2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	10–3 (1–0 MAC)
Head coach	Todd Simon (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Lourawls Nairn Jr. (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Bryce Martin (3rd season); Bob Gallager (3rd season); Jason Newkirk (2nd season); Anthony Stacey (1st season);
Home arena	Stroh Center

2025–26 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Miami (OH)	1	–	0	1.000	13	–	0	1.000
Buffalo	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	2	.846
Kent State	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
Bowling Green	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	3	.769
Akron	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Northern Illinois	1	–	0	1.000	5	–	7	.417
Toledo	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
UMass	0	–	1	.000	9	–	4	.692
Eastern Michigan	0	–	1	.000	6	–	7	.462
Ohio	0	–	1	.000	6	–	7	.462
Western Michigan	0	–	1	.000	6	–	7	.462
Central Michigan	0	–	1	.000	4	–	9	.308
Ball State	0	–	1	.000	3	–	9	.250

† 2026 MAC tournament winner As of December 22, 2025

The 2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represents Bowling Green State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by third-year head coach Todd Simon, play their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2024–25 season 14–18, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in eighth place.^[1] They were defeated by Akron in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Trey Thomas	1	G	6'0"	160	Senior	Toronto, Ontario	Graduated
DaJion Humphrey	3	G	6'4"	185	Senior	Detroit, Michigan	Transferred to Samford^[3]
Braelon Green	5	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Southfield, Michigan	Transferred to Eastern Michigan^[4]
Marcus Johnson	6	F	6'7"	265	Senior	Akron, Ohio	Transferred to Kansas State
Wilguens Jr. Exacte	7	F	6'6"	236	Sophomore	Montreal, Quebec	Transferred to Drake^[5]
Derrick Butler	10	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Charlotte, North Carolina	Graduated
Jamai Felt	11	F	6'10"	210	Freshman	Boston, Massachusetts	Transferred to Temple^[6]
Youssef Khayat	23	F	6'9"	215	Junior	Beirut, Lebanon	Signed with Sagesse SC^[7]
Donovan Hunter	55	F	6'8"	197	Sophomore	Columbus, Ohio	Transferred to Bellarmine

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jason Kimbrough Jr.	1	G	6'0"	165	Junior	Maricopa, Arizona	Highland CC^[8]
Josiah Shackelford	4	G	6'4"	212	Sophomore	Sanford, Florida	Flagler^[9]
Mayar Wol	9	F	6'8"	196	Junior	Raleigh, North Carolina	Eastern Kentucky
Javon Ruffin	11	G	6'5"	195	Senior	Phoenix, Arizona	Colorado^[10]
Troy Glover II	16	F	6'10"	225	Senior	Wheaton, Illinois	UMSL^[11]
Justin Thomas	25	G	6'7"	184	Senior	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Florida State^[12]
Aiden Goins	34	F	6'9"	275	Junior	Knoxville, Tennessee	Walters State CC^[13]

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Makhi Leach G	Toledo, Ohio	Whitmer High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 19, 2024
Makhi Leach G	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (N/A)
Camden Karel PF	Byron Center, Michigan	Byron Center High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 4, 2024
Camden Karel PF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (N/A)
Overall recruit ranking: 247Sports: 146 On3: 141
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. "2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team". 247Sports. "2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team". On3.

Preseason

On October 21, 2025, the MAC released the preseason coaches' poll. Bowling Green was picked to finish third in the MAC regular season.^[14]

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Akron	143 (11)
2	Miami (OH)	133 (2)
3	Kent State	122
4	Ohio	108
5	UMass	98
6	Toledo	95
7	Bowling Green	73
8	Ball State	62
9	Eastern Michigan	52
10	Western Michigan	46
11	Buffalo	37
12	Central Michigan	31
13	Northern Illinois	14

MAC Tournament Champions: Akron (8), Miami-Ohio (2), Kent State (1), Ohio (1), UMass (1)

Source^[14]

Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams
Team	Player	Position	Year
First	Javontae Campbell	Guard	Senior

