D3 · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

Texas Lutheran Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Seguin, TX

Texas Lutheran (D3, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) lists 20 players on the 2026–27 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster20 players
New this season8
Transfer additions2
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateTX (16)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 3 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gcrowded14 ahead
Fbalanced6 ahead
2028
Gbalanced9 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
2029
Gopening7 ahead
Fopening2 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen2 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (14)
Chris Jarrett6′2″Sr
LaDarius King6′1″RS-Sr
Carter Lewis6′2″Sr
Jionte Jones6′3″Jr
Darius Hedspeth6′2″Fr
Elijah Favela6′2″So
Colin Schulze6′6″Fr
Aaron Garcia6′4″So
Brady Sansano5′8″So
Tommy Adams6′4″Fr
Kris Jones6′3″Sr
Julian Garcia6′5″Jr
Kolin Polk6′0″Sr
Tate Tapken6′3″Fr
Forwards in that room (6)
Micah Kidney6′5″Fr
Jake Goode6′5″Jr
Zahir Williams6′5″Fr
Alex Jaurrieta6′5″Sr
Kevin Juarez6′6″Sr
Teddy Tapken6′6″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Texas Lutheran

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (14 ahead), F balanced (6 ahead).

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

Most arrivals come from TX, LA, MD.

0 of 20 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 20 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

43% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 20 players

Guards 14 of 20

Colin Schulze6′6″Fr
Julian Garcia6′5″Jr
Aaron Garcia6′4″So6.3 PPG
Tommy Adams6′4″Fr
Jionte Jones6′3″Jr
Kris Jones6′3″Sr · final yr4.8 PPG
Tate Tapken6′3″Fr
Chris Jarrett6′2″Sr · final yr1.5 PPG
Carter Lewis6′2″Sr · final yr2.8 PPG
Darius Hedspeth6′2″Fr
Elijah Favela6′2″So
LaDarius King6′1″RS-Sr · final yr
Kolin Polk6′0″Sr · final yr3.3 PPG
Brady Sansano5′8″So

Frontcourt 6 of 20 · forwards + centers

Kevin Juarez6′6″Sr · F · final yr2.3 PPG
Teddy Tapken6′6″Sr · F · final yr15.6 PPG
Micah Kidney6′5″Fr · F
Jake Goode6′5″Jr · F1.3 PPG
Zahir Williams6′5″Fr · F
Alex Jaurrieta6′5″Sr · F · final yr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

43%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Teddy Tapken15.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Aaron Garcia6.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Kris Jones4.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 of 19 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

18 of 20 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 20

0 of 20 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

TX 16 · LA 1 · MD 1 · NC 1

8 international: Austin, Texas; San Antonio, Texas; Austin, Texas; San Antonio, Texas and 4 more

High schools: SA Patriots ×3; Veterans Memorial ×2; Lake Travis ×2 and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Jionte Jones
→Julian Garcia

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Jediah Chavarin-Rivens
←Jonathan Babcock
←Jonah Johnson

How this roster compares

Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureTexas LutheranConference
Average guard height6′2″6′1″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′5″6′6″−1″
Roster size2019+1
Freshman share30%36%−6pp

Coaching staff

Austin FalkeHead coach
Ben CoulombeVolunteer assistant coach
Staff changes1 on-court staff change in 3 offseasons — 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate96%

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