The 2025–26 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball team represented the University of Southern Indiana during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Screaming Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Stan Gouard, played their home games at the Liberty Arena in Evansville, Indiana, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 4–16 in OVC play to finish in 10th place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.
This season marked Southern Indiana's first season as a full NCAA Division I member, due to a new NCAA ruling that shortened the transition period from four years to three. As a result, they were eligible for postseason play.
Previous season The Screaming Eagles finished the 2024–25 season 10–20, 5–15 in OVC play, to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament, as only the top eight teams were eligible to participate.
Preseason On October 14, 2025, the OVC released their preseason polls. Southern Indiana was picked to finish ninth in the conference, while receiving two first-place votes.
Preseason rankings +ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll Place Team Votes 1 188 (12) 2 177 (6) 3 163 (1) 4 135 (1) T-5 100 7 80 8 79 9 Southern Indiana 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 WatchPlayerPositionYearTrey ThomasGuardSeniorIsmail HabibJunior Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=""| OVC regular season
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