2025–26 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2025–26 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
2025–26 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	13–19 (5–13 SEC)
Head coach	Chris Jans (4th season);
Assistant coaches	George Brooks; David Anwar; Patrice Days; Scott Padgett; Dillon Elder;
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Chris Jans, played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum located near Starkville, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference

Record13–19 (5–13 SEC)

Headcoach

Chris Jans (4th season)

Assistant coaches

George Brooks
David Anwar
Patrice Days
Scott Padgett
Dillon Elder

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2025–26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Florida	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
No. 16 Alabama	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
No. 13 Arkansas †	13	–	5	.722	28	–	9	.757
No. 19 Vanderbilt	11	–	7	.611	27	–	9	.750
No. 12 Tennessee	11	–	7	.611	25	–	12	.676
Texas A&M	11	–	7	.611	22	–	12	.647
Georgia	10	–	8	.556	22	–	11	.667
Missouri	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Kentucky	10	–	8	.556	22	–	14	.611
No. 22 Texas	9	–	9	.500	21	–	15	.583
Oklahoma	7	–	11	.389	21	–	16	.568
Auburn	7	–	11	.389	22	–	16	.579
Mississippi State	5	–	13	.278	13	–	19	.406
South Carolina	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Ole Miss	4	–	14	.222	15	–	20	.429
LSU	3	–	15	.167	15	–	17	.469

† 2026 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Claudell Harris Jr.	0	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Hahnville, Louisiana	Graduated
Kanye Clary	1	G	5'11"	190	Junior	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Transferred to Oklahoma State^[2]
Riley Kugel	2	G	6'5"	210	Junior	Orlando, Florida	Transferred to UCF^[3]
KeShawn Murphy	3	F	6'10"	230	Junior	Birmingham, Alabama	Transferred to Auburn^[4]
Cameron Matthews	4	F	6'7"	235	Graduate Student	Olive Branch, Mississippi	Graduated
Jeremy Foumena	7	C	6'11"	250	Sophomore	Montreal, Quebec	Transferred to UCF^[5]
Harrison Alexander	8	G	6'5"	190	Freshman	Madison, Mississippi	Transferred to SIU Edwardsville^[6]
Adrian Myers	9	F	6'6"	210	Sophomore	Stephens City, Virginia	Transferred to San Jose State^[7]
EJ Paymon	11	F	6'9"	230	Freshman	Raymond, Mississippi	Transferred to Southern Miss^[8]
Martavious Russell	21	G	6'3"	190	Sophomore	Coker, Alabama	Transferred to Louisiana–Monroe^[9]
RJ Meléndez	22	F	6'7"	210	Senior	Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Graduated
Michael Nwoko	23	C	6'10"	245	Sophomore	Toronto, Ontario	Transferred to LSU^[10]
Trey Jackson III	40	G	6'2"	200	Senior	Starkville, Mississippi	Graduated

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jaborri McGhee	2	G	6'2"	200	Senior	McComb, Mississippi	UAB^[11]
Brandon Walker	4	F	6'8"	255	Senior	Oak Cliff, Texas	Montana State^[12]
Jayden Epps	10	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Norfolk, Virginia	Georgetown^[13]
Amier Ali	14	G/F	6'8"	210	Sophomore	Dallas, Texas	Arizona State^[14]
Quincy Ballard	15	C	7'0"	265	Senior	Syracuse, New York	Wichita State^[15]
Achor Achor	99	F	6'9"	230	Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Kansas State^[16]

