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Oregon State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #166 · 17–16 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Pac-12 Conference · Corvallis, OR

Oregon State finished 17–16 (WCC 9th, KenPom #166) in 2025–26. 13 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 12 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster13 players
New this season12
Transfer additions10
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards and Centers · 2029
Most common home stateCA (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards and Centers: open from 2029 — 3 ahead.

2027
Gcrowded6 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
Ccrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gbalanced4 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
Cbalanced3 ahead
2029
Gopening3 ahead
Fopen3 ahead
Copening2 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (6)
Legend Smiley6′5″So
Chris Johnson6′5″Sr
Josiah Lake II6′2″Sr
Daniel Freitag6′2″Jr
Sean Blakely Drummond6′4″So
Jemai Lake6′2″Fr
Forwards in that room (4)
Peteris Pinnis7′0″So
DeShawn Gory6′6″So
Jackson Rasmussen6′9″So
Kahu Treacher6′9″Jr
Centers in that room (3)
Dennis Evans7′0″RS-Jr
Xavion Staton6′11″So
Yabi Aklog6′11″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Oregon State

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (6 ahead), F blocked (4 ahead · multi-yr), C crowded (3 ahead · multi-yr).

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

Most arrivals come from CA, WA, OR.

9 of 13 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 9 of 13 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

16% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 13 players

Guards 6 of 13

Legend Smiley6′5″So
Chris Johnson6′5″Sr · final yr
Sean Blakely Drummond6′4″So
Josiah Lake II6′2″Sr · final yr13.1 PPG
Daniel Freitag6′2″Jr
Jemai Lake6′2″Fr

Frontcourt 7 of 13 · forwards + centers

Dennis Evans7′0″RS-Jr · C
Peteris Pinnis7′0″So · F
Xavion Staton6′11″So · C
Yabi Aklog6′11″Fr · C
Jackson Rasmussen6′9″So · F
Kahu Treacher6′9″Jr · F
DeShawn Gory6′6″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

16%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Josiah Lake II13.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 of 15 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

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

Rankings

9 of 13

9 of 13 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Dennis Evans #28.

Where from

CA 3 · WA 3 · OR 2 · AZ 1 · FL 1 · ID 1

12 international: Salaspils; Hastings; Saintes-Maries-De-La-Mer; Helsinki and 8 more

High schools: Utah Prep ×2; Tualatin HS; Ellensburg High School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Dennis Evans
→Xavion Staton
→Peteris Pinnis
→Legend Smiley
→DeShawn Gory
→Jackson Rasmussen
→Chris Johnson
→Daniel Freitag
→Sean Blakely Drummond
→Kahu Treacher

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Dez White
←Noah Amenhauser
←Kaan Yarkut
←Yaak Yaak
←Olavi Suutela
←Keziah Ekissi
←Ja'Quavis Williford
←Gavin Marrs
←Isaiah Sy
←Johan Munch
←Stephen Olowoniyi
←Matija Samar

How this roster compares

Pac-12 Conference (8 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureOregon StateConference
Average guard height6′3″6′4″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′9″+1″
Roster size1315−2
Freshman share15%31%−16pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2162021–22#2152022–23#1512023–24#91→ moved to the WCC2024–25#1662025–26
3–28 · Pac-12 12th11–21 · Pac-12 11th13–19 · Pac-12 12th20–13 · WCC 5th17–16 · WCC 9th

Coaching staff

Justin JoynerHead coach
Michael PlankAssociate head coach
Danny YoshikawaAssociate head coach
Justin ArgenalAssistant coach/general manager
Dominic LippiAssistant coach
Alex PeavlerAssistant coach
Staff changes9 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 6 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate77%
SAT midpoint1245
ACT midpoint25

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