The 2025–26 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by second-year head coach Ryan Ridder, played their home games at Hawkins Arena in Macon, Georgia as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
Previous season The Bears finished the 2024–25 season 14–19, 6–12 in SoCon play, to finish in eighth place. They defeated Western Carolina, before falling to top-seeded Chattanooga in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.
Preseason On October 1, 2025, the SoCon released their preseason coaches poll. Mercer was picked to finish eighth in the conference.
Preseason rankings +SoCon Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 77 (5) 2 73 (5) 3 62 4 61 5 43 6 41 7 32 8 Mercer 30 9 21 10 10
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Preseason All-SoCon Team No players were named the Preseason All-SoCon Team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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