2025–26 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team

2025–26 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record6–8 (0–0 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Al'lonzo Coleman
  • Justin Griffith
  • Rob Lane
Home arenaTempleton Center
2025–26 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
High Point 0 0   11 3   .786
Charleston Southern 0 0   8 6   .571
Winthrop 0 0   8 6   .571
USC Upstate 0 0   8 7   .533
Longwood 0 0   7 7   .500
Presbyterian 0 0   6 8   .429
Radford 0 0   6 8   .429
UNC Asheville 0 0   6 8   .429
Gardner–Webb 0 0   2 13   .133
† 2026 Big South tournament winner
As of December 22, 2025

The 2025–26 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team represents Presbyterian College during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Hose, led by seventh-year head coach Quinton Ferrell, play their home games at the Templeton Center in Clinton, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Blue Hose finished the 2024–25 season 14–19, 7–9 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1] They were defeated by Radford in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament.[2] They received an invitation to the CBI,[3] where they would be defeated by eventual tournament champions Illinois State in the first round.[4]

Preseason

On October 15, 2025, the Big South Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Presbyterian was picked to finish sixth in the conference.[5]

Preseason rankings

Big South Preseason Poll
Place Team Points
1 High Point 80 (8)
2 UNC Asheville 68 (1)
3 Longwood 53
4 Radford 52
5 Winthrop 51
6 Presbyterian 37
7 Charleston Southern 27
8 Gardner–Webb 19
9 USC Upstate 18
(#) first-place votes

Source:[5]

Preseason All-Big South Teams

Preseason All-Big South Second Team
Player Year Position
Jonah Pierce RS Senior Forward

Source:[6]

Roster

2025–26 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Iverson King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Forsyth Country Day School Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 1 Luke Allison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Sentinel High School Missoula, Montana
G 2 Khalon Hudson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Spartanburg Methodist College Augusta, Georgia
G 3 JD Bowden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Ambassador Christian School Charlotte, North Carolina
G/F 4 Josh Pickett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Denver Plainfield, Illinois
F 6 Chidi Chiakwelu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr George Ranch High School Houston, Texas
G 7 Triston Wilson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Miami Norland Senior High School Miami, Florida
G 10 Amare Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Greer High School Greer, South Carolina
G 11 Erik Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Sam Houston Orlando, Florida
G 12 Carl Parrish 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Miami Norland Senior High School Miami Gardens, Florida
F 13 Augustine Ayelyine 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr University Christian School Sunyani, Ghana
F 15 Jonah Pierce 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Francis Marion Sanford, Florida
F 42 Jaylen Peterson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Greenforest-McCalep Christian Academy Stone Mountain, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 21, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 17, 2025*
6:00 pm
at Clemson L 44–83 
Littlejohn Coliseum (2,209)
Clemson, SC
October 28, 2025*
7:00 pm
SC Central Christian W 115–43 
Templeton Center (100)
Clinton, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Navy L 55–76  0–1
Templeton Center (471)
Clinton, SC
November 5, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Bluefield W 105–76  1–1
Templeton Center (353)
Clinton, SC
November 8, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
East Tennessee State W 68–64  2–1
Templeton Center (279)
Clinton, SC
November 10, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia State W 63–61  3–1
GSU Convocation Center (12,62)
Atlanta, GA
November 12, 2025*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at South Carolina L 61–81  3–2
Colonial Life Arena (11,874)
Columbia, SC
November 16, 2025*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento State
Empire Classic campus game
L 62–64  3–3
Hornets Nest (2,216)
Sacramento, CA
November 18, 2025*
10:00 pm, ACCNX
at California
Empire Classic campus game
L 57–67  3–4
Haas Pavilion (1,894)
Berkeley, CA
November 21, 2025*
10:30 pm, BTN
at No. 19 UCLA
Empire Classic campus game
L 46–86  3–5
Pauley Pavilion (4,142)
Los Angeles, CA
November 26, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Columbia International W 93–50  4–5
Templeton Center (236)
Clinton, SC
November 30, 2025*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. The Citadel W 69–41  5–5
Harrah's Cherokee Center (243)
Asheville, NC
December 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wofford L 56–63  5–6
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,410)
Spartanburg, SC
December 6, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Morehead State W 80–72  6–6
Templeton Center (243)
Clinton, SC
December 17, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Carolina L 53–74  6–7
Williams Arena (2,663)
Greenville, NC
December 21, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Manhattan L 81–87  6–8
Draddy Gymnasium (461)
Riverdale, NY
December 28, 2025*
4:00 pm
Truett McConnell Templeton Center 
Clinton, SC
Big South regular season
January 3, 2026
2:00 pm
USC Upstate Templeton Center 
Clinton, SC
January 7, 2026
7:00 pm
at Radford Dedmon Center 
Radford, VA
January 10, 2026
3:00 pm
at Longwood Joan Perry Brock Center 
Farmville, VA
January 14, 2026
7:00 pm
UNC Asheville Templeton Center 
Clinton, SC
January 17, 2026
2:00 pm
at Gardner–Webb Paul Porter Arena 
Boiling Springs, NC
January 21, 2026
7:00 pm
Charleston Southern Templeton Center 
Clinton, SC
January 24, 2026
4:30 pm
Winthrop Templeton Center 
Clinton, SC
January 29, 2026
7:00 pm
at High Point Qubein Center 
High Point, NC
January 31, 2026
2:00 pm
Radford Templeton Center 
Clinton, SC
February 7, 2026
2:00 pm
Gardner–Webb Templeton Center 
Clinton, SC
February 12, 2026
7:00 pm
at Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field House 
North Charleston, SC
February 14, 2026
2:00 pm
at UNC Asheville Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC
February 19, 2026
7:00 pm
Longwood Templeton Center 
Clinton, SC
February 21, 2026
4:30 pm
at USC Upstate G. B. Hodge Center 
Spartanburg, SC
February 26, 2026
7:00 pm
High Point Templeton Center 
Clinton, SC
February 28, 2026
4:00 pm
at Winthrop Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC
Big South tournament
March 4–8, 2026
TBA
vs.  Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  2. ^ "Moss and Radford win 74-69 in OT against Presbyterian in Big South quarterfinals". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  3. ^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "Illinois State Men's and Women's Basketball both earn impressive postseason wins to advance in their respective tournaments". 25 News Now. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "High Point Earns Top Spot in 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  6. ^ "Big South Announces 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  7. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Presbyterian College. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  8. ^ "Presbyterian Blue Hose 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2025.