2025–26 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

2025–26 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball
2025–26 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	13–11 (6–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Donte' Jackson (1st season);
Associate head coach	Kyle Jones
Assistant coaches	Devarus Walker; Cameron Prather; Jerome Gray;
Home arena	AAMU Event Center

2025–26 SWAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bethune–Cookman	10	–	2	.833	13	–	12	.520
Southern	8	–	4	.667	12	–	13	.480
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	8	–	4	.667	11	–	14	.440
Alabama A&M	7	–	5	.583	14	–	11	.560
Jackson State	7	–	5	.583	8	–	17	.320
Florida A&M	6	–	6	.500	9	–	14	.391
Texas Southern	6	–	6	.500	8	–	15	.348
Grambling State	5	–	6	.455	11	–	13	.458
Alabama State	5	–	7	.417	8	–	17	.320
Alcorn State	5	–	7	.417	6	–	18	.250
Prairie View A&M	4	–	8	.333	9	–	16	.360
Mississippi Valley State	0	–	11	.000	1	–	24	.040

† 2026 SWAC tournament winner As of February 14, 2026

The 2025–26 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represents Alabama A&M University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Donte' Jackson, play their home games at the Alabama A&M Events Center in Huntsville, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2024–25 season 10–22, 6–12 in SWAC play, to finish in ninth place.^[1] They were defeated by Grambling State in the first round of the SWAC tournament.^[2]

On March 25, the school announced the resignation of head coach Otis Hughley Jr., ending his three-year tenure with the team.^[3] On April 3, the school announced that they would be hiring Grambling State head coach Donte' Jackson as the team's next head coach.^[4]

Preseason

On October 8, 2025, the SWAC released their preseason polls. Alabama A&M was picked to finish sixth in the conference.^[5]

Preseason rankings

SWAC Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Bethune–Cookman	232 (12)
2	Southern	214 (5)
3	Jackson State	208 (1)
4	Alabama State	183 (3)
5	Texas Southern	182
6	Alabama A&M	163
7	Grambling State	151
8	Florida A&M	115
9	Prairie View A&M	99
10	Alcorn State	74
11	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	70 (1)
12	Mississippi Valley State	25
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[5]

Preseason All-SWAC Teams

Preseason All-SWAC Team
Team	Player	Year	Position
First	Kintavious Dozier	Senior	Guard

Source:^[5]

Roster

2025–26 Alabama A&M Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	00	Kintavious Dozier	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Grambling State	Lanett, Alabama
G	1	Koron Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Louisiana	Gary, Indiana
G	2	Bilal Abdur-Rahman	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Norcross High School	Atlanta, Georgia
G	3	Sami Pissis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	New Hampshire	Paris, France
G/F	4	Gabe Kincy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Grambling State	Broward County, Florida
G/F	5	Jalen Carruth	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Wallace State Community College	Atlanta, Georgia
G	7	Jayden Jackson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	West Monroe High School	West Monroe, Louisiana
G	8	Peyton Daniels Sr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Jacksonville State	Ellenwood, Georgia
F	10	PJ Eason	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Grambling State	Dadeville, Alabama
G	11	Tajden Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Southern Union State Community College	Tallahassee, Florida
F	13	Angok Anyang	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Ottawa	Adelaide, Australia
G	20	Isaiah Ramey	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Midway	Cedarville, Ohio
G/F	21	James Graham III	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Grambling State	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F	23	Samuel Onu	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Jr	Grambling State	Malvern, Pennsylvania
G/F	24	Lou Hutchinson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Grambling State	Washington, D.C.
F	30	James Flippin	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Sr	Grambling State	Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Head coach

