D2 · Lone Star Conference

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

Division 2 · Lone Star Conference · Kingsville, TX

Texas A&M-Kingsville (D2, Lone Star Conference) lists 18 players on the 2026–27 roster; 15 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster18 players
New this season15
Transfer additions15
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2027
Most common home stateTX (13)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2027 — 9 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gcrowded12 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
2027
Gopening9 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
2028
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
2029
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
Gerald O'Neal6′2″—
Oren Bowens Jr.6′5″—
TJ Ford Jr.6′0″RS-So
Bryce Smith6′2″Jr
Baron Bellamy6′5″—
Tyree Winston6′2″—
Jarin Hall6′3″Jr
Evan Egans6′1″—
Justin McCall6′3″—
Logan Gonzalez6′4″—
Forwards in that room (8)
Vejas Matekonis6′7″—
Caleb McCreary6′7″—
Carter Shipman6′7″—
Gage Harrison6′5″—
Alex Elliott6′6″—
Jadon Sautter6′7″Fr
Joshua Miles6′6″—
Joshua Olutayo6′7″—
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How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (12 ahead), F crowded (4 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 16 arrivals, 1 came straight from high school and 15 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from TX, CA, KS.

1 of 18 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 1 of 18 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 · 18 players

Guards 10 of 18

Oren Bowens Jr.6′5″—
Baron Bellamy6′5″—
Logan Gonzalez6′4″—
Jarin Hall6′3″Jr1.7 PPG
Justin McCall6′3″—
Gerald O'Neal6′2″—
Bryce Smith6′2″Jr6.4 PPG
Tyree Winston6′2″—
Evan Egans6′1″—
TJ Ford Jr.6′0″RS-So7.4 PPG

Frontcourt 8 of 18 · forwards + centers

Vejas Matekonis6′7″F
Caleb McCreary6′7″F
Carter Shipman6′7″F
Jadon Sautter6′7″Fr · F7.3 PPG
Joshua Olutayo6′7″F
Alex Elliott6′6″F
Joshua Miles6′6″F
Gage Harrison6′5″F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

22%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
TJ Ford Jr.7.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jadon Sautter7.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jarin Hall1.7 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

1from high school15via the portal

3 of 18 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

1 of 18

1 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: TJ Ford Jr. #409.

Where from

TX 13 · CA 2 · KS 2 · GA 1 · NM 1

2 international: Vilnius; Bucaramanga

High schools: Ridge Point HS ×2; Barbers Hill HS ×2; Campbell Hall HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Vejas Matekonis
→Gerald O'Neal
→Caleb McCreary
→Oren Bowens Jr.
→Carter Shipman
→Gage Harrison
→Alex Elliott
→Bryce Smith
→Baron Bellamy
→Tyree Winston
→Joshua Miles
→Evan Egans
→Justin McCall
→Joshua Olutayo
→Logan Gonzalez

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Caleb Carr
←David Oriaku
←Marc Eyman
←Bryce Smith
←James Livingston
←Nate Garcia
←KJ Manuel
←Bryson Goldsmith
←Bryce Cook

How this roster compares

Lone Star Conference (14 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureTexas A&M-KingsvilleConference
Average guard height6′3″6′2″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′7″
Roster size1814+4
Freshman share6%23%−17pp

Coaching staff

Omar GonzalezHead coach
Derek AllemanAssistant coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate91%
SAT midpoint1010
ACT midpoint19

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