Source^[14]

Roster

2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jaxon Pardon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Carroll High School	Fort Wayne, Indiana
G	1	Jason Kimbrough Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Highland CC	Maricopa, Arizona
G	2	Javontae Campbell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Northern Oklahoma	Muskogee, Oklahoma
G	3	Makhi Leach	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Whitmer HS	Toledo, Ohio
G	4	Josiah Shackelford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	So	Flagler	Sanford, Florida
F	8	Greg Spurgin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Westminster	Toowoomba, Australia
F	9	Mayar Wol	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Eastern Kentucky	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	10	Christian Dedivanaj	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Powers Catholic HS	Flint, Michigan
G	11	Javon Ruffin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Colorado	Phoenix, Arizona
F	12	Mohamed Maxamud	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Labette Community College	Westerville, Ohio
F	13	Preston Squire	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Salt Lake Community College	Ephraim, Utah
F	14	Sam Towns	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Ohio	Columbus, Ohio
F	15	Camden Karel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Byron Center HS	Byron Center, Michigan
F	16	Troy Glover II	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	UMSL	Wheaton, Illinois
G	25	Justin Thomas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Florida State	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	31	Alijah Adem	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS Fr	Spring Valley High School	Las Vegas, Nevada
F	34	Aiden Goins	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jr	Walters State CC	Knoxville, Tennessee

Head coach

Todd Simon (Central Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 15, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 23, 2025* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	at No. 22 Michigan State	L 66–75		20 – Towns	12 – Towns	5 – Campbell	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
October 27, 2025* 7:00 p.m.	at Dayton	L 59–90		20 – Ruffin	5 – Wol	4 – Thomas	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas State MAC-SBC Challenge	W 83–48	1–0	19 – Wol	7 – Campbell	5 – Campbell	Stroh Center (3,003) Bowling Green, OH
November 6, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bethany	W 120–65	2–0	24 – Campbell	6 – Tied	4 – Thomas	Stroh Center (1,813) Bowling Green, OH
November 9, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Le Moyne	W 83–60	3–0	23 – Campbell	7 – Towns	4 – Tied	Stroh Center (1,944) Bowling Green, OH
November 15, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Davidson	L 87–91	3–1	23 – Shackelford	6 – Tied	6 – Thomas	John M. Belk Arena (2,536) Davidson, NC
November 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	William & Mary	L 74–82	3–2	17 – Campbell	8 – Towns	4 – Campbell	Stroh Center (1,848) Bowling Green, OH
November 24, 2025* 12:00 pm, PTB Live	vs. Bucknell Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division	W 71–66	4–2	15 – Tied	7 – Thomas	4 – Tied	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (682) Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2025* 11:00 a.m., PTB Live	vs. VMI Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division	W 81–48	5–2	21 – Wol	18 – Towns	5 – Kimbrough Jr.	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (680) Fort Myers, FL
December 1, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kansas State	W 82–66	6–2	27 – Towns	8 – Tied	5 – Campbell	Bramlage Coliseum (6,917) Manhattan, KS
December 6, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Utah Valley	L 71–82	6–3	24 – Campbell	6 – Towns	5 – Campbell	Stroh Center (1,929) Bowling Green, OH
December 7, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Aquinas	W 131–50	7–3	24 – Goins	7 – Campbell	9 – Campbell	Stroh Center (1,720) Bowling Green, OH
December 16, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Chicago State	W 76–55	8–3	19 – Towns	11 – Towns	9 – Ruffin	Stroh Center (1,715) Bowling Green, OH
December 20, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Ohio	W 68–58	9–3 (1–0)	19 – Campbell	8 – Towns	7 – Campbell	Convocation Center (3,035) Athens, OH
December 22, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Siena Heights	W 125–66	10–3	21 – Shackelford	7 – Campbell	9 – Thomas	Stroh Center (1,829) Bowling Green, OH
December 30, 2025 7:00 pm	Miami (OH)						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
January 3, 2026 2:00 p.m.	at UMass						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
January 6, 2026 7:00 p.m.	at Kent State						MAC Center Kent, OH
January 9, 2026 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	Akron						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
January 17, 2026 1:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
January 20, 2026 7:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 24, 2026 5:00 p.m.	at Toledo						Savage Arena Toledo, OH
January 27, 2026 7:00 p.m.	Buffalo						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
January 31, 2026 7:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan						McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 3, 2026 7:00 pm	Ball State						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 7, 2026* TBA	at TBA MAC–SBC Challenge						TBA TBA
February 11, 2026 8:00 p.m.	at Northern Illinois						NIU Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
February 14, 2026 5:00 p.m.	Toledo						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 17, 2026 7:00 p.m.	Kent State						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 21, 2026 3:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH)						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
February 24, 2026 7:00 p.m.	Western Michigan						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 28, 2026 2:00 p.m.	UMass						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
March 6, 2026 6:30 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan						George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[15]^[16]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP ^[17]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
^ "BGSU men's basketball blown out by top-seeded Akron in MAC tournament quarterfinals". The Blade. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
^ Abrego, Artie. "DaJion Humphrey transfers to Samford University". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
^ Kavalecz, Tyler. "Braelon Green transferring to Eastern Michigan". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
^ Hertel, Alyssa. "Drake basketball: Eric Henderson signs Okku Federiko, Wilguens Jr. Exacte to Bulldogs". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
^ "Temple Inks Bowling Green Transfer Jamai Felt". Temple. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
^ Kahn, Andrew (August 4, 2025). "Ex-Wolverine leaves college basketball team to return to home country". mlive. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
^ Kavalecz, Tyler. "Jason Kimbrough Jr. commits to BGSU men's basketball". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
^ Abrego, Artie. "Josiah Shackelford transfers to BGSU men's basketball". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
^ Kavalecz, Tyler. "Former Colorado guard Javon Ruffin transfers to Bowling Green". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
^ Abrego, Artie. "Troy Glover ll commits to BGSU". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
^ "BGSU men's basketball lands commitment from Florida State transfer guard Thomas". The Blade. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
^ Kavalecz, Tyler. "JUCO center Aiden Goins announces commitment to BGSU men's basketball". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "MAC Announces 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll & All-MAC Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bowling Green State University Falcons. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
^ "Bowling Green Falcons 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
^ "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2025.

