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2025–26 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

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The 2025–26 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by second-year head coach Jonathan Mattox and played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record20–13 (15–5 OVC)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachJason Taylor
Quick facts Morehead State Eagles men's basketball, Ohio Valley regular season co-champions ...
2025–26 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
Ohio Valley regular season co-champions
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record20–13 (15–5 OVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJason Taylor
Assistant coaches
  • Ky Klingsick
  • Bryan Sherrer
  • Ben Sisson
Home arenaEllis Johnson Arena
Seasons
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2025–26 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Tennessee State †15–5 .75023–10  .697
Morehead State15–5 .75020–13  .606
Southeast Missouri State14–6 .70020–13  .606
UT Martin13–7 .65022–11  .667
SIU Edwardsville12–8 .60019–13  .594
Lindenwood11–9 .55018–15  .545
Little Rock9–11 .45012–20  .375
Eastern Illinois8–12 .40013–20  .394
Tennessee Tech8–12 .40013–18  .419
Southern Indiana4–16 .2007–23  .233
Western Illinois1–19 .0505–26  .161
† 2026 OVC tournament winner
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Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2024–25 season 15–17, 10–10 in OVC play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.[1] In the OVC tournament, they were defeated by Lindenwood in the first round.[2]

Preseason

On October 14, 2025, the OVC released their preseason polls. Morehead State was picked to finish fifth in the conference.[3]

Preseason rankings

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ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll
Place Team Votes
1Little Rock188 (12)
2Southeast Missouri State177 (6)
3SIU Edwardsville163 (1)
4Tennessee State135 (1)
T-5Lindenwood100
Morehead State
7Tennessee Tech80
8UT Martin79
9Southern Indiana67 (2)
10Eastern Illinois63
11Western Illinois57
(#) first-place votes
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Players to Watch

Each OVC team selected two "Players to Watch" for their team.

More information Player, Position ...
Players to Watch
Player Position Year
Davion Cunningham Guard Redshirt Junior
Chase Dawson Sophomore
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Josiah LeGree 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) So Baltimore, MD
G 1 Jacob Wilson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Baton Rouge, LA
G 2 Davion Cunningham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Charlotte, NC
G 3 George Marshall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Jackson, MS
F 4 Jon Carroll 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Tallahassee, FL
G 5 Vince Dawson III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Georgetown, KY
F 8 Anouar Mellouk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Amsterdam, Netherlands
G 10 Chase Dawson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Durham, NC
G 11 Jarvis Wright 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Folkston, GA
G 12 Jace Winkleman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Morehead, KY
F 15 Jaden Priester 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Augusta, GA
F 22 Tyonne Farrell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Baltimore, MD
C 24 Tamaury Releford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Fort Smith, AR
F 33 Clayton Parker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Montgomery City, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2025

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2025*
6:30 p.m.		 at Eastern Kentucky L 93–107  –
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,767)
Morehead, KY
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Midway W 89–84  1–0
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,482)
Morehead, KY
November 7, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 at Wake Forest L 65–81  1–1
 LJVM Coliseum (6,689)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 9, 2025*
2:00 p.m., SECN+		 at Georgia L 81–120  1–2
 Stegeman Coliseum (5,706)
Athens, GA
November 11, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 at Clemson L 56–83  1–3
 Littlejohn Coliseum (6,357)
Clemson, SC
November 16, 2025*
12:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Kentucky Christian W 121–51  2–3
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,013)
Morehead, KY
November 21, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at East Tennessee State
ETSU MTE		 L 62–77  2–4
 Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
November 22, 2025*
7:00 p.m.		 vs. Louisiana–Monroe
ESTU MTE		 W 83–80  3–4
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (57)
Johnson City, TN
November 29, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at IU Indy L 80–85  3–5
 The Jungle (564)
Indianapolis, IN
December 2, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Murray State L 52–84  3–6
 CFSB Center (4,716)
Murray, KY
December 6, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Presbyterian L 72–80  3–7
 Templeton Center (243)
Clinton, SC
December 16, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Little Rock W 78–64  4–7
(1–0)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,042)
Morehead, KY
December 20, 2025
4:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Southern Indiana W 64–60 OT 5–7
(2–0)		 Liberty Arena (1,245)
Evansville, IN
December 28, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Alice Lloyd W 115–65  6–7
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,056)
Morehead, KY
January 1, 2026
4:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Lindenwood L 64–77  6–8
(2–1)		 Hyland Performance Arena (1,301)
St. Charles, MO
January 3, 2026
4:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at SIU Edwardsville W 73–72  7–8
(3–1)		 First Community Arena (1,869)
Edwardsville, IL
January 8, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN+		 UT Martin L 68–76  7–9
(3–2)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,018)
Morehead, KY
January 10, 2026
3:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Southeast Missouri State W 71–69  8–9
(4–2)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,117)
Morehead, KY
January 15, 2026
8:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Tennessee State L 100–105 OT 8–10
(4–3)		 Gentry Complex (567)
Nashville, TN
January 17, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Tennessee Tech W 76–70  9–10
(5–3)		 Eblen Center (1,175)
Cookeville, TN
January 22, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Western Illinois W 71–66  10–10
(6–3)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,234)
Morehead, KY
January 24, 2026
12:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Eastern Illinois W 73–68  11–10
(7–3)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,013)
Morehead, KY
January 29, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN+		 SIU Edwardsville W 67–65  12–10
(8–3)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,065)
Morehead, KY
January 31, 2026
3:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Lindenwood L 78–79  12–11
(8–4)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,177)
Morehead, KY
February 5, 2026
8:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Southeast Missouri State L 70–82  12–12
(8–5)		 Show Me Center (1,930)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 7, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at UT Martin W 61–55  13–12
(9–5)		 Skyhawk Arena (2,040)
Martin, TN
February 12, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Tennessee Tech W 73–66  14–12
(10–5)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (2,234)
Morehead, KY
February 14, 2026
3:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Tennessee State W 94–86  15–12
(11–5)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,786)
Morehead, KY
February 19, 2026
8:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Eastern Illinois W 73–70  16–12
(12–5)		 Lantz Arena (1,818)
Charleston, IL
February 21, 2026
4:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Western Illinois W 81–59  17–12
(13–5)		 Western Hall (624)
Macomb, IL
February 24, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Southern Indiana W 64–63  18–12
(14–5)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,567)
Morehead, KY
February 26, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Little Rock W 76–70  19–12
(15–5)		 Jack Stephens Center (1,978)
Little Rock, AR
OVC tournament
March 6, 2026
10:30 p.m., ESPNU		 (2) vs. (3) Southeast Missouri State
Semifinals		 W 66–61  20–12
 Ford Center (1,487)
Evansville, IN
March 7, 2026
9:00 p.m., ESPN2		 (2) vs. (1) Tennessee State
Championship		 L 67–93  20–13
 Ford Center (1,545)
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.
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