2025–26 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team
| 2025–26 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (0–0 WAC) |
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| Home arena | College Park Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 9 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 WAC tournament winner As of December 19, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by third-year head coach K. T. Turner, play their home games at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
Effective in 2026–27, the WAC will rebrand as the United Athletic Conference (UAC), with UTA's WAC membership transferring accordingly.[1]
Previous season
The Mavericks finished the 2024–25 season 13–18, 6–10 in WAC play, to finish in seventh place.[2] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Grand Canyon in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament.[3]
Preseason
On October 28, 2025, the WAC released their preseason coaches poll. UT Arlington was picked to finish fourth in the conference, while receiving one first-place vote.[4]
Preseason rankings
| Place | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | California Baptist | 33 (5) | |
| 2 | Utah Valley | 29 (1) | |
| 3 | Abilene Christian | 27 | |
| 4 | UT Arlington | 22 (1) | |
| 5 | Tarleton State | 19 | |
| 6 | Utah Tech | 9 | |
| 7 | Southern Utah | 8 | |
| (#) first-place votes | |||
Source:[4]
Preseason All-WAC Team
| Player | Year | Position |
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| Raysean Seamster | Senior | Forward |
Source:[4]
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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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UNT Dallas | W 91–40 | 1–0 |
17 – Seamster | 15 – Seamster | 7 – Chavis | College Park Center (1,153) Arlington, TX | ||||
| November 8, 2025* 3:00 pm, MW Network |
at New Mexico | L 56–74 | 1–1 |
17 – Seamster | 9 – Seamster | 1 – Tied | The Pit (11,513) Albuquerque, NM | ||||
| November 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Arlington Baptist | W 117–61 | 2–1 |
19 – Seamster | 9 – Rigsby Jr. | 8 – Chavis | College Park Center (763) Arlington, TX | ||||
| November 15, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Missouri State | W 67–49 | 3–1 |
17 – Seamster | 15 – Jackson | 8 – Chavis | College Park Center (2,934) Arlington, TX | ||||
| November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Evansville | W 84-76 | 4–1 |
19 – Tied | 9 – Seamster | 4 – Tied | Ford Center (4,312) Evansville, IN | ||||
| November 21, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Campbell Weber State MTE |
L 67–71 | 4–2 |
16 – Seamster | 8 – Jackson | 8 – Chavis | Dee Events Center (307) Ogden, UT | ||||
| November 22, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Weber State Weber State MTE |
W 74–73 | 5–2 |
20 – McCreary | 5 – Seamster | 5 – Chavis | Dee Events Center (2,473) Ogden, UT | ||||
| November 29, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Stephen F. Austin | W 66–61 | 6–2 |
16 – Tied | 8 – McCreary | 3 – Tied | College Park Center (1,275) Arlington, TX | ||||
| December 2, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Arkansas State | L 63–83 | 6–3 |
16 – McCreary | 6 – Tied | 2 – Chavis | First National Bank Arena (3,389) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
| December 11, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Rio Grande Valley | W 57–50 | 7–3 |
14 – McCreary | 7 – McCreary, Seamster | 5 – Lowery | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,213) Edinburg, TX | ||||
| December 17, 2025* 9:00 pm, ACCNX |
at Stanford | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | |||||||||
| December 22, 2025* 7:00 pm |
at Oral Roberts | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||||
| WAC regular season | |||||||||||
| December 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tarleton State | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| January 1, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
California Baptist | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| January 3, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Utah | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Abilene Christian | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| January 15, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Tech | Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Valley | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| January 21, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tarleton State | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Utah | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
California Baptist | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| February 5, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Tech | Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Valley | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| February 12, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Utah | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Tech | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Valley | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| February 26, 2026 9:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at California Baptist | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| March 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tarleton State | EECU Center Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
| March 7, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11–14, 2026 |
vs. | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Atlantic Sun Conference and Western Athletic Conference to Forge Strategic Alliance: WAC to Rebrand as United Athletic Conference" (Press release). United Athletic Conference. June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
- ^ "JaKobe Coles leads Grand Canyon to WAC semifinals with win over UT Arlington". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
- ^ a b c "California Baptist Voted Top Team In 2025-26 WAC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
- ^ "UT Arlington Mavericks 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2025.