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Jacksonville State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #204 · 15–17 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Conference USA · Jacksonville, AL

Jacksonville State finished 15–17 (C-USA 10th, KenPom #204) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 14 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season14
Transfer additions9
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2029
Most common home stateTX (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2029 — 4 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gblocked8 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead
2028
Gcrowded7 ahead
Fcrowded5 ahead
2029
Gcrowded6 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2030
Gopen5 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Jace Harden6′5″Fr
Nic Hernandez6′1″Fr
Marvin Christie III6′3″Fr
Chris Lockett Jr.6′4″RS-Jr
Leon Horner6′4″Fr
Grant Gondrezick II6′0″RS-So
Jordan Stiemke6′5″Sr
Jordan Vick5′10″RS-Fr
Forwards in that room (7)
Ethan Croley6′9″So
Williams Itumo6′10″Fr
Naasir Cunningham6′7″RS-So
Ma'Shy Hill6′8″Sr
Alijah Curry6′9″Jr
Brandon Walker6′8″—
Kash Polk6′10″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Jacksonville State

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (8 ahead), F blocked (6 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 15 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 9 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from TX, AL, FL.

4 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 4 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

0% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 8 of 15

Jace Harden6′5″Fr
Jordan Stiemke6′5″Sr · final yr
Chris Lockett Jr.6′4″RS-Jr
Leon Horner6′4″Fr
Marvin Christie III6′3″Fr
Nic Hernandez6′1″Fr
Grant Gondrezick II6′0″RS-So
Jordan Vick5′10″RS-Fr

Frontcourt 7 of 15 · forwards + centers

Williams Itumo6′10″Fr · F
Kash Polk6′10″So · F
Ethan Croley6′9″So · F
Alijah Curry6′9″Jr · F
Ma'Shy Hill6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Brandon Walker6′8″F
Naasir Cunningham6′7″RS-So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

0%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers

Computed from 14 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

6from high school9via the portal

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

Rankings

4 of 15

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

Best-ranked: Chris Lockett Jr. #229.

Where from

TX 4 · AL 3 · FL 3 · TN 3 · LA 2 · MD 2

7 international: Lasarte-Oria; Juba, South Sudan; Krasnodar; Rabat and 3 more

High schools: Appalachian HS; Pearl Cohn HS; Rockledge HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Ethan Croley
→Naasir Cunningham
→Ma'Shy Hill
→Chris Lockett Jr.
→Alijah Curry
→Grant Gondrezick II
→Jordan Stiemke
→Brandon Walker
→Kash Polk

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Jaye Nash
←Jacoby Hill
←Connor Loy
←Bencao Vungo
←Emondrek Erkins-Ford
←Iaroslav Niagu

How this roster compares

Conference USA (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureJacksonville StateConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1515
Freshman share40%23%+17pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1442021–22#2312022–23#211→ moved to the C-USA2023–24#1242024–25#2042025–26
21–11 · ASUN 2nd13–18 · ASUN 10th14–18 · C-USA 6th23–13 · C-USA 4th15–17 · C-USA 10th

Coaching staff

Ray HarperHead men's basketball coach
Kevin JonesAssistant men's basketball coach
Patrick MoynihanAssistant men's basketball coach
Rusty ElmoreAssistant men's basketball coach
Jeremie HartAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 3 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate78%
SAT midpoint1125
ACT midpoint20

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