2025–26 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

2025–26 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
2025–26 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	6–6 (0–1 MVC)
Head coach	Scott Nagy (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Steve Hawkins
Assistant coaches	Jevon Mamon; Will Veasley; Tae Gibbs; Darreon Reddick;
Home arena	Banterra Center

2025–26 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Belmont	2	–	0	1.000	12	–	1	.923
Northern Iowa	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
Murray State	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Illinois State	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Bradley	1	–	0	1.000	8	–	4	.667
Valparaiso	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
Indiana State	0	–	1	.000	7	–	5	.583
Drake	0	–	1	.000	6	–	6	.500
Southern Illinois	0	–	1	.000	6	–	6	.500
Evansville	0	–	1	.000	4	–	8	.333
UIC	0	–	2	.000	4	–	7	.364

† 2026 MVC tournament winner As of December 19, 2025

The 2025–26 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represents Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis are led by second-year head coach Scott Nagy, and play their home games at the Banterra Center in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

Previous season

The Salukis finished the 2024–25 season 14–19, 8–12 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MVC tournament, they beat Indiana State before losing to Drake in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2025–26 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Rolyns Aligbe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Minnehaha Academy	Minneapolis, MN
G	2	Quel'Ron House	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Jacksonville State	Louisville, KY
G	3	Caden Hawkins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	John A. Logan	Carterville, IL
G	4	Davion Sykes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Texas State	Duncanville, TX
G	5	Jalen Haynes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Lewisville, TX
F	7	Daniel Pauliukonis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Benet Academy	Chicago, IL
G	8	Prince Aligbe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Seton Hall	Minneapolis, MN
G	9	Isaiah Stafford	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Valparaiso	Bolingbrook, IL
G	10	Damien Mayo Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Missouri State	St. Louis, MO
G	14	Luke Walsh	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. John Vianney High School	St. Louis, MO
G	21	Drew Steffe	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Texas Tech	Frisco, TX
F	25	Jorge Moreno	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	RS Sr	Lee College	Cananea, Mexico
C	33	Jaheem Webber	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Fr	Normal Community High School	Normal, IL
F	35	Max Pikaar	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Saint Louis	Leiden, Netherlands

Head coach

Scott Nagy (Delta State)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Hawkins (USSA)
Jevon Mamon (Barat College)
Will Veasley (Butler)
Tae Gibbs (Indiana University Southeast)
Darreon Reddick (Tennessee State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 20th, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition Season
October 17, 2025* 6:00 PM	Austin Peay	W 84–79		Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
October 29, 2025* 7:00 PM	at Lindenwood	W 86–76		The Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 PM, ESPN+	McKendree	W 83–42	1–0	Banterra Center (3,719) Carbondale, IL
November 7, 2025* 7:00 PM, ESPN+	Kansas City Charles Helleny Tip–Off Classic	W 101–78	2–0	Banterra Center (3,704) Carbondale, IL
November 12, 2025* 9:00 PM, Mountain West Network	at Nevada	L 81–86 ^OT	2–1	Lawlor Events Center (7,001) Reno, NV
November 17, 2025* 7:00 PM, SLN	at North Dakota State	L 85–92	2–2	Scheels Center (1,068) Fargo, ND
November 23, 2025* 2:00 PM, PassThaBallLive	vs. Delaware Jacksonville Classic	W 79–59	3–2	Adams–Jenkins Community Sports & Music Complex (346) Jacksonville, FL
November 24, 2025* 12:30 PM, PassThaBallLive	vs. UAB Jacksonville Classic	L 73–81	3–3	Adams–Jenkins Community Sports & Music Complex (246) Jacksonville, FL
November 26, 2025* 7:00 PM, ESPN+	at Memphis	L 58–74	3–4	FedExForum (9,681) Memphis, TN
November 29, 2025* 6:00 PM, ESPN+	Little Rock	W 74–65	4–4	Banterra Center (3,309) Carbondale, IL
December 3, 2025* 6:00 PM, ESPN+	at High Point	W 86–84	5–4	Qubein Center (2,497) High Point, NC
December 10, 2025* 7:00 PM, ESPN+	UT Martin	W 83–54	6–4	Banterra Center (4,021) Carbondale, IL
December 13, 2025* 5:00 PM, ESPN+	at Richmond	L 84–93 ^OT	6–5	Robins Center (4,539) Richmond, VA
Conference Regular Season
December 18, 2025 8:00 PM, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	Illinois State	L 68–75	6–6 (0–1)	Banterra Center (3,923) Carbondale, IL
December 21, 2025 1:00 PM, ESPN+	at Bradley			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
December 29, 2025 6:00 PM, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	at Murray State			CFSB Center Murray, KY
January 1, 2026 2:00 PM, ESPN+	Valparaiso			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
January 4, 2026 4:00 PM, TBA	at Belmont			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
January 7, 2026 7:00 PM, TBA	at UIC			Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL
January 14, 2026 7:00 PM, TBA	Drake			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
January 17, 2026 TBD, TBA	Belmont			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
January 21, 2026 TBD, TBA	at Valparaiso			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
January 25, 2026 3:00 PM, TBA	at Evansville			Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 28, 2026 6:00 PM, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	Northern Iowa			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
January 31, 2026 6:00 PM, TBA	UIC			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
February 3, 2026 6:00 PM, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	at Illinois State			CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
February 6, 2026 TBD, TBA	Murray State			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
February 9, 2026 TBD, TBA	at Indiana State			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 12, 2026 7:00 PM, ESPN+	Evansville			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
February 15, 2026 TBD, TBA	Bradley			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
February 18, 2026 TBD, TBA	at Drake			The Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
February 21, 2026 7:00 PM, TBA	at Northern Iowa			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
February 25, 2026 7:00 PM, ESPN+	Indiana State			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
Conference Tournament
TBD TBD, MVC TV Network/ESPN+	vs. TBD Arch Madness Opening Round			Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[1]^[2]

References

^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
^ "Southern Illinois Salukis Schedule 2025–26". ESPN. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

[1] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2025.

[2] "Southern Illinois Salukis Schedule 2025–26". ESPN. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

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