The 2025–26 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by third-year head coach K. T. Turner, played their home games at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Effective in 2026–27, the WAC will rebrand as the United Athletic Conference (UAC), with UTA remaining a member of the rebranded conference.

Previous season The Mavericks finished the 2024–25 season 13–18, 6–10 in WAC play, to finish in seventh place. They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Grand Canyon in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament.

Preseason On October 28, 2025, the WAC released their preseason coaches poll. UT Arlington was picked to finish fourth in the conference, while receiving one first-place vote.

Preseason rankings +WAC Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 33 (5) 2 29 (1) 3 27 4 UT Arlington 22 (1) 5 19 6 9 7 8

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Preseason All-WAC Team Preseason All-WAC TeamPlayerYearPositionRaysean SeamsterSeniorForward Source:

Roster

Schedule and results

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