D1 · American Conference

Wichita State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #79 · 24–12 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · American Conference · Wichita, KS

Wichita State finished 24–12 (American 3rd, KenPom #79) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 5 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season5
Transfer additions5
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2027
Most common home stateTX (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2027 — 2 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2028.

2027
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
Copen2 ahead
2028
Gopening6 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Desmeon Jones5′11″So
Michael Gray Jr.6′2″Grad
Jahari Long6′5″Grad
Jordan Frison6′0″Sr
Pierre Couisnard6′2″RS-Fr
Bryce Heard6′6″Jr
TJ Williams6′5″RS-So
Joy Ighovodja6′4″RS-Jr
Tyrus Rathan-Mayes6′6″RS-Fr
Forwards in that room (4)
Dillon Battie6′9″Jr
Henry Thengvall6′7″RS-Sr
Jaret Valencia6′9″RS-Sr
Noah Hill6′8″So
Centers in that room (2)
Cyr Malonga6′11″Sr
Will Berg7′2″RS-Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Wichita State

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F balanced (4 ahead), C open (2 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 7 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from TX, KS, VA.

9 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 9 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

46% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 9 of 15

Bryce Heard6′6″Jr
Tyrus Rathan-Mayes6′6″RS-Fr
Jahari Long6′5″Grad · final yr
TJ Williams6′5″RS-So8.7 PPG
Joy Ighovodja6′4″RS-Jr
Michael Gray Jr.6′2″Grad · final yr8.2 PPG
Pierre Couisnard6′2″RS-Fr
Jordan Frison6′0″Sr · final yr
Desmeon Jones5′11″So

Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers

Will Berg7′2″RS-Sr · C · final yr8.8 PPG
Cyr Malonga6′11″Sr · C · final yr
Dillon Battie6′9″Jr · F7.6 PPG
Jaret Valencia6′9″RS-Sr · F · final yr2.8 PPG
Noah Hill6′8″So · F1.4 PPG
Henry Thengvall6′7″RS-Sr · F · final yr0.3 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

46%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Will Berg8.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
TJ Williams8.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Michael Gray Jr.8.2 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

2from high school5via the portal

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

Rankings

9 of 15

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

Best-ranked: Bryce Heard #143.

Where from

TX 4 · KS 2 · VA 2 · CA 1 · IL 1 · NY 1

7 international: Pointe-Noire; Abeokuta; Stockholm; Abia and 3 more

High schools: Lancaster HS ×2; Legacy School of Sport Sciences ×2; Riksbasketgymnasiet Lulea and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Desmeon Jones
→Jahari Long
→Jordan Frison
→Cyr Malonga
→Bryce Heard

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Brian Amuneke
←Dre Kindell

How this roster compares

American Conference (13 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureWichita StateConference
Average guard height6′3″6′4″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′9″+1″
Roster size1515
Freshman share13%21%−8pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#892021–22#862022–23#1342023–24#1372024–25#792025–26
15–13 · American 5th17–15 · American 5th15–19 · American 8th19–15 · American 5th24–12 · American 3rd

Coaching staff

P.J. CouisnardAssistant coach
Josh EilertAssistant coach
Xavier HollandAssistant coach
Kenton PaulinoAssociate head coach
Dusan VicenticAssistant coach
Paul MillsHead coach
Staff changes9 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 4 before 2023–24, 2 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate94%
SAT midpoint1102
ACT midpoint23

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