2025–26 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

2025–26 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record10–22 (5–15 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Bross
  • Blake Wetherington
  • Reuben Williams
  • Matthew Musselman
Home arenaSRC Arena
(Capacity: 3,168)
2025–26 Big West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 15 5   .750 23 11   .676
Hawai'i 14 6   .700 24 8   .750
Cal State Fullerton 12 8   .600 18 16   .529
Cal State Northridge 12 8   .600 20 14   .588
UC San Diego 12 8   .600 23 11   .676
UC Davis 11 9   .550 19 14   .576
UC Santa Barbara 11 9   .550 18 14   .563
Cal Poly 10 10   .500 14 19   .424
Long Beach State 6 14   .300 10 22   .313
UC Riverside 5 15   .250 10 22   .313
Cal State Bakersfield 2 18   .100 8 24   .250
2026 Big West tournament winner
As of March 14, 2026

The 2025–26 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by first-year head coach Gus Argenal, played their home games at the SRC Arena in Riverside, California as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 5–15 in Big West play to finish in 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Big West tournament.