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Alcorn State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #344 · 9–23 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Southwestern Athletic Conference · Alcorn State, MS

Alcorn State finished 9–23 (SWAC 11th, KenPom #344) in 2025–26. 11 players hold the 2025–26 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster11 players
New this season8
Transfer additions7
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2028
Most common home stateMS (5)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2028 — 6 ahead.

2026
Gblocked7 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
2027
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
2028
Gopening6 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
2029
Gopening2 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (7)
Shane Lancaster6′4″Jr
Davian Williams6′0″So
Jameel Morris6′1″Jr
Travis Roberts6′6″Sr
Mike Jones6′6″Fr
Alex Hawkins6′4″Jr
Bryson Calamese6′0″Jr
Forwards in that room (4)
Nick Woodard6′7″Sr
Omari Hamilton6′7″Sr
Jeremy Ellis6′8″Jr
Tycen McDaniels6′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 Alcorn State

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (7 ahead), F balanced (4 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 8 arrivals, 1 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MS, GA, NY.

1 of 11 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 1 of 11 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

71% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 11 players

Guards 7 of 11

Travis Roberts6′6″Sr · final yr3.6 PPG
Mike Jones6′6″Fr3.5 PPG
Shane Lancaster6′4″Jr10.8 PPG
Alex Hawkins6′4″Jr
Jameel Morris6′1″Jr11.2 PPG
Davian Williams6′0″So7.8 PPG
Bryson Calamese6′0″Jr3.0 PPG

Frontcourt 4 of 11 · forwards + centers

Jeremy Ellis6′8″Jr · F1.0 PPG
Tycen McDaniels6′8″Jr · F12.0 PPG
Nick Woodard6′7″Sr · F · final yr8.6 PPG
Omari Hamilton6′7″Sr · F · final yr7.8 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

71%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Tycen McDaniels12.0 PPG · returning
Jameel Morris11.2 PPG · returning
Shane Lancaster10.8 PPG · returning

Computed from 10 of 11 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

1from high school7via the portal

4 of 11 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

1 of 11

1 of 11 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Mike Jones #353.

Where from

MS 5 · GA 4 · NY 4 · MD 3 · NJ 2 · AR 1

2 international: Nice, France; Calgary, Alberta

High schools: Vicksburg HS ×2; Coudouliere HS; Collins HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Shane Lancaster
→Jameel Morris
→Travis Roberts
→Nick Woodard
→Jeremy Ellis
→Alex Hawkins
→Bryson Calamese

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Daniel Braster
←Del'Jayvien Harried
←Marcus Tankersley
←Willie Lightfoot
←Kevin Firle
←Tyrese Elliott
←Dakari Thomas
←Kameron Foman
←Keionte Cornelius
←Michael Pajeaud
←Djahi Binet
←Cameron Butler
←Jalyke Gaines - Wyatt
←Antonio Lisenbee
←Julian Lual

How this roster compares

Southwestern Athletic Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureAlcorn StateConference
Average guard height6′3″6′4″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1115−4
Freshman share9%18%−9pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2512021–22#2602022–23#2922023–24#3262024–25#3442025–26
17–17 · SWAC 3rd18–14 · SWAC 2nd14–18 · SWAC 4th12–20 · SWAC 8th9–23 · SWAC 11th

Coaching staff

Jake MortonHead coach
Adam BraswellAssistant coach
Devon SmithAssistant coach
Darryl PrueAssistant coach
Staff changes7 on-court staff changes in 5 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 2 before 2024–25, 4 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate45%
SAT midpoint964
ACT midpoint22

How this page is made: Rosters: official Alcorn State rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · New this season: players not listed on the 2024–25 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · 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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