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UNLV Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #106 · 18–17 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Mountain West Conference · Las Vegas, NV

UNLV finished 18–17 (Mountain West 9th, KenPom #106) in 2025–26. 14 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 11 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season11
Transfer additions9
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2027
Most common home stateIL (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2027 — 1 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2028.

2027
Gblocked7 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2028
Gopening6 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopening3 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
AJ Storr6′5″—
Jalen Cunningham6′2″RS-Jr
Sebastian Mack6′4″Sr
Terrance Ford Jr.6′2″RS-Jr
Dontrez Williams6′6″Jr
Kota Suttle Jr.6′3″Fr
Issac Williamson6′1″So
Cam Miles6′2″So
Forwards in that room (5)
Tyrin Jones6′10″So
MJ Thomas6′8″Jr
Tyler Harris6′8″Sr
Moustapha Loum6′10″Jr
Jackson Kiss6′8″Fr
Centers in that room (1)
Jeremy Foumena6′11″RS-Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

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For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (7 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead), C open (1 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 9 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from IL, CA, AK.

8 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 8 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

23% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 8 of 14

Dontrez Williams6′6″Jr
AJ Storr6′5″—
Sebastian Mack6′4″Sr · final yr
Kota Suttle Jr.6′3″Fr
Jalen Cunningham6′2″RS-Jr0.4 PPG
Terrance Ford Jr.6′2″RS-Jr
Cam Miles6′2″So
Issac Williamson6′1″So8.6 PPG

Frontcourt 6 of 14 · forwards + centers

Jeremy Foumena6′11″RS-Sr · C · final yr
Tyrin Jones6′10″So · F11.9 PPG
Moustapha Loum6′10″Jr · F
MJ Thomas6′8″Jr · F
Tyler Harris6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Jackson Kiss6′8″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

23%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Tyrin Jones11.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Issac Williamson8.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jalen Cunningham0.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 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

2from high school9via the portal

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

Rankings

8 of 14

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

Best-ranked: Sebastian Mack #59.

Where from

IL 4 · CA 3 · AK 1 · KY 1 · MO 1 · MS 1

13 international: Dakar, Senegal; Lagos, Nigeria; Montreal, Québec; Lafayette, Indiana and 9 more

High schools: Coronado High School ×2; Southern California Academy ×2; Hillcrest Prep and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→AJ Storr
→Sebastian Mack
→MJ Thomas
→Terrance Ford Jr.
→Dontrez Williams
→Tyler Harris
→Cam Miles
→Jeremy Foumena
→Moustapha Loum

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Emmanuel Stephen
←Al Green
←Jacob Bannarbie
←Kimani Hamilton
←Mason Abittan
←Ladji Dembele
←Howie Fleming Jr.
←Walter Brown
←Naas Cunningham
←Xavier Brumfield
←Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn
←Myles Che

How this roster compares

Mountain West Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureUNLVConference
Average guard height6′3″6′4″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′8″+1″
Roster size1415−1
Freshman share14%27%−13pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#862021–22#972022–23#722023–24#922024–25#1062025–26
18–14 · Mountain West 7th19–13 · Mountain West 6th21–13 · Mountain West 7th18–15 · Mountain West 7th18–17 · Mountain West 9th

Coaching staff

Josh PastnerHead coach
Scott GarsonAssociate head coach
Anthony WilkinsAssistant coach
Justin HawkinsAssistant coach
Hayden SheridanAssistant coach
Jozee DeanExecutive assistant to the head coach
Chris Zodda, NSCA-CSCS, NASM-CSNCHead strength & conditioning coach
Staff changes9 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 5 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate96%
SAT midpoint1094

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