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Missouri Western Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Saint Joseph, MO

Missouri Western (D2, Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) lists 15 players on the 2026–27 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season8
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029
Most common home stateIA (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 6 ahead.

2026
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gblocked9 ahead
Fbalanced6 ahead
2028
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening6 ahead
Fopen3 ahead
2030
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
AJ Mason5′11″Fr
Corbin Johnson6′4″Fr
Bode Goodman6′2″So
Drew Kingery6′5″RS-Jr
Gavin Hershberger5′10″RS-Jr
William Kiburis6′4″Sr
Trey McKowen5′11″So
Jase Foster5′9″Fr
Enoch Rodriguez6′5″Fr
Forwards in that room (6)
Leo Gayman6′6″So
Traeger Rader6′8″Sr
Crew Gibson6′8″Sr
Vance Peiffer6′8″Sr
Henri Young Jr.6′9″RS-So
Cole Marsh6′6″RS-So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Missouri Western

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F blocked (4 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 8 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from IA, KS, MO.

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.

40% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 9 of 15

Drew Kingery6′5″RS-Jr
Enoch Rodriguez6′5″Fr
Corbin Johnson6′4″Fr
William Kiburis6′4″Sr · final yr11.0 PPG
Bode Goodman6′2″So6.7 PPG
AJ Mason5′11″Fr
Trey McKowen5′11″So6.3 PPG
Gavin Hershberger5′10″RS-Jr8.6 PPG
Jase Foster5′9″Fr

Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers

Henri Young Jr.6′9″RS-So · F
Traeger Rader6′8″Sr · F · final yr0.8 PPG
Crew Gibson6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Vance Peiffer6′8″Sr · F · final yr0.9 PPG
Leo Gayman6′6″So · F
Cole Marsh6′6″RS-So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

40%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
William Kiburis11.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Gavin Hershberger8.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Bode Goodman6.7 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

4from high school4via the portal

11 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: Drew Kingery #376.

Where from

IA 6 · KS 4 · MO 3 · CO 1 · IN 1 · MN 1

3 international: Philadelphia; Bar; Waverly, Iowa

High schools: Ridgeland-Hardeeville HS; Waukee Northwest HS; Seaman HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Leo Gayman
→Drew Kingery
→Crew Gibson
→Cole Marsh

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Marko Pavlovic
←Jahlil Manago
←Frank Keller

How this roster compares

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (14 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureMissouri WesternConference
Average guard height6′1″6′3″−2″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1515
Freshman share27%31%−4pp

Coaching staff

Brooks McKowenHead coach
Joel HansonAssistant coach
Danny TabaskaAssistant coach
Staff changes4 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 3 before 2025–26.

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