2025–26 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

2025–26 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
2025–26 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	4–8 (0–1 MVC)
Head coach	David Ragland (4th season);
Associate head coach	Craig Snow
Assistant coaches	George Swanson; Peter Funk; DJ Balentine; Sammy Dowd;
Home arena	Ford Center

2025–26 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Belmont	2	–	0	1.000	11	–	1	.917
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 18, 2025

The 2025–26 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represent the University of Evansville during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by fourth-year head coach David Ragland, play their home games at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

Previous season

The Purple Aces finished the 2024–25 season 11–21, 8–12 in MVC play, to finish in tenth place.^[1] They were defeated in the first round of the MVC tournament by Murray State.^[2]

Roster

2025–26 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Bryce Quinet	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Notre Dame Prep	Scottsdale, AZ
G	1	Keishon Porter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	NC Central	Pinetops, NC
F	2	James Dyson-Merwe	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Fr	Centre for Excellence	Sydney, Australia
F	5	Marlon Barnes Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Pittsburgh	Cleveland, OH
G	6	Leif Moeller	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Rist Wedel	Berlin, Germany
G	9	Kaia Berridge	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Archbishop Riordan HS	Whangārei, New Zealand
F	11	Joshua Hughes	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr	BA Centre of Excellence	Brisbane, Australia
G	12	Alex Hemenway	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Vanderbilt	Newburgh, IN
F	22	Connor Turnbull	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Butler	St. Paul, MO
F	32	Dakota Candler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	South Knox HS	Vincennes, IN
G	33	Aaron Gutman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Walton-Verona HS	Walton, KY
G	40	Weston Aigner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Castle HS	Newburgh, IN
F	45	Trent Hundley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Rio Grande	Mount Orab, OH

Head coach

David Ragland (Evansville)

Assistant coach(es)

Craig Snow (Evansville)
George Swanson (Northwest)
Peter Funk (Valparaiso)
DJ Balentine (Evansville)
Sammy Dowd (Idaho State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2025* 1:00 p.m.	Henderson State	W 90-74	–	22 – Porter	11 – Casey	7 – Hughes	Ford Center (3,409) Evansville, IN
Non-conference Regular Season
November 4, 2025* 5:30 p.m., BTN	at Purdue	L 51-82	0–1	15 – Hughes	11 – Hughes	3 – Moeller	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
November 7, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Calumet	W 92-50	1–1	21 – Hemenway	7 – Dyson-Merwe	8 – Moeller	Ford Center (5,561) Evansville, IN
November 9, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Oakland City	W 76-47	2–1	14 – Turnbull	7 – Moeller	7 – Moeller	Ford Center (4,538) Evansville, IN
November 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Middle Tennessee	L 72-77	2–2	16 – Turnbull	7 – Hughes	5 – Moeller	Ford Center (4,123) Evansville, IN
November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UT Arlington	L 76-84	2–3	20 – Turnbull	5 – Turnbull	6 – Moeller	Ford Center (4,312) Evansville, IN
November 21, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Oregon State Paradise Jam Opening Round	W 73-69	3–3	16 – Hughes	12 – Hughes	3 – Quinet	UVI Center (1,012) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 23, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Akron Paradise Jam Semifinal	L 59-97	3–4	13 – Casey	8 – Casey	2 – Casey	UVI Center (1,924) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 24, 2025* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Charleston Paradise Jam Third Place game	L 59–78	3–5	18 – Turnbull	8 – Turnbull	2 – Turnbull	UVI Center Saint Thomas, USVI
December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Ball State	W 64–52	4–5	21 – Turnbull	11 – Casey	5 – Quinet	Ford Center (4,186) Evansville, IN
December 6, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Western Kentucky	L 79–80	4–6	21 – Moeller	8 – Turnbull	5 – Porter	E.A. Diddle Arena (3,247) Bowling Green, KY
December 13, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ACCN	at Notre Dame	L 58–82	4–7	17 – Turnbull	9 – Turnbull	3 – Moeller	Purcell Pavilion (4,323) South Bend, IN
Conference Regular Season
December 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., Gray Media/ESPN+	Belmont	L 78–83	4–8 (0–1)	20 – Hundley	9 – Dyson-Merwe	2 – Quinet	Ford Center (4,039) Evansville, IN
December 21, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Drake						Ford Center Evansville, IN
December 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bradley						Carver Arena Peoria, IL
January 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Illinois State						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
January 4, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Iowa						Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Murray State						Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 10, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Indiana State						Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
January 13, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bradley						Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 20, 2026 7:00 p.m., Marquee/ESPN+	UIC						Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL
January 25, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Illinois						Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 28, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Drake						Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
January 31, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Iowa						McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
February 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Indiana State						Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 6, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Valparaiso						The ARC Valparaiso, IN
February 9, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Illinois State						Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 12, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Illinois						Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
February 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UIC						Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 21, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Murray State						CFSB Center Murray, KY
February 25, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Belmont						Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Valparaiso Senior Night						Ford Center Evansville, IN
MVC tournament
March 2026 TBA, Gray Media/ESPN+	vs. TBA Arch Madness						Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". mvc-sports.com. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ "Comer scores 22 points as Aces fall at Arch Madness". gopurpleaces.com. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
^ "Evansville Purple Aces Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". mvc-sports.com. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[2] "Comer scores 22 points as Aces fall at Arch Madness". gopurpleaces.com. Retrieved December 2, 2025.

[3] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

[4] "Evansville Purple Aces Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

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