2025–26 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

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The 2025–26 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by first-year head coach Gus Argenal, played their home games at the SRC Arena in Riverside, California as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 5–15 in Big West play to finish in 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Big West tournament.

ConferenceBig West Conference
Record10–22 (5–15 Big West)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Bross
  • Blake Wetherington
  • Reuben Williams
  • Matthew Musselman
Quick facts UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball, Conference ...
2025–26 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record10–22 (5–15 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Bross
  • Blake Wetherington
  • Reuben Williams
  • Matthew Musselman
Home arenaSRC Arena
(Capacity: 3,168)
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2025–26 Big West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UC Irvine15–5 .75023–12  .657
Hawai'i †14–6 .70024–9  .727
Cal State Fullerton12–8 .60018–16  .529
Cal State Northridge12–8 .60020–14  .588
UC San Diego12–8 .60023–11  .676
UC Davis11–9 .55019–14  .576
UC Santa Barbara11–9 .55018–14  .563
Cal Poly10–10 .50014–19  .424
Long Beach State6–14 .30010–22  .313
UC Riverside5–15 .25010–22  .313
Cal State Bakersfield2–18 .1008–24  .250
† 2026 Big West tournament winner
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Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2024–25 season 21–13, 14–6 in Big West play to finish in a tie for third place.[1] As the No. 3 seed in the Big West tournament, they were upset by Cal Poly in the quarterfinals.[2] They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament.[3] There they lost to Santa Clara in the first round.[4]

On March 29, 2025, head coach Mike Magpayo left the team to take the head coaching position at Fordham.[5] On May 1, the school announced that Cal State San Bernardino head coach Gus Argenal would be the team's new head coach.[6]

Preseason

On October 16, 2025, the Big West Conference released their preseason coaches poll. UC Riverside was picked to finish ninth in the conference.[7]

Preseason rankings

More information Place, Team ...
Big West Preseason Poll
Place Team Points
1UC Irvine98 (8)
2UC Santa Barbara93 (3)
3Hawai'i76
4UC San Diego69
5Cal State Northridge63
6UC Davis58
7Cal Poly54
8Long Beach State31
9UC Riverside26
10Cal State Bakersfield20
11Cal State Fullerton17
(#) first-place votes
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Source:[7]

Preseason All-Big West Team

No players were named the Preseason All-Big West Team.[7]

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Tyler Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 SoArchbishop Mitty High School Morgan Hill, California
G 1 De'Undrae Perteete Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 SoWestmont Antioch, California
G 2 EJ Spillman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 FrPacifica Christian High School Long Beach, California
G 7 Parker Strauss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoNorthwestern Costa Mesa, California
F 8 BJ Kolly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) GSMontana State Everett, Washington
F 9 Osiris Grady 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrUtah Valley Las Vegas, Nevada
G 10 Marqui Worthy Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)216 lb (98 kg) JrUMass Anaheim, California
G 12 Andrew Henderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) GSCal State San Bernardino Los Angeles, California
G 13 Ben Waller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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 FrLavalla Catholic Traralgon, Australia
F 22 Denzel Hines 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrCoastal Carolina Fontana, California
F 23 Dylan Godfrey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrCanisius Newport Beach, California
F 32 Amaury McKinney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 RS FrJesuit High School Sacramento, California
C 34 Daniel Tobiloba 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)238 lb (108 kg) JrSouth Florida Lagos, Nigeria
G 35 Gavin Haase 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 RS FrPalo Alto High School Palo Alto, California
F 44 Jailen Daniel-Dalton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) GSSan Francisco State Henderson, Nevada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2025

