For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (9 ahead), F crowded (4 ahead).
Of the latest cycle's 5 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from TX, LA, TN.
3 of 12 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 3 of 12 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
51% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2025–26 · 12 players
Guards 8 of 12
Christian Alston6′7″So.4.7 PPG
Zy Wright6′5″Sr. · final yr6.3 PPG
Yaniel Rivera6′3″Jr.7.2 PPG
Cbo Newton6′3″R-So.10.1 PPG
Joseph Venzant6′2″R-Sr. · final yr4.4 PPG
Rich Smith6′2″Sr. · final yr9.9 PPG
Isaac Dye6′2″Fr.2.8 PPG
Tylan Lewis6′0″Fr.0.5 PPG
Frontcourt 4 of 12 · forwards + centers
Cade Hornecker7′0″R-Jr. · F5.3 PPG
Joseph Scott6′9″Jr. · F4.3 PPG
Ma'Shy Hill6′8″Jr. · F2.7 PPG
Bradyn Hubbard6′5″Sr. · F · final yr16.2 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Returning production
51%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Cbo Newton10.1 PPG · returning
Yaniel Rivera7.2 PPG · returning
Cade Hornecker5.3 PPG · returning
Computed from 12 of 12 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.
Who actually gets onto this roster?
How players arrive
2from high school3via the portal
9 of 12 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
3 of 12
3 of 12 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Best-ranked: Cade Hornecker #239.
Where from
TX 5 · LA 2 · TN 2 · AR 1 · GA 1 · MD 1
3 international: Roncade; Bayamon; Sydney, Australia
High schools: Liceo Duca degli Abruzzi; St. Augustine HS; Shore School and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2024–25 → 2025–26 · in
→Cbo Newton
→Zy Wright
→Joseph Scott
2024–25 → 2025–26 · out
←Leonardo Bettiol
←Dontrez Williams
←Nasir DeGruy
←Colby Tanner
←Jack Sawyer
←Quion Williams
How this roster compares
United Athletic Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Staff changes9 on-court staff changes in 5 offseasons — 1 before 2022–23, 3 before 2023–24, 1 before 2025–26, 4 before 2026–27.
Academics
published admissions data
Acceptance rate66%
SAT midpoint1160
ACT midpoint25
How this page is made: Rosters: official Abilene Christian rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · New this season: players not listed on the 2024–25 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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