2025–26 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

2025–26 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
2025–26 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	9–22 (6–16 Southland)
Head coach	David Kiefer (7th season);
Associate head coach	Kyle Roane
Assistant coaches	Cody McCoy; Drew Riley;
Home arena	University Center; (Capacity: 7,500)

2025–26 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stephen F. Austin	20	–	2	.909	28	–	6	.824
McNeese †	19	–	3	.864	28	–	6	.824
UT Rio Grande Valley	14	–	8	.636	19	–	14	.576
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	13	–	9	.591	18	–	15	.545
New Orleans	12	–	10	.545	15	–	18	.455
Nicholls	12	–	10	.545	14	–	19	.424
Northwestern State	8	–	14	.364	10	–	22	.313
Houston Christian	8	–	14	.364	12	–	20	.375
Incarnate Word	7	–	15	.318	12	–	19	.387
Lamar	7	–	15	.318	12	–	19	.387
East Texas A&M	6	–	16	.273	11	–	21	.344
Southeastern Louisiana	6	–	16	.273	9	–	22	.290

† 2026 Southland tournament winner

The 2025–26 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by seventh-year head coach David Kiefer, played their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2024–25 season 18–12 overall and 12–8 in Southland Conference play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth in conference. They lost against Incarnate Word in the first round.^[1]

Roster

2025–26 Southeastern Louisiana Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jeremy Elyzee	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Pembroke Pines Charter HS	Hialeah, FL
F	1	Makhi Myles	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Starkville HS UAB	Starkville, MS
G	2	Jalen Forrest	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Greenforest-McCalep Christian Chicago State	Decatur, GA
G	3	Ethan Pickett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Cherokee HS Triton College UIC	Pensacola, FL
PG	4	CJ Booker	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	RS Jr	Seguin HS UT Rio Grande Valley	Arlington, TX
G	5	Kyle Edison	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	St. John Paul II Catholic HS	West Palm Beach, FL
C	6	Etim Ubong-Abasi	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	North Little Rock HS Bowling Green Central Arkansas	Richmond, CA
G	7	Seth Jones-Crump	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Sr	Dickinson HS Tallahassee CC Pacific	Dickinson, TX
G	8	Peter Hemschemeier	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Eisbären Bremerhaven	Paderborn, Germany
G	9	Cody Al-Naziat	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Ponchatoula HS	Hammond, LA
F	10	Jaiden Lawrence	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Warren Central HS Panola College	Bowling Green, KY
PG	11	Amir Chaney	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Zachary HS	Hammond, LA
G	12	Ahmed Essahaty	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Onslow College LIU	Wellington, New Zealand
F	23	Isaiah Gaines	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Pensacola HS Florida Atlantic Radford	Pensacola, FL
F	32	Garrett Shoemaker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Oak Forest Academy	Livingston, LA

