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Missouri State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #199 · 16–18 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Conference USA · Linn, MO

Missouri State finished 16–18 (C-USA 9th, KenPom #199) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 12 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season12
Transfer additions7
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029
Most common home stateIL (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 3 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gblocked5 ahead · multi-yr
Fcrowded9 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gbalanced5 ahead
Fbalanced6 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopen3 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen4 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (5)
Kevin Stubblefield Jr6′5″Jr
Melakih Cunningham6′7″So
Jordan Blair6′6″Jr
Trey Williams Jr.6′3″So
Dylan Rowe6′4″So
Forwards in that room (9)
Isaiah Medina7′0″RS-Fr
Christian Thompson6′8″Sr
Amare Oba6′6″Fr
Leano Rolle6′4″So
Ngundeng Ruey6′10″Jr
Kuol Kuol6′10″Fr
Matthew Gray6′7″Sr
Cameron Boone6′10″Sr
Dimitar Zetov—Fr
Centers in that room (1)
Andrej Acimovic6′10″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 Missouri State

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (5 ahead · multi-yr), F crowded (9 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from IL, AL, 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.

17% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 5 of 15

Melakih Cunningham6′7″So3.1 PPG
Jordan Blair6′6″Jr
Kevin Stubblefield Jr6′5″Jr
Dylan Rowe6′4″So
Trey Williams Jr.6′3″So9.4 PPG

Frontcourt 10 of 15 · forwards + centers

Isaiah Medina7′0″RS-Fr · F
Andrej Acimovic6′10″RS-Fr · C
Ngundeng Ruey6′10″Jr · F
Kuol Kuol6′10″Fr · F
Cameron Boone6′10″Sr · F · final yr1.3 PPG
Christian Thompson6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Matthew Gray6′7″Sr · F · final yr
Amare Oba6′6″Fr · F
Leano Rolle6′4″So · F
Dimitar Zetov—Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

17%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Trey Williams Jr.9.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Melakih Cunningham3.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Cameron Boone1.3 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

5from 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: Isaiah Medina #112.

Where from

IL 3 · AL 2 · MO 2 · TX 2 · FL 1 · GA 1

5 international: Ottawa; Bijeljina; Serbia; Bimini and 1 more

High schools: East St. Louis High; Moravian Prep (N.C.); Vashon High and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Kevin Stubblefield Jr
→Christian Thompson
→Leano Rolle
→Jordan Blair
→Ngundeng Ruey
→Matthew Gray
→Dylan Rowe

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Tyrique Brooks
←Collin Clark
←Zaxton King
←Kobi Williams
←Darrion Sutton

How this roster compares

Conference USA (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureMissouri StateConference
Average guard height6′5″6′3″+2″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1515
Freshman share33%23%+10pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#802021–22#1452022–23#1422023–24#2012024–25#199→ moved to the C-USA2025–26
23–11 · MVC 2nd17–15 · MVC 6th17–16 · MVC 7th9–23 · MVC 10th16–18 · C-USA 9th

Coaching staff

Cuonzo MartinHead coach / @CuonzoMartin / purdue, 2000
Tarrance CrumpAssistant coach / purdue, 2008
Marco HarrisAssistant coach / southwestern oklahoma, 1994
Steve WoodberryAssistant coach / kansas, 1994
Nick CoulurisAssistant coach / st. John's, 2012
Marcus BanksAssistant strength and conditioning coach / eastern illinois, 2018
Staff changes7 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 4 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate91%
SAT midpoint1105
ACT midpoint23

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