2025–26 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team

2025–26 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball
2025–26 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	11–13 (8–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Solomon Bozeman (5th season);
Associate head coach	Jeremiah Bozeman
Assistant coaches	Dee Wallace; Cam Robinson; Jon Coleman;
Home arena	H.O. Clemmons Arena

2025–26 SWAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bethune–Cookman	11	–	3	.786	14	–	13	.519
Alabama A&M	9	–	5	.643	16	–	11	.593
Southern	8	–	5	.615	12	–	14	.462
Jackson State	8	–	5	.615	9	–	17	.346
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	8	–	6	.571	11	–	16	.407
Texas Southern	8	–	6	.571	10	–	15	.400
Florida A&M	7	–	7	.500	10	–	15	.400
Prairie View A&M	6	–	8	.429	11	–	16	.407
Alabama State	6	–	8	.429	9	–	18	.333
Grambling State	5	–	7	.417	11	–	14	.440
Alcorn State	5	–	8	.385	6	–	19	.240
Mississippi Valley State	0	–	13	.000	1	–	26	.037

† 2026 SWAC tournament winner As of February 19, 2026

The 2025–26 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Lions, led by fifth-year head coach Solomon Bozeman, play their home games at the H.O. Clemmons Arena in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Golden Lions finished the 2024–25 season 6–25, 3–15 in SWAC play, to finish in 11th place.^[1] They failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament, as only the top ten teams make it.^[2]

Preseason

On October 8, 2025, the SWAC released their preseason polls. Arkansas–Pine Bluff was picked to finish 11th in the conference, while receiving one first-place vote.^[3]

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:^[3]

Preseason All-SWAC Teams

No players were named to the First or Second Preseason All-SWAC Teams.^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Trejon Ware	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	GS	Arkansas Baptist College	Pearland, Texas
G	1	Alex Mirhosseini	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	West Virginia Wesleyan	Arlington, Texas
G	2	Jai'chaunn Hayes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Hot Springs High School	Hot Springs, Arkansas
G	3	Anthony Sellars	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Three Rivers College	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F	4	Jaquan Scott	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	UTSA	Dallas, Texas
G	8	Jahmari Hamilton-Brown	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Independence Community College	Salem, Massachusetts
G	9	Milhan Charles	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	PrismaWorx BAL	Manosque, France
G	10	Ahmad Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Southeastern	Punta Gorda, Florida
G	13	Quion Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Abilene Christian	Jonesboro, Arkansas
F	15	Dennis Asoro	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Hocking College	Columbus, Ohio
G	20	Trevon Payton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Limestone	Lilburn, Georgia
G	22	Ramel Lloyd Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Long Beach State	Long Beach, California
G	23	Harrison Pickett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Benton High School	Little Rock, Arkansas
F	24	Kyle Brown	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Indian River State College	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
F	33	Travis Porciau	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Lees–McRae College	Colorado Springs, Colorado

