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Stephen F. Austin Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #88 · 28–6 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Southland Conference · Nacogdoches, TX

Stephen F. Austin finished 28–6 (Southland 2nd, KenPom #88) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2025–26 roster; 13 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster15 players
New this season13
Transfer additions10
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029
Most common home stateTX (9)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 7 ahead.

2027
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
2028
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
2029
Gopening7 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
2030
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
Harris Dar6′3″So.
Keon Thompson6′1″Sr.
Christian Green6′6″Jr.
Narit Chotikavanic6′2″So.
Lateef Patrick6′2″Jr.
Ahamed Mohammed6′1″Sr.
Kam Burton6′3″Jr.
Marcus Scurry5′11″Fr.
Chrishawn Christmas6′5″Sr.
Bryceson Melvin6′5″Fr.
Forwards in that room (5)
Gediminas Alisas6′6″So.
Tichyque Musaka6′11″Jr.
Jerald Colonel6′9″Sr.
Yohan Gutierrez6′8″Fr.
Eltramon Smith Jr.6′7″So.
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Stephen F. Austin

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (11 ahead), F crowded (4 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 13 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 10 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from TX, GA, IN.

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.

57% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 15 players

Guards 10 of 15

Christian Green6′6″Jr.1.0 PPG
Chrishawn Christmas6′5″Sr. · final yr6.3 PPG
Bryceson Melvin6′5″Fr.
Harris Dar6′3″So.0.5 PPG
Kam Burton6′3″Jr.7.9 PPG
Narit Chotikavanic6′2″So.9.6 PPG
Lateef Patrick6′2″Jr.15.2 PPG
Keon Thompson6′1″Sr. · final yr18.5 PPG
Ahamed Mohammed6′1″Sr. · final yr4.4 PPG
Marcus Scurry5′11″Fr.3.1 PPG

Frontcourt 5 of 15 · forwards + centers

Tichyque Musaka6′11″Jr. · F1.6 PPG
Jerald Colonel6′9″Sr. · F · final yr5.0 PPG
Yohan Gutierrez6′8″Fr. · F
Eltramon Smith Jr.6′7″So. · F1.9 PPG
Gediminas Alisas6′6″So. · F4.9 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

57%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Lateef Patrick15.2 PPG · returning
Narit Chotikavanic9.6 PPG · returning
Kam Burton7.9 PPG · returning

Computed from 13 of 15 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

3from high school10via the portal

5 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: Yohan Gutierrez #365.

Where from

TX 9 · GA 4 · IN 2 · AL 1 · AZ 1 · CA 1

3 international: Vilnius; Burlington; Mississauga

High schools: Nacogdoches HS; Anderson University; Hinds Community College and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Harris Dar
→Christian Green
→Gediminas Alisas
→Tichyque Musaka
→Jerald Colonel
→Narit Chotikavanic
→Lateef Patrick
→Ahamed Mohammed
→Eltramon Smith Jr.
→Kam Burton

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Juhlawnei Stone
←Luke Stansbury
←Myles Jenkins
←Keenan Emmanuel
←Dominic Pangonis
←DaeVeon Scott

How this roster compares

Southland Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureStephen F. AustinConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1515
Freshman share20%20%

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1302021–22#1412022–23#1852023–24#277→ moved to the Southland2024–25#882025–26
22–10 · WAC 5th19–13 · WAC 7th18–15 · WAC 6th14–17 · Southland 11th28–6 · Southland 2nd

Coaching staff

Matt BraeuerHead coach / @MattBraeuer
Jimmy SmithAssociate head coach / @JimmyBoxSmith
Jovan AustinAssistant coach / @CoachJAustin_
Payne AndrusAssistant coach / @PayneAndrus
Trajan WesleyAssistant coach / @twesssttt3
Staff changes8 on-court staff changes in 5 offseasons — 1 before 2022–23, 2 before 2023–24, 5 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate94%
SAT midpoint1070
ACT midpoint21

How this page is made: Rosters: official Stephen F. Austin rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · New this season: players not listed on the 2024–25 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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