D2 · Gulf South Conference

Montevallo Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Gulf South Conference · Montevallo, AL

Montevallo (D2, Gulf South Conference) lists 21 players on the 2026–27 roster; 14 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster21 players
New this season14
Transfer additions8
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateAL (21)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 4 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gcrowded16 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gcrowded12 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2029
Gopening10 ahead
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (16)
Xzayvion Childress6′1″Sr
Mehkai Menefee6′6″Jr
Drew Mears5′10″Fr
Paul Lanzi6′5″Sr
Owen McGowan6′1″RS-So
Zander Holt6′3″Fr
Tyler Mallory5′10″Sr
Kaleb Carson5′11″Fr
Jayden Young5′10″RS-So
Anthony Lanzi6′3″Fr
Ty Odom6′1″So
Tyler Cone6′2″So
Luke Stephens6′4″RS-So
Bryce Bracco6′0″Jr
Adam Barksdale6′5″So
Reese Gurner6′1″RS-Sr
Forwards in that room (5)
Derek Byrd Jr.6′7″Jr
Mike Johnson6′6″Fr
Dominic Commisso6′8″Jr
Jacob Banker6′8″Fr
Carson Pringle6′6″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Montevallo

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (16 ahead), F blocked (4 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 14 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 8 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from AL, GA, TN.

0 of 21 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 21 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

1% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 21 players

Guards 16 of 21

Mehkai Menefee6′6″Jr
Paul Lanzi6′5″Sr · final yr
Adam Barksdale6′5″So
Luke Stephens6′4″RS-So0.5 PPG
Zander Holt6′3″Fr
Anthony Lanzi6′3″Fr
Tyler Cone6′2″So
Xzayvion Childress6′1″Sr · final yr
Owen McGowan6′1″RS-So
Ty Odom6′1″So
Reese Gurner6′1″RS-Sr · final yr
Bryce Bracco6′0″Jr
Kaleb Carson5′11″Fr
Drew Mears5′10″Fr
Tyler Mallory5′10″Sr · final yr
Jayden Young5′10″RS-So

Frontcourt 5 of 21 · forwards + centers

Dominic Commisso6′8″Jr · F
Jacob Banker6′8″Fr · F
Derek Byrd Jr.6′7″Jr · F
Mike Johnson6′6″Fr · F
Carson Pringle6′6″Jr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

1%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Luke Stephens0.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 10 of 16 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

6from high school8via the portal

13 of 21 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 21

0 of 21 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

AL 21 · GA 3 · TN 2 · IL 1 · MS 1

1 international: Greenville

High schools: Mount Pisgah Christian School; Hazel Green High School; Guntersville High School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Xzayvion Childress
→Mehkai Menefee
→Derek Byrd Jr.
→Paul Lanzi
→Tyler Mallory
→Dominic Commisso
→Bryce Bracco
→Carson Pringle

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Tyson Sexton
←O'Neill Connolly
←Sam Duskin
←Brandon Fussell
←Bryant James
←Devon McKinnon
←Miller Moody

How this roster compares

Gulf South Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureMontevalloConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′7″
Roster size2116+5
Freshman share29%38%−9pp

Coaching staff

Cam GloverAssistant coach
Kia GoeckeInterim head strength and conditioning coach (MSOC, MBB, WBB, MLAX, m/w track, softball, volleyball)
Zac RichardsHead coach
Anthony KomaraHead coach
Nick FertittaAssistant coach
Staff changes9 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 3 before 2023–24, 2 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26, 2 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate54%
SAT midpoint1085
ACT midpoint23

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