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Utah Valley Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #93 · 25–9 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big West Conference · Orem, UT

Utah Valley finished 25–9 (WAC 1st, KenPom #93) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season8
Transfer additions5
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateUT (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 6 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fblocked7 ahead
2028
Gopening6 ahead
Fcrowded6 ahead
2029
Gopening2 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen3 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
AJ Dixon6′5″RS-Jr
Sherman Weatherspoon IV6′3″Sr
Tanner Davis6′6″So
Sebastian Muchitsch6′7″Jr
Jaxson Roberts6′2″RS-Fr
Braden Housley6′4″RS-Jr
Modestas Babraitis6′4″Sr
Dominick Nelson6′5″—
Jordy Barnes6′3″Jr
Forwards in that room (7)
Jovan Nekic6′10″Fr
Tyler Weaver6′7″RS-So
Isaac Davis6′8″Jr
Tyler Medaris6′8″RS-So
Isaac Hawkins6′10″Sr
Deng Deng6′10″Fr
Omar Mowafak6′8″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Utah Valley

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (8 ahead), F blocked (7 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from UT, FL, ID.

1 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 1 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

33% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 9 of 16

Sebastian Muchitsch6′7″Jr
Tanner Davis6′6″So
AJ Dixon6′5″RS-Jr
Dominick Nelson6′5″—
Braden Housley6′4″RS-Jr5.3 PPG
Modestas Babraitis6′4″Sr · final yr
Sherman Weatherspoon IV6′3″Sr · final yr
Jordy Barnes6′3″Jr
Jaxson Roberts6′2″RS-Fr

Frontcourt 7 of 16 · forwards + centers

Jovan Nekic6′10″Fr · F
Isaac Hawkins6′10″Sr · F · final yr7.2 PPG
Deng Deng6′10″Fr · F
Isaac Davis6′8″Jr · F10.9 PPG
Tyler Medaris6′8″RS-So · F1.6 PPG
Omar Mowafak6′8″Fr · F
Tyler Weaver6′7″RS-So · F2.8 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

33%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Isaac Davis10.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Isaac Hawkins7.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Braden Housley5.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 of 15 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 school5via the portal

11 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

1 of 16

1 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Isaac Davis #166.

Where from

UT 6 · FL 2 · ID 2 · SC 2 · AK 1 · AZ 1

5 international: Nazareth; Crawley, West Sussex; Cairo, Egypt; Belgrade and 1 more

High schools: Corner Canyon HS ×2; Timpanogos HS; Davis HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Tanner Davis
→Sebastian Muchitsch
→Modestas Babraitis
→Dominick Nelson
→Jordy Barnes

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Tyler Hendricks
←Joul Karram
←AJ Riggs
←Jackson Holcombe
←Trevan Leonhardt

How this roster compares

Big West Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureUtah ValleyConference
Average guard height6′4″6′4″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1616
Freshman share25%25%

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1162021–22#602022–23#1722023–24#1132024–25#932025–26
20–12 · WAC 4th28–9 · WAC 1st16–16 · WAC 5th25–9 · WAC 2nd25–9 · WAC 1st

Coaching staff

Todd PhillipsHead coach
Todd OkesonAssociate head coach
Trevor StrangerAssistant coach
Andrew MayAssistant coach/offensive coordinator
Ivory "Trey" YoungAssistant coach, men's basketball / OppositeOfIvory
Staff changes7 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 3 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

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