2025–26 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team

2025–26 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball
2025–26 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	22–11 (13–7 OVC)
Head coach	Jeremy Shulman (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	John Aiken; Mark White; Séllé Hann; Truman Moore; Jawaan Holmes; Nick Johnson;
Home arena	Skyhawk Arena

2025–26 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tennessee State †	15	–	5	.750	23	–	10	.697
Morehead State	15	–	5	.750	20	–	13	.606
Southeast Missouri State	14	–	6	.700	20	–	13	.606
UT Martin	13	–	7	.650	22	–	11	.667
SIU Edwardsville	12	–	8	.600	19	–	13	.594
Lindenwood	11	–	9	.550	18	–	15	.545
Little Rock	9	–	11	.450	12	–	20	.375
Eastern Illinois	8	–	12	.400	13	–	20	.394
Tennessee Tech	8	–	12	.400	13	–	18	.419
Southern Indiana	4	–	16	.200	7	–	23	.233
Western Illinois	1	–	19	.050	5	–	26	.161

† 2026 OVC tournament winner

The 2025–26 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks were led by second-year head coach Jeremy Shulman, and played their home games at Skyhawk Arena located in Martin, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Skyhawks finished the 2024–25 season 14–19, 9–11 in OVC play, to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the OVC tournament, they defeated by Tennessee Tech in the first round, before losing in the quarterfinals to Little Rock.^[1]^[2]

Preseason

On October 14, 2025, the OVC released their preseason polls. UT Martin was picked to finish eighth in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Little Rock	188 (12)
2	Southeast Missouri State	177 (6)
3	SIU Edwardsville	163 (1)
4	Tennessee State	135 (1)
T-5	Lindenwood	100
T-5	Morehead State	100
7	Tennessee Tech	80
8	UT Martin	79
9	Southern Indiana	67 (2)
10	Eastern Illinois	63
11	Western Illinois	57
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Players to Watch

Each OVC team selected two "Players to Watch" for their team.

Players to Watch
Player	Position	Year
Afan Trnka	Guard	Junior
Lamine Niang	Forward	Redshirt Junior

Source:^[3]

Roster

Source ^[4]

2025–26 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Andrija Bukumirović	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Eastern Florida State College/Gimnazija Novi Pazar	Sjenica, Serbia
G	1	Will Hopkins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Colorado College/Holy Innocents' Episcopal School	Atlanta, GA
G	2	Enrique Moya	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Fr	Colegio Marista La Inmaculada Granada	Grenada, Spain
F	3	James Bass	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Campbell Hall School	Banjul, Gambia
G	4	Afan Trnka	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Eastern Florida State College/Bishop Mora Salesian HS	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
G	5	Damien King	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Anderson HS	Anderson, IN
G/F	6	Charlie King	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Southeastern Illinois College/Vienna HS	Ozark, IL
G	7	Dragos Lungu	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	San Diego/NBA Global Academy	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
G	9	Pedro Santos	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Colégio Júlio Dinis	Porto, Portugal
F	10	Ama Sow	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Montour HS	Dakar, Senegal
G/F	11	AJ Hopkins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Florida SouthWestern State/Whitefield Academy	Atlanta, GA
G	22	Ty Price	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Butler County HS	Morgantown, KY
G	23	Lucas Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Prestige Worldwide Sports Academy	Altamonte Springs, FL
F	24	Vladimir Khryapa	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Golden State Prep	Moscow, Russia
G	32	Filip Petkovski	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Elementary School Jakob Aljaž	Kranj, Slovenia
G	33	Filip Radaković	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Prva Sportska Kosarkaska Gimnazija Koledz Beograd	Belgrade, Serbia
F	34	Lamine Niang	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Cal State Northridge/Central Pointe Christian Academy	Thiès, Senegal
F	44	Matas Deniusas	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Vilniaus Žveryno Gimnazija	Vilnius, Lithuania
F	77	Luca Colceag	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Northern Colorado/CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca	Bucharest, Romania

Head coach

Jeremy Shulman (Middle Tennessee State)

Assistant coach(es)

