For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (7 ahead), F crowded (2 ahead · multi-yr).
Of the latest cycle's 13 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 11 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from AL, MS, FL.
0 of 18 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
The roster, as a depth chart
2026–27 · 18 players
Guards 13 of 18
Ayden McDeavitt6′4″Jr
Mal Stansfield6′3″So
Tyler Shephard6′2″Sr · final yr
Isrial Braxton6′2″Fr
Tyler Bohannon6′1″So
Kohl Key5′10″Jr
Kamerin Carter5′9″Sr · final yr
Brandon Cooks——
Allen Childers——
Xavier Picketts——
Diego Colon——
Elijah Whiter——
Jalen DeBose——
Frontcourt 3 of 18 · forwards + centers
Will Dobbins6′7″Fr · F
Evrad Makendi6′6″Jr · F
Joe Haze Austin6′5″Jr · F
2 without a listed position:Don Griffin 6′4″ · JrRidge Harrison · So
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Who actually gets onto this roster?
How players arrive
2from high school11via the portal
7 of 18 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
0 of 18
0 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Where from
AL 6 · MS 5 · FL 2 · GA 2 · AR 1 · MD 1
3 international: Jackson; Washington, D.C.; San Juan
High schools: New Braunfels HS; Bishop Snyder HS; South Pontotoc HS and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2025–26 → 2026–27 · in
→Brandon Cooks
→Kamerin Carter
→Kohl Key
→Allen Childers
→Evrad Makendi
→Xavier Picketts
→Don Griffin
→Ridge Harrison
→Diego Colon
→Elijah Whiter
→Jalen DeBose
2025–26 → 2026–27 · out
←Devin McCaine
←Tray Huguley
How this roster compares
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Measure
MUW
Conference
Average guard height
6′1″
6′1″
Average frontcourt height
6′6″
6′6″
Roster size
18
18
Freshman share
11%
27%
−16pp
Coaching staff
Dean BurrowsHead men's basketball coach
Bernard HopkinsHead men's basketball coach
Staff changes1 on-court staff change in 1 offseasons — 1 before 2026–27.
Academics
published admissions data
Acceptance rate90%
SAT midpoint1015
ACT midpoint21
How this page is made: Rosters: official MUW rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: MUW'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. · 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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