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2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

The 2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by third-year head coach Todd Simon, played their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.

2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division co-champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record18–14 (9–9 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachLourawls Nairn Jr. (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Bryce Martin (3rd season)
  • Bob Gallager (3rd season)
  • Jason Newkirk (2nd season)
  • Anthony Stacey (1st season)
Home arenaStroh Center
Seasons
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
2025–26 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Miami (OH)18–0 1.00032–2  .941
Akron †17–1 .94429–6  .829
Kent State14–4 .77824–10  .706
Toledo11–7 .61119–15  .559
Bowling Green9–9 .50018–14  .563
Ohio9–9 .50015–17  .469
Buffalo7–11 .38917–15  .531
UMass7–11 .38917–16  .515
Ball State7–11 .38912–19  .387
Central Michigan6–12 .33310–21  .323
Western Michigan4–14 .22210–21  .323
Northern Illinois4–14 .2229–21  .300
Eastern Michigan4–14 .22210–21  .323
† 2026 MAC tournament winner

They finished the 2025–26 season 18–14, 9–9 in MAC play, to finish tied for 5th place.[1] They qualified for the MAC tournament as the 5th seed where they lost in the quarterfinals to Toledo[2]

Previous season

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The Falcons finished the 2024–25 season 14–18, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in eighth place.[3] They were defeated by Akron in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.[4]

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Trey Thomas1G6'0"160SeniorToronto, OntarioGraduated
DaJion Humphrey3G6'4"185SeniorDetroit, MichiganTransferred to Samford[5]
Braelon Green5G6'3"180SophomoreSouthfield, MichiganTransferred to Eastern Michigan[6]
Marcus Johnson6F6'7"265SeniorAkron, OhioTransferred to Kansas State
Wilguens Jr. Exacte7F6'6"236SophomoreMontreal, QuebecTransferred to Drake[7]
Derrick Butler10G6'2"195SeniorCharlotte, North CarolinaGraduated
Jamai Felt11F6'10"210FreshmanBoston, MassachusettsTransferred to Temple[8]
Youssef Khayat23F6'9"215JuniorBeirut, LebanonSigned with Sagesse SC[9]
Donovan Hunter55F6'8"197SophomoreColumbus, OhioTransferred to Bellarmine

Incoming transfers

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Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Jason Kimbrough Jr.1G6'0"165JuniorMaricopa, ArizonaHighland CC[10]
Josiah Shackelford4G6'4"212SophomoreSanford, FloridaFlagler[11]
Mayar Wol9F6'8"196JuniorRaleigh, North CarolinaEastern Kentucky
Javon Ruffin11G6'5"195SeniorPhoenix, ArizonaColorado[12]
Troy Glover II16F6'10"225SeniorWheaton, IllinoisUMSL[13]
Justin Thomas25G6'7"184SeniorBaton Rouge, LouisianaFlorida State[14]
Aiden Goins34F6'9"275JuniorKnoxville, TennesseeWalters State CC[15]

Recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Makhi Leach
G		 Toledo, Ohio Whitmer High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 19, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    (N/A)
Camden Karel
PF		 Byron Center, Michigan Byron Center High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 4, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (N/A)
Overall recruit ranking:    247Sports: 146    On3: 141
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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Preseason

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On October 21, 2025, the MAC released the preseason coaches' poll. Bowling Green was picked to finish third in the MAC regular season.[16]

Preseason rankings

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MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Akron143 (11)
2Miami (OH)133 (2)
3Kent State122
4Ohio108
5UMass98
6Toledo95
7Bowling Green73
8Ball State62
9Eastern Michigan52
10Western Michigan46
11Buffalo37
12Central Michigan31
13Northern Illinois14

MAC Tournament Champions: Akron (8), Miami-Ohio (2), Kent State (1), Ohio (1), UMass (1)

Source[16]

Preseason All-MAC

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Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
First Javontae Campbell Guard Senior

Source[16]

