The 2025–26 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by seventh-year head coach Jay Ladner, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as members of the Sun Belt Conference.
Previous season The Golden Eagles finished the 2024–25 season 11–22, 5–13 in Sun Belt play, to finish in 12th place. They defeated Coastal Carolina, before falling to Georgia Southern in the second round of the Sun Belt tournament.
Preseason On October 20, 2025, the Sun Belt released their preseason poll. Southern Miss was picked to finish 12th in the conference.
Preseason rankings +Sun Belt Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 175 (1) 2 154 (3) 3 152 (4) 4 148 (1) 5 145 (2) 6 128 (1) 7 123 (1) 8 106 9 95 (1) 10 66 11 59 12 Southern Miss 57 13 43 14 19
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Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams No players were named to the First, Second or Third All-Sun Belt Teams.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Regular season
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