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Middle Tennessee Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #152 · 17–15 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Conference USA · Murfreesboro, TN

Middle Tennessee finished 17–15 (C-USA 4th, KenPom #152) in 2025–26. 14 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season9
Transfer additions5
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2028
Most common home stateTN (9)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2028 — 9 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gblocked9 ahead · multi-yr
Fbalanced3 ahead
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening9 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
Cbalanced2 ahead
2029
Gopening4 ahead · multi-yr
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
Copen1 ahead
2030
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Marcus Whitlock6′3″RS-Jr
Jahvin Carter6′3″Jr
Jax Howard6′0″RS-Fr
Garrison White6′0″Fr
Eli Rice6′8″RS-Jr
Kevin de Kovachich6′4″Jr
Braylin Davis6′3″Fr
Landyn Colyer6′6″Fr
Quintero Barnett6′4″Jr
Forwards in that room (3)
Aiden Bolden6′5″Fr
Jarred Hall6′9″Sr
Ofri Naveh6′7″RS-Jr
Centers in that room (2)
Luka Jovanovic6′11″So
Kaleb Siler6′10″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 Middle Tennessee

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (9 ahead · multi-yr), F balanced (3 ahead), C crowded (2 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from TN, FL, NC.

5 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 5 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

20% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 9 of 14

Eli Rice6′8″RS-Jr
Landyn Colyer6′6″Fr
Kevin de Kovachich6′4″Jr
Quintero Barnett6′4″Jr
Marcus Whitlock6′3″RS-Jr
Jahvin Carter6′3″Jr10.8 PPG
Braylin Davis6′3″Fr
Jax Howard6′0″RS-Fr
Garrison White6′0″Fr

Frontcourt 5 of 14 · forwards + centers

Luka Jovanovic6′11″So · C2.2 PPG
Kaleb Siler6′10″RS-Jr · C
Jarred Hall6′9″Sr · F · final yr2.3 PPG
Ofri Naveh6′7″RS-Jr · F
Aiden Bolden6′5″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

20%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jahvin Carter10.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jarred Hall2.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Luka Jovanovic2.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 10 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

5from high school5via the portal

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

Rankings

5 of 14

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

Best-ranked: Landyn Colyer #156.

Where from

TN 9 · FL 2 · NC 2 · GA 1 · IL 1 · IN 1

4 international: Belgrade; Neot Golan; Nassau; Montreal, Quebec, Canada

High schools: IMG Academy ×2; Winston-Salem Christian; Glenelg Country School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Eli Rice
→Kevin de Kovachich
→Ofri Naveh
→Kaleb Siler
→Quintero Barnett

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Torey Alston
←Chris Loofe
←Brandon Oloumou
←Charvez Ambrose

How this roster compares

Conference USA (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureMiddle TennesseeConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′9″−1″
Roster size1415−1
Freshman share36%23%+13pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#972021–22#1222022–23#2612023–24#1182024–25#1522025–26
26–11 · C-USA 3rd19–14 · C-USA 5th14–19 · C-USA 7th22–12 · C-USA 3rd17–15 · C-USA 4th

Coaching staff

Nick McDevittHead coach / @MTCoachNick
Logan JohnsonAssistant coach
Eric WilsonAssistant coach
Joshua BoneAssistant coach
Justin LevineAssistant coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate69%
SAT midpoint1110
ACT midpoint23

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