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Mississippi Valley State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #364 · 3–30 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Southwestern Athletic Conference · Itta Bena, MS

Mississippi Valley State finished 3–30 (SWAC 12th, KenPom #364) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 3 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season3
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2028
Most common home stateAR (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2028 — 4 ahead.

2027
Gbalanced7 ahead
Fcrowded7 ahead
2028
Gopen4 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
2029
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (7)
Antonio Sisk6′1″Sr
George Ivory III6′2″Sr
Delkedric Holmes6′2″Jr
Xzayvion Childress6′0″Jr
Michael James6′1″Jr
X'Zaevion Barnett6′2″Jr
Patrick Punch6′4″Sr
Forwards in that room (8)
PJ McDonald6′5″So
Daniel Mayfield6′8″Sr
Derrick Singleton6′4″Jr
Samuel Murray6′8″Jr
Chance Sutton6′7″Jr
Lamont Sams6′9″Sr
Jonathan Pace6′10″So
Tyrone Iroghama6′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 Mississippi Valley State

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (7 ahead), F crowded (7 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 3 arrivals, 0 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from AR, MS, TX.

0 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

93% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players · roster via ESPN — the school's site had not posted it

Guards 7 of 16

Patrick Punch6′4″Sr · final yr8.1 PPG
George Ivory III6′2″Sr · final yr
Delkedric Holmes6′2″Jr4.8 PPG
X'Zaevion Barnett6′2″Jr4.7 PPG
Antonio Sisk6′1″Sr · final yr
Michael James6′1″Jr21.4 PPG
Xzayvion Childress6′0″Jr8.2 PPG

Frontcourt 9 of 16 · forwards + centers

Mussa Mzein6′10″Jr · C3.3 PPG
Jonathan Pace6′10″So · F1.1 PPG
Lamont Sams6′9″Sr · F · final yr8.4 PPG
Daniel Mayfield6′8″Sr · F · final yr13.4 PPG
Samuel Murray6′8″Jr · F5.1 PPG
Tyrone Iroghama6′8″Jr · F2.5 PPG
Chance Sutton6′7″Jr · F1.6 PPG
PJ McDonald6′5″So · F
Derrick Singleton6′4″Jr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

93%of recorded scoring returns
5 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Michael James21.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Daniel Mayfield13.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Lamont Sams8.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

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

0from high school3via the portal

13 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 16

0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

AR 3 · MS 3 · TX 3 · GA 2 · AL 1 · CA 1

4 international: Stockholm, Sweden; Stockholm, Sweden; London, United Kingdom; London, United Kingdom

High schools: Harrison Central HS ×2; Norwood HS ×2; Spring Creek HS ×2 and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Derrick Singleton
→Mussa Mzein
→Tyrone Iroghama

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Mussa Mzein
←Tyrone Iroghama

How this roster compares

Southwestern Athletic Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureMississippi Valley StateConference
Average guard height6′2″6′4″−2″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1615+1
Freshman share0%18%−18pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#3512021–22#3572022–23#3622023–24#3642024–25#3642025–26
2–26 · SWAC 12th5–27 · SWAC 11th1–30 · SWAC 12th3–28 · SWAC 12th3–30 · SWAC 12th

Coaching staff

Khalid CampbellAssistant coach
Clinton YoungAssistant coach
Antonio SandersAssistant coach
Mike DavisHead coach
Mike Davis Jr.Associate head coach
Bobby GonzalezAssistant coach
Stevie TaylorAssistant coach
Josh TownsendAssistant coach
Staff changes6 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2025–26, 5 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate92%
SAT midpoint870
ACT midpoint16

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