The 2025–26 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by first-year head coach Landon Bussie, played their home games at the Jones Convocation Center in Chicago, Illinois as second-year members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).
The Cougars finished the season 7–25, 5–13 in NEC play, to finish in a tie for ninth (last) place. They were defeated by LIU in the NEC tournament for the second consecutive year.
Previous season The Cougars finished the 2024–25 season 4–28, 4–12 in NEC play, to finish in a tie for eighth (last) place. They were defeated by LIU in the NEC tournament.
On March 7, 2025, the school announced that they would be firing head coach Scott Spinelli, after just one season at the helm. On March 20, the school announced that they would be hiring Alcorn State head coach Landon Bussie as the team's new head coach.
Preseason On October 27, 2025, the NEC released their preseason coaches poll. Chicago State was picked to finish sixth in the conference.
Preseason rankings +NEC preseason poll Place Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 Chicago State 7 8 9 10
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Preseason All-NEC Team No players were named to the All-NEC Preseason Team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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