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2025–26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball season

2025–26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams8
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN+, ESPNU
Regular season
2025–26 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Howard 7 – 3   .700 17 – 10   .630
Morgan State 6 – 3   .667 10 – 14   .417
North Carolina Central 6 – 3   .667 10 – 14   .417
Norfolk State 6 – 4   .600 13 – 14   .481
South Carolina State 4 – 4   .500 6 – 18   .250
Maryland Eastern Shore 4 – 6   .400 8 – 19   .296
Coppin State* 4 – 6   .400 6 – 21   .222
Delaware State 1 – 9   .100 6 – 19   .240
† 2026 MEAC tournament winner
* Ineligible for 2026 NCAA Tournament due to APR penalties.
As of February 16, 2026

The 2025–26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men's basketball season started with non-conference play on November 3, 2025, and conference play will start on January 3, 2026. The regular season will end on March 5, 2026, and set up the 2026 MEAC men's basketball tournament, which will take place from March 11 to 14, 2026.

Head coaches

Coaches

Team Head Coach Previous Job Years At School[a] Record at School[b] MEAC Record MEAC Titles NCAA tournaments[c] NCAA Sweet 16's
Coppin State Larry Stewart Maryland Eastern Shore (Assistant) 3 8–51 5–23 0 0 0
Delaware State Stan Waterman Sanford School 5 39–83 18–38 0 0 0
Howard Kenny Blakeney Columbia (Assistant) 7 73–96 37–35 2 2 0
Morgan State Kevin Broadus Maryland (Assistant) 7 82–93 45–39 0 0 0
Norfolk State Robert Jones Norfolk State (Interim HC) 13 236–159 135–45 3 3 0
North Carolina Central LeVelle Moton NC Central (Assistant) 17 278–216 144–63 4 4 0
South Carolina State Erik Martin West Virginia (Assistant) 4 39–57 22–20 0 0 0
Maryland Eastern Shore Cleo Hill Jr. Winston-Salem State 2 6–25 2–12 0 0 0
  1. ^ Year at school includes 2025–26 season.
  2. ^ Overall and MEAC records are from the time at their current school and are through the end of the 2024–25 season.
  3. ^ NCAA tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.

Preseason awards

The preseason MEAC men's basketball polls were released on October 8, 2025, at the conference's media day in Norfolk, Virginia.[1]

Preseason Poll

First place votes in parenthesis

  1. Norfolk State (12) – 118 pts
  2. Howard (4) – 97
  3. South Carolina State – 90
  4. Morgan State – 73
  5. Delaware State – 70
  6. North Carolina Central – 70
  7. Maryland Eastern Shore – 31
  8. Coppin State – 27

Preseason honors

Honor Recipient School
Preseason Player of the Year Jayden Johnson South Carolina State
Preseason All-MEAC First Team Chris Flippin Maryland Eastern Shore
Bryce Harris Howard
Khalil Horton Coppin State
Ponce James Delaware State
Jayden Johnson South Carolina State
Preseason All-MEAC Second Team Zion Bethea Delaware State
Cam Gillus Howard
Dionte Johnson North Carolina Central
Camian Shell Delaware State
Taj Thweatt Coppin State
Preseason All-MEAC Third Team Keyontae Lewis Norfolk State
Anthony McComb III Norfolk State
Walter Peggs Jr. Morgan State
Cedric Taylor III Howard
Michael Teal Maryland Eastern Shore

Regular season

Conference standings

Thru January 24, 2026

Conference Overall
Rank Team Record Percent Record Percent Tiebreaker
1 Maryland Eastern Shore 4–0 1.000 8–13 .381
2 North Carolina Central 3–1 .750 7–12 .368
3 Norfolk State 3–2 .600 10–12 .455
4 Morgan State 3–2 .600 7–13 .350
5 South Carolina State 2–2 .500 4–16 .200
6 Howard 2–3 .400 12–9 .571
7 Coppin State 1–4 .200 3–19 .136
8 Delaware State 0–4 .000 5–14 .263

Conference matrix

  Coppin State Delaware State Howard Morgan State Norfolk State NC Central South Carolina State Maryland Eastern Shore
vs. Coppin State – 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
vs. Delaware State 1–0 – 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Howard 0–0 0–1 – 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
vs. Morgan State 0–0 0–1 0–1 – 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0
vs. Norfolk State 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 – 1–0 0–1 1–0
vs. North Carolina Central 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 – 0–0 0–0
vs. South Carolina State 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 – 0–0
vs. Maryland Eastern Shore 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 –
Total 1–4 0–4 2–3 3–2 3–2 3–1 2–2 4–0

