For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (11 ahead), F balanced (2 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).
Of the latest cycle's 14 arrivals, 0 came straight from high school and 14 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from AR, TX, AZ.
0 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
21% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2026–27 · 16 players
Guards 7 of 16
Landen Hill6′4″—
Alain Nziz6′2″—
Jude Roberts6′2″—
Justice Moore6′0″—
Dillon Dettmering5′11″—
Devonyae Butcher5′10″—
Marvin Schindler5′7″—
Frontcourt 9 of 16 · forwards + centers
Rares Trandafir7′0″F
Edy Rantz7′0″C
Josh Smith6′9″F11.8 PPG
Felix Smedjeback6′6″F2.0 PPG
Ethan Kennedy6′6″F
Aiden Cilladi6′6″F
Jace Sullivan6′5″F
Jaxon Berry6′5″F
Marquise Burse6′4″F
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Returning production
21%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Josh Smith11.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Felix Smedjeback2.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Computed from 10 of 14 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
0from high school14via the portal
2 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
0 of 16
0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Where from
AR 11 · TX 6 · AZ 1 · FL 1 · GA 1 · IN 1
5 international: Santo Domingo; Malmo; Hamburg; Brasov and 1 more
High schools: Farmington High School ×2; Little Rock Hall High School ×2; Benton High School and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2025–26 → 2026–27 · in
→Rares Trandafir
→Justice Moore
→Marquise Burse
→Dillon Dettmering
→Alain Nziz
→Devonyae Butcher
→Landen Hill
→Edy Rantz
→Jace Sullivan
→Marvin Schindler
→Ethan Kennedy
→Jude Roberts
→Jaxon Berry
→Aiden Cilladi
2025–26 → 2026–27 · out
←Ashton Price
←Elem Shelby
←Jackson Edwards
←Bryson Hammond
←Gianssen Valdez
←Tyler Webb
How this roster compares
Great American Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Measure
Arkansas-Monticello
Conference
Average guard height
6′0″
6′3″
−3″
Average frontcourt height
6′7″
6′7″
Roster size
16
16
Freshman share
0%
33%
−33pp
Coaching staff
Chad TappHead men's basketball coach
Cole AndersonAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 3 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26.
How this page is made: Rosters: official Arkansas-Monticello rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Arkansas-Monticello'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 · 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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