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Portland State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #170 · 20–11 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big Sky Conference · Portland, OR

Portland State finished 20–11 (Big Sky 5th, KenPom #170) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 12 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season12
Transfer additions8
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2027
Most common home stateCA (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2027 — 7 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gbalanced7 ahead
Fopening7 ahead
2028
Gbalanced4 ahead · multi-yr
Fopening3 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen2 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Trevor Frank6′1″Sr
Emil Skyttä6′5″Sr
Colt Ness6′0″So
Dennis Johnson III6′3″So
Yaroslav Nikonov6′5″Fr
Koren Johnson6′1″Sr
Gantas Križanauskas6′4″Fr
Nehemiah Pollard6′4″Sr
Forwards in that room (7)
Charles Chukwu6′9″Sr
Brayden Barron6′6″So
Jaquay Randolph6′10″Sr
Alexandros Skliros6′8″Fr
Francesco Corato6′8″Fr
Antonio Pusateri6′7″Sr
Luke Kearney6′7″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Portland State

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (7 ahead), F opening (7 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 8 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CA, OR, WA.

2 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 2 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

4% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 8 of 15

Emil Skyttä6′5″Sr · final yr
Yaroslav Nikonov6′5″Fr
Gantas Križanauskas6′4″Fr
Nehemiah Pollard6′4″Sr · final yr
Dennis Johnson III6′3″So
Trevor Frank6′1″Sr · final yr
Koren Johnson6′1″Sr · final yr
Colt Ness6′0″So0.8 PPG

Frontcourt 7 of 15 · forwards + centers

Jaquay Randolph6′10″Sr · F · final yr
Charles Chukwu6′9″Sr · F · final yr1.4 PPG
Alexandros Skliros6′8″Fr · F
Francesco Corato6′8″Fr · F
Antonio Pusateri6′7″Sr · F · final yr
Luke Kearney6′7″Sr · F · final yr
Brayden Barron6′6″So · F0.9 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

4%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Charles Chukwu1.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Brayden Barron0.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Colt Ness0.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 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 school8via the portal

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

Rankings

2 of 15

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

Best-ranked: Koren Johnson #132.

Where from

CA 6 · OR 3 · WA 3 · AZ 2 · KS 2 · TX 2

6 international: Helsinki; Montreal; Patras; Venice and 2 more

High schools: Paetow HS ×2; Picayune HS; Birmingham HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Trevor Frank
→Emil Skyttä
→Jaquay Randolph
→Dennis Johnson III
→Antonio Pusateri
→Koren Johnson
→Luke Kearney
→Nehemiah Pollard

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Matt Beatty
←Alex Dupre
←Kelcy Phipps
←Keyon Kensie Jr.
←Sebastian Tidor

How this roster compares

Big Sky Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasurePortland StateConference
Average guard height6′3″6′4″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′9″−1″
Roster size1515
Freshman share27%20%+7pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2602021–22#2352022–23#2452023–24#1902024–25#1702025–26
14–17 · Big Sky 7th12–19 · Big Sky 7th17–15 · Big Sky 6th19–13 · Big Sky 4th20–11 · Big Sky 5th

Coaching staff

Jase CoburnHead coach
Matt DunnAssociate head coach
Jamaal WilliamsAssistant coach
Mike HarmonAssistant coach
Gabe Palmquist-ClarkAssistant coach
Will GravesAssistant coach
Staff changes7 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 3 before 2024–25, 3 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate91%
SAT midpoint1125
ACT midpoint21

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