Donte' Jackson (Central State)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Jones (Arkansas–Pine Bluff)
Devarus Walker (William Carey)
Cameron Prather (Cumberland)
Jerome Gray (Eastern Illinois)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 12, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 13, 2025* 7:00 pm	vs. Samford Ballin in Boutwell	W 74–73	–	Boutwell Memorial Auditorium (1,053) Birmingham, AL
October 27, 2025* 7:00 pm, SWAC TV	UAH Mayor's Cup	W 75–68	–	AAMU Event Center (3,527) Huntsville, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, SWAC TV	Blue Mountain Christian	W 80–60	1–0	AAMU Event Center (851) Huntsville, AL
November 5, 2025* 7:00 pm, BTN	at Indiana	L 51–98	1–1	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
November 13, 2025* 7:00 pm, SWAC TV	Charleston Southern Bulldog Bash	W 68–64	2–1	AAMU Event Center (1,833) Huntsville, AL
November 16, 2025* 3:00 pm, SWAC TV	Lindenwood Bulldog Bash	W 74–65	3–1	AAMU Event Center (1,250) Huntsville, AL
November 28, 2025* 6:00 pm, ACCNX	at Clemson	L 56–92	3–2	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,118) Clemson, SC
November 30, 2025* 2:30 pm, ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina	L 60–67	3–3	HTC Center (1,502) Conway, SC
December 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, SWAC TV	Tennessee State	W 80–53	4–3	AAMU Event Center (3,223) Huntsville, AL
December 7, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lipscomb	L 58–92	4–4	Allen Arena (853) Nashville, TN
December 13, 2025* 4:00 pm, SWAC TV	Arkansas Baptist	W 67–59	5–4	AAMU Event Center (711) Huntsville, AL
December 15, 2025* 7:00 pm, SWAC TV	North Alabama	W 68–60	6–4	AAMU Event Center (1,209) Huntsville, AL
December 17, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+	vs. Ole Miss	L 66–80	6–5	Cadence Bank Arena (2,317) Tupelo, MS
December 21, 2025* 2:00 pm, SWAC TV	Chattanooga	L 66–73	6–6	AAMU Event Center (388) Huntsville, AL
December 30, 2025* 5:00 pm, SWAC TV	Fisk	W 90–58	7–6	AAMU Event Center (405) Huntsville, AL
SWAC regular season
January 3, 2026 5:30 pm, SWAC TV	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 83–95	7–7 (0–1)	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,467) Pine Bluff, AR
January 5, 2026 7:00 pm, SWAC TV	at Mississippi Valley State	W 71–51	8–7 (1–1)	Harrison HPER Complex (125) Itta Bena, MS
January 10, 2026 4:30 pm, SWAC TV	Alcorn State	L 62-64	8-8 (1-2)	AAMU Event Center (2,312) Huntsville, AL
January 12, 2026 7:00 pm, SWAC TV	Jackson State	W 100-91	9-8 (2-2)	AAMU Event Center (2,823) Huntsville, AL
January 19, 2026 4:00 pm, SWAC TV	vs. Alabama State Bridge Builder Classic	W 73-69	10-8 (3-2)	Mitchell Center (2,350) Mobile, AL
January 24, 2026 2:30 pm, HBCU GO	at Texas Southern	L 74-89	10-9 (3-3)	H&PE Arena (1,027) Houston, TX
January 27, 2026 1:00 pm, SWAC TV	at Prairie View A&M	W 80-60	11-9 (4-3)	William Nicks Building (224) Prairie View, TX
January 31, 2026 4:00 pm, SWAC TV	Florida A&M	W 72-65	12-9 (5-3)	AAMU Event Center (4,988) Huntsville, AL
February 2, 2026 7:00 pm, SWAC TV	Bethune–Cookman	L 62-80	12-10 (5-4)	AAMU Event Center (2,734) Huntsville, AL
February 7, 2026 5:00 pm, SWAC TV	at Southern	L 68-81	12-11 (5-5)	F. G. Clark Center (4,985) Baton Rouge, LA
February 9, 2026 6:30 pm, SWAC TV	at Grambling State	W 66-58	13-11 (6-5)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,221) Grambling, LA
February 14, 2026 4:00 pm, SWAC TV	Mississippi Valley State			AAMU Event Center Huntsville, AL
February 16, 2026 7:00 pm, SWAC TV	Arkansas–Pine Bluff			AAMU Event Center Huntsville, AL
February 19, 2026 7:30 pm, SWAC TV	at Florida A&M			Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL
February 21, 2026 4:30 pm, SWAC TV	at Bethune–Cookman			Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL
February 28, 2026 4:00 pm, SWAC TV	Alabama State			AAMU Event Center Huntsville, AL
March 3, 2026 7:30 pm, SWAC TV	Grambling State			AAMU Event Center Huntsville, AL
March 5, 2026 7:30 pm, SWAC TV	Southern			AAMU Event Center Huntsville, AL
SWAC tournament
March 9–14, 2026	vs.			Gateway Center Arena College Park, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
^ "Grambling State Dominates Alabama A&M In Commanding SWAC Tournament Victory". HBCU Legends On SI. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
^ "Alabama A&M announces resignation of men's basketball head coach". WAFF. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
^ "Donte Jackson leaves GSU for Alabama A&M". Ruston Daily Leader. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "SWAC Announces 2025 Men's Basketball Preseason Selections". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
^ "Alabama A&M Bulldogs 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 12, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2025.

[2] "Grambling State Dominates Alabama A&M In Commanding SWAC Tournament Victory". HBCU Legends On SI. Retrieved December 12, 2025.

[3] "Alabama A&M announces resignation of men's basketball head coach". WAFF. Retrieved December 12, 2025.

[4] "Donte Jackson leaves GSU for Alabama A&M". Ruston Daily Leader. Retrieved December 12, 2025.

[poll-5] "SWAC Announces 2025 Men's Basketball Preseason Selections". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2025.

[6] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved December 12, 2025.

[7] "Alabama A&M Bulldogs 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 12, 2025.

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