Roster

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2025–26 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jaxon Pardon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoCarroll High School Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 1 Jason Kimbrough Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrHighland CC Maricopa, Arizona
G 2 Javontae Campbell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrNorthern Oklahoma Muskogee, Oklahoma
G 3 Makhi Leach 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)173 lb (78 kg) FrWhitmer HS Toledo, Ohio
G 4 Josiah Shackelford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)212 lb (96 kg) SoFlagler Sanford, Florida
F 8 Greg Spurgin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrWestminster Toowoomba, Australia
F 9 Mayar Wol 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)196 lb (89 kg) JrEastern Kentucky Raleigh, North Carolina
G 10 Christian Dedivanaj 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrPowers Catholic HS Flint, Michigan
G 11 Javon Ruffin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrColorado Phoenix, Arizona
F 12 Mohamed Maxamud 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrLabette Community College Westerville, Ohio
F 13 Preston Squire 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrSalt Lake Community College Ephraim, Utah
F 14 Sam Towns 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrOhio Columbus, Ohio
F 15 Camden Karel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrByron Center HS Byron Center, Michigan
F 16 Troy Glover II 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrUMSL Wheaton, Illinois
G 25 Justin Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)184 lb (83 kg) SrFlorida State Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 31 Alijah Adem 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg) RS FrSpring Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
F 34 Aiden Goins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)275 lb (125 kg) JrWalters State CC Knoxville, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 15, 2025

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 23, 2025*
7:00 p.m., BTN+		 at No. 22 Michigan State L 66–75 
 20 – Towns  12 – Towns  5 – Campbell  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
October 27, 2025*
7:00 p.m.		 at Dayton L 59–90 
 20 – Ruffin  5 – Wol  4 – Thomas  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Texas State
MAC-SBC Challenge		 W 83–48  1–0
  19 – Wol  7 – Campbell  5 – Campbell  Stroh Center (3,003)
Bowling Green, OH
November 6, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Bethany W 120–65  2–0
  24 – Campbell  6 – Tied  4 – Thomas  Stroh Center (1,813)
Bowling Green, OH
November 9, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Le Moyne W 83–60  3–0
  23 – Campbell  7 – Towns  4 – Tied  Stroh Center (1,944)
Bowling Green, OH
November 15, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Davidson L 87–91  3–1
  23 – Shackelford  6 – Tied  6 – Thomas  John M. Belk Arena (2,536)
Davidson, NC
November 19, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 William & Mary L 74–82  3–2
  17 – Campbell  8 – Towns  4 – Campbell  Stroh Center (1,848)
Bowling Green, OH
November 24, 2025*
12:00 p.m., PTB Live		 vs. Bucknell
Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division		 W 71–66  4–2
  15 – Tied  7 – Thomas  4 – Tied  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (682)
Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2025*
11:00 a.m., PTB Live		 vs. VMI
Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division		 W 81–48  5–2
  21 – Wol  18 – Towns  5 – Kimbrough Jr.  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (680)
Fort Myers, FL
December 1, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Kansas State W 82–66  6–2
  27 – Towns  8 – Tied  5 – Campbell  Bramlage Coliseum (6,917)
Manhattan, KS
December 6, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Utah Valley L 71–82  6–3
  24 – Campbell  6 – Towns  5 – Campbell  Stroh Center (1,929)
Bowling Green, OH
December 7, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Aquinas W 131–50  7–3
  24 – Goins  7 – Campbell  9 – Campbell  Stroh Center (1,720)
Bowling Green, OH
December 16, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Chicago State W 76–55  8–3
  19 – Towns  11 – Towns  9 – Ruffin  Stroh Center (1,715)
Bowling Green, OH
December 20, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Ohio W 68–58  9–3
(1–0)		  19 – Campbell  8 – Towns  7 – Campbell  Convocation Center (3,035)
Athens, OH
December 22, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Siena Heights W 125–66  10–3
  21 – Shackelford  7 – Campbell  9 – Thomas  Stroh Center (1,829)
Bowling Green, OH
December 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Miami (OH) L 83–93  10–4
(1–1)		  24 – Towns  6 – Towns  4 – Campbell  Stroh Center (3,844)
Bowling Green, OH
January 3, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UMass W 101–100 OT 11–4
(2–1)		  47 – Campbell  8 – Towns  8 – Campbell  Mullins Center (2,574)
Amherst, MA
January 6, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Kent State L 93–96  11–5
(2–2)		  28 – Campbell  8 – Glover II  9 – Campbell  MAC Center (1,688)
Kent, OH
January 9, 2026
8:00 p.m., CBSSN		 Akron L 67–77  11–6
(2–3)		  32 – Wol  9 – Glover II  5 – Campbell  Stroh Center (2,272)
Bowling Green, OH
January 17, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Eastern Michigan W 85–79  12–6
(3–3)		  25 – Wol  10 – Glover II  5 – Campbell  Stroh Center (2,347)
Bowling Green, OH
January 20, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Western Michigan W 72–54  13–6
(4–3)		  21 – Towns  9 – Tied  7 – Campbell  University Arena (1,086)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 24, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Toledo L 72–73  13–7
(4–4)		  29 – Campbell  7 – Tied  8 – Campbell  Savage Arena (6,850)
Toledo, OH
January 27, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Buffalo L 78–89  13–8
(4–5)		  31 – Campbell  10 – Glover II  7 – Campbell  Stroh Center (2,298)
Bowling Green, OH
January 31, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Central Michigan L 59–62  13–9
(4–6)		  21 – Campbell  8 – Shackelford  4 – Campbell  McGuirk Arena (5,352)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 3, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Ball State W 77–52  14–9
(5–6)		  21 – Shackelford  7 – Glover II  6 – Campbell  Stroh Center (1,771)
Bowling Green, OH
February 7, 2026*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Arkansas State
MAC-SBC Challenge		 L 54–91  14–10
  13 – Tied  6 – Tied  4 – Campbell  First National Bank Arena (3,570)
Jonesboro, AR
February 11, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Northern Illinois W 68–52  15–10
(6–6)		  15 – Wol  9 – Towns  5 – Campbell  Convocation Center (1,251)
DeKalb, IL
February 14, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Toledo W 80–70  16–10
(7–6)		  19 – Campbell  7 – Shackelford  5 – Campbell  Stroh Center (4,167)
Bowling Green, OH
February 17, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Kent State L 71–78  16–11
(7–7)		  22 – Campbell  11 – Towns  4 – Campbell  Stroh Center (2,223)
Bowling Green, OH
February 20, 2026
8:30 p.m., CBSSN		 at No. 22 Miami (OH) L 77–91  16–12
(7–8)		  24 – Campbell  6 – Tied  6 – Campbell  Millett Hall (10,127)
Oxford, OH
February 24, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Western Michigan L 79–88  16–13
(7–9)		  22 – Towns  9 – Towns  7 – Campbell  Stroh Center (1,969)
Bowling Green, OH
February 28, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UMass W 81–62  17–13
(8–9)		  20 – Campbell  15 – Towns  7 – Towns  Stroh Center (2,167)
Bowling Green, OH
March 6, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Eastern Michigan W 77–69  18–13
(9–9)		  22 – Campbell  18 – Towns  7 – Campbell  George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,321)
Ypsilanti, MI
MAC tournament
March 12, 2026
1:30 p.m., ESPN+		 (5) vs. (4) Toledo
Quarterfinals		 L 76–77  18–14
  16 – Campbell  9 – Towns  4 – Tied  Rocket Arena 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[17][18]

