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Nevada Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #80 · 24–13 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Mountain West Conference · Reno, NV

Nevada finished 24–13 (Mountain West 6th, KenPom #80) in 2025–26. 14 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season10
Transfer additions6
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateCA (7)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 7 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced2 ahead
2028
Gopening7 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fbalanced2 ahead · multi-yr
Copen1 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
TJ Coulter6′4″Jr
Keyon Kensie Jr.6′8″Sr
Vaughn Weems6′5″Sr
Myles Walker5′10″So
John Mattingly6′0″Fr
Styles Phipps6′2″Jr
Peyton White6′6″So
Peter Bandelj6′4″Jr
SJ Madison6′5″Fr
Forwards in that room (3)
Elijah Price6′9″RS-Jr
Kade Snyder6′8″Fr
Hudson Lucas6′9″Fr
Centers in that room (2)
Simon Majok7′1″So
Cedric Lath6′10″RS-Sr
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If you want to play at Nevada

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F crowded (3 ahead · multi-yr), C balanced (2 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 6 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CA, NV, AR.

7 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 7 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

34% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 9 of 14

Keyon Kensie Jr.6′8″Sr · final yr
Peyton White6′6″So4.6 PPG
Vaughn Weems6′5″Sr · final yr10.1 PPG
SJ Madison6′5″Fr
TJ Coulter6′4″Jr
Peter Bandelj6′4″Jr
Styles Phipps6′2″Jr
John Mattingly6′0″Fr
Myles Walker5′10″So1.3 PPG

Frontcourt 5 of 14 · forwards + centers

Simon Majok7′1″So · C
Cedric Lath6′10″RS-Sr · C · final yr
Elijah Price6′9″RS-Jr · F12.8 PPG
Hudson Lucas6′9″Fr · F
Kade Snyder6′8″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

34%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Elijah Price12.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Vaughn Weems10.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Peyton White4.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 of 14 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 school6via the portal

8 of 14 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

7 of 14

7 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: SJ Madison #173.

Where from

CA 7 · NV 2 · AR 1 · AZ 1 · IN 1 · MI 1

10 international: Akak; London, England; Ljubljana; Abidjan and 6 more

High schools: St. Bernard High School; Great Bridge Christian (Va.); John R. Buchtel Community Learning Center and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→TJ Coulter
→Simon Majok
→Keyon Kensie Jr.
→Cedric Lath
→Styles Phipps
→Peter Bandelj

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Ethan Croley
←Chuck Bailey III
←Tyler Rolison
←Corey Camper Jr.
←Tayshawn Comer
←Joel Armotrading
←Kaleb Lowery
←Christopher Baudreau
←Amire Robinson
←Jeriah Coleman

How this roster compares

Mountain West Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureNevadaConference
Average guard height6′4″6′4″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′8″+2″
Roster size1415−1
Freshman share29%27%+2pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1242021–22#802022–23#362023–24#892024–25#802025–26
13–18 · Mountain West 8th22–11 · Mountain West 5th26–8 · Mountain West 3rd17–16 · Mountain West 6th24–13 · Mountain West 6th

Coaching staff

Steve AlfordHead men's basketball coach
Craig NealAssociate head coach
Bil DuanyAssistant coach
Jarod LucasAssistant coach
Staff changes1 on-court staff change in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate74%
SAT midpoint1165
ACT midpoint23

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