For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (9 ahead · multi-yr), F blocked (7 ahead).
Of the latest cycle's 7 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from TX, OK, NC.
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.
69% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2026–27 · 15 players
Guards 9 of 15
Javaun Henderson6′6″RS-So6.4 PPG
Kyler Mann6′5″RS-Sr · final yr
Riki Adams6′4″RS-Fr
Ari Tumma6′4″RS-Fr
Kameron Newsome6′3″So6.7 PPG
Jordan England6′2″Sr · final yr6.5 PPG
Christian payawal6′1″Jr
Mark Rucha6′1″RS-Jr3.6 PPG
Christian Andrews5′10″Jr
Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers
Race Herr6′10″RS-Jr · F4.4 PPG
Johnathan Price6′7″RS-Fr · F
Rustin Coffey6′6″Sr · F · final yr12.4 PPG
Braden Baum6′6″So · F1.6 PPG
Benjamin Price6′6″RS-Fr · F
Brandon Mann6′5″Sr · F · final yr12.7 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Returning production
69%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Brandon Mann12.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Rustin Coffey12.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Kameron Newsome6.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Computed from 11 of 16 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
4from high school3via the portal
12 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
TX 12 · OK 5 · NC 1
1 international: Montreal, QC
High schools: Memorial High School; Deer Creek High School; Glenda Dawson High School and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2025–26 → 2026–27 · in
→Race Herr
→Christian payawal
→Christian Andrews
2025–26 → 2026–27 · out
←Race Herr
←Hudson Linsenmeyer
←Jaden Miller
←Caleb Evans
How this roster compares
Great American Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Measure
East Central
Conference
Average guard height
6′3″
6′3″
Average frontcourt height
6′7″
6′7″
Roster size
15
16
−1
Freshman share
27%
33%
−6pp
Coaching staff
Daniel WheelerHead men's basketball coach
Sam KearnsAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26.
Academics
published admissions data
Acceptance rate58%
SAT midpoint921
ACT midpoint20
How this page is made: Rosters: official East Central rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: East Central'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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