The 2025–26 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by second-year head coach Mike Jones, played their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.
Previous season The Monarchs finished the 2024–25 season 15–20, 8–10 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a four-way tie for eighth place. They defeated Louisiana, Texas State, and Appalachian State, before falling to eventual tournament champions Troy in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament.
Preseason On October 20, 2025, the Sun Belt released their preseason poll. Old Dominion was picked to finish fifth in the conference, while receiving two first-place vote.
Preseason rankings +Sun Belt Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 175 (1) 2 154 (3) 3 152 (4) 4 148 (1) 5 Old Dominion 145 (2) 6 128 (1) 7 123 (1) 8 106 9 95 (1) 10 66 11 59 12 57 13 43 14 19
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Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year Sun Belt Preseason Player of the YearPlayerYearPositionRobert Davis Jr.JuniorGuard Source:
Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams Preseason All-Sun Belt TeamsTeamPlayerYearPositionFirstRobert Davis Jr.JuniorGuardThirdJordan BattleSenior Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Regular season
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