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Kansas City Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #360 · 4–27 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Summit League · Kansas City, MO

Kansas City finished 4–27 (Summit 9th, KenPom #360) in 2025–26. 14 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 14 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season14
Transfer additions5
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2030
Most common home stateFL (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2030 — 3 ahead.

2027
Gblocked5 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead
2028
Gblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
Fcrowded5 ahead
2029
Gbalanced4 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen4 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (7)
Lincoln Goodwin6′6″Fr
DJ Jackson Jr.6′1″Fr
Matija Samar6′6″So
Josh Kori6′4″Fr
Jaylen Smith5′11″Sr
Cameron Love6′4″Fr
Elliot Moskowitz6′5″Fr
Forwards in that room (7)
Mykel Bruce-McCrommon6′7″Fr
Dovydas Jencius6′10″Fr
Raivo Butirins6′9″Jr
Jibbe Sicking6′8″Fr
Assane Diop6′8″Sr
Atuka Bakhtadze7′0″Fr
Sebastian Hartmann6′6″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Kansas City

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (5 ahead), F blocked (6 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 14 arrivals, 9 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from FL, KS, AZ.

3 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 3 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

0% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 7 of 14

Lincoln Goodwin6′6″Fr
Matija Samar6′6″So
Elliot Moskowitz6′5″Fr
Josh Kori6′4″Fr
Cameron Love6′4″Fr
DJ Jackson Jr.6′1″Fr
Jaylen Smith5′11″Sr · final yr

Frontcourt 7 of 14 · forwards + centers

Atuka Bakhtadze7′0″Fr · F
Dovydas Jencius6′10″Fr · F
Raivo Butirins6′9″Jr · F
Jibbe Sicking6′8″Fr · F
Assane Diop6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Mykel Bruce-McCrommon6′7″Fr · F
Sebastian Hartmann6′6″Sr · F · final yr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

0%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers

Computed from 12 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

9from high school5via the portal

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

Rankings

3 of 14

3 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Assane Diop #111.

Where from

FL 4 · KS 3 · AZ 2 · CA 2 · MO 2 · TX 2

10 international: Lapmežciems; Dakar, Senegal; Dakar; Amsterdam and 6 more

High schools: Mount Pisgah HS; Phhoenix Prep; Doyline HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Raivo Butirins
→Matija Samar
→Assane Diop
→Jaylen Smith
→Sebastian Hartmann

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Max Sims
←Jason Hilliard
←Jayson Petty
←Chris Dockery
←Babacar Mbengue
←Trey Booker-Lowery
←Cory Curtis Jr.
←D'Andre Harrison
←Jamaria Clark
←CJ Evans
←Karmello Branch

How this roster compares

Summit League (8 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureKansas CityConference
Average guard height6′4″6′3″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1415−1
Freshman share64%29%+35pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2022021–22#3322022–23#1942023–24#2292024–25#3602025–26
19–12 · Summit 4th12–20 · Summit 10th16–16 · Summit 3rd13–20 · Summit 5th4–27 · Summit 9th

Coaching staff

Mark TurgeonHead coach
Brandon BurgetteAssistant coach
Will TurgeonAssistant coach
Mike RohnAssociate head coach
David CasonAssistant coach
Sean FoleyAssistant coach
Staff changes10 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 7 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate72%
SAT midpoint1325
ACT midpoint26

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