The Roster as it currently stands
| Player | Position | Height/ Weight | Class | 2025-26 Stats |
| Mackenzie Mgbako | F | 6-9, 225 | Sr. | 10.4 PPG, 4.9 RPG (in 7 games) |
| Jamie Vinson | F | 6-11, 245 | Jr. | 3.5 PPG, 2.3 RPG |
| Zach Clemence | F | 6-11, 232 | Gr. | 6.9 RPG, 3.2 RPG |
| Cade Phillips | F | 6-9, 221 | Sr. | 3.8 PPG, 4.0 RPG (in 10 games at Tennessee) |
| Josh Irving | F | 6-11, 200 | Fr. | n/a |
| Chris McDermott | F | 6-7, 228 | Jr. | .7 PPG, .7 RPG |
| Jalen Shelley | F | 6-8, 210 | Jr. | 13.7 PPG, 6.6 RPG (at LMU) |
| PJ Haggerty | G | 6-4, 195 | Sr. | 23.4 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 3.8 APG (at K-State) |
| Bryson Warren | G | 6-3, 174 | TBD | 19.8 APG, 3.1 RPG, 5 APG (in the G-League) |
| Tyshawn Archie | G | 6-1, 165 | Sr. | 14.3 PPG, 2.9 APG (at McNeese) |
| Lukas Walls | G | 6-5, 203 | Sr. | 7.9 PPG, 2.5 RPG (at Radford) |
| Jalen Reece | G | 6, 185 | So. | 5.8 PPG, 3.6 APG (At LSU) |
| Jeremiah Green | G | 6-3, 189 | RS-Fr. | .9 PPG, .1 RPG |
| Neiko Mundey | G | 6-1, 182 | RS-Fr. | DNP |
Who will handle the point?
Reece was brought in from LSU to be the team’s true point guard. He played in that role for the Tigers last year and started the last 10 games. Archie can play the point or shooting guard, but he’s the likely backup at that position. Warren can also handle being a distributor, but his primary role is likely to shoot, not pass. Haggerty averaged more assists per game than anyone on the current roster last year, so he could also serve as a kind of point forward if Coach Bucky McMillan decides to go that route.
Diversity of talent up front
McMillan also has some options on how he wants to operate as far as forwards and centers go. He could start strong shooting front line of Mgbako, Clemence and Shelley, or get more defensive and have Mgbako out there with Phillips and Vinson. In a lot of lineups, there will have to be some decisions made on who plays center. Mgbako did during the seven games he played last year, but Vinson is the player with the true center’s body. Irving and Clemence are the team’s tallest players. But McMillan can do a lot of things with his lineup, from forcing defenders out of the post to putting a tougher and more physical group that is more interested in defense.
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