2025–26 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

2025–26 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
2025–26 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	4–7 (0–0 Big South)
Head coach	Mike Morrell (8th season);
Associate head coach	Woody Taylor
Assistant coaches	Justin Levine; Andrew Garcia;
Home arena	Kimmel Arena

2025–26 Big South men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
High Point	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Charleston Southern	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
USC Upstate	0	–	0	–	8	–	6	.571
Winthrop	0	–	0	–	7	–	6	.538
Longwood	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
Presbyterian	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
UNC Asheville	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
Radford	0	–	0	–	5	–	8	.385
Gardner–Webb	0	–	0	–	2	–	12	.143

† 2026 Big South tournament winner As of December 18, 2025

The 2025–26 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by eighth-year head coach Mike Morrell, play their home games at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2024–25 season 21–11, 11–5 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for second place.^[1] They defeated Charleston Southern in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament,^[2] before falling to Winthrop in the semifinals.^[3]

Preseason

On October 15, 2025, the Big South Conference released their preseason coaches poll. UNC Asheville was picked to finish second in the conference, while receiving one first-place vote.^[4]

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:^[4]

Big South Preseason Player of the Year

Big South Preseason Player of the Year
Player	Year	Position
Toyaz Solomon	Fifth Year	Forward

Source:^[5]

Preseason All-Big South Teams

Preseason All-Big South Teams
Team	Player	Year	Position
First	Toyaz Solomon	Ffith Year	Forward
Second	Kameron Taylor	Sophomore	Guard/Forward

Source:^[5]

Roster

2025–26 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Toyaz Solomon (5th)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Caldwell CCTI	Enfield, North Carolina
PG	1	Julian Clarke	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Lake Highland Prep	Orlando, Florida
G	2	Rasheed Baldwin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Chowan	Charlotte, North Carolina
G/F	3	Kameron Taylor	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Carmel Christian School	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	5	Myles Mayfield	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Edgewater High School	Orlando, Florida
G	7	Connor Dubsky	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Rhode Island	Woodbridge, Virginia
G	8	DJ Patrick	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Charleston Southern	Powder Springs, Georgia
G	10	Hugo Maton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Combine Academy	Lommel, Belgium
G	11	Jakel Powell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Florida Atlantic	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	12	Mitchell Taylor	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	South Carolina State	Atlanta, Georgia
F	13	Daniel Thomas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	New Mexico	Dallas, Texas
SF	14	Brayden Rivers	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Huntsville High School	Huntsville, Alabama
F/C	23	David Hermes	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	UTSA	Stockholm, Sweden
G	24	Corey Jones	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Woodstock Academy	Wake Forest, North Carolina
F	44	Sage Tolentino	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	Cincinnati	Kāneʻohe, Hawaii
G	55	Justin Wright (5th)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Loyola Marymount	Greenville, North Carolina

Head coach

Mike Morrell (Milligan)

Assistant coach(es)

Woody Taylor (Eckerd)
Justin Levine (Ithaca)
Andrew Garcia (Tulane)
(5th) Fifth-year senior

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 22, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2025* 6:30 pm	Truett McConnell	W 92–54	–	Kimmel Arena (462) Asheville, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Wichita State	L 58–75	0–1	Charles Koch Arena (5,366) Wichita, KS
November 8, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Georgia Southern	L 90–93	0–2	Hill Convocation Center (1,523) Statesboro, GA
November 11, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Lipscomb	W 69–64	1–2	Kimmel Arena (617) Asheville, NC
November 13, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Bryan	W 92–54	2–2	Kimmel Arena (489) Asheville, NC
November 19, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Western Carolina	L 73–80	2–3	Ramsey Center (2,387) Cullowhee, NC
November 25, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee State	L 73–75	2–4	Kimmel Arena (687) Asheville, NC
November 30, 2025* 1:30 pm, ESPN+	vs. Appalachian State	W 67–55	3–4	Harrah's Cherokee Center (1,132) Asheville, NC
December 2, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. UNC Greensboro	W 82–77	4–4	Harrah's Cherokee Center (444) Asheville, NC
December 6, 2025* 1:00 pm, The CW	at NC State	L 63–75	4–5	Lenovo Center (14,862) Raleigh, NC
December 10, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+/WYCW	Miami (OH)	L 87–90 ^OT	4–6	Kimmel Arena (903) Asheville, NC
December 13, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	St. Thomas	L 59–80	4–7	Kimmel Arena (723) Asheville, NC
December 16, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Kentucky Christian			Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
December 18, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Morris			Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
December 21, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UAB			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Big South regular season
December 31, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	High Point			Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm	at Charleston Southern			Buccaneer Field House North Charleston, SC
January 7, 2026 6:30 pm	Longwood			Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
January 10, 2026 2:30 pm	at Radford			Dedmon Center Radford, VA
January 14, 2026 7:00 pm	at Presbyterian			Templeton Center Clinton, SC
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm	Winthrop			Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
January 21, 2026 7:00 pm	at USC Upstate			G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
January 29, 2026 6:30 pm	Gardner–Webb			Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm	at Winthrop			Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC
February 4, 2026 6:30 pm	USC Upstate			Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm	at Longwood			Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm	Presbyterian			Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm	at High Point			Qubein Center High Point, NC
February 21, 2026 4:30 pm	Radford			Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm	at Gardner–Webb			Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm	Charleston Southern			Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
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:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
^ "Solomon's 21 lead UNC Asheville past Charleston Southern in Big South Conference Tournament 80-60". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
^ "Winthrop men's basketball rolls again, will play Sunday for NCAA Tournament berth". Rock Hill Herald. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "High Point Earns Top Spot in 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Big South Announces 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Asheville Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
^ "UNC Asheville Bulldogs 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 22, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2025.

[2] "Solomon's 21 lead UNC Asheville past Charleston Southern in Big South Conference Tournament 80-60". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 22, 2025.

[3] "Winthrop men's basketball rolls again, will play Sunday for NCAA Tournament berth". Rock Hill Herald. Retrieved October 22, 2025.

[poll-4] "High Point Earns Top Spot in 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2025.

[players-5] "Big South Announces 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2025.

[6] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Asheville Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2025.

[7] "UNC Asheville Bulldogs 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 22, 2025.

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