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Morehead State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #291 · 20–13 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Ohio Valley Conference · Morehead, KY

Morehead State finished 20–13 (OVC 6th, KenPom #291) in 2025–26. 14 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season8
Transfer additions7
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateGA (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 7 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
2028
Gopening7 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Malik Gillespie6′2″Fr
Justin Payne5′11″Jr
Izaiah Day6′3″Sr
Jarvis Wright6′1″RS-Fr
Kyrell Shaw6′5″Jr
Kenyata Carbon6′1″Sr
Chase Dawson6′0″Jr
Jace Winkleman6′3″RS-So
Vince Dawson III6′6″So
Forwards in that room (5)
Lonnie Bass, Jr.6′8″So
Tayvion Tangiora6′7″So
Dalman Alexander6′8″Sr
Clayton Parker6′8″So
Jaden Priester6′8″RS-Fr
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If you want to play at Morehead State

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from GA, NC, KY.

1 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 1 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

22% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 9 of 14

Vince Dawson III6′6″So3.6 PPG
Kyrell Shaw6′5″Jr
Izaiah Day6′3″Sr · final yr
Jace Winkleman6′3″RS-So2.0 PPG
Malik Gillespie6′2″Fr
Jarvis Wright6′1″RS-Fr
Kenyata Carbon6′1″Sr · final yr
Chase Dawson6′0″Jr8.3 PPG
Justin Payne5′11″Jr

Frontcourt 5 of 14 · forwards + centers

Lonnie Bass, Jr.6′8″So · F
Dalman Alexander6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Clayton Parker6′8″So · F3.9 PPG
Jaden Priester6′8″RS-Fr · F
Tayvion Tangiora6′7″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

22%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Chase Dawson8.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Clayton Parker3.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Vince Dawson III3.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 11 of 14 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

3from high school7via the portal

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

Rankings

1 of 14

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

Best-ranked: Clayton Parker #500.

Where from

GA 4 · NC 4 · KY 3 · MD 2 · AR 1 · FL 1

1 international: Amsterdam, Netherlands

High schools: Rowan County Senior High School; Flight 22; Great Crossing HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Justin Payne
→Lonnie Bass, Jr.
→Tayvion Tangiora
→Dalman Alexander
→Izaiah Day
→Kyrell Shaw
→Kenyata Carbon

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Davion Cunningham
←Jon Carroll
←Josiah LeGree
←Tyonne Farrell

How this roster compares

Ohio Valley Conference (8 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureMorehead StateConference
Average guard height6′2″6′3″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1415−1
Freshman share21%21%

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1192021–22#2092022–23#1312023–24#3232024–25#2912025–26
23–11 · OVC 3rd22–12 · OVC 1st26–9 · OVC 1st15–17 · OVC 9th20–13 · OVC 6th

Coaching staff

Jonathan MattoxHead coach
Jason TaylorAssociate head coach
Ky KlingsickAssistant coach
Bryan SherrerAssistant coach
Staff changes6 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 3 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate77%

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