D2 · Lone Star Conference

Texas A&M International Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Lone Star Conference · Laredo, TX

Texas A&M International (D2, Lone Star Conference) lists 13 players on the 2026–27 roster; 13 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster13 players
New this season13
Transfer additions9
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2026
Most common home stateTX (12)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2026 — 1 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2027.

2026
Gcrowded7 ahead
Fcrowded6 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2027
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2028
Gopening2 ahead
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Christopher Mena5′10″Fr
Jayden Barnes6′1″Jr
Jalexs Ewing6′3″Jr
Isaiah Fleming6′0″Fr
Xavier Gibbons6′2″Fr
Oryne Stewart6′1″Jr
Giali Chapman6′3″Jr
Matthew Alexander6′1″Jr
Forwards in that room (5)
Darius Steed6′7″Fr
Caleb Alcineus6′6″Jr
Thomas Tangle6′6″Sr
David Emelife6′6″Jr
Landon Winston6′6″Jr
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If you want to play at Texas A&M International

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (7 ahead), F crowded (6 ahead), C open (1 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 13 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 9 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from TX, CA, OK.

0 of 13 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 13 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

0% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 13 players

Guards 8 of 13

Jalexs Ewing6′3″Jr
Giali Chapman6′3″Jr
Xavier Gibbons6′2″Fr
Jayden Barnes6′1″Jr
Oryne Stewart6′1″Jr
Matthew Alexander6′1″Jr
Isaiah Fleming6′0″Fr
Christopher Mena5′10″Fr

Frontcourt 5 of 13 · forwards + centers

Darius Steed6′7″Fr · F
Caleb Alcineus6′6″Jr · F
Thomas Tangle6′6″Sr · F · final yr
David Emelife6′6″Jr · F
Landon Winston6′6″Jr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

0%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers

Computed from 12 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

4from high school9via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 13

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

Where from

TX 12 · CA 3 · OK 2 · DC 1 · FL 1 · GA 1

2 international: Split; Oyem

High schools: East LA Community College ×2; Tulsa Central High School; Morning Side High School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Jayden Barnes
→Jalexs Ewing
→Caleb Alcineus
→Thomas Tangle
→Oryne Stewart
→Giali Chapman
→Matthew Alexander
→David Emelife
→Landon Winston

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Ty Holdman
←Rogelio Leyendecker
←Jordan Kwende
←Knowledge Carter
←Aaron Perez
←Jamyier Patton
←Luke Oxford
←Peyton Gusters
←Aidan Williams

How this roster compares

Lone Star Conference (14 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureTexas A&M InternationalConference
Average guard height6′1″6′2″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′6″6′7″−1″
Roster size1314−1
Freshman share31%23%+8pp

Coaching staff

Mac McConnellHead men's basketball coach
Christian PinedaAssistant coach (men's basketball)
Seth YatesAssociate men's basketball coach
Staff changes4 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate44%
SAT midpoint1010
ACT midpoint18

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