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Washington State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #133 · 12–20 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Pac-12 Conference · Pullman, WA

Washington State finished 12–20 (WCC 7th, KenPom #133) 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 additions9
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029
Most common home stateCA (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 4 ahead.

2027
Gblocked8 ahead
Fblocked7 ahead
2028
Gbalanced7 ahead
Fbalanced6 ahead
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen3 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Lazerek Houston6′0″So
Sebastian Akins6′2″Jr
Casey Jones6′6″Sr
Jamari Phillips6′4″Jr
R.J. Jones6′2″Jr
Dio Blakely6′0″So
Pedro Sancho Moraga—Fr
Jaylen Harrell6′5″RS-Fr
Forwards in that room (7)
Dominik Robinson6′10″RS-Fr
Brayden Kyman6′8″Fr
Ronnie Harrison6′8″Sr
Ladji Dembele6′8″RS-Jr
Tyler Kropp6′9″So
Fraser Roxburgh6′7″Jr
Roman Stathis6′7″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Washington State

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (8 ahead), F blocked (7 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 14 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 9 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CA, WA, TX.

6 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 6 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

1% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 8 of 15

Casey Jones6′6″Sr · final yr
Jaylen Harrell6′5″RS-Fr
Jamari Phillips6′4″Jr
Sebastian Akins6′2″Jr
R.J. Jones6′2″Jr
Lazerek Houston6′0″So
Dio Blakely6′0″So0.8 PPG
Pedro Sancho Moraga—Fr

Frontcourt 7 of 15 · forwards + centers

Dominik Robinson6′10″RS-Fr · F
Tyler Kropp6′9″So · F
Brayden Kyman6′8″Fr · F
Ronnie Harrison6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Ladji Dembele6′8″RS-Jr · F
Fraser Roxburgh6′7″Jr · F
Roman Stathis6′7″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

1%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Dio Blakely0.8 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

5from high school9via the portal

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

Rankings

6 of 15

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

Best-ranked: Jamari Phillips #48.

Where from

CA 4 · WA 3 · TX 2 · ID 1 · KY 1 · MA 1

12 international: Thorlakshofn; Melbourne, Victoria; Dundalk; Lexington, Kentucky and 8 more

High schools: George Rogers Clark HS ×2; Wasatch Academy ×2; Olympia HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Lazerek Houston
→Sebastian Akins
→Casey Jones
→Ronnie Harrison
→Jamari Phillips
→Ladji Dembele
→R.J. Jones
→Tyler Kropp
→Fraser Roxburgh

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Rihards Vavers
←Eemeli Yalaho
←Ace Glass
←Parker Gerrits
←Jerone Morton
←Jerone Morton
←Kase Wynott
←ND Okafor
←Brunel Madzou
←Tómas Thrastarson

How this roster compares

Pac-12 Conference (8 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureWashington StateConference
Average guard height6′3″6′4″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′9″−1″
Roster size1515
Freshman share33%31%+2pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#422021–22#562022–23#392023–24#103→ moved to the WCC2024–25#1332025–26
22–15 · Pac-12 3rd17–17 · Pac-12 6th25–10 · Pac-12 3rd19–15 · WCC 6th12–20 · WCC 7th

Coaching staff

Orlando JohnsonGeneral manager & assistant coach
Donald BradyAssistant coach
Jerry BrownAssistant coach
Pedro Garcia RosadoAssociate head coach
George GalanopoulosAssistant coach
Kaleb John-LewisAssistant strength & conditioning coach
David RileyHead coach
Staff changes10 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 6 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate87%

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