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Arkansas State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #147 · 20–12 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Sun Belt Conference · Jonesboro, AR

Arkansas State finished 20–12 (Sun Belt 1st, KenPom #147) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 11 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season11
Transfer additions7
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2030
Most common home stateAR (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2030 — 5 ahead.

2026
Gcrowded10 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
2027
Gblocked9 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gbalanced8 ahead
Fcrowded6 ahead
2029
Gbalanced5 ahead · multi-yr
Fbalanced4 ahead
2030
Gopen5 ahead
Fopen3 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Royal Blue Smith6′3″RS-Fr
Anthony Hester6′6″Fr
Aaron McGee6′3″Fr
CJ Geathers6′5″RS-Fr
Jordan Pyke6′7″Sr
Diggy Coleman5′11″Fr
Chaz Watson6′3″Jr
Tameron Ferguson6′4″Jr
Layne Taylor5′11″Jr
Forwards in that room (6)
Delang Muon6′8″RS-Jr
Aliou Maiga6′8″RS-So
Amadou Doumbia7′0″Jr
Rho Omed6′11″Fr
Moussa Sy7′0″Fr
Grayson Bennett6′8″RS-Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Arkansas State

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (10 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 15 arrivals, 8 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from AR, FL, MO.

2 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 2 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

6% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 9 of 15

Jordan Pyke6′7″Sr · final yr
Anthony Hester6′6″Fr
CJ Geathers6′5″RS-Fr
Tameron Ferguson6′4″Jr
Royal Blue Smith6′3″RS-Fr5.4 PPG
Aaron McGee6′3″Fr
Chaz Watson6′3″Jr
Diggy Coleman5′11″Fr
Layne Taylor5′11″Jr

Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers

Amadou Doumbia7′0″Jr · F
Moussa Sy7′0″Fr · F
Rho Omed6′11″Fr · F
Delang Muon6′8″RS-Jr · F
Aliou Maiga6′8″RS-So · F
Grayson Bennett6′8″RS-Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

6%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Royal Blue Smith5.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 11 of 15 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 school7via the portal

8 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

2 of 15

2 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Aaron McGee #253.

Where from

AR 3 · FL 2 · MO 2 · NC 2 · TX 2 · AL 1

8 international: Frankston; Paris; Calgary, Canada; Conakry, Guinea and 4 more

High schools: Gillion Academy ×2; University Central HS; Christian Brothers Academy and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Jordan Pyke
→Chaz Watson
→Tameron Ferguson
→Delang Muon
→Aliou Maiga
→Amadou Doumbia
→Layne Taylor

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Aly Tounkara
←Chudi Dioramma
←Joey Chammaa
←Weston Honeycutt
←Fredy-Salam Sylla
←TJ Caldwell
←Christian Harmon

How this roster compares

Sun Belt Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureArkansas StateConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′9″+1″
Roster size1515
Freshman share53%25%+28pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2032021–22#2862022–23#1352023–24#882024–25#1472025–26
18–11 · Sun Belt 7th13–20 · Sun Belt 12th20–17 · Sun Belt 4th25–11 · Sun Belt 1st20–12 · Sun Belt 1st

Coaching staff

Ryan PannoneHead coach
Hayden SowersAssociate head coach
Jordan FairAssociate head coach
Rashaad RichardsonAssistant coach
Dean CooperAssistant coach
Max ThorpeAssistant coach
Staff changes12 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 4 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 6 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate82%
SAT midpoint1115
ACT midpoint23

How this page is made: Rosters: official Arkansas State rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Arkansas State'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 · 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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