D2 · Great Lakes Valley Conference

Drury Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Springfield, MO

Drury (D2, Great Lakes Valley Conference) lists 17 players on the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster17 players
New this season9
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029
Most common home stateMO (12)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 6 ahead.

2027
Gblocked9 ahead · multi-yr
Fblocked8 ahead
2028
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fcrowded7 ahead
2029
Gopening6 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen2 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Evan Simon5′11″RS-Fr
Caison Cole6′2″Fr
Hudson Rorex6′0″Fr
Wyatt Carr6′5″So
Keion Epps6′0″So
Christian Hughes6′2″RS-Jr
Judah Vignery6′4″Jr
Kanon Gipson6′3″RS-Jr
Brady Nicholson6′3″RS-So
Forwards in that room (8)
KeShaun Thomas6′6″So
Elijah Edosa6′5″Jr
Kevin Sargeant6′5″So
Payton Weemer6′7″RS-Jr
Gezim Bajrami6′9″Sr
Hogan Smith6′5″RS-So
Cale Clingan6′9″Fr
Matija Medic6′8″Fr
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If you want to play at Drury

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (9 ahead · multi-yr), F blocked (8 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MO, AR, IL.

0 of 17 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

35% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 17 players

Guards 9 of 17

Wyatt Carr6′5″So0.6 PPG
Judah Vignery6′4″Jr
Kanon Gipson6′3″RS-Jr
Brady Nicholson6′3″RS-So1.1 PPG
Caison Cole6′2″Fr
Christian Hughes6′2″RS-Jr
Hudson Rorex6′0″Fr
Keion Epps6′0″So6.6 PPG
Evan Simon5′11″RS-Fr

Frontcourt 8 of 17 · forwards + centers

Gezim Bajrami6′9″Sr · F · final yr2.5 PPG
Cale Clingan6′9″Fr · F
Matija Medic6′8″Fr · F
Payton Weemer6′7″RS-Jr · F
KeShaun Thomas6′6″So · F14.8 PPG
Elijah Edosa6′5″Jr · F
Kevin Sargeant6′5″So · F4.3 PPG
Hogan Smith6′5″RS-So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

35%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
KeShaun Thomas14.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Keion Epps6.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Kevin Sargeant4.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 11 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 school4via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 17

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

Where from

MO 12 · AR 1 · IL 1 · IN 1 · KS 1 · NC 1

4 international: Bamako; Tampere; Scarborough, Ont.; Cacak

High schools: Kirkwood ×2; Omnia; Lebanon High School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Elijah Edosa
→Christian Hughes
→Payton Weemer
→Judah Vignery

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Isaiah Otyaluk
←Colin Hardrick
←Luke Stubbs
←Brenley Hagewood
←Zach Howell

How this roster compares

Great Lakes Valley Conference (14 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureDruryConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′7″
Roster size1715+2
Freshman share29%33%−4pp

Coaching staff

Chris FosterHead coach, men's basketball
Sam BriscoeAssistant coach, men's basketball
Brendon GoochAssistant coach, men's basketball
Staff changes4 on-court staff changes in 3 offseasons — 1 before 2024–25, 3 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate58%
SAT midpoint1160
ACT midpoint27

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