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Kennesaw State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #137 · 21–14 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Conference USA · Kennesaw, GA

Kennesaw State finished 21–14 (C-USA 3rd, KenPom #137) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 11 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season11
Transfer additions5
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2029
Most common home stateGA (12)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2029 — 5 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gblocked7 ahead · multi-yr
Fblocked8 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gcrowded7 ahead
Fcrowded8 ahead
2029
Gopening5 ahead
Fbalanced6 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen4 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (7)
Kaden Rickard6′6″So
Kris Parker—RS-Jr
CJ Beaumont6′8″RS-Jr
Brendan Tousignaut6′5″So
Zyree Brown5′10″Fr
Antwane Daniels—Fr
Jacoby Hill6′5″So
Forwards in that room (9)
Dozie Onyirimba6′3″Jr
Kyler Theophile6′6″Fr
Tobiaz Tolbert6′9″Fr
Trey Simpson6′8″So
Keriawn Berry6′5″Fr
Anthony Enoh6′7″Sr
Avery Thomas II6′8″RS-Jr
Levi Ball—Fr
Amir Taylor6′9″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Kennesaw State

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (7 ahead · multi-yr), F blocked (8 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from GA, AL, FL.

6 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 6 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

22% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 7 of 16

CJ Beaumont6′8″RS-Jr
Kaden Rickard6′6″So5.8 PPG
Brendan Tousignaut6′5″So
Jacoby Hill6′5″So
Zyree Brown5′10″Fr
Kris Parker—RS-Jr
Antwane Daniels—Fr

Frontcourt 9 of 16 · forwards + centers

Tobiaz Tolbert6′9″Fr · F
Amir Taylor6′9″So · F7.5 PPG
Trey Simpson6′8″So · F9.0 PPG
Avery Thomas II6′8″RS-Jr · F
Anthony Enoh6′7″Sr · F · final yr
Kyler Theophile6′6″Fr · F
Keriawn Berry6′5″Fr · F
Dozie Onyirimba6′3″Jr · F1.0 PPG
Levi Ball—Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

22%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Trey Simpson9.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Amir Taylor7.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Kaden Rickard5.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 of 18 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 school5via the portal

11 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

6 of 16

6 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Kris Parker #110.

Where from

GA 12 · AL 5 · FL 5 · KY 1 · MS 1 · OH 1

1 international: Uyo, Nigeria

High schools: Bob Jones HS ×2; Etowah HS; Tri-Cities HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Kris Parker
→Anthony Enoh
→CJ Beaumont
→Avery Thomas II
→Jacoby Hill

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Darius Washington III
←Nigel Thomas
←Chase Clemmons
←Frankquon Sherman
←Davin Cosby Jr.
←Braedan Lue
←Ramone Seals
←RJ Johnson

How this roster compares

Conference USA (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureKennesaw StateConference
Average guard height6′4″6′3″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′9″−2″
Roster size1615+1
Freshman share38%23%+15pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2322021–22#1152022–23#2822023–24#129→ moved to the C-USA2024–25#1372025–26
13–18 · ASUN 6th26–9 · ASUN 2nd15–16 · ASUN 9th19–14 · C-USA 5th21–14 · C-USA 3rd

Coaching staff

Antoine PettwayHead coach
Willie WatsonAssistant coach
Donovan KatesAssistant coach
Philip PearsonAssistant coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 4 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate69%
SAT midpoint1150
ACT midpoint23

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