References

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  1. ↑ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Standings". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Toledo 77, Bowling Green 76". ESPN. March 12, 2026. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  3. ↑ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ "BGSU men's basketball blown out by top-seeded Akron in MAC tournament quarterfinals". The Blade. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ Abrego, Artie. "DaJion Humphrey transfers to Samford University". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ Kavalecz, Tyler. "Braelon Green transferring to Eastern Michigan". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ Hertel, Alyssa. "Drake basketball: Eric Henderson signs Okku Federiko, Wilguens Jr. Exacte to Bulldogs". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Temple Inks Bowling Green Transfer Jamai Felt". Temple. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ Kahn, Andrew (August 4, 2025). "Ex-Wolverine leaves college basketball team to return to home country". mlive. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  10. ↑ Kavalecz, Tyler. "Jason Kimbrough Jr. commits to BGSU men's basketball". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  11. ↑ Abrego, Artie. "Josiah Shackelford transfers to BGSU men's basketball". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  12. ↑ Kavalecz, Tyler. "Former Colorado guard Javon Ruffin transfers to Bowling Green". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  13. ↑ Abrego, Artie. "Troy Glover ll commits to BGSU". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  14. ↑ "BGSU men's basketball lands commitment from Florida State transfer guard Thomas". The Blade. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  15. ↑ Kavalecz, Tyler. "JUCO center Aiden Goins announces commitment to BGSU men's basketball". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  16. 1 2 3 "MAC Announces 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll & All-MAC Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  17. ↑ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bowling Green State University Falcons. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Bowling Green Falcons 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
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