Thru January 24, 2026

Players of the Week

Week Player of the Week Rookie of the Week Defender of the Week
Nov. 10[2] Gage Lattimore
NC Central 		My'kel Jenkins
Norfolk State 		Khouri Carvey
NC Central
Nov. 17[3] Gage Lattimore (2)
NC Central 		My'kel Jenkins (2)
Norfolk State 		Bryce Harris
Howard
Nov. 24[4] Bryce Harris
Howard 		Jeremiah Johnson
Howard 		DeMariontay Hall
Coppin State
Dec. 1[5] Bryce Harris (2)
Howard 		Danas Kazakevicius
Howard 		Dionte Johnson
NC Central
Dec. 8[6] Corey Perkins
Delaware State 		Nelson Lamizana
Coppin State 		Miles Webb
Delaware State
Dec. 15[7] Bryce Harris (3)
Howard 		Danas Kazakevicius (2)
Howard 		Cam Gillus
Howard
Dec. 22[8] Elijah Jamison
Norfolk State 		Adrean Newton
Norfolk State 		Khouri Carvey (2)
NC Central
Dec. 29[9] Khali Horton
Coppin State 		Not awarded Not awarded
Jan. 5[10] Jayden Johnson
South Carolina State 		Nelson Lamizana (2)
Coppin State 		Khouri Carvey (3)
NC Central
Jan. 12[11] Anthony McComb III
Norfolk State 		Adrean Newton (2)
Norfolk State 		Miles Webb (2)
Delaware State
Jan. 19[12] Ose Okojie
Howard 		Noah Treadwell
South Carolina State 		Khouri Carvey (4)
NC Central
Jan. 26[13] Anthony McComb III (2)
Norfolk State 		Adrean Newton (3)
Norfolk State 		Cedric Taylor III
Howard
Feb. 2[14] Alfred Worrell Jr.
Morgan State 		Marland Harris
Morgan State 		Daveyon Lydner
Coppin State

Records against other conferences

Thru January 25, 2026

Major 6 Conferences Record Major 6 Conferences Record
ACC 0–11 American 0–3
Big East 0–4 Big Ten 0–5
Big 12 0–3 SEC 0–7
Major 6 Total 0–33
Other Division I Conferences Record Other Division I Conferences Record
Atlantic 10 0–5 ASUN 0–2
America East 1–3 Big Sky 0–0
Big South 2–7 Big West 0–1
CAA 5–9 Conference USA 2–1
Horizon League 0–0 Ivy League 0–0
Independents 0–0 MAAC 3–3
MAC 0–1 MVC 0–0
MWC 0–1 NEC 0–3
OVC 0–0 Patriot League 0–4
SoCon 0–2 Southland 0–0
SWAC 2–3 Summit League 0–1
Sun Belt 0–8 WAC 0–0
WCC 0–2
Other Division I Total 15–56
NCAA Division I Total 15–89
NCAA Division II Total 6–1
NCAA Division III Total 6–0
NAIA Total 2–0
NCCAA/USCAA Total 7–0
Total Non-Conference Record 36–90

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

MEAC records against ranked teams (rankings from AP Poll, MEAC teams in Bold):

Thru January 25, 2026

Date Visitor Home Site Score Conference record
November 3 South Carolina State No. 11 Louisville KFC Yum! Center
Louisville, KY		 45–104 0–1
November 14 NC Central No. 18 North Carolina Dean E. Smith Center
Chapel Hill, NC		 53–97 0–2
November 14 Maryland Eastern Shore No. 23 Creighton CHI Health Center Omaha
Omaha, NE		 45–84 0–3
November 23 Howard No. 5 Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, NC		 56–93 0–4
November 29 Norfolk State No. 2 Arizona McKale Memorial Center
Tucson, AZ		 61–98 0–5
December 9 Maryland Eastern Shore No. 24 Virginia John Paul Jones Arena
Charlottesville, VA		 60–84 0–6
December 30 South Carolina State No. 19 Tennessee Food City Center
Knoxville, TN		 54–105 0–7

Home Attendance

Thru January 25, 2026

Team Arena Capacity Total Games Average Attendance Attendance High Total Attendance Avg % of Capacity
Coppin State Physical Education Complex 4,100 4 984 2,928
November 18 		3,936 24%
Delaware State Memorial Hall 1,800 8 334 500
January 10 		2,674 19%
Howard Burr Gymnasium 2,700 9[a] 1,646 2,696
January 19 		13,165 61%
Morgan State Hill Field House 4,250 10 656 2,496
November 18 		6,559 15%
Norfolk State Echols Hall 4,500 9 1,963 3,912
November 21 		17,663 44%
NC Central McDougald-McLendon Arena 3,500 8 1,196 2,631
December 6 		9,565 34%
South Carolina State SHM Memorial Center 3,200 7[b] 400 1,139
January 17 		2,399 13%
Maryland Eastern Shore Hytche Athletic Center 5,500 6 1,594 3,876
November 8 		9,565 29%

Bold - Exceeded capacity
Does not include exhibition games

Postseason

Conference tournament

All 8 teams will qualify for the 2026 MEAC men's basketball tournament. The tournament will be held at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, from March 11 to 14, 2026.

Notes

  1. ^ Attendance was not announced for January 24th's game.
  2. ^ Attendance was not announced for January 20th's game.

References

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