2025–26 Lindenwood Lions men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Lindenwood Lions men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (1–0 OVC) |
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| Associate head coach | Anthony Beane |
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| Home arena | Robert F. Hyland Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindenwood | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 3 | – | 8 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Little Rock | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Indiana | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 3 | – | 8 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 OVC tournament winner As of December 18, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Lindenwood Lions men's basketball team represent Lindenwood University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by seventh-year head coach Kyle Gerdeman, play their home games at the Robert F. Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Missouri as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
This season marks Lindenwood's final year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lions are not eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.[1]
Previous season
The Lions finished the 2024–25 season 16–17, 10–10 in OVC play to finish in sixth place.[2] They were defeated by Tennessee State in the conference tournament quarterfinals.
Preseason
On October 14, 2025, the OVC released their preseason polls. Lindenwood was picked to finish fifth in the conference.[3]
Preseason rankings
| Place | Team | Votes | |
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| 1 | Little Rock | 188 (12) | |
| 2 | Southeast Missouri State | 177 (6) | |
| 3 | SIU Edwardsville | 163 (1) | |
| 4 | Tennessee State | 135 (1) | |
| T-5 | Lindenwood | 100 | |
| Morehead State | |||
| 7 | Tennessee Tech | 80 | |
| 8 | UT Martin | 79 | |
| 9 | Southern Indiana | 67 (2) | |
| 10 | Eastern Illinois | 63 | |
| 11 | Western Illinois | 57 | |
| (#) first-place votes | |||
Source:[3]
Players to Watch
Each OVC team selected two "Players to Watch" for their team.
| Player | Position | Year |
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| Anias Futrell | Guard | Senior |
| Mekhi Cooper | Junior |
Source:[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 29, 2025* 7:00 p.m. |
Southern Illinois | L 76–86 | – |
Robert F. Hyland Arena (777) St. Charles, MO | |||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 10 Texas Tech | L 60–98 | 0–1 |
United Supermarkets Arena (8,056) Lubbock, TX | |||||||
| November 6, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UHSP | W 116–51 | 1–1 |
Robert F. Hyland Arena (867) St. Charles, MO | |||||||
| November 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Saint Louis | L 66–109 | 1–2 |
Robert F. Hyland Arena (3,710) St. Charles, MO | |||||||
| November 14, 2025* 5:30 p.m., SWAC TV |
vs. Charleston Southern Bulldog Bash |
W 83–77 | 2–2 |
AAMU Event Center (190) Huntsville, AL | |||||||
| November 16, 2025* 3:00 p.m., SWAC TV |
at Alabama A&M Bulldog Bash |
L 65–74 | 2–3 |
AAMU Event Center (1,250) Huntsville, AL | |||||||
| November 20, 2025* 5:00 p.m., Big Ten Network |
at Indiana | L 53–73 | 2–4 |
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| November 24, 2025* 6:00 p.m., Big Ten Network |
Kansas City | W 80–67 | 3–4 |
Robert F. Hyland Arena (725) St. Charles, MO | |||||||
| December 2, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northern Illinois | W 99–64 | 4–4 |
NIU Convocation Center (824) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| December 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Eastern Illinois | W 82–74 | 5–4 (1–0) |
Groniger Arena (920) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| December 9, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Culver–Stockton | W 110–44 | 6–4 |
Robert F. Hyland Arena (466) St. Charles, MO | |||||||
| December 18, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Western Illinois | Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO | |||||||||
| December 20, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Harris–Stowe State | Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO | |||||||||
| December 23, 2025* 2:00 p.m. |
at Missouri State | Great Southern Bank Arena Springfield, MO | |||||||||
| January 1, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Morehead State | Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO | |||||||||
| January 3, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern Indiana | Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO | |||||||||
| January 6, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at SIU Edwardsville | First Community Arena Edwardsville, IL | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Little Rock | Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO | |||||||||
| January 15, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southeast Missouri State | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UT Martin | Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN | |||||||||
| January 22, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tennessee Tech | Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tennessee State | Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO | |||||||||
| January 29, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southern Indiana | Liberty Arena Evansville, IN | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Morehead State | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY | |||||||||
| February 3, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
SIU Edwardsville | Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO | |||||||||
| February 5, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Little Rock | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR | |||||||||
| February 12, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Martin | Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southeast Missouri State | Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO | |||||||||
| February 19, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tennessee State | Gentry Center Nashville, TN | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tennessee Tech | Hooper Eblen Center Cookeville, TN | |||||||||
| February 26, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Eastern Illinois | Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Western Illinois | Western Hall Macomb, IL | |||||||||
Sources: [4]
References
- ^ "Lindenwood to reclassify as NCAA Division I school". The St. Louis American. February 23, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". ovcsports.com. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Little Rock Picked as 2025-26 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule - Lindenwood University Athletics". Lindenwood University Athletics. Archived from the original on November 29, 2025. Retrieved November 29, 2025.