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Texas State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #228 · 19–13 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Pac-12 Conference · San Marcos, TX

Texas State finished 19–13 (Sun Belt 8th, KenPom #228) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season6
Transfer additions0
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateMS (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 7 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gblocked8 ahead
Fcrowded6 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening7 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening3 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen4 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Kaden Gumbs5′10″Jr
Mark Drone6′0″Senior
Randy Livingston Jr.6′1″Fr
Caleb Steger6′5″So
KJ Younger6′4″So
Ky Pernell6′0″Jr
Quel'Ron House6′0″Jr
Dimp Pernell5′11″Jr
Forwards in that room (6)
Paul Djobet6′7″Sr
King Sanders6′8″Fr
David Abisogun6′9″Fr
Ronald Jessamy6′8″Sr
DJ Hall6′7″Fr
Kole Grandison6′6″Fr
Centers in that room (1)
Robert Fields6′9″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Texas State

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (8 ahead), F crowded (6 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 6 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 0 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MS, TX, FL.

6 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 6 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 8 of 15

Caleb Steger6′5″So
KJ Younger6′4″So
Randy Livingston Jr.6′1″Fr
Mark Drone6′0″Senior14.2 PPG
Ky Pernell6′0″Jr
Quel'Ron House6′0″Jr
Dimp Pernell5′11″Jr8.8 PPG
Kaden Gumbs5′10″Jr8.7 PPG

Frontcourt 7 of 15 · forwards + centers

David Abisogun6′9″Fr · F
Robert Fields6′9″Fr · C5.0 PPG
King Sanders6′8″Fr · F
Ronald Jessamy6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Paul Djobet6′7″Sr · F · final yr
DJ Hall6′7″Fr · F15.6 PPG
Kole Grandison6′6″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

6from high school0via the portal

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

Rankings

6 of 15

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

Best-ranked: DJ Hall #204.

Where from

MS 3 · TX 3 · FL 1 · KY 1 · MD 1 · NC 1

4 international: Lille, France; Toronto, Canada; Fayetteville; Lagos

High schools: Horn Lake HS ×2; Lanier HS; San Marcos HS and 2 more

How this roster compares

Pac-12 Conference (8 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureTexas StateConference
Average guard height6′1″6′4″−3″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′9″−1″
Roster size1515
Freshman share40%31%+9pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1322021–22#1912022–23#1972023–24#2052024–25#2282025–26
21–8 · Sun Belt 1st17–18 · Sun Belt 9th17–18 · Sun Belt 6th16–16 · Sun Belt 7th19–13 · Sun Belt 8th

Coaching staff

Bennie SeltzerAssociate head coach
Donte MathisAssistant coach
Dwight Thorne IIAssistant coach
Terrence JohnsonHead coach
Jay SmithAssistant coach
Tracy ShoemakeChief of staff / special assistant to the head coach
Vince WaldenAssistant coach
Evie GoetzAssistant coach
Chris KielsmeierHead coach
Latoja SchabenAssistant coach
Kevin HackerottAssistant coach
Morgan GreeneAssistant coach
Jake SmithAssistant coach - distance
Staff changes9 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2025–26, 7 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate89%
SAT midpoint1085
ACT midpoint22

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