The 2025–26 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Mo Williams, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Previous season The Tigers finished the 2024–25 season 16–18, 14–4 in SWAC play, to finish in second place. They defeated Florida A&M, and Bethune–Cookman, before falling to Alabama State in the SWAC tournament championship game.
Preseason On October 8, 2025, the SWAC released their preseason polls. Jackson State was picked to finish third in the conference, while receiving one first-place vote.
Preseason rankings +SWAC Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 232 (12) 2 214 (5) 3 Jackson State 208 (1) 4 183 (3) 5 182 6 163 7 151 8 115 9 99 10 74 11 70 (1) 12 25
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Preseason Player of the Year Preseason Player of the YearPlayerYearPositionDaeshun RuffinSeniorGuard Source:
Preseason All-SWAC Teams Preseason All-SWAC TeamsTeamPlayerYearPositionFirstDaeshun RuffinSeniorGuardSecondDorian McMillianSophomore Source:
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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