2025–26 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team

2025–26 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record19–13 (12–8 OVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachColin Schneider
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Hellenthal
  • Garret Covington
  • Rob Holloway
  • Mike Waldo (Special assistant to the head coach)
  • Evan Ambrose (Graduate Asstistant)
Home arenaFirst Community Arena
2025–26 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tennessee State 15 5   .750 23 9   .719
Morehead State 15 5   .750 20 13   .606
Southeast Missouri State 14 6   .700 20 13   .606
UT Martin 13 7   .650 22 11   .667
SIU Edwardsville 12 8   .600 19 13   .594
Lindenwood 11 9   .550 18 15   .545
Little Rock 9 11   .450 12 20   .375
Eastern Illinois 8 12   .400 13 20   .394
Tennessee Tech 8 12   .400 13 18   .419
Southern Indiana 4 16   .200 7 23   .233
Western Illinois 1 19   .050 5 26   .161
2026 OVC tournament winner
As of March 7, 2026

The 2025–26 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team represents Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by seventh-year head coach Brian Barone, play their home games at the First Community Arena in Edwardsville, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the regular season 19–13, 12–8 in OVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Eastern Illinois in the first round of the OVC tournament.