Men's Basketball

Sun Belt Conference Hosts 2025 Basketball Media Days October 21-22

NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference will conduct its annual Basketball Media Days ahead of the 2025-26 season October 21-22 via Zoom.

All 14 Sun Belt women’s basketball head coaches will be available in designated time slots on Tuesday, October 21 beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET/10:30 a.m. CT, followed by each of the conference's men’s basketball head coaches on Wednesday, October 22.

Chair of the 2025-26 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee and Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Keith Gill will open Men's Basketball Media Day on Oct. 22 with an address and time for media questions at 11:15 a.m. ET/10:15 a.m. CT.

A full recording of Basketball Media Day interviews will be made available on SunBeltSports.org and the Sun Belt Conference YouTube page following the conclusion of the event.

The Sun Belt Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll and Preseason All-Conference Teams will be announced Monday, October 20 at 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT, before the Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll and Preseason All-Conference Teams are unveiled at 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT.

The Sun Belt Conference basketball season will culminate with the 2026 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships which will be held March 3-9, 2026 at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Fla.

Tuesday, October 21
Women’s Basketball Head Coach Interview Schedule
11:30 a.m. ET/10:30 a.m. CT – Alaura Sharp, App State 
11:37 a.m. ET/10:37 a.m. CT – Destinee Rogers, Arkansas State
11:44 a.m. ET/10:44 a.m. CT – Kevin Pederson, Coastal Carolina
11:51 a.m. ET/10:51 a.m. CT – Hana Haden, Georgia Southern
11:58 a.m. ET/10:58 a.m. CT – Gene Hill, Georgia State
12:05 p.m. ET/11:05 a.m. CT – Sean O'Regan, James Madison
12:12 p.m. ET/11:12 a.m. CT – Garry Brodhead, Louisiana
12:19 p.m. ET/11:19 a.m. CT – Scotty Fletcher, ULM
12:26 p.m. ET/11:26 a.m. CT – Juli Fulks, Marshall
12:33 p.m. ET/11:33 a.m. CT – DeLisha Milton-Jones, Old Dominion
12:40 p.m. ET/11:40 a.m. CT – Yolisha Jackson, South Alabama
12:47 p.m. ET/11:47 a.m. CT – Missy Bilderback, Southern Miss
12:54 p.m. ET/11:54 a.m. CT – Zenarae Antoine, Texas State
1:01 p.m. ET/12:01 p.m. CT – Chanda Rigby, Troy
 
Wednesday, October 22
Men’s Basketball Interview Schedule
11:15 a.m. ET/10:15 a.m. CT – Keith Gill, Sun Belt Conference Commissioner
11:30 a.m. ET/10:30 a.m. CT – Dustin Kerns, App State
11:37 a.m. ET/10:37 a.m. CT – Ryan Pannone, Arkansas State
11:44 a.m. ET/10:44 a.m. CT – Justin Gray, Coastal Carolina
11:51 a.m. ET/10:51 a.m. CT – Charlie Henry, Georgia Southern
11:58 a.m. ET/10:58 a.m. CT – Jonas Hayes, Georgia State
12:05 p.m. ET/11:05 a.m. CT – Preston Spradlin, James Madison
12:12 p.m. ET/11:12 a.m. CT – Quannas White, Louisiana
12:19 p.m. ET/11:19 a.m. CT – Phil Cunningham, ULM
12:26 p.m. ET/11:26 a.m. CT – Cornelius Jackson, Marshall
12:33 p.m. ET/11:33 a.m. CT – Mike Jones, Old Dominion
12:40 p.m. ET/11:40 a.m. CT – Richie Riley, South Alabama
12:47 p.m. ET/11:47 a.m. CT – Jay Ladner, Southern Miss
12:54 p.m. ET/11:54 a.m. CT – Terrence Johnson, Texas State
1:01 p.m. ET/12:01 p.m. CT – Scott Cross, Troy