The 2025–26 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by first-year head coach Phil Cunningham, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana, as members of the Sun Belt Conference.
Previous season The Warhawks finished the 2024–25 season 7–25, 3–15 Sun Belt play, to finish in a tie for 13th (last) place. They were defeated by Louisiana in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament.
During the season, on December 20, 2024, head coach Keith Richard announced that he would be retiring, effective at the end of the season, after 15 seasons at the helm. On March 18, 2025, the school announced that they would be naming assistant coach Phil Cunningham as Richard's successor.
Preseason On October 20, 2025, the Sun Belt released their preseason poll. Louisiana–Monroe was picked to finish last 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 57 13 43 14 Louisiana–Monroe 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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