[2] "BGSU men's basketball blown out by top-seeded Akron in MAC tournament quarterfinals". The Blade. Retrieved December 15, 2025.

[3] Abrego, Artie. "DaJion Humphrey transfers to Samford University". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.

[4] Kavalecz, Tyler. "Braelon Green transferring to Eastern Michigan". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.

[5] Hertel, Alyssa. "Drake basketball: Eric Henderson signs Okku Federiko, Wilguens Jr. Exacte to Bulldogs". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 15, 2025.

[6] "Temple Inks Bowling Green Transfer Jamai Felt". Temple. Retrieved December 15, 2025.

[7] Kahn, Andrew (August 4, 2025). "Ex-Wolverine leaves college basketball team to return to home country". mlive. Retrieved December 15, 2025.

[8] Kavalecz, Tyler. "Jason Kimbrough Jr. commits to BGSU men's basketball". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.

[9] Abrego, Artie. "Josiah Shackelford transfers to BGSU men's basketball". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.

[10] Kavalecz, Tyler. "Former Colorado guard Javon Ruffin transfers to Bowling Green". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.

[11] Abrego, Artie. "Troy Glover ll commits to BGSU". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.

[12] "BGSU men's basketball lands commitment from Florida State transfer guard Thomas". The Blade. Retrieved December 15, 2025.

[13] Kavalecz, Tyler. "JUCO center Aiden Goins announces commitment to BGSU men's basketball". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.

[poll-14] "MAC Announces 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll & All-MAC Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 28, 2025.

[15] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bowling Green State University Falcons. Retrieved December 16, 2025.

[16] "Bowling Green Falcons 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2025.

[17] "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

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