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 La Sierra W 90–49  1–0
  19 – Henderson  8 – Grady  7 – Godfrey  SRC Arena (556)
Riverside, CA
November 6, 2025*
5:00 pm, SLN		 at North Dakota W 74–70  2–0
  21 – Worthy Jr.  6 – Grady  5 – Worthy Jr.  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,533)
Grand Forks, ND
November 11, 2025*
6:00 pm, MW Network		 at New Mexico L 68–82  2–1
  27 – Henderson  10 – Hines  3 – Worthy Jr.  The Pit (11,689)
Albuquerque, NM
November 15, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 North Dakota L 74–76  2–2
  20 – Worthy Jr.  11 – Grady  7 – Worthy Jr.  SRC Arena (375)
Riverside, CA
November 18, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at California Baptist
Acrisure Series		 L 57–80  2–3
  15 – Worthy  6 – Worthy  3 – Worthy  Fowler Events Center (3,766)
Riverside, CA
November 21, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at San Diego
Acrisure Series		 W 85–71  3–3
  19 – Kolly  6 – Tied  3 – Tied  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,589)
San Diego, CA
November 24, 2025*
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 Grambling State
Acrisure Series		 W 83–74  4–3
  34 – Henderson  9 – Tied  3 – Tied  SRC Arena (355)
Riverside, CA
November 29, 2025*
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Utah Tech L 69–77  4–4
  17 – Grady  5 – Tied  3 – Worthy  Burns Arena (1,107)
St. George, UT
December 4, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UC Irvine L 60–73  4–5
(0–1)		  26 – Worthy Jr.  8 – Worthy Jr.  2 – Tied  Bren Events Center (1,441)
Irvine, CA
December 6, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Cal Poly W 88–84  5–5
(1–1)		  28 – Henderson  9 – Henderson  4 – Worthy  Mott Athletics Center (1,443)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 13, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at No. 10 BYU L 53–100  5–6
  14 – Henderson  7 – Grady  5 – Perteete Jr.  Marriott Center (17,982)
Provo, UT
December 16, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Stanton W 95–70  6–6
  26 – Henderson  18 – Grady  4 – Tied  SRC Arena (255)
Riverside, CA
December 20, 2025*
7:00 pm, SLN		 at St. Thomas L 78–92  6–7
  21 – Grady  7 – Tied  5 – Perteete Jr.  Lee & Penny Anderson Arena (1,780)
St. Paul, MN
December 23, 2025*
1:00 pm, BTN		 at UCLA L 65–97  6–8
  20 – Grady  7 – Daniel-Dalton  5 – Grady  Pauley Pavilion (4,475)
Los Angeles, CA
January 1, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Hawai'i L 45–88  6–9
(1–2)		  14 – Worthy Jr.  8 – Kolly  3 – Kolly  SRC Arena (327)
Riverside, CA
January 8, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Cal State Bakersfield L 66–67  6–10
(1–3)		  19 – Worthy Jr.  11 – Kolly  2 – Tied  Icardo Center (259)
Bakersfield, CA
January 10, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 UC San Diego L 66–69  6–11
(1–4)		  27 – Henderson  6 – Grady  4 – Kolly  SRC Arena (388)
Riverside, CA
January 15, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Long Beach State L 73–88  6–12
(1–5)		  23 – Worthy Jr.  9 – Worthy Jr.  2 – Worthy Jr.  Walter Pyramid (1,213)
Long Beach, CA
January 17, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Cal State Fullerton W 81–72  7–12
(2–5)		  22 – Worthy Jr.  10 – Kolly  4 – Osiris  SRC Arena (375)
Riverside, CA
January 22, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 UC Irvine L 66–80  7–13
(2–6)		  22 – Worthy Jr.  8 – Kolly  3 – Perteete Jr.  SRC Arena (647)
Riverside, CA
January 24, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UC Davis L 66–74  7–14
(2–7)		  18 – Worthy Jr.  9 – Kolly  4 – Henderson  University Credit Union Center (1,502)
Davis, CA
January 29, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Long Beach State W 71–61  8–14
(3–7)		  19 – Henderson  8 – Grady  5 – Worthy Jr.  SRC Arena (407)
Riverside, CA
January 31, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Cal Poly L 87–94  8–15
(3–8)		  39 – Henderson  7 – Tied  4 – Worthy Jr.  SRC Arena (276)
Riverside, CA
February 5, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Cal State Fullerton L 72–78  8–16
(3–9)		  19 – Henderson  9 – Henderson  4 – Worthy Jr.  Titan Gym (483)
Fullerton, CA
February 7, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Cal State Northridge L 74–88  8–17
(3–10)		  36 – Worthy Jr.  8 – Daniel-Dalton  5 – Perteete Jr.  The Matadome (863)
Northridge, CA
February 12, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 UC Santa Barbara L 68–76  8–18
(3–11)		  22 – Henderson  8 – Daniel-Dalton  4 – Tied  SRC Arena (367)
Riverside, CA
February 14, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UC San Diego L 66–72  8–19
(3–12)		  21 – Henderson  12 – Kolly  6 – Worthy Jr.  LionTree Arena (1,660)
La Jolla, CA
February 19, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Cal State Bakersfield W 93–65  9–19
(4–12)		  26 – Henderson  14 – Kolly  5 – Tied  SRC Arena (462)
Riverside, CA
February 21, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 UC Davis L 73–78  9–20
(4–13)		  22 – Henderson  10 – Grady  4 – Tied  SRC Arena (325)
Riverside, CA
February 26, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UC Santa Barbara L 59–70  9–21
(4–14)		  17 – Henderson  8 – Grady  4 – Perteete Jr.  The Thunderdome (2,026)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 28, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Cal State Northridge W 95–84  10–21
(5–14)		  38 – Worthy Jr.  10 – Grady  5 – Worthy Jr.  SRC Arena (346)
Riverside, CA
March 5, 2026
8:59 pm, ESPN+		 at Hawai'i L 74–93  10–22
(5–15)		  26 – Henderson  5 – Tied  3 – Tied  Stan Sheriff Center (4,880)
Honolulu, HI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.
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