The 2025–26 Lindenwood Lions men's basketball team represented Lindenwood University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by seventh-year head coach Kyle Gerdeman, played their home games at the Robert F. Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Missouri as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 18–15, 11–9 in OVC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Little Rock in the first round of the OVC tournament before losing to Southeast Missouri State in the quarterfinals.
This season marked the school's final year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lions were not eligible for NCAA postseason play.
Previous season The Lions finished the 2024–25 season 16–17, 10–10 in OVC play to finish in sixth place. They were defeated by Tennessee State in the conference tournament quarterfinals.
Preseason On October 14, 2025, the OVC released their preseason polls. Lindenwood was picked to finish fifth in the conference.
Preseason rankings +ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll Place Team Votes 1 188 (12) 2 177 (6) 3 163 (1) 4 135 (1) T-5 Lindenwood 100 7 80 8 79 9 67 (2) 10 63 11 57
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Players to Watch Each OVC team selected two "Players to Watch" for their team. Players to WatchPlayerPositionYearAnias FutrellGuardSeniorMekhi CooperJunior Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
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