The 2025–26 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team represented Tarleton State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Texans, led by sixth-year head coach Billy Gillispie, played their home games at the newly opened EECU Center in Stephenville, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 14–18, 5–13 in WAC play to finish a tie for last place. As the No. 7 seed in the WAC tournament, they lost to Abilene Christian in the first round.
On February 27, 2026, the school announced that head coach Billy Gillispie would not return as head coach. On March 13, the school named Utah State assistant coach Eric Haut the team's new head coach.
Beginning in 2026, the WAC announced it will rebrand as the United Athletic Conference (UAC), with Tarleton remaining a member of the rebranded conference.
Previous season The Texans finished the 2024–25 season 12–20, 7–9 in WAC play, to finish in sixth place. They were defeated by California Baptist in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament.
Preseason On October 28, 2025, the WAC released their preseason coaches poll. Tarleton State was picked to finish fifth in the conference.
Preseason rankings +WAC Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 33 (5) 2 29 (1) 3 27 4 22 (1) 5 Tarleton State 19 6 9 7 8
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Preseason All-WAC Team No players were named to the Preseason All-WAC Team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=""| WAC regular season
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