For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (12 ahead), F open (3 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).
Of the latest cycle's 8 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from AR, TX, LA.
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.
58% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2026–27 · 16 players
Guards 12 of 16
Hunter-Mack Nelms6′4″So2.5 PPG
Kanard Turner6′4″RS-Fr
Zaveion Okoh6′4″Sr · final yr13.4 PPG
AJ Howard6′4″Jr0.3 PPG
Corliss Williamson6′3″So
James Elgas6′2″So2.6 PPG
KJ Sykes5′9″Sr · final yr10.5 PPG
Neal Brewer—Fr
Elijah Smothers—Fr
Chandler Randle—Fr
Justus Michael—Jr
Rondae Hill—Jr
Frontcourt 4 of 16 · forwards + centers
Jabari West6′8″Sr · F · final yr7.8 PPG
Tyson Whybrew6′6″Sr · F · final yr5.8 PPG
Kaylon Mason—Sr · F · final yr
Rodrigo Rioja—Jr · C
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Returning production
58%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Zaveion Okoh13.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
KJ Sykes10.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jabari West7.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Computed from 13 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 school4via the portal
12 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 8 · TX 7 · LA 2 · CA 1 · CO 1 · MS 1
2 international: Madrid, Spain; Belgrade
High schools: Little Rock Christian Academy ×2; Episcopal HS; Hot Springs HS and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2025–26 → 2026–27 · in
→Kaylon Mason
→Rodrigo Rioja
→Justus Michael
→Rondae Hill
2025–26 → 2026–27 · out
←Jaden Nelson
←Creed Williamson
←Grey Garrison
←TJ Callahan
←Rade Zecevic
←Jameel Wesley II
How this roster compares
Great American Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Staff changes6 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 3 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.
Academics
published admissions data
SAT midpoint1065
ACT midpoint21
How this page is made: Rosters: official Henderson State rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Henderson State'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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