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Central Arkansas Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #143 · 22–12 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · United Athletic Conference · Conway, AR

Central Arkansas finished 22–12 (ASUN 1st, KenPom #143) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season6
Transfer additions2
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029
Most common home stateAR (11)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 8 ahead.

2027
Gblocked11 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
2028
Gcrowded10 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening8 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
2030
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Cole McCormick6′6″Jr
Luke Moore6′2″So
Rylie Marshall6′3″RS-Sr
Ty Robinson6′4″RS-So
R.J. Young6′4″Fr
Owen Dehrmann6′4″Jr
R.J. Newton6′4″RS-Fr
Harry Beauchamp6′5″So
J.C. Shulman6′2″So
Camarion Bead6′2″Fr
Isaiah Templeton6′6″Fr
Forwards in that room (4)
Malchiah Marable6′9″So
Simm-Marten Saadi6′9″So
Andrew Hoerner6′8″Fr
Tucker Anderson6′10″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Central Arkansas

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (11 ahead), F crowded (4 ahead).

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

Most arrivals come from AR, TN, DC.

0 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 15 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

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 11 of 15

Cole McCormick6′6″Jr9.1 PPG
Isaiah Templeton6′6″Fr
Harry Beauchamp6′5″So4.5 PPG
Ty Robinson6′4″RS-So14.2 PPG
R.J. Young6′4″Fr
Owen Dehrmann6′4″Jr0.3 PPG
R.J. Newton6′4″RS-Fr
Rylie Marshall6′3″RS-Sr · final yr
Luke Moore6′2″So9.4 PPG
J.C. Shulman6′2″So0.8 PPG
Camarion Bead6′2″Fr

Frontcourt 4 of 15 · forwards + centers

Tucker Anderson6′10″Sr · F · final yr
Malchiah Marable6′9″So · F4.2 PPG
Simm-Marten Saadi6′9″So · F
Andrew Hoerner6′8″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

51%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Ty Robinson14.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Luke Moore9.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Cole McCormick9.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 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

5from high school2via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 15

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

Where from

AR 11 · TN 5 · DC 1

4 international: Victoria; Tallinn; Melbourne; Miamisburg, Ohio

High schools: Bryant HS ×3; Bentonville HS; Fulton HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Simm-Marten Saadi
→Tucker Anderson

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Parker Applegate
←Truman Byrne
←Ethan Thomas
←Tyler Lee
←Javion Guy-King

How this roster compares

United Athletic Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureCentral ArkansasConference
Average guard height6′4″6′3″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1514+1
Freshman share33%29%+4pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2922021–22#3282022–23#3372023–24#3512024–25#1432025–26
11–20 · ASUN 10th9–22 · ASUN 13th9–23 · ASUN 12th9–24 · ASUN 11th22–12 · ASUN 1st

Coaching staff

Creighton LeboAssistant men's basketball coach
John ShulmanHead men's basketball coach
Brock WiddersAssociate head coach / men's basketball
Max ShulmanAssistant men's basketball coach
Ryan MontgomeryAssistant men's basketball coach
Drake HendersonAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes7 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 4 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate89%
SAT midpoint1070
ACT midpoint23

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