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Saint Louis Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #41 · 29–6 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Atlantic 10 Conference · Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis finished 29–6 (A-10 1st, KenPom #41) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season6
Transfer additions2
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateMO (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 7 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fblocked7 ahead
2028
Gopening7 ahead
Fcrowded6 ahead
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen3 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Jermel Thomas—Fr
Cam Hutson6′5″So
Quentin Jones6′5″Sr
Kellen Thames6′6″RS-Sr
Isaac Holmes6′4″RS-Jr
Luke Laczkowski6′8″RS-Fr
Trey Green6′0″RS-Jr
Yousaf Ahmad—Fr
Amari McCottry6′6″Jr
Forwards in that room (7)
Ishan Sharma6′5″Jr
Jamison White—Fr
Alon Michaeli—So
Sheek Pearson—RS-Fr
Elijah Strong—Sr
Badara Diakite6′9″RS-Fr
Jax Kerr6′11″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Saint Louis

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F blocked (7 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 8 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 2 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MO, NC, IL.

10 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 10 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

60% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 9 of 16

Luke Laczkowski6′8″RS-Fr
Kellen Thames6′6″RS-Sr · final yr9.7 PPG
Amari McCottry6′6″Jr10.5 PPG
Cam Hutson6′5″So1.8 PPG
Quentin Jones6′5″Sr · final yr9.1 PPG
Isaac Holmes6′4″RS-Jr0.8 PPG
Trey Green6′0″RS-Jr10.7 PPG
Jermel Thomas—Fr
Yousaf Ahmad—Fr

Frontcourt 7 of 16 · forwards + centers

Jax Kerr6′11″So · F2.8 PPG
Badara Diakite6′9″RS-Fr · F
Ishan Sharma6′5″Jr · F9.1 PPG
Jamison White—Fr · F
Alon Michaeli—So · F
Sheek Pearson—RS-Fr · F
Elijah Strong—Sr · F · final yr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

60%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Trey Green10.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Amari McCottry10.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Kellen Thames9.7 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

6from high school2via the portal

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

Rankings

10 of 16

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

Best-ranked: Trey Green #66.

Where from

MO 3 · NC 3 · IL 2 · MA 2 · CA 1 · MI 1

5 international: Bamako; Milton; Kfar Saba; Nairobi and 1 more

High schools: IMG Academy; Oak Forest; Apex and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Alon Michaeli
→Elijah Strong

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Jaden Schertz
←Brady Dunlap

How this roster compares

Atlantic 10 Conference (14 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureSaint LouisConference
Average guard height6′5″6′3″+2″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′9″−1″
Roster size1616
Freshman share38%25%+13pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#672021–22#982022–23#1762023–24#1222024–25#412025–26
23–12 · A-10 4th21–12 · A-10 3rd13–20 · A-10 12th19–15 · A-10 8th29–6 · A-10 1st

Coaching staff

Josh SchertzHead coach
Zak BoisvertAssistant coach
Antone GrayAssistant coach
Corey TateAssistant coach
Rob GardinerAssistant coach
Phil GaetanoAssistant coach
Staff changes9 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 4 before 2023–24, 5 before 2024–25.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate75%
SAT midpoint1325
ACT midpoint30

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