The 2025–26 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by fourth-year head coach Tony Madlock, played their home games at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Previous season The Hornets finished the 2024-25 season 20-16 and 12-6 in SWAC play to tie for fourth place. Alabama State defeated Jackson State in the SWAC tournament to earn an appearance in the NCAA tournament as a 16 seed. The Hornets won their first ever NCAA tournament game over Saint Francis in the First Four before falling to Auburn in the round of 64.
Preseason On October 8, 2025, the SWAC released their preseason polls. Alabama State was picked to finish fourth in the conference, while receiving three first-place votes.
Preseason rankings +SWAC Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 232 (12) 2 214 (5) 3 208 (1) 4 Alabama State 183 (3) 5 182 6 163 7 151 8 115 9 99 10 74 11 70 (1) 12 25
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Preseason All-SWAC Teams
Preseason All-SWAC TeamTeamPlayerYearPositionSecondMicah SimpsonSeniorGuard
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=""| SWAC regular season
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