Prairie View A&M Men's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Prairie View A&M Panthers
 
SWAC (18-17, 9-9)
 
 
Big Wins: 1/5 at Southern (89-85), 3/12 vs Bethune-Cookman (71-67)
Bad Losses: 1/19 at Alcorn State (75-76), 1/24 Alabama State (80-95)
Coach: Byron Smith
 
Probable Starters:
Cory Wells, Senior, Forward, 13.1 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.1 bpg
Corey Dunning, Senior, Forward, 1.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Elijah Mitchell, Sophomore, Guard, 2.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg
Dontae Horne, Senior, Guard, 20.2 ppg, 3.1 apg, 4.5 rpg, 1.9 spg
Lance Williams, Senior, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 3.3 apg, 3.2 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Hassane Diallo, Junior, Forward, 2.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Tai’Reon Joseph, Senior, Guard, 18.2 ppg, 1.0a pg, 2.4 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.0 (87th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 78.0 (295, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.3 (235, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.4 (193, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.2 (315, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.2 (232, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.9 (58, 2)
Rebound Margin: -4.2 (330, 9)
Assists Per Game: 12.0 (310, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.3 (261, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019NCAAFirst Four loss to Fairleigh Dickinson
 
*all team stats through 3/8