Drew Kelly (Villanova)
Séllé Hann (Vanguard)
Mark White (Austin Peay)
Truman Moore (McNeese State)
Jawaan Holmes (Fairmont State)
Nick Johnson (North Florida)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025* 9:00 pm, Mountain West Network		at UNLV	W 86–81	1–0	Thomas & Mack Center (5,235) Las Vegas, NV
November 9, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Kentucky Christian	W 97–42	2–0	Skyhawk Arena (1,626) Martin, TN
November 12, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Bradley	W 78–67	3–0	Carver Arena (5,096) Peoria, IL
November 18, 2025* 6:00 pm, ACCNX		at Florida State	L 73–87	3–1	Donald L. Tucker Center (4,367) Tallahassee, FL
November 22, 2025* 4:00 pm, YouTube		vs. Prairie View A&M Pensacola Invitational	W 69–68	4–1	Pensacola Bay Center (874) Pensacola, FL
November 23, 2025* 4:30 pm, YouTube		vs. Southern Miss Pensacola Invitational	L 60–70	4–2	Pensacola Bay Center (932) Pensacola, FL
November 25, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Brescia	W 75–50	5–2	Skyhawk Arena (872) Martin, TN
December 2, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 73–56	6–2	Skyhawk Arena (4,513) Martin, TN
December 7, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Alabama State	W 74–64	7–2	Skyhawk Arena (1,166) Martin, TN
December 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	L 54–83	7–3	Banterra Center (4,021) Carbondale, IL
December 14, 2025* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Champion Christian	W 96–52	8–3	Skyhawk Arena (608) Martin, TN
OVC regular season
December 18, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee State	L 71–78	8–4 (0–1)	Skyhawk Arena (307) Martin, TN
December 20, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech	W 86–62	9–4 (1–1)	Eblen Center (875) Cookeville, TN
January 1, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Western Illinois	W 67–60	10–4 (2–1)	Skyhawk Arena (1,144) Martin, TN
January 3, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	W 65–61	11–4 (3–1)	Skyhawk Arena (1,086) Martin, TN
January 8, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Morehead State	W 76–68	12–4 (4–1)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,018) Morehead, KY
January 10, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Indiana	W 73–56	13–4 (5–1)	Liberty Arena (1,064) Evansville, IN
January 15, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	W 65–59	14–4 (6–1)	Skyhawk Arena (1,753) Martin, TN
January 17, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Lindenwood	W 69–55	15–4 (7–1)	Skyhawk Arena (1,567) Martin, TN
January 20, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southeast Missouri State	L 50–66	15–5 (7–2)	Show Me Center (1,924) Cape Girardeau, MO
January 29, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Illinois	W 76–68	16–5 (8–2)	Groniger Arena (1,437) Charleston, IL
January 31, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Western Illinois	W 84–44	17–5 (9–2)	Western Hall (568) Macomb, IL
February 3, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Little Rock	W 55–52	18–5 (10–2)	Skyhawk Arena (1,208) Martin, TN
February 5, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Southern Indiana	W 76–54	19–5 (11–2)	Skyhawk Arena (1,240) Martin, TN
February 7, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPNU		Morehead State	L 55–61	19–6 (11–3)	Skyhawk Arena (2,040) Martin, TN
February 12, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Lindenwood	L 74–75	19–7 (11–4)	Robert F. Hyland Arena (1,005) St. Charles, MO
February 14, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at SIU Edwardsville	W 81–76	20–7 (12–4)	First Community Arena (1,927) Edwardsville, IL
February 17, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State	L 53–56 ^OT	20–8 (12–5)	Skyhawk Arena (1,322) Martin, TN
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Little Rock	L 65–67	20–9 (12–6)	Jack Stephens Center (1,032) Little Rock, AR
February 26, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	W 64–49	21–9 (13–6)	Skyhawk Arena (1,297) Martin, TN
February 28, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee State	L 42–67	21–10 (13–7)	Skyhawk Arena (2,104) Martin, TN
OVC tournament
March 5, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (8) Eastern Illinois Quarterfinals	W 66–63	22–10	Ford Center Evansville, IN
March 6, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPNU	(4)	vs. (1) Tennessee State Semifinals	L 55–68	22–11	Ford Center Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTM Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
^ "2024-25 UT-Martin Skyhawks Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Little Rock Picked as 2025-26 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster". UTM Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTM Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
^ "UT Martin Skyhawks 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 10, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTM Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2025.

[2] "2024-25 UT-Martin Skyhawks Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 14, 2025.

[poll-3] "Little Rock Picked as 2025-26 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved December 16, 2025.

[Roster-4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster". UTM Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2025.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTM Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2025.

[6] "UT Martin Skyhawks 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 10, 2025.

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UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball
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