D1 · Southeastern Conference

Auburn Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #40 · 22–16 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Southeastern Conference · Auburn, AL

Auburn finished 22–16 (SEC 10th, KenPom #40) in 2025–26. 17 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster17 players
New this season9
Transfer additions8
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateAL (5)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 6 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded13 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
2027
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening6 ahead
Fbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening2 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Joah Shay5′6″Jr
Drake Cardwell6′5″Jr
Kevin Overton6′5″Sr
Bradley Pearson6′1″Jr
Tahaad Pettiford6′1″Jr
Mantas Rubštavičius6′6″—
George Kimble6′1″—
Caleb Williams6′5″Fr
Simon Walker6′5″So
Blake Muschalek6′3″Sr
Kolby King6′1″RS-Sr
Forwards in that room (4)
Jeremiah Bowman6′7″So
Thomas Dowd6′8″—
Adam Olsen6′8″Senior
Owen Freeman6′10″—
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Auburn

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (13 ahead), F balanced (4 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 1 came straight from high school and 8 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from AL, FL, TX.

5 of 17 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 5 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

37% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 17 players

Guards 11 of 17

Mantas Rubštavičius6′6″—
Drake Cardwell6′5″Jr
Kevin Overton6′5″Sr · final yr14.1 PPG
Caleb Williams6′5″Fr
Simon Walker6′5″So2.5 PPG
Blake Muschalek6′3″Sr · final yr0.6 PPG
Bradley Pearson6′1″Jr
Tahaad Pettiford6′1″Jr15.4 PPG
George Kimble6′1″—
Kolby King6′1″RS-Sr · final yr
Joah Shay5′6″Jr

Frontcourt 6 of 17 · forwards + centers

Bukky Oboye7′1″C
Narcisse Ngoy7′0″C
Owen Freeman6′10″F
Thomas Dowd6′8″F
Adam Olsen6′8″Senior · F
Jeremiah Bowman6′7″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

37%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Tahaad Pettiford15.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Kevin Overton14.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Simon Walker2.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 of 18 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

1from high school8via the portal

9 of 17 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

5 of 17

5 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

1 five-star: Tahaad Pettiford #29 (2024).

Where from

AL 5 · FL 5 · TX 3 · NJ 2 · GA 1 · IL 1

5 international: Lagos, Nigeria; Bijeljina; Champigny-sur-Marne; Panevezys and 1 more

High schools: Colorado Prep (Colo.); Elgin Park Secondary; Trinity Christian Academy and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Bukky Oboye
→Narcisse Ngoy
→Mantas Rubštavičius
→George Kimble
→Thomas Dowd
→Adam Olsen
→Kolby King
→Owen Freeman

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Sebastian Williams-Adams
←Kaden Magwood
←Abdul Bashir
←Elyjah Freeman
←Filip Jović
←Emeka Opurum

How this roster compares

Southeastern Conference (16 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureAuburnConference
Average guard height6′2″6′3″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′9″+1″
Roster size1715+2
Freshman share6%27%−21pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#142021–22#212022–23#42023–24#32024–25#402025–26
28–6 · SEC 3rd21–13 · SEC 4th27–8 · SEC 1st32–6 · SEC 1st22–16 · SEC 10th

Coaching staff

Steven PearlHead coach
Ira BowmanAssociate head coach
Corey WilliamsAssistant coach
Mike BurgomasterAssistant coach / offensive coordinator
Ian BordersAssistant coach
Matt GatensAssistant coach
Bridget GrabaExecutive assistant to the head coach
Staff changes7 on-court staff changes in 1 offseasons — 7 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate46%
SAT midpoint1345

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