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
King Grace PG	Dallas, Texas	Waxahachie Faith Family Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 15, 2024
King Grace PG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (83)
Tee Bartlett C	Los Angeles, California	Overtime Elite	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Nov 15, 2024
Tee Bartlett C	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Jamarion Davis-Flemming PF	Canton, Mississippi	Canton (MS) High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 15, 2024
Jamarion Davis-Flemming PF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Cameren Paul SF	Coppell, Texas	DeSoto (TX) High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 21, 2024
Cameren Paul SF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Sergej Macura SF	Ljubljana, Slovenia	KK Mega Basket	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 21, 2024
Sergej Macura SF	Recruit ratings: On3:
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 19
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.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. No. 2 Houston The Preview CBB Exhibition	L 52–61	−	18 – Hubbard	7 – Achor	3 – Warren	Fort Bend Epicenter Rosenberg, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2025* 8:00 p.m., SECN		North Alabama	W 86–62	1–0	27 – Hubbard	12 – Macura	8 – Hubbard	Humphrey Coliseum (9,060) Starkville, MS
November 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. No. 16 Iowa State	L 80–96	1–1	25 – Hubbard	8 – Achor	5 – Hubbard	Sanford Pentagon (3,426) Sioux Falls, SD
November 15, 2025* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	W 75–68	2–1	17 – Jones, Jr.	7 – Achor	4 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (7,401) Starkville, MS
November 20, 2025* 8:30 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN		vs. Kansas State Hall of Fame Classic semifinals	L 77–98	2–2	23 – Hubbard	9 – Achor	4 – McGhee	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
November 21, 2025* 6:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN		vs. New Mexico Hall of Fame Classic consolation	L 78–80	2–3	29 – Hubbard	8 – Ali	6 – Epps	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
November 24, 2025* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		New Orleans	W 81–78 ^OT	3–3	28 – Hubbard	8 – Davis-Fleming	5 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (6,943) Starkville, MS
November 28, 2025* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		SMU	L 81–87 ^OT	3–4	21 – Epps	12 – Achor	3 – Epps	Humphrey Coliseum (7,810) Starkville, MS
December 3, 2025* 8:15 p.m., ACCN		at Georgia Tech ACC-SEC Challenge	W 85–73	4–4	25 – Hubbard	7 – Tied	5 – Hubbard	McCamish Pavilion (4,859) Atlanta, GA
December 7, 2025* 3:00 p.m., SECN		vs. San Francisco T Town Tipoff	L 62–65	4–5	21 – Epps	7 – Jones Jr.	3 – Macura	Cadence Bank Arena Tupelo, MS
December 13, 2025* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Utah Salt Lake Showcase	W 82–74	5–5	29 – McGhee	7 – Ballard	3 – Tied	Delta Center (2,911) Salt Lake City, UT
December 16, 2025* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		LIU	W 87–83	6–5	34 – Hubbard	10 – Ballard	4 – Hubbard	Humphrey Coliseum (6,186) Starkville, MS
December 20, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN		Memphis	W 71–65	7–5	19 – Epps	8 – Ballard	4 – Jones Jr.	Humphrey Coliseum (6,971) Starkville, MS
December 29, 2025* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Alabama State	W 94–56	8–5	22 – Hubbard	15 – Ballard	4 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (6,497) Starkville, MS
SEC regular season
January 3, 2026 5:00 p.m., SECN		at Texas	W 101–98 ^OT	9–5 (1–0)	38 – Hubbard	13 – Achor	5 – Epps	Moody Center (10,823) Austin, TX
January 7, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN		Oklahoma	W 72–53	10–5 (2–0)	30 – Hubbard	14 – Achor	3 – Hubbard	Humphrey Coliseum (6,883) Starkville, MS
January 10, 2026 7:30 p.m., SECN		at Kentucky	L 68–92	10–6 (2–1)	20 – Hubbard	11 – Achor	5 – Hubbard	Rupp Arena (19,725) Lexington, KY
January 13, 2026 8:00 p.m., SECN		No. 18 Alabama	L 82–97	10–7 (2–2)	23 – Hubbard	11 – Ballard	3 – Hubbard	Humphrey Coliseum (9,212) Starkville, MS
January 17, 2026 7:30 p.m., SECN		Ole Miss Rivalry	L 67–68	10–8 (2–3)	14 – Epps	11 – Macura	5 – Hubbard	Humphrey Coliseum (9,212) Starkville, MS
January 21, 2026 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Texas A&M	L 68–88	10–9 (2–4)	16 – Walker	10 – Achor	6 – Macura	Reed Arena (9,474) College Station, TX
January 24, 2026 11:00 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+		No. 15 Vanderbilt	L 56–88	10–10 (2–5)	14 – Epps	8 – Tied	2 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (7,597) Starkville, MS
January 28, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN		at LSU	W 80–66	11–10 (3–5)	15 – Hubbard	10 – Macura	4 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,501) Baton Rouge, LA
January 31, 2026 2:30 p.m., SECN		at Missouri	L 79–82	11–11 (3–6)	23 – Epps	8 – Davis-Fleming	4 – Epps	Mizzou Arena (12,527) Columbia, MO
February 7, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN2		No. 21 Arkansas	L 68–88	11–12 (3–7)	16 – Hubbard	8 – Achor	5 – Hubbard	Humphrey Coliseum (8,254) Starkville, MS
February 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		Tennessee	L 64–73	11–13 (3–8)	31 – Hubbard	8 – Macura	5 – Epps	Humphrey Coliseum (7,986) Starkville, MS
February 14, 2026 5:30 p.m., ESPN2		at Ole Miss Rivalry	W 90–78	12–13 (4–8)	32 – Hubbard	8 – Jones, Jr.	6 – Hubbard	SJB Pavilion (8,476) Oxford, MS
February 18, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		Auburn	W 91–85	13–13 (5–8)	46 – Hubbard	9 – Hubbard	5 – Jones, Jr.	Humphrey Coliseum (7,789) Starkville, MS
February 21, 2026 12:00 p.m., SECN		at South Carolina	L 89–97	13–14 (5–9)	15 – Ballard	10 – Ballard	7 – McGhee	Colonial Life Arena (10,265) Columbia, SC
February 25, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 17 Alabama	L 75–100	13–15 (5–10)	18 – Achor	10 – Davis-Fleming	4 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (13,474) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 28, 2025 12:00 p.m., SECN		Missouri	L 64–88	13–16 (5–11)	16 – Hubbard	6 – Ballard	3 – Epps	Humphrey Coliseum (7,012) Starkville, MS
March 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 5 Florida	L 74–108	13–17 (5–12)	21 – Hubbard	5 – Tied	5 – Hubbard	O'Connell Center (10,967) Gainesville, FL
March 7, 2026 2:30 p.m., SECN		Georgia	L 96–102	13–18 (5–13)	42 – Hubbard	6 – Tied	6 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (6,670) Starkville, MS
SEC Tournament
March 11, 2026 2:00 p.m., SECN	(13)	vs. (12) Auburn First Round	L 61–79	13–19	22 – Hubbard	8 – Tied	3 – Hubbard	Bridgestone Arena (12,722) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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