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SIUE Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #261 · 19–13 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Ohio Valley Conference · Edwardsville, IL

SIUE finished 19–13 (OVC 3rd, KenPom #261) in 2025–26. 14 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 7 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season7
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateIL (7)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 4 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
2028
Gbalanced6 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Dehrio McCaskill6′3″RS-Fr
Harrison Alexander6′5″RS-Jr
Gianni Cobb6′0″Jr
Jordan Pickett6′3″Sr
Jayden Riley6′2″Fr
Kain McCaskill6′2″Fr
Tyler King6′4″Sr
Corentin Efono6′4″So
Forwards in that room (5)
Brennan Miller6′7″Fr
Iwo Baganc6′8″So
Darrion Baker6′8″RS-Jr
Gestin Liberis6′9″Sr
David Wilson6′7″Jr
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How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (8 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead).

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

Most arrivals come from IL, MO, FL.

1 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 1 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

33% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 8 of 14

Harrison Alexander6′5″RS-Jr3.5 PPG
Tyler King6′4″Sr · final yr9.9 PPG
Corentin Efono6′4″So1.3 PPG
Dehrio McCaskill6′3″RS-Fr
Jordan Pickett6′3″Sr · final yr5.3 PPG
Jayden Riley6′2″Fr
Kain McCaskill6′2″Fr
Gianni Cobb6′0″Jr

Frontcourt 6 of 14 · forwards + centers

Jacob Martin6′10″So · C
Gestin Liberis6′9″Sr · F · final yr
Iwo Baganc6′8″So · F2.8 PPG
Darrion Baker6′8″RS-Jr · F7.3 PPG
Brennan Miller6′7″Fr · F
David Wilson6′7″Jr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

33%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Tyler King9.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Darrion Baker7.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jordan Pickett5.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 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

4from high school4via the portal

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

Rankings

1 of 14

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

Best-ranked: Brennan Miller #359.

Where from

IL 7 · MO 3 · FL 1 · MS 1 · NC 1 · NJ 1

5 international: Poznan, Poland; Aalst; Indianapolis; Twic, South Sudan and 1 more

High schools: Madison-Ridgeland Academy; Hillcrest High School; Parkway West and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Gianni Cobb
→Jacob Martin
→Gestin Liberis
→David Wilson

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

No non-graduating departures recorded.

How this roster compares

Ohio Valley Conference (8 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureSIUEConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1415−1
Freshman share29%21%+8pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2892021–22#2622022–23#2902023–24#2242024–25#2612025–26
11–21 · OVC 8th19–14 · OVC 2nd17–16 · OVC 5th22–12 · OVC 2nd19–13 · OVC 3rd

Coaching staff

Brian BaroneHead coach
Ryan HellenthalAssociate head coach
Mike WaldoSpecial assistant to the head coach
Jacob WhiteheadAssistant coach
Edwind McGheeAssistant coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 2 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate98%
SAT midpoint1040
ACT midpoint23

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