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The 2025–26 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by eighth-year head coach Tony Pujol, played their home games at the CB&S Bank Arena located in Florence, Alabama as members the ASUN Conference.

ConferenceASUN Conference
Record9–21 (4–14 ASUN)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachAhmad Smith
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2025–26 North Alabama Lions men's basketball
ConferenceASUN Conference
Record9–21 (4–14 ASUN)
Head coach
Associate head coachAhmad Smith
Assistant coaches
  • Andrew Steele
  • Eric Wagenlander
  • Sean Foley
Home arenaCB&S Bank Arena
Seasons
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
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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 Lions finished the 2024–25 season 24–11, 14–4 in ASUN play to tie for the ASUN regular season championship.[1] This marked the school's first ASUN regular season championship.[2][3]

In the ASUN tournament, the Lions advanced to the championship before losing to the Lipscomb Bisons 65–76.[4]

After the conference postseason, the Lions were awarded their first-ever berth into the NIT, where they lost to Bradley in the first round. The season ended as their winningest since 2008.[5]

Following the season, First-Team All-Conference point guard Jacari Lane entered the transfer portal. On April 14, Lane announced he would be transferring to Texas A&M, becoming the first transfer for new Aggies head coach Bucky McMillan.[6]

Preseason

On October 17, 2025, the ASUN released their preseason polls. North Alabama was picked to finish second in the coaches poll and first in the media poll, while receiving 18 first-place votes in the latter poll.[7]

Preseason rankings

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Preseason All-ASUN Team

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Preseason All-ASUN Team
Player Year Position
Corneilous Williams^ Redshirt Junior Forward
Donte Bacchus Senior
(^) unanimous selection
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Source:[7]

Roster

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2025–26 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Tank Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrCoastal Alabama-North CC Panama City, Florida
F 1 Donte Bacchus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrSnead State CC Homewood, Alabama
F 2 Corneilous Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)216 lb (98 kg) RS JrWestern Carolina Beaumont, Mississippi
G 3 Braylon Patton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrHueytown High School Birmingham, Alabama
G 4 Canin Jefferson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrIsidore Newman School New Orleans, Louisiana
G 5 Kedar Bodie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrBishop State CC Augusta, Georgia
G 8 Kevin de Kovachich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoHamilton Heights Academy Montréal, Québec
G 12 Cortez Graham-Howard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrHillsboro High School Nashville, Tennessee
C 21 Israel Jenrette 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)262 lb (119 kg) SoValdosta High School Valdosta, Georgia
C 24 Mitchell Chaffee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrCalhoun CC Muscle Shoals, Alabama
F 25 DarKaun King 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoTACA Academy Dallas, Texas
F 34 Dallas Howell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrEnterprise High School Coffee Springs, Alabama
C 35 Jamal Albritton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SrWallace-Selma CC Montgomery, Alabama
G 55 King Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrLoomis Chaffee School Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2025

