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Tennessee Tech Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #322 · 13–18 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Southern Conference · Cookeville, TN

Tennessee Tech finished 13–18 (OVC 7th, KenPom #322) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 13 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season13
Transfer additions10
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2027
Most common home stateGA (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2027 — 9 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
2027
Gopening9 ahead
Fcrowded6 ahead
2028
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2029
Gopening3 ahead · multi-yr
Fopen2 ahead
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Kamai Samuels6′2″Fr
Jake Pampolina5′10″Fr
Cohenj Gonzales5′9″Sr
Harrison Stewart6′2″Fr
Caleb Hollenbeck6′4″Sr
Ty Owens6′0″Sr
Davante Hackett6′3″Sr
Cbo Newton6′3″Jr
Trent Mosquera6′5″RS-Sr
Forwards in that room (6)
Shaun Arnold6′5″Sr
Dane Christensen6′8″Jr
Kyler Fox6′8″So
De'Ante Green6′9″Sr
Caleb Sanders6′6″So
Mekhi Turner6′8″Jr
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If you want to play at Tennessee Tech

How to get recruited here

For 2026 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 GA, AL, AZ.

3 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 3 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

13% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 9 of 15

Trent Mosquera6′5″RS-Sr · final yr
Caleb Hollenbeck6′4″Sr · final yr
Davante Hackett6′3″Sr · final yr
Cbo Newton6′3″Jr
Kamai Samuels6′2″Fr
Harrison Stewart6′2″Fr
Ty Owens6′0″Sr · final yr6.8 PPG
Jake Pampolina5′10″Fr
Cohenj Gonzales5′9″Sr · final yr

Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers

De'Ante Green6′9″Sr · F · final yr
Dane Christensen6′8″Jr · F
Kyler Fox6′8″So · F
Mekhi Turner6′8″Jr · F4.1 PPG
Caleb Sanders6′6″So · F
Shaun Arnold6′5″Sr · F · final yr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

13%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Ty Owens6.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Mekhi Turner4.1 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

3from high school10via the portal

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

Rankings

3 of 15

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

Best-ranked: De'Ante Green #95.

Where from

GA 6 · AL 1 · AZ 1 · FL 1 · IN 1 · LA 1

11 international: Cleveland; Calgary, Canada; Birmingham; Hilham and 7 more

High schools: Newton County High School; Bill Crothers Secondary School; Asheville Christian Academy and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Shaun Arnold
→Cohenj Gonzales
→Dane Christensen
→Kyler Fox
→De'Ante Green
→Caleb Sanders
→Caleb Hollenbeck
→Davante Hackett
→Cbo Newton
→Trent Mosquera

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Colin Ayers
←Dani Pounds
←Jah'Kim Payne
←C.J. McPherson
←Jacobe Whitted
←Maguire Evans
←Malik Ferguson
←Hagan Preston
←JaJuan Nicholls

How this roster compares

Southern Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureTennessee TechConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′8″−1″
Roster size1516−1
Freshman share20%25%−5pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2542021–22#2832022–23#3452023–24#2902024–25#3222025–26
11–21 · OVC 5th16–17 · OVC 6th10–21 · OVC 9th15–17 · OVC 6th13–18 · OVC 7th

Coaching staff

Tobin AndersonHead coach
Matt CapellAssociate head coach
Raul PlaceresAssistant coach
Tom BonacumAssistant coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 0 offseasons.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate76%
SAT midpoint1151

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