The 2025–26 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gardner–Webb University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Jeremy Luther, played their home games at Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.
Previous season The Runnin' Bulldogs finished the 2024–25 season 11–20, 5–11 in Big South play, to finish in eighth place. They defeated USC Upstate in the first round of the Big South tournament, before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions High Point in the quarterfinals.
Preseason On October 15, 2025, the Big South Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Gardner–Webb was picked to finish eighth in the conference.
Preseason rankings +Big South Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 80 (8) 2 68 (1) 3 53 4 52 5 51 6 37 7 27 8 Gardner–Webb 19 9 18
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Preseason All-Big South Teams No players were named to the First or Second Team All-Big South.
Roster
Schedule and results
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