D1 · Ohio Valley Conference

Southeast Missouri Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #251 · 20–13 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Ohio Valley Conference · Cape Girardeau, MO

Southeast Missouri finished 20–13 (OVC 2nd, KenPom #251) in 2025–26. 13 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster13 players
New this season9
Transfer additions7
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateMO (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 5 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
2029
Gopening3 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Curt Simpson5′5″Fr
Marcus Eaves6′3″Jr
Fontaine Williams5′8″Sr
Kycen Pruett6′0″Sr
Landren Blocker6′11″Jr
PJ Farmer5′11″So
Marqueas Bell6′1″Sr
Alonzo Clawson-Smith5′7″So
Forwards in that room (5)
Darrion Sutton6′9″Jr
Clayton Jewell6′9″Sr
Axton Perry6′5″Fr
Drew Cooper6′8″So
Trace Sadler7′0″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Southeast Missouri

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (8 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MO, IL, IN.

2 of 13 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 2 of 13 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 · 13 players

Guards 8 of 13

Landren Blocker6′11″Jr5.2 PPG
Marcus Eaves6′3″Jr
Marqueas Bell6′1″Sr · final yr9.1 PPG
Kycen Pruett6′0″Sr · final yr
PJ Farmer5′11″So1.9 PPG
Fontaine Williams5′8″Sr · final yr
Alonzo Clawson-Smith5′7″So
Curt Simpson5′5″Fr

Frontcourt 5 of 13 · forwards + centers

Trace Sadler7′0″So · F0.9 PPG
Darrion Sutton6′9″Jr · F
Clayton Jewell6′9″Sr · F · final yr
Drew Cooper6′8″So · F
Axton Perry6′5″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

22%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Marqueas Bell9.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Landren Blocker5.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
PJ Farmer1.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 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

2from high school7via the portal

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

Rankings

2 of 13

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

Best-ranked: Darrion Sutton #105.

Where from

MO 6 · IL 3 · IN 2 · LA 2 · AR 1 · CA 1

3 international: London, England; Barendrecht; Darwin

High schools: Sikeston ×2; CentralMajor Professional Studies; Park Hill and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Marcus Eaves
→Darrion Sutton
→Fontaine Williams
→Clayton Jewell
→Kycen Pruett
→Drew Cooper
→Alonzo Clawson-Smith

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Jay Reynolds
←Luke Almodovar
←BJ Ward

How this roster compares

Ohio Valley Conference (8 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureSoutheast MissouriConference
Average guard height6′0″6′3″−3″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′8″+1″
Roster size1315−2
Freshman share15%21%−6pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2302021–22#2682022–23#3532023–24#1952024–25#2512025–26
14–18 · OVC 4th19–17 · OVC 3rd9–22 · OVC 10th21–12 · OVC 1st20–13 · OVC 2nd

Coaching staff

Brad KornHead coach / 7250
LaDon ChampagnieAssistant coach / 7250
DJ ByrdAssistant coach / 7250
Ryan StrohmAssistant coach / 7250
J.R. ReynoldsAssociate head coach
Staff changes4 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 2 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate74%
SAT midpoint950

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