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Abilene Christian Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #259 · 14–19 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · United Athletic Conference · Abilene, TX

Abilene Christian finished 14–19 (WAC 6th, KenPom #259) in 2025–26. 12 players hold the 2025–26 roster; 5 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster12 players
New this season5
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2029
Most common home stateTX (5)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2029 — 8 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gblocked9 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
2028
Gblocked8 ahead · multi-yr
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening8 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
2030
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen2 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Yaniel Rivera6′3″Jr.
Joseph Venzant6′2″R-Sr.
Tylan Lewis6′0″Fr.
Cbo Newton6′3″R-So.
Rich Smith6′2″Sr.
Christian Alston6′7″So.
Zy Wright6′5″Sr.
Isaac Dye6′2″Fr.
Forwards in that room (4)
Bradyn Hubbard6′5″Sr.
Joseph Scott6′9″Jr.
Cade Hornecker7′0″R-Jr.
Ma'Shy Hill6′8″Jr.
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If you want to play at Abilene Christian

How to get recruited here

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)
MeasureAbilene ChristianConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1214−2
Freshman share17%29%−12pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1142021–22#1982022–23#2082023–24#1992024–25#2592025–26
25–11 · WAC 3rd13–17 · WAC 10th16–18 · WAC 7th16–16 · WAC 5th14–19 · WAC 6th

Coaching staff

Brette TannerHead coach
Ted CrassAssistant coach
Cameron HendersonAssistant coach
Doug KarleskintAssistant coach
Danny YoungAssistant coach
Elliott De WitAssistant coach
Reggie MillerAssistant coach
Marlon McCoyAssistant coach
Darren BestAssistant coach
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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