2025–26 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–10 (0–0 SWAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Jeremiah Bozeman |
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| Home arena | H.O. Clemmons Arena |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 10 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 9 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 10 | .091 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 12 | .077 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 SWAC tournament winner As of December 23, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Lions, led by fifth-year head coach Solomon Bozeman, play their home games at the H.O. Clemmons Arena in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Previous season
The Golden Lions finished the 2024–25 season 6–25, 3–15 in SWAC play, to finish in 11th place.[1] They failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament, as only the top ten teams make it.[2]
Preseason
On October 8, 2025, the SWAC released their preseason polls. Arkansas–Pine Bluff was picked to finish 11th in the conference, while receiving one first-place vote.[3]
Preseason rankings
| Place | Team | Votes | |
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| 1 | Bethune–Cookman | 232 (12) | |
| 2 | Southern | 214 (5) | |
| 3 | Jackson State | 208 (1) | |
| 4 | Alabama State | 183 (3) | |
| 5 | Texas Southern | 182 | |
| 6 | Alabama A&M | 163 | |
| 7 | Grambling State | 151 | |
| 8 | Florida A&M | 115 | |
| 9 | Prairie View A&M | 99 | |
| 10 | Alcorn State | 74 | |
| 11 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 70 (1) | |
| 12 | Mississippi Valley State | 25 | |
| (#) first-place votes | |||
Source:[3]
Preseason All-SWAC Teams
No players were named to the First or Second Preseason All-SWAC Teams.[3]
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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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 17, 2025* 8:00 pm |
at Little Rock Arkansas Central Tip Off Classic |
W 77–69 | – |
– | – | – | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR | ||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 10:00 pm, B1G+ |
at Washington | L 50–94 | 0–1 |
13 – Tied | 6 – Scott | 3 – Payton | Alaska Airlines Arena (5,577) Seattle, WA | ||||
| November 6, 2025* 9:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Portland | L 74–83 | 0–2 |
31 – Williams | 13 – Williams | 4 – Charles | Chiles Center (792) Portland, OR | ||||
| November 8, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Loyola Marymount | L 72–94 | 0–3 |
27 – Scott | 12 – Scott | 5 – Williams | Gersten Pavilion (877) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| November 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Oklahoma | L 69−95 | 0−4 |
15 – Charles | 12 – Williams | 3 – Williams | McCasland Field House (3,269) Norman, OK | ||||
| November 15, 2025* 2:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Vanderbilt | L 75−104 | 0−5 |
22 – Payton | 7 – Scott | 3 – Williams | Memorial Gymnasium (6,435) Nashville, TN | ||||
| November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ACCNX |
at SMU | L 60–106 | 0–6 |
13 – Payton | 5 – Payton | 4 – Tied | Moody Coliseum (4,347) University Park, TX | ||||
| November 20, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Marshall | L 70–98 | 0–7 |
23 – Scott | 7 – Scott | 4 – Williams | Cam Henderson Center (3,373) Huntington, WV | ||||
| November 23, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Miami (OH) | L 84–111 | 0–8 |
19 – Scott | 12 – Scott | 7 – Williams | Millett Hall (1,176) Oxford, OH | ||||
| December 3, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
at UIC | W 63–62 | 1–8 |
16 – Williams | 9 – Charles | 6 – Williams | Credit Union 1 Arena (2,394) Chicago, IL | ||||
| December 6, 2025* 8:00 pm, truTV |
at DePaul | L 72–76 | 1–9 |
27 – Williams | 9 – Charles | 8 – Williams | Wintrust Arena (4,480) Chicago, IL | ||||
| December 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tulsa | L 84–117 | 1–10 |
30 – Scott | 9 – Scott | 8 – Williams | Reynolds Center (2,742) Tulsa, OK | ||||
| December 15, 2025* 6:00 pm |
Ecclesia | W 114–64 | 2–10 |
25 – Williams | 16 – Williams | 7 – Tied | H.O. Clemmons Arena (341) Pine Bluff, AR | ||||
| December 17, 2025* 12:00 pm |
Champion Christian | W 138–73 | 3–10 |
33 – Scott | 14 – Williams | 18 – Williams | H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,165) Pine Bluff, AR | ||||
| SWAC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 3, 2026 5:30 pm, SWAC TV |
Alabama A&M | H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR | |||||||||
| January 5, 2026 5:30 pm, SWAC TV |
Alabama State | H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 4:00 pm, SWAC TV |
at Texas Southern | H&PE Arena Houston, TX | |||||||||
| January 12, 2026 6:00 pm, SWAC TV |
at Prairie View A&M | William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 5:30 pm, SWAC TV |
Florida A&M | H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR | |||||||||
| January 19, 2026 5:30 pm, SWAC TV |
Bethune–Cookman | H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 5:30 pm |
at Southern | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||||
| January 26, 2026 6:30 pm |
at Grambling State | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 5:30 pm |
at Mississippi Valley State | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 5:30 pm, SWAC TV |
Alcorn State | H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR | |||||||||
| February 9, 2026 5:30 pm, SWAC TV |
Jackson State | H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 3:00 pm |
at Alabama State | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL | |||||||||
| February 16, 2026 7:00 pm |
at Alabama A&M | AAMU Event Center Huntsville, AL | |||||||||
| February 19, 2026 7:30 pm, SWAC TV |
Texas Southern | H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 5:30 pm, SWAC TV |
Prairie View A&M | H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 5:30 pm, SWAC TV |
Mississippi Valley State | H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR | |||||||||
| March 3, 2026 TBA |
at Jackson State | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS | |||||||||
| March 5, 2026 TBA |
at Alcorn State | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS | |||||||||
| SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9–14, 2026 |
vs. | Gateway Center Arena College Park, GA | |||||||||
References
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ "SWAC expands its basketball tournaments, adds technology for football teams on game day". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c "SWAC Announces 2025 Men's Basketball Preseason Selections". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ "Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2025.