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North Alabama Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #338 · 9–21 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · United Athletic Conference · Florence, AL

North Alabama finished 9–21 (ASUN 12th, KenPom #338) 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 additions10
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2027
Most common home stateAL (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2027 — 1 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gcrowded10 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2028
Gbalanced7 ahead
Fbalanced2 ahead · multi-yr
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
Maf Ndiaye6′6″Jr
Jarron Talley6′5″Fr
EJ King6′2″So
Julius Clark6′7″RS-Jr
Cortez Graham-Howard6′5″So
Caden Harris6′6″Sr
Quan Lax6′2″Grad
Mike Evbagharu6′4″Sr
Ansar Osman6′7″So
Braylon Patton6′0″So
Forwards in that room (4)
Jackson Gulley6′8″Fr
Drey Carter6′9″Grad
Damarien Yates6′8″Sr
Jacobe Whitted6′8″So
Centers in that room (1)
Mitchell Chaffee6′10″RS-Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at North Alabama

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (10 ahead), F balanced (4 ahead), C open (1 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 10 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from AL, TN, GA.

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.

12% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 10 of 15

Julius Clark6′7″RS-Jr
Ansar Osman6′7″So
Maf Ndiaye6′6″Jr
Caden Harris6′6″Sr · final yr
Jarron Talley6′5″Fr
Cortez Graham-Howard6′5″So3.7 PPG
Mike Evbagharu6′4″Sr · final yr
EJ King6′2″So
Quan Lax6′2″Grad · final yr
Braylon Patton6′0″So5.6 PPG

Frontcourt 5 of 15 · forwards + centers

Mitchell Chaffee6′10″RS-Sr · C · final yr
Drey Carter6′9″Grad · F · final yr
Jackson Gulley6′8″Fr · F
Damarien Yates6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Jacobe Whitted6′8″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

12%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Braylon Patton5.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Cortez Graham-Howard3.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 10 of 12 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

2from high school10via the portal

5 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: Jacobe Whitted #365.

Where from

AL 6 · TN 4 · GA 2 · MI 1 · MS 1 · OH 1

8 international: Birmingham; Scarborough; Dallas, Texas; New Orleans and 4 more

High schools: Loomis-Chaffee School; Muscle Shoals HS; Hillsboro HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Maf Ndiaye
→Drey Carter
→Damarien Yates
→EJ King
→Julius Clark
→Caden Harris
→Quan Lax
→Mike Evbagharu
→Ansar Osman
→Jacobe Whitted

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←DarKaun King
←Israel Jenrette
←Corneilous Williams
←Kevin de Kovachich
←Canin Jefferson
←King Walker

How this roster compares

United Athletic Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureNorth AlabamaConference
Average guard height6′4″6′3″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1514+1
Freshman share13%29%−16pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#3042021–22#2522022–23#2662023–24#1262024–25#3382025–26
9–21 · ASUN 11th18–15 · ASUN 11th15–17 · ASUN 8th24–11 · ASUN 2nd9–21 · ASUN 12th

Coaching staff

Perin FooteAssistant men's basketball coach
Tony PujolHead men's basketball coach
Ahmad SmithAssociate head men's basketball coach
Drew StuttsAssistant men's basketball coach
Will SoucieAssistant men's basketball coach / player development
Cam MaddingAssistant strength & conditioning coach
Staff changes10 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 6 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate87%

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