RICHARDSON, Texas - With the 2025-26 season just over three weeks away, Oklahoma Christian men's basketball was picked to finish 13th in the Lone Star Conference Preseason Poll.

The Eagles come into the new campaign after posting its most single-season wins ever inside the Payne Athletic Center under head coach Kendry Talley, who is entering his seventh season at the helm of his alma mater.

This year will be a new-look Eagles squad, however, as Talley and his staff bring in 10 newcomers, including six transfers. Headlining those transfers is redshirt sophomore guard Ma'Syn Howell, who comes to OC from NCAA Division I North Texas. Howell played his high school ball at Legacy School of Sport and Science, where he led them to a 2023 CIBA national championship.

In addition to Howell is senior guard Anthony Ignowski from LSC-foe Texas A&M International, where he averaged 11.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists in his lone year with the Dustdevils. Prior to his time at TAMIU, Ignowski played two seasons for North Dakota State College of Science and then one year at Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa. For his career, Ignowski has 1125 points, 351 rebounds and 297 assists.

Among the few returners Oklahoma Christian has is junior guard Miles Gibson. The Allen, Texas, native led OC with 5.0 rebounds per game and scored 233 points on 53.2 percent (82-154) shooting last season. Along with Gibson is senior forward Jason Clark, senior guard Jayce Daniels, redshirt sophomore guard Andrew Hill and sophomore guard Josh Aiken.

Coach Talley, Gibson and Clark sat down with Oklahoma Christian Director of Athletics Communication Court Haygarth to discuss expectations heading into the upcoming season as part of the LSC's 2025 Hoops Week. Fans can catch that interview HERE.

Oklahoma Christian will get the regular season underway underway in The Nest when Randall makes its way up I-35 Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m.


2025-26 LSC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
 

Rank	Team (1st-Place Votes)	Total Points
1	DBU (42)	850
2	St. Mary's (2)	724
3	Lubbock Christian (4)	720
4	St. Edward's	669
5	West Texas A&M (2)	654
T6	Angelo State	592
T6	Eastern New Mexico	592
8	Midwestern State	558
9	UT Permian Basin	468
10	Texas A&M International (1)	350
11	Texas A&M-Kingsville	330
12	Cameron	301
13	Oklahoma Christian	266
14	UT Tyler	260
15	Western New Mexico	193
16	UT Dallas	188
17	Sul Ross State	88