D2 · Gulf South Conference

Alabama Huntsville Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Gulf South Conference · Huntsville, AL

Alabama Huntsville (D2, Gulf South Conference) lists 18 players on the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster18 players
New this season9
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateAL (9)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 4 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2030.

2026
Gcrowded13 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
2027
Gcrowded13 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
2028
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2029
Gbalanced9 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
2030
Gopen7 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (13)
Preston Parker6′6″Jr
Greyson Turner6′4″Fr
Bryce Mason6′4″So
Aiden Weaver6′4″RS-Fr
Marquez Barrera5′10″Fr
Jax Abernathy6′4″So
Lee Garcia6′5″Fr
Knute Wood6′4″Sr
Carson Chandler6′4″RS-Fr
Garrison Sharpe6′1″Jr
Xavier Martinez5′10″Sr
Owen Lentz6′0″Fr
Joshua Gibson6′2″RS-Fr
Forwards in that room (5)
Jack Shutters6′10″Jr
Jarquez Mallory6′6″Sr
Jordan Mabe6′7″So
Tucker Hyatt6′7″Fr
Griffin Cooper6′8″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Alabama Huntsville

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (13 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 8 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from AL, TN, GA.

0 of 18 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

47% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 18 players

Guards 13 of 18

Preston Parker6′6″Jr4.4 PPG
Lee Garcia6′5″Fr
Greyson Turner6′4″Fr
Bryce Mason6′4″So8.1 PPG
Aiden Weaver6′4″RS-Fr
Jax Abernathy6′4″So
Knute Wood6′4″Sr · final yr8.5 PPG
Carson Chandler6′4″RS-Fr
Joshua Gibson6′2″RS-Fr4.1 PPG
Garrison Sharpe6′1″Jr1.2 PPG
Owen Lentz6′0″Fr
Marquez Barrera5′10″Fr
Xavier Martinez5′10″Sr · final yr

Frontcourt 5 of 18 · forwards + centers

Jack Shutters6′10″Jr · F1.2 PPG
Griffin Cooper6′8″Jr · F4.2 PPG
Jordan Mabe6′7″So · F8.6 PPG
Tucker Hyatt6′7″Fr · F
Jarquez Mallory6′6″Sr · F · final yr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

47%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jordan Mabe8.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Knute Wood8.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Bryce Mason8.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 of 18 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

8from high school4via the portal

14 of 18 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 18

0 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

AL 9 · TN 8 · GA 4 · KY 1 · MI 1 · OH 1

High schools: Pickett County HS; Columbia Academy; Handley HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Jax Abernathy
→Jarquez Mallory
→Garrison Sharpe
→Xavier Martinez

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Thomas Allard
←Garrison Sharpe
←Will Amonett
←Victor Odiari

How this roster compares

Gulf South Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureAlabama HuntsvilleConference
Average guard height6′3″6′2″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′7″+1″
Roster size1816+2
Freshman share44%38%+6pp

Coaching staff

Mick HedgepethHead coach
Josh HentschelAssistant coach
Alex MastinAssistant coach
Will AmonettVolunteer assistant coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 3 before 2024–25, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate69%
SAT midpoint1295
ACT midpoint28

How this page is made: Rosters: official Alabama Huntsville rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Alabama Huntsville's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.

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