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2025*
8:00 pm, SEC Network		 at Mississippi State L 62–86  0–1
  16 – Jefferson  13 – Williams  2 – Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (9,060)
Starkville, MS
November 7, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Lane College W 90–84  1–1
  22 – Williams  12 – Williams  5 – de Kovachich  CB&S Bank Arena (2,423)
Florence, AL
November 11, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northwestern State W 87–83 OT 2–1
  28 – Williams  16 – Williams  4 – Tied  CB&S Bank Arena (2,378)
Florence, AL
November 15, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 East Tennessee State L 74–78  2–2
  19 – Tied  12 – Williams  4 – Howell  CB&S Bank Arena (2,256)
Florence, AL
November 17, 2025*
8:00 pm, ACC Network		 at Clemson L 61–81  2–3
  12 – de Kovachich  5 – Howell  2 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,356)
Clemson, SC
November 22, 2025*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Chattanooga
ASUN/SoCon Challenge		 L 57–71  2–4
  18 – de Kovachich  6 – Williams  3 – Jefferson  McKenzie Arena (3,455)
Chattanooga, TN
November 25, 2025*
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 UT Southern W 92–60  3–4
  16 – Williams  10 – Williams  5 – de Kovachich  CB&S Bank Arena (2,112)
Florence, AL
December 1, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Jacksonville State W 73–66  4–4
  19 – Bacchus  13 – Williams  4 – Jefferson  Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,634)
Jacksonville, AL
December 3, 2025*
9:00 pm, ESPN+		 at San Francisco W 65–63  5–4
  20 – Bacchus  8 – Williams  3 – Jefferson  Sobrato Center (1,864)
San Francisco, CA
December 15, 2025*
7:00 pm, SWAC TV		 at Alabama A&M L 60–68  5–5
  20 – Jefferson  8 – Williams  3 – de Kovachich  Alabama A&M Events Center (1,209)
Huntsville, AL
December 19, 2025*
9:00 pm		 at Loyola Marymount L 57–91  5–6
  14 – Williams  11 – Williams  3 – Jefferson  Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
ASUN regular season
January 1, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Stetson L 67–70  5–7
(0–1)		  22 – Bacchus  11 – King  3 – de Kovachich  CB&S Bank Arena (2,056)
Florence, AL
January 3, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Florida Gulf Coast L 55–72  5–8
(0–2)		  14 – Jefferson  9 – Bacchus  1 – Tied  CB&S Bank Arena (2,534)
Florence, AL
January 8, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Eastern Kentucky L 80–88  5–9
(0–3)		  24 – Jefferson  5 – Bacchus  5 – Jefferson  Alumni Coliseum (791)
Richmond, KY
January 10, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Bellarmine W 82–73  6–9
(1–3)		  24 – Howell  15 – Williams  7 – Graham-Howard  Knights Hall (1,373)
Louisville, KY
January 15, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 North Florida L 91–105  6–10
(1–4)		  28 – Williams  14 – Williams  4 – Tied  CB&S Bank Arena (2,252)
Florence, AL
January 17, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Jacksonville L 68–90  6–11
(1–5)		  17 – Tied  6 – Williams  3 – de Kovachich  CB&S Bank Arena (2,389)
Florence, AL
January 21, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Queens L 62–87  6–12
(1–6)		  15 – de Kovachich  5 – Williams  3 – Patton  Curry Arena (473)
Charlotte, NC
January 29, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Florida Gulf Coast L 64–72  6–13
(1–7)		  21 – Bacchus  10 – Williams  2 – Tied  Alico Arena (1,649)
Fort Myers, FL
January 31, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Stetson W 68–66  7–13
(2–7)		  23 – Bacchus  10 – Williams  10 – Jefferson  Edmunds Center (777)
DeLand, FL
February 4, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Central Arkansas L 60-81  7–14
(2–8)		  21 – Bacchus  13 – Williams  6 – Patton  Farris Center (984)
Conway, AR
February 7, 2026
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Austin Peay L 62–91  7–15
(2–9)		  19 – Bacchus  7 – Bacchus  3 – Patton  F&M Bank Arena (4,136)
Clarksville, TN
February 9, 2026[Note 1]
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Central Arkansas L 65–72  7–16
(2–10)		  17 – Bacchus  5 – Howell  3 – Williams  CB&S Bank Arena (2,202)
Florence, AL
February 11, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 West Georgia L 73–82  7–17
(2–11)		  26 – Bacchus  9 – Tied  3 – de Kovachich  CB&S Bank Arena (2,365)
Florence, AL
February 15, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPNU		 Eastern Kentucky W 84–78 OT 8–17
(3–11)		  21 – Bacchus  15 – Williams  5 – de Kovachich  CB&S Bank Arena (2,815)
Florence, AL
February 18, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Queens L 78–85  8–18
(3–12)		  23 – de Kovachich  11 – Williams  3 – Tied  CB&S Bank Arena (2,461)
Florence, AL
February 21, 2026
4:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Lipscomb L 51–73  8–19
(3–13)		  15 – de Kovachich  10 – Williams  1 – Tied  Allen Arena (1,305)
Nashville, TN
February 25, 2026
8:15 pm, ESPN+		 Bellarmine W 73–68  9–19
(4–13)		  20 – Bacchus  13 – Bacchus  4 – de Kovachich  CB&S Bank Arena (2,251)
Florence, AL
February 28, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at West Georgia L 63–75  9–20
(4–14)		  16 – de Kovachich  5 – Tied  2 – Tied  The Coliseum (1,046)
Carrollton, GA
ASUN tournament
March 4, 2026
1:30 pm, ESPN+		 (12) vs. (5) Florida Gulf Coast
First round		 L 58–69  9–21
  11 – Tied  6 – Howell  3 – de Kovachich  UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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    This game was rescheduled from January 24th to February 9th due to Winter Storm Fern

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