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TCU Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #48 · 23–12 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big 12 Conference · Fort Worth, TX

TCU finished 23–12 (Big 12 9th, KenPom #48) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season10
Transfer additions6
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateTX (10)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 6 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
2028
Gopening6 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
2029
Gopening3 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen2 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Micah Robinson6′6″Jr
Gavin Sykes6′4″So
Trent Lincoln6′0″Jr
Tanner Toolson6′5″Sr
Brock Harding6′0″Sr
Ricards Aizpurs6′6″Fr
Jack Wegman6′1″Fr
Gavin Murphy6′0″Jr
Drew McElroy6′2″Sr
Forwards in that room (6)
Xavier Edmonds6′8″Sr
Miloš Šojić6′10″Fr
Sam Fleming6′7″Fr
Luke Bamgboye6′11″Jr
Ryan Hunt7′0″Jr
DJ Thomas6′9″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at TCU

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 6 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from TX, CA, IL.

5 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 5 of 15 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 · 15 players

Guards 9 of 15

Micah Robinson6′6″Jr10.9 PPG
Ricards Aizpurs6′6″Fr
Tanner Toolson6′5″Sr · final yr7.7 PPG
Gavin Sykes6′4″So
Drew McElroy6′2″Sr · final yr
Jack Wegman6′1″Fr
Trent Lincoln6′0″Jr
Brock Harding6′0″Sr · final yr8.0 PPG
Gavin Murphy6′0″Jr

Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers

Ryan Hunt7′0″Jr · F
Luke Bamgboye6′11″Jr · F
Miloš Šojić6′10″Fr · F
DJ Thomas6′9″So · F
Xavier Edmonds6′8″Sr · F · final yr12.7 PPG
Sam Fleming6′7″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

47%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Xavier Edmonds12.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Micah Robinson10.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Brock Harding8.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 of 16 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 school6via the portal

9 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

5 of 15

5 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Micah Robinson #81.

Where from

TX 10 · CA 3 · IL 1 · MA 1 · MD 1 · MO 1

7 international: Belgrade; London, UK; Kaunas; Gulbene and 3 more

High schools: Wasatch Academy - Utah; Wasatch Academy – Utah; Highland Park HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Gavin Sykes
→Trent Lincoln
→Luke Bamgboye
→Ryan Hunt
→Gavin Murphy
→DJ Thomas

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Ashton Simmons
←R.J. Jones
←Kayden Edwards
←Malick Diallo
←Adam Stewart
←Liutauras Lelevicius
←David Punch
←Jace Posey

How this roster compares

Big 12 Conference (16 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureTCUConference
Average guard height6′3″6′4″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′10″
Roster size1515
Freshman share27%36%−9pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#262021–22#282022–23#462023–24#742024–25#482025–26
21–13 · Big 12 5th22–13 · Big 12 6th21–13 · Big 12 9th16–16 · Big 12 14th23–12 · Big 12 9th

Coaching staff

Jamie DixonHead coach | 11th year
Tony BenfordAssociate head coach | eighth year
Duane BroussardAssistant coach | eighth year
Jamie McNeillyAssistant coach | sixth year
Michael RiceAssistant coach/scouting and analytics | seventh year
Jerry HobbieAssistant coach | first year
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate44%
SAT midpoint1240
ACT midpoint29

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