2025–26 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team

2025–26 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball
2025–26 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	9–17 (4–9 ASUN)
Head coach	Jordan Mincy (5th season);
Associate head coach	Troy Pierce
Assistant coaches	Mychal Covington; Brett Comer; Timothy Peete; Joshua Washington;
Home arena	Swisher Gymnasium

2025–26 ASUN men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Austin Peay	13	–	1	.929	19	–	6	.760
Central Arkansas	12	–	2	.857	17	–	10	.630
Queens	10	–	4	.714	15	–	12	.556
Lipscomb	9	–	5	.643	16	–	11	.593
West Georgia*	6	–	8	.429	12	–	14	.462
Florida Gulf Coast	6	–	8	.429	12	–	15	.444
Bellarmine	6	–	8	.429	11	–	15	.423
Jacksonville	5	–	9	.357	10	–	17	.370
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	9	.357	9	–	18	.333
Stetson	5	–	9	.357	9	–	18	.333
North Florida	4	–	10	.286	6	–	21	.222
North Alabama	3	–	11	.214	8	–	17	.320

† 2026 ASUN tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II As of February 15, 2026

The 2025–26 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represents Jacksonville University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by fifth-year head coach Jordan Mincy, play their home games at Swisher Gymnasium in Jacksonville, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

The Dolphins finished the 2024–25 season 19–14, 12–6 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.^[1] They defeated Eastern Kentucky,^[2] before falling to North Alabama in the semifinals of the ASUN tournament.^[3] They received an invitation to the CBI,^[4] where they would be defeated by Incarnate Word in the quarterfinals.^[5]

Preseason

On October 17, 2025, the ASUN released their preseason polls. Jacksonville was picked to finish sixth in both the coaches poll and the media poll.^[6]

Preseason rankings

ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Queens	136 (6)
2	North Alabama	117
3	Eastern Kentucky	111 (2)
4	Florida Gulf Coast	98 (2)
5	Austin Peay	94 (1)
6	Jacksonville	88
7	Lipscomb	77
8	Central Arkansas	57
9	Stetson	56
10	Bellarmine	36
11	North Florida	34 (1)
12	West Georgia	32
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[6]

ASUN Preseason Media Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	North Alabama	519 (18)
2	Eastern Kentucky	495 (3)
3	Queens	468 (9)
4	Florida Gulf Coast	465 (12)
5	Lipscomb	408 (9)
6	Jacksonville	381
7	Austin Peay	357
8	Stetson	243
9	North Florida	192
10	Bellarmine	189
11	Central Arkansas	174
12	West Georgia	126
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[6]

Preseason All-ASUN Team

Preseason All-ASUN Team
Player	Year	Position
Chris Arias	Sophomore	Guard

Source:^[6]

Roster

2025–26 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jaylen Jordon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Flagler	Hilliard, Florida
G	1	Chris Arias	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Providence School	Jacksonville, Florida
G	2	Jaylen Jones	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Oakland	Nashville, Tennessee
G	4	Anakin Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Beachside High School	Jacksonville, Florida
F	5	Tito Deng	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	CBA Academy	Warrap, South Sudan
G	6	Lamont Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	C.A. Johnson High School	Columbia, South Carolina
G	8	Hayden Wood	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Har-Ber High School	Springdale, Arkansas
G	9	Michael Harper Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Hamilton County High School	Jasper, Florida
G	10	Simon Wheeler	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Ashland	Detroit, Michigan
G	11	Chris Lockett Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Boise State	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	12	Roman Loux	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Tocoi Creek High School	St. Augustine, Florida
F	14	Allen Udemadu	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Missouri State	Lagos, Nigeria
C	22	Charles Caporaso	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Coffeyville Community College	Lake Mary, Florida
F	23	Enrico Borio	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	North Broward Prep	Curitiba, Brazil
F	31	Jason Thirdkill Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	William Jewell	Detroit, Michigan
F	33	Donovan Rivers	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	TSF Academy	Columbia, South Carolina
G	34	Evan Sterck	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	The Rock School	St. Louis, Missouri

Head coach

Jordan Mincy (Kent State)

Assistant coach(es)

