The 2025–26 Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by third-year head coach Chris Mudge, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas as third-year members of the Conference USA.
Previous season The Bearkats finished the 2024–25 season 13–19, 6–12 in CUSA play, to finish in ninth place. They were defeated by UTEP in the first round of the CUSA tournament.
Preseason On October 9, 2025, Conference USA released their preseason poll. Sam Houston was picked to finish ninth in the conference.
Preseason rankings +CUSA Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 143 (11) 2 126 (1) 3 113 4 103 5 82 6 79 7 67 8 66 9 Sam Houston 56 10 36 11 35 12 30
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Preseason All-CUSA Team No players were named to the Preseason All-CUSA Team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Conference USA Regular Season
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