Head coach

Solomon Bozeman (Little Rock)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeremiah Bozeman (Auburn Montgomery)
Dee Wallace (Cal State Bakersfield)
Cam Robinson (Arkansas State)
Jon Coleman (UAB)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 17, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 17, 2025* 8:00 pm	at Little Rock Arkansas Central Tip Off Classic	W 77–69	–	–	–	–	Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 10:00 pm, B1G+	at Washington	L 50–94	0–1	13 – Tied	6 – Scott	3 – Payton	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,577) Seattle, WA
November 6, 2025* 9:30 pm, ESPN+	at Portland	L 74–83	0–2	31 – Williams	13 – Williams	4 – Charles	Chiles Center (792) Portland, OR
November 8, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at LMU	L 72–94	0–3	27 – Scott	12 – Scott	5 – Williams	Gersten Pavilion (877) Los Angeles, CA
November 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+	at Oklahoma	L 69−95	0−4	15 – Charles	12 – Williams	3 – Williams	McCasland Field House (3,269) Norman, OK
November 15, 2025* 2:00 pm, SECN+	at Vanderbilt	L 75−104	0−5	22 – Payton	7 – Scott	3 – Williams	Memorial Gymnasium (6,435) Nashville, TN
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at SMU	L 60–106	0–6	13 – Payton	5 – Payton	4 – Tied	Moody Coliseum (4,347) Dallas, TX
November 20, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Marshall	L 70–98	0–7	23 – Scott	7 – Scott	4 – Williams	Cam Henderson Center (3,373) Huntington, WV
November 23, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Miami (OH)	L 84–111	0–8	19 – Scott	12 – Scott	7 – Williams	Millett Hall (1,176) Oxford, OH
December 3, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+	at UIC	W 63–62	1–8	16 – Williams	9 – Charles	6 – Williams	Credit Union 1 Arena (2,394) Chicago, IL
December 6, 2025* 8:00 pm, truTV	at DePaul	L 72–76	1–9	27 – Williams	9 – Charles	8 – Williams	Wintrust Arena (4,480) Chicago, IL
December 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tulsa	L 84–117	1–10	30 – Scott	9 – Scott	8 – Williams	Reynolds Center (2,742) Tulsa, OK
December 15, 2025* 6:00 pm	Ecclesia	W 114–64	2–10	25 – Williams	16 – Williams	7 – Tied	H.O. Clemmons Arena (341) Pine Bluff, AR
December 17, 2025* 12:00 pm	Champion Christian	W 138–73	3–10	33 – Scott	14 – Williams	18 – Williams	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,165) Pine Bluff, AR
SWAC regular season
January 3, 2026 5:30 pm, SWAC TV	Alabama A&M	W 95–83	4–10 (1–0)	24 – Scott	8 – Scott	5 – Tied	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,467) Pine Bluff, AR
January 5, 2026 5:30 pm, SWAC TV	Alabama State	W 90–79	5–10 (2–0)	21 – Mirhosseini	10 – Williams	8 – Williams	H.O. Clemmons Arena (648) Pine Bluff, AR
January 10, 2026 4:30 pm, SWAC TV	at Texas Southern	W 74–66	6–10 (3–0)	18 – Scott	17 – Williams	8 – Williams	H&PE Arena (486) Houston, TX
January 12, 2026 6:00 pm, SWAC TV	at Prairie View A&M	L 61–73	6–11 (3–1)	17 – Mirhosseini	9 – Williams	2 – Tied	William Nicks Building (225) Prairie View, TX
January 17, 2026 5:30 pm, SWAC TV	Florida A&M	L 67–71	6–12 (3–2)	16 – Mirhosseini	10 – Williams	6 – Williams	H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,423) Pine Bluff, AR
January 19, 2026 5:30 pm, SWAC TV	Bethune–Cookman	L 82–87 ^OT	6–13 (3–3)	19 – Tied	6 – Tied	9 – Williams	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,423) Pine Bluff, AR
January 24, 2026 5:00 pm, SWAC TV	at Southern	W 75–74	7–13 (4–3)	23 – Williams	7 – Williams	4 – Williams	F. G. Clark Center (3,652) Baton Rouge, LA
January 31, 2026 3:00 pm, SWAC TV	at Mississippi Valley State	W 78–70	8–13 (5–3)	22 – Charles	8 – Charles	5 – Tied	Harrison HPER Complex (1,078) Itta Bena, MS
February 4, 2026 6:30 pm, SWAC TV	at Grambling State	W 67–64	9–13 (6–3)	18 – Williams	12 – Scott	9 – Williams	Hobdy Assembly Center (1,737) Grambling, LA
February 7, 2026 5:30 pm, SWAC TV	Alcorn State	W 84-77	10-13 (7-3)	25 – Williams	11 – Scott	6 – Mirhosseini	H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,173) Pine Bluff, AR
February 9, 2026 5:30 pm, SWAC TV	Jackson State	W 84-63	11-13 (8-3)	25 – Williams	10 – Williams	6 – Williams	H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,046) Pine Bluff, AR
February 14, 2026 3:30 pm, SWAC TV	at Alabama State	L 61-79	11-14 (8-4)	23 – Williams	9 – Williams	4 – Mirhosseini	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,433) Montgomery, AL
February 16, 2026 7:00 pm, SWAC TV	at Alabama A&M	L 70-82	11-15 (8-5)	26 – Mirhosseini	8 – Williams	6 – Williams	AAMU Event Center (1,134) Huntsville, AL
February 19, 2026 8:00 pm, SWAC TV	Texas Southern	L 64-83	11-16 (8-6)	15 – Tied	9 – Scott	5 – Mirhosseini	H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,145) Pine Bluff, AR
February 21, 2026 5:30 pm, SWAC TV	Prairie View A&M						H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR
February 28, 2026 5:30 pm, SWAC TV	Mississippi Valley State						H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR
March 3, 2026 8:00 p.m., SWAC TV	at Jackson State						Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
March 5, 2026 8:00 p.m., SWAC TV	at Alcorn State						Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
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:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
^ "SWAC expands its basketball tournaments, adds technology for football teams on game day". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "SWAC Announces 2025 Men's Basketball Preseason Selections". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
^ "Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.

[2] "SWAC expands its basketball tournaments, adds technology for football teams on game day". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved December 17, 2025.

[poll-3] "SWAC Announces 2025 Men's Basketball Preseason Selections". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2025.

[5] "Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2025.

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