, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN+		 (7) vs. (9) Grambling State
Second round		 W 68–65  12–20
 Gateway Center Arena (1,024)
College Park, GA
March 11, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN+		 (7) vs. (2) Florida A&M
Quarterfinals		 L 60–70  12–21
 Gateway Center Arena (1,274)
College Park, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.
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