Head coach

David Kiefer (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Roane (Southern Miss)
Cody McCoy (UT Arlington)
Drew Riley (Arkansas State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 6, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2025* 6:00 p.m.	Mississippi College	W 101–83		–	–	–	University Center (223) Hammond, LA
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	at Ole Miss	L 58–88	0–1	15 – Lawrence	5 – Gaines	3 – Hemschemeier	SJB Pavilion (8,883) Oxford, MS
November 7, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana	L 52–58	0–2	14 – Forrest	8 – Lawrence	3 – Tied	Cajundome (3,304) Lafayette, LA
November 10, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ACCN	at Georgia Tech	L 60–70	0–3	12 – Gaines	6 – Gaines	3 – Elyzee	McCamish Pavilion (4,585) Atlanta, GA
November 15, 2025* 2:00 p.m., SECN+	at Mississippi State	L 68–75	0–4	19 – Elyzee	7 – Elyzee	6 – Elyzee	Humphrey Coliseum (7,401) Starkville, MS
November 19, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	William Carey	W 71–45	1–4	14 – Jones	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	University Center (432) Hammond, LA
November 26, 2025* 6:00 p.m., FloSports	at UNC Wilmington Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic	L 57–70	1–5	21 – Elyzee	4 – Tied	3 – Gaines	Trask Coliseum (4,246) Wilmington, NC
November 28, 2025* 11:00 a.m., FloSports	vs. Gardner–Webb Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic	W 76–68	2–5	18 – Jones	9 – Gaines	5 – Pickett	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
November 29, 2025* 11:00 a.m., FloSports	vs. Navy Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic	W 69–65	3–5	19 – Hemschemeier	7 – Jones	3 – Tied	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
December 7, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Northwestern State	L 68–76	3–6 (0–1)	19 – Elyzee	7 – Gaines	2 – Tied	University Center (331) Hammond, LA
December 13, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Houston Christian	W 74–71	4–6 (1–1)	17 – Elyzee	7 – Elyzee	3 – Booker	Sharp Gymnasium (474) Houston, TX
December 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Texas A&M	L 69–70	4–7 (1–2)	17 – Gaines	9 – Elyzee	4 – Tied	University Center (371) Hammond, LA
December 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	at LSU	L 65–78	4–8	15 – Tied	6 – Myles	3 – Hemschemeier	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,479) Baton Rouge, LA
December 30, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Incarnate Word	L 70−79	4−9 (1−3)	15 – Gaines	9 – Pickett	2 – Tied	McDermott Center (104) San Antonio, TX
January 3, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin	L 63–73	4–10 (1–4)	20 – Myles	7 – Gaines	4 – Hemschemeier	University Center (403) Hammond, LA
January 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lamar	W 60–52	5–10 (2–4)	9 – Tied	5 – Tied	5 – Pickett	University Center (388) Hammond, LA
January 10, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at McNeese	L 61–73	5–11 (2–5)	13 – Edison	9 – Myles	5 – Pickett	The Legacy Center (3,112) Lake Charles, LA
January 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Orleans	L 76–79	5–12 (2–6)	18 – Gaines	11 – Gaines	3 – Elyzee	University Center (415) Hammond, LA
January 17, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 56–68	5–13 (2–7)	18 – Gaines	6 – Gaines	4 – Hemschemeier	American Bank Center (2,011) Corpus Christi, TX
January 19, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Rio Grande Valley	L 65–68	5–14 (2–8)	14 – Elyzee	11 – Gaines	5 – Pickett	UTRGV Fieldhouse (937) Edinburg, TX
January 24, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Nicholls	W 67–61	6–14 (3–8)	18 – Hemschemeier	13 – Gaines	3 – Hemschemeier	University Center (564) Hammond, LA
January 27, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	McNeese	L 66−76	6−15 (3−9)	16 – Myles	7 – Myles	2 – Tied	University Center (488) Hammond, LA
January 31, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin	L 58–85	6–16 (3–10)	15 – Forrest	6 – Elyzee	2 – Tied	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,946) Nacogdoches, TX
February 2, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Lamar	L 54–73	6–17 (3–11)	15 – Booker	9 – Gaines	3 – Tied	Neches Arena (1,237) Beaumont, TX
February 7, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Houston Christian	W 55–47	7–17 (4–11)	12 – Tied	6 – Elyzee	5 – Gaines	University Center (357) Hammond, LA
February 9, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Incarnate Word	W 74–62	8–17 (5–11)	20 – Myles	9 – Gaines	5 – Booker	University Center (439) Hammond, LA
February 14, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Northwestern State	L 66–69	8–18 (5–12)	26 – Forrest	7 – Gaines	3 – Gaines	Prather Coliseum (515) Natchitoches, LA
February 16, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at East Texas A&M	L 53−70	8−19 (5−13)	13 – Forrest	10 – Gaines	2 – Tied	The Field House (333) Commerce, TX
February 21, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	UT Rio Grande Valley	L 75–96	8–20 (5–14)	24 – Gaines	7 – Gaines	7 – Booker	University Center (422) Hammond, LA
February 23, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 68–73	8–21 (5–15)	17 – Pickett	5 – Tied	3 – Booker	University Center (410) Hammond, LA
February 28, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Nicholls	L 60–68	8–22 (5–16)	12 – Booker	7 – Myles	4 – Booker	Stopher Gymnasium (833) Thibodaux, LA
March 2, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Orleans	W 82–78	9–22 (6–16)	23 – Elyzee	6 – Tied	5 – Booker	Lakefront Arena (1,162) New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Lions Season Ends in Overtime Defeat at SLC Championships". Southeastern Louisiana Lions. March 10, 2025. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
^ "SE Louisiana Lions Schedule 2025-26". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
^ Thiberville Jr., Richard (August 6, 2025). "Lions Release 2025-26 Basketball Schedule". lionsports.net. Retrieved September 1, 2025.

[1] "Lions Season Ends in Overtime Defeat at SLC Championships". Southeastern Louisiana Lions. March 10, 2025. Retrieved September 1, 2025.

[2] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2025.

[3] "SE Louisiana Lions Schedule 2025-26". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved September 1, 2025.

[4] Thiberville Jr., Richard (August 6, 2025). "Lions Release 2025-26 Basketball Schedule". lionsports.net. Retrieved September 1, 2025.

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Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References