The 2025–26 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Stan Heath, played their home games at the George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team finished the season 10–21, 4–14 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for last place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

Following the season, the school announced head coach Stan Heath would not return after a 57–99 record over five seasons. On March 17, 2026, the school named Clemson assistant Billy Donlon the team's new head coach.

Previous season The Eagles finished the 2024–25 season 16–16, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in sixth place. They qualified for the MAC tournament for the first time since 2018. They lost to Miami (OH) in the first round of the tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure Jalin Billingsley 1 F 6' 8" Senior Cleveland, OH Graduated Da'Sean Nelson 2 6' 8" Senior Toledo, OH Graduated Jalen Terry 3 G 6' 0" Senior Flint, MI Graduated Julian Lewis 5 6' 6" RS Junior Ypsilanti, MI Transferred to Northwood Mario Brunetto 7 F 6' 11" Freshman La Spezia, Italy Transferred to Arizona Western Trey Pettigrew 9 G 6' 4" RS Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred to Johnson C. Smith Dillon Tingler 10 6' 7" Freshman Hurricane, WV Transferred to Drexel Micah Schnyders 14 6' 4" RS Senior Yorkville, IL Graduated Yusuf Jihad 22 F 6' 8" Senior Farmington Hills, MI Graduated Christian Henry 30 G 6' 3" Junior Chicago, IL Transferred to Fordham Arne Osojnik 44 6' 6" Sophomore Ljubljana, Slovenia Transferred to Northern Arizona

Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Mak Manciel 1 G 6' 4" 195 Senior Detroit, MI Detroit Mercy Carlos Hart 2 G 6' 5" 215 RS Senior Miami, FL Valdosta State Mehki Ellison 3 G 6' 0" 185 Senior Flint, MI Stetson Mohammad Habhab 4 F 6' 9" 220 RS Freshman Dearborn, MI Central Michigan Braelon Green 5 G 6' 3" 180 Junior Southfield, MI Bowling Green Aidan Rubio 7 G/F 6' 7" 200 Senior Flint, MI UNC Asheville Addison Patterson 9 F 6' 7" 220 RS Senior Mississauga, ON Northwestern StateJon Sanders II10G6' 2"185SeniorDetroit, MINorthwestern StateMerritt Alderink35F6' 7"220SophomoreZeeland, MIIndiana State

Recruiting class

Preseason On October 21, 2025 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Eastern Michigan was picked to finish ninth in the MAC regular season.

Preseason rankings MAC preseason poll 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 3113Northern Illinois14

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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