2025–26 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

2025–26 Lamar Cardinals basketball
2025–26 Lamar Cardinals basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	5–6 (0–2 Southland)
Head coach	Alvin Brooks (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Wendell Moore (5th season); Charles Harral (5th season); Ethan Quinn (2nd season); Jordan Gillon (1st season);
Home arena	Neches Arena

2025–26 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stephen F. Austin	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
Nicholls	2	–	0	1.000	3	–	8	.273
McNeese	3	–	1	.750	10	–	2	.833
East Texas A&M	1	–	1	.500	6	–	6	.500
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	1	–	1	.500	5	–	6	.455
UT Rio Grande Valley	1	–	1	.500	5	–	6	.455
New Orleans	1	–	1	.500	3	–	8	.273
Northwestern State	1	–	1	.500	3	–	8	.273
Incarnate Word	1	–	2	.333	6	–	6	.500
Southeastern Louisiana	1	–	2	.333	4	–	8	.333
Houston Christian	1	–	3	.250	5	–	7	.417
Lamar	0	–	2	.000	5	–	6	.455

† 2026 Southland tournament winner As of December 21, 2025

The 2025–26 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represents Lamar University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by fifth-year head coach Alvin Brooks, play their home games at the Neches Arena in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2024–25 season 20–13, 14–6 in Southland Conference play, to finish in second place.^[1] They defeated Nicholls,^[2] before falling to top-seeded McNeese in the Southland Conference tournament championship game.^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Cody Pennebaker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Park Center High School	Brooklyn Park, MN
G	1	Quinton Sanders	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Wheatley High School	Houston, TX
G	2	Jayden Barrs	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Manor High School	Manor, TX
G	3	King-Njhsanni Wilhite	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	City College of San Francisco	San Francisco, CA
F	4	Braden East	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	So	Stafford High School	Houston, TX
G	5	Jayden Gambrell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Madison High School	Houston, TX
G	8	B.B. Knight	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jr	Tulsa	Katy, TX
F	10	Errol White	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Eastern New Mexico	Queens, NY
G	11	Eian Lowe	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Marshall High School	Fort Bend, TX
PF	12	Christian Thomas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	C.E. King High School	Baltimore, MD
F	20	Spencer Ezewiro	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Cerritos College	Paramount, CA
F	22	Andrew Holifield	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Ranger College	Beaumont, TX
G	24	Rob Lee Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Wayne State	Flint, MI
F/C	32	Janko Bulajic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	Sr	KK Podgorica	Nikšić, Montenegro
C	51	Izuchukwu Emelife	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Clear Springs High School	League City, TX

Head coach

Alvin Brooks (Lamar)

Assistant coach(es)

Wendell Moore (Georgia Southern)
Charles Harral (Texas Tech)
Ethan Quinn (Minnesota)
Jordan Gillon (Texas Southern)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2025* 6:00 pm	Mary Hardin–Baylor	W 90–49	–	17 – Holifield	11 – East	–	Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Texas A&M–San Antonio	W 93–53	1–0	27 – Gambrell	6 – Tied	6 – Tied	Neches Arena (7,531) Beaumont, TX
November 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at TCU	L 65–78	1–1	26 – Lee Jr.	6 – Pennebaker	3 – Tied	Schollmaier Arena (4,567) Fort Worth, TX
November 17, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe	W 79–66	2–1	23 – Holifield	9 – Tied	4 – Lowe	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,002) Monroe, LA
November 23, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana Blaine Taylor Classic	W 68−63	3−1	18 – Holifield	12 – East	3 – Tied	Dahlberg Arena (2,550) Missoula, MT
November 24, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Oakland Blaine Taylor Classic	L 68−83	3−2	15 – Holifield	9 – Holifield	5 – Pennebaker	Dahlberg Arena (117) Missoula, MT
November 29, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Our Lady of the Lake	W 90–46	4–2	26 – Lee Jr.	11 – East	4 – Tied	Neches Arena (1,049) Beaumont, TX
December 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Louisiana	W 65–55	5–2	24 – East	12 – East	5 – Lee	Neches Arena (1,499) Beaumont, TX
December 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 49–57	5–3 (0–1)	15 – Lee Jr.	8 – East	3 – Tied	Neches Arena (1,349) Beaumont, TX
December 10, 2025* 9:00 pm, MWN	at San Diego State	L 71–89	5–4	21 – Lee Jr.	6 – Tied	5 – Wilhite	Viejas Arena (11,257) San Diego, CA
December 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UT Rio Grande Valley	L 72–83	5–5 (0–2)	24 – Holifield	8 – Tied	5 – Pennebaker	Neches Arena (1,054) Beaumont, TX
December 20, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Omaha	L 82–85 ^OT	5–6	24 – Lee Jr.	14 – East	4 – Lowe	Neches Arena (1,120) Beaumont, TX
December 29, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northwestern State						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
December 31, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at East Texas A&M						The Field House Commerce, TX
January 2, 2026 6:00 pm, CBSSN	at McNeese Battle of the Border						Townsley Law Arena Lake Charles, LA
January 5, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana						Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, LA
January 10, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Incarnate Word						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
January 12, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Houston Christian						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
January 17, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Nicholls						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
January 19, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Orleans						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
January 24, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
January 26, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	East Texas A&M						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
January 31, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	McNeese Battle of the Border						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
February 2, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
February 7, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin						William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
February 9, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Northwestern State						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
February 14, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						Hilliard Center Corpus Christi, TX
February 16, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at UT Rio Grande Valley						UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
February 21, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	New Orleans						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
February 23, 2026 6:00 pm, CBSSN	Nicholls						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
February 28, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Incarnate Word						McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
March 2, 2026 7:30 pm, CBSSN	at Houston Christian						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
Southland tournament
March 8–11, 2026 TBA	vs.						Townsley Law Arena Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
^ "Marmolejos and Lamar defeat Nicholls State in Southland Conference Tournament 58-55". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
^ "Lamar falls to McNeese in Southland championship". The Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
^ "Lamar Cardinals 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 30, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2025.

[2] "Marmolejos and Lamar defeat Nicholls State in Southland Conference Tournament 58-55". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 30, 2025.

[3] "Lamar falls to McNeese in Southland championship". The Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved November 30, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2025.

[5] "Lamar Cardinals 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 30, 2025.

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