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North Texas Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #136 · 19–14 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · American Conference · Denton, TX

North Texas finished 19–14 (American 7th, KenPom #136) in 2025–26. 12 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster12 players
New this season8
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2029
Most common home stateTX (5)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2029 — 5 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gblocked8 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gcrowded7 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
2029
Gopening5 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen2 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Braylon Barnes6′4″So
Je'Shawn Stevenson6′3″Jr
Marcus Zelee6′3″Fr
Cash Chavis6′2″Jr
Cole Franklin6′4″Sr
Amar Amkou6′8″So
EJ Horton6′3″So
Aeneas Alexander6′7″Fr
Forwards in that room (4)
TJ Crumble6′8″Fr
Reece Robinson6′8″Jr
Ousmane Ndour6′10″RS-Fr
Mitchell Holmes6′10″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at North Texas

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (8 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 TX, IL, MN.

4 of 12 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 4 of 12 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

47% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 12 players

Guards 8 of 12

Amar Amkou6′8″So
Aeneas Alexander6′7″Fr
Braylon Barnes6′4″So
Cole Franklin6′4″Sr · final yr6.2 PPG
Je'Shawn Stevenson6′3″Jr17.3 PPG
Marcus Zelee6′3″Fr
EJ Horton6′3″So2.9 PPG
Cash Chavis6′2″Jr

Frontcourt 4 of 12 · forwards + centers

Ousmane Ndour6′10″RS-Fr · F
Mitchell Holmes6′10″So · F
TJ Crumble6′8″Fr · F
Reece Robinson6′8″Jr · F7.5 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

47%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Je'Shawn Stevenson17.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Reece Robinson7.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Cole Franklin6.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 11 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

4from high school4via the portal

8 of 12 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

4 of 12

4 of 12 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Mitchell Holmes #148.

Where from

TX 5 · IL 3 · MN 2 · OH 2 · KS 1 · NC 1

3 international: Thies; Mbacké; Warren

High schools: Park Hill South HS; Lindblom HS; Bishop Gorman (NV.) and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Braylon Barnes
→Cash Chavis
→Amar Amkou
→Mitchell Holmes

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Curtis Stinson Jr.
←Cahmai Crosby
←Buddy Hammer Jr.
←David Terrell Jr.

How this roster compares

American Conference (13 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureNorth TexasConference
Average guard height6′4″6′4″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1215−3
Freshman share33%21%+12pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#532021–22#332022–23#64→ moved to the American2023–24#702024–25#1362025–26
25–7 · C-USA 1st31–7 · C-USA 2nd19–15 · American 2nd27–9 · American 2nd19–14 · American 7th

Coaching staff

Daniyal RobinsonHead coach / @coach_d_rob
Kwanza JohnsonAssistant coach
Steve PayneAssistant coach
Deshon ParkerAssistant coach
Mo BaAssistant coach
Cole ChristianAssistant coach
Staff changes12 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 4 before 2023–24, 8 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate72%
SAT midpoint1125
ACT midpoint23

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