2025–26 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team
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The 2025–26 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by seventh-year head coach David Kiefer, played their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record9–22 (6–16 Southland)
Headcoach
- David Kiefer (7th season)
Associate headcoachKyle Roane
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 9–22 (6–16 Southland) |
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| Associate head coach | Kyle Roane |
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| Home arena | University Center (Capacity: 7,500) |
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| Stephen F. Austin | 20 | – | 2 | .909 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese † | 19 | – | 3 | .864 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14 | – | 8 | .636 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 12 | – | 10 | .545 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 12 | – | 10 | .545 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 8 | – | 14 | .364 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 8 | – | 14 | .364 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 7 | – | 15 | .318 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 7 | – | 15 | .318 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas A&M | 6 | – | 16 | .273 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 6 | – | 16 | .273 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 Southland tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Lions finished the 2024–25 season 18–12 overall and 12–8 in Southland Conference play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth in conference. They lost against Incarnate Word in the first round.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| October 29, 2025* 6:00 p.m. |
Mississippi College | W 101–83 | – | – | – | University Center (223) Hammond, LA | |||||
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| November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ |
at Ole Miss | L 58–88 | 0–1 |
15 – Lawrence | 5 – Gaines | 3 – Hemschemeier | SJB Pavilion (8,883) Oxford, MS | ||||
| November 7, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Louisiana | L 52–58 | 0–2 |
14 – Forrest | 8 – Lawrence | 3 – Tied | Cajundome (3,304) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| November 10, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Georgia Tech | L 60–70 | 0–3 |
12 – Gaines | 6 – Gaines | 3 – Elyzee | McCamish Pavilion (4,585) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| November 15, 2025* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ |
at Mississippi State | L 68–75 | 0–4 |
19 – Elyzee | 7 – Elyzee | 6 – Elyzee | Humphrey Coliseum (7,401) Starkville, MS | ||||
| November 19, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
William Carey | W 71–45 | 1–4 |
14 – Jones | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | University Center (432) Hammond, LA | ||||
| November 26, 2025* 6:00 p.m., FloSports |
at UNC Wilmington Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic |
L 57–70 | 1–5 |
21 – Elyzee | 4 – Tied | 3 – Gaines | Trask Coliseum (4,246) Wilmington, NC | ||||
| November 28, 2025* 11:00 a.m., FloSports |
vs. Gardner–Webb Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic |
W 76–68 | 2–5 |
18 – Jones | 9 – Gaines | 5 – Pickett | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC | ||||
| November 29, 2025* 11:00 a.m., FloSports |
vs. Navy Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic |
W 69–65 | 3–5 |
19 – Hemschemeier | 7 – Jones | 3 – Tied | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC | ||||
| December 7, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northwestern State | L 68–76 | 3–6 (0–1) |
19 – Elyzee | 7 – Gaines | 2 – Tied | University Center (331) Hammond, LA | ||||
| December 13, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Houston Christian | W 74–71 | 4–6 (1–1) |
17 – Elyzee | 7 – Elyzee | 3 – Booker | Sharp Gymnasium (474) Houston, TX | ||||
| December 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
East Texas A&M | L 69–70 | 4–7 (1–2) |
17 – Gaines | 9 – Elyzee | 4 – Tied | University Center (371) Hammond, LA | ||||
| December 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ |
at LSU | L 65–78 | 4–8 |
15 – Tied | 6 – Myles | 3 – Hemschemeier | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,479) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
| December 30, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Incarnate Word | L 70−79 | 4−9 (1−3) |
15 – Gaines | 9 – Pickett | 2 – Tied | McDermott Center (104) San Antonio, TX | ||||
| January 3, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Stephen F. Austin | L 63–73 | 4–10 (1–4) |
20 – Myles | 7 – Gaines | 4 – Hemschemeier | University Center (403) Hammond, LA | ||||
| January 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lamar | W 60–52 | 5–10 (2–4) |
9 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 5 – Pickett | University Center (388) Hammond, LA | ||||
| January 10, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at McNeese | L 61–73 | 5–11 (2–5) |
13 – Edison | 9 – Myles | 5 – Pickett | The Legacy Center (3,112) Lake Charles, LA | ||||
| January 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
New Orleans | L 76–79 | 5–12 (2–6) |
18 – Gaines | 11 – Gaines | 3 – Elyzee | University Center (415) Hammond, LA | ||||
| January 17, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 56–68 | 5–13 (2–7) |
18 – Gaines | 6 – Gaines | 4 – Hemschemeier | American Bank Center (2,011) Corpus Christi, TX | ||||
| January 19, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UT Rio Grande Valley | L 65–68 | 5–14 (2–8) |
14 – Elyzee | 11 – Gaines | 5 – Pickett | UTRGV Fieldhouse (937) Edinburg, TX | ||||
| January 24, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Nicholls | W 67–61 | 6–14 (3–8) |
18 – Hemschemeier | 13 – Gaines | 3 – Hemschemeier | University Center (564) Hammond, LA | ||||
| January 27, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
McNeese | L 66−76 | 6−15 (3−9) |
16 – Myles | 7 – Myles | 2 – Tied | University Center (488) Hammond, LA | ||||
| January 31, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Stephen F. Austin | L 58–85 | 6–16 (3–10) |
15 – Forrest | 6 – Elyzee | 2 – Tied | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,946) Nacogdoches, TX | ||||
| February 2, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Lamar | L 54–73 | 6–17 (3–11) |
15 – Booker | 9 – Gaines | 3 – Tied | Neches Arena (1,237) Beaumont, TX | ||||
| February 7, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | W 55–47 | 7–17 (4–11) |
12 – Tied | 6 – Elyzee | 5 – Gaines | University Center (357) Hammond, LA | ||||
| February 9, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Incarnate Word | W 74–62 | 8–17 (5–11) |
20 – Myles | 9 – Gaines | 5 – Booker | University Center (439) Hammond, LA | ||||
| February 14, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northwestern State | L 66–69 | 8–18 (5–12) |
26 – Forrest | 7 – Gaines | 3 – Gaines | Prather Coliseum (515) Natchitoches, LA | ||||
| February 16, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at East Texas A&M | L 53−70 | 8−19 (5−13) |
13 – Forrest | 10 – Gaines | 2 – Tied | The Field House (333) Commerce, TX | ||||
| February 21, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Rio Grande Valley | L 75–96 | 8–20 (5–14) |
24 – Gaines | 7 – Gaines | 7 – Booker | University Center (422) Hammond, LA | ||||
| February 23, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 68–73 | 8–21 (5–15) |
17 – Pickett | 5 – Tied | 3 – Booker | University Center (410) Hammond, LA | ||||
| February 28, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Nicholls | L 60–68 | 8–22 (5–16) |
12 – Booker | 7 – Myles | 4 – Booker | Stopher Gymnasium (833) Thibodaux, LA | ||||
| March 2, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at New Orleans | W 82–78 | 9–22 (6–16) |
23 – Elyzee | 6 – Tied | 5 – Booker | Lakefront Arena (1,162) New Orleans, LA | ||||