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Eastern Kentucky Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #301 · 11–21 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · United Athletic Conference · Richmond, KY

Eastern Kentucky finished 11–21 (ASUN 9th, KenPom #301) 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 additions8
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateKY (5)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 5 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gblocked9 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead
2028
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
2029
Gopening7 ahead
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Omer Hamama6′2″So
Jackson Holt6′4″RS-Sr
Amari Owens6′1″Fr
Damone King6′2″RS-So
Mason Miles6′2″RS-So
Bobby Hardison6′5″So
Cade Murphy6′5″Fr
Drae Vasser6′1″RS-So
Justin McCarter6′6″RS-Jr
Forwards in that room (6)
Mouhamed Camara6′8″RS-Fr
Shadrak Lasu6′8″Jr
Duje Dujmovic6′9″Jr
Josh Lowe6′8″Jr
Yvens Paul6′7″RS-Sr
Austin Ball6′7″RS-Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Eastern Kentucky

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (9 ahead), F blocked (6 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 8 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from KY, NC, FL.

1 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 1 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

27% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 9 of 15

Justin McCarter6′6″RS-Jr
Bobby Hardison6′5″So
Cade Murphy6′5″Fr
Jackson Holt6′4″RS-Sr · final yr7.2 PPG
Omer Hamama6′2″So
Damone King6′2″RS-So
Mason Miles6′2″RS-So0.8 PPG
Amari Owens6′1″Fr
Drae Vasser6′1″RS-So

Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers

Duje Dujmovic6′9″Jr · F
Mouhamed Camara6′8″RS-Fr · F
Shadrak Lasu6′8″Jr · F
Josh Lowe6′8″Jr · F
Yvens Paul6′7″RS-Sr · F · final yr4.4 PPG
Austin Ball6′7″RS-Jr · F8.0 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

27%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Austin Ball8.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jackson Holt7.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Yvens Paul4.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 11 of 13 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

3from high school8via the portal

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

Rankings

1 of 15

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

Best-ranked: Mouhamed Camara #246.

Where from

KY 5 · NC 3 · FL 2 · GA 2 · OH 2 · VA 2

5 international: Dakar; Winnipeg, Canada; Reshon LeZion; Lewisville, Texas and 1 more

High schools: Moravian Prep ×2; Bowling Green HS; Massanutten Military Academy and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Omer Hamama
→Shadrak Lasu
→Damone King
→Duje Dujmovic
→Josh Lowe
→Bobby Hardison
→Drae Vasser
→Justin McCarter

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Asa White
←Trey Coles
←MJ Williams
←Tyler Jackson
←Juan Cranford, Jr.
←Jayden Harris

How this roster compares

United Athletic Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureEastern KentuckyConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′9″−1″
Roster size1514+1
Freshman share20%29%−9pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2612021–22#1462022–23#2032023–24#1852024–25#3012025–26
13–18 · ASUN 8th23–14 · ASUN 3rd17–14 · ASUN 1st18–14 · ASUN 4th11–21 · ASUN 9th

Coaching staff

Steve LeporeAssociate head coach
AJ ClarkAssistant coach
Ben VeshiAssistant coach
A.W. HamiltonHead coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 2 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate78%
SAT midpoint1065
ACT midpoint21

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