Troy Pierce (Emporia State)
Mychal Covington (Oakland)
Brett Comer (Florida Gulf Coast)
Timothy Peete (Tulsa)
Joshua Washington (Marian)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 2, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 8:00 pm, ACCNX	at Miami (FL)	L 69–86	0–1	Watsco Center (5,633) Coral Gables, FL
November 6, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	Trinity (Florida)	W 132–45	1–1	Swisher Gymnasium (350) Jacksonville, FL
November 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at High Point	L 64–85	1–2	Qubein Center (2,786) High Point, NC
November 15, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at VMI ASUN/SoCon Challenge	W 69–67	2–2	Cameron Hall (2,256) Lexington, VA
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at George Mason Sunshine Slam campus game	L 57–79	2–3	EagleBank Arena (2,578) Fairfax, VA
November 24, 2025* 2:00 pm, BallerTV	vs. Bethune–Cookman Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket semifinals	W 69–64	3–3	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 25, 2025* 1:00 pm, BallerTV	vs. Pacific Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket championship	L 53–68	3–4	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
December 2, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida A&M	W 85–82 ^OT	4–4	Swisher Gymnasium (862) Jacksonville, FL
December 6, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at FIU	L 65–88	4–5	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (338) Miami, FL
December 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Trinity (Jacksonville)	W 122−49	5−5	Swisher Gymnasium (652) Jacksonville, FL
December 14, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN	at Texas A&M	L 75–112	5–6	Reed Arena (6,250) College Station, TX
December 17, 2025* 7:00 pm	at Florida A&M	L 65–72	5–7	Al Lawson Center (791) Tallahassee, FL
December 22, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Florida State	L 63–87	5–8	Donald L. Tucker Center (4,077) Tallahassee, FL
ASUN regular season
January 1, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lipscomb	L 57–76	5–9 (0–1)	Allen Arena (804) Nashville, TN
January 3, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Austin Peay	L 68–71	5–10 (0–2)	F&M Bank Arena (1,821) Clarksville, TN
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Queens	L 51–77	5–11 (0–3)	Swisher Gymnasium (549) Jacksonville, FL
January 10, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	West Georgia	W 75–43	6–11 (1–3)	Swisher Gymnasium (677) Jacksonville, FL
January 15, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Central Arkansas	L 60–62	6–12 (1–4)	Farris Center (922) Conway, AR
January 17, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Alabama	W 90–68	7–12 (2–4)	CB&S Bank Arena (2,389) Florence, AL
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Bellarmine	L 70–77	7–13 (2–5)	Swisher Gymnasium (762) Jacksonville, FL
January 24, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Kentucky	W 81–76 ^OT	8–13 (3–5)	Swisher Gymnasium (652) Jacksonville, FL
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Lipscomb	W 70–65	9–13 (4–5)	Swisher Gymnasium (883) Jacksonville, FL
January 31, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast	L 49-68	9-14 (4-6)	Swisher Gymnasium (612) Jacksonville, FL
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Queens	L 84-93	9-15 (4-7)	Curry Arena (572) Charlotte, NC
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at West Georgia	L 73-87	9-16 (4-8)	The Coliseum (572) Carrollton, GA
February 11, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Stetson	L 62-67	9-17 (4-9)	Insight Credit Union Arena (917) DeLand, FL
February 14, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	North Florida			Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
February 18, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Florida Gulf Coast			Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
February 21, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Austin Peay			Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Stetson			Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
February 28, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Florida			UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
^ "Jacksonville University rallies behind guard Robert McCray V to beat EKU". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
^ "North Alabama tops Jacksonville 78-63 in Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament semifinal". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
^ "UIW beats Jacksonville to advance to CBI semifinals". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "ASUN Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Jacksonville University. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
^ "Jacksonville Dolphins 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2025.

[2] "Jacksonville University rallies behind guard Robert McCray V to beat EKU". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved December 2, 2025.

[3] "North Alabama tops Jacksonville 78-63 in Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament semifinal". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 2, 2025.

[4] "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved December 2, 2025.

[5] "UIW beats Jacksonville to advance to CBI semifinals". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved December 2, 2025.

[poll-6] "ASUN Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2025.

[7] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Jacksonville University. Retrieved December 2, 2025.

[8] "Jacksonville Dolphins 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2025.

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Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball
Venues	Swisher Gymnasium (1953–present) Jacksonville Coliseum (1969–1999) Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (2003–2015)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics