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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

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  • Guard Guard 6'3" 175 lbs 3rd Year
    0

    DJ Dudley

    Jr. Inglewood, Calif. LA Premier Prep Hutchinson CC
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    Junior Inglewood, Calif. LA Premier Prep Hutchinson CC
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  • Guard Guard 6'4" 200 lbs 2nd Year
    1

    Jermaurhiyun Anderson

    So. Greenville, S.C. Quality Education Academy East Mississippi CC
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    Sophomore Greenville, S.C. Quality Education Academy East Mississippi CC
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  • Forward Forward 6'8" 215 lbs 6th Year
    2

    Will Jeffress

    Gr. Erie, Pa. McDowell Pittsburgh
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    Graduate Student Erie, Pa. McDowell Pittsburgh
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  • Guard Guard 6'3" 200 lbs 2nd Year
    3

    AJ Bates

    So. Houston, Texas Seven Lakes HS
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    Sophomore Houston, Texas Seven Lakes HS
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  • Guard Guard 6'6" 210 lbs 1st Year
    4

    Jaylen Fenner

    Fr. Humble, Texas Atascocita HS
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    Freshman Humble, Texas Atascocita HS
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  • Forward Forward 6'8" 210 lbs 2nd Year
    5

    Avery Thomas II

    So. Jackson, Miss. Terry HS Jones College
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    Sophomore Jackson, Miss. Terry HS Jones College
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  • Guard Guard 6'3" 180 lbs 2nd Year
    6

    Keegan Rowell

    R-So. Lorena, Texas Lorena HS McLennan CC
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    Redshirt Sophomore Lorena, Texas Lorena HS McLennan CC
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  • Forward Forward 6'10" 235 lbs 5th Year
    7

    Sir Issac Herron

    Gr. Houston, Texas Legacy School of Sport Sciences Oral Roberts
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    Graduate Student Houston, Texas Legacy School of Sport Sciences Oral Roberts
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  • Guard Guard 6'4" 205 lbs 6th Year
    8

    Scooter Williams

    Gr. Clarksville, Tenn. Kenwood HS East Texas A&M
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    Graduate Student Clarksville, Tenn. Kenwood HS East Texas A&M
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  • Forward Forward 6'9" 235 lbs 3rd Year
    10

    Kylan Howze

    Jr. Gulfport, Miss. Gulfport HS Jones College
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    Junior Gulfport, Miss. Gulfport HS Jones College
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  • Guard Guard 6'6" 200 lbs 3rd Year
    11

    Kaden Cooper

    Jr. Ada, Okla. The Skill Factory Oklahoma
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    Junior Ada, Okla. The Skill Factory Oklahoma
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  • Forward Forward 6'7" 225 lbs 5th Year
    14

    Will Allen

    R-Sr. New Orleans, La. Bonnabel HS
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    Redshirt Senior New Orleans, La. Bonnabel HS
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  • Center Center 7'0" 230 lbs 4th Year
    21

    Melian Martinez

    R-Jr. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic North Florida Educational Institute New Mexico JC
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    Redshirt Junior Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic North Florida Educational Institute New Mexico JC
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  • Forward Forward 6'8" 230 lbs 1st Year
    27

    A'Meir Williams

    Fr. Kennedale, Texas Kennedale HS
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    Freshman Kennedale, Texas Kennedale HS
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Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Talvin Hester

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  • Assistant Coach

    Winston Hines

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  • Assistant Coach

    Darshawn McClellan

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  • Assistant Coach

    Tyson Batiste

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  • Assistant Coach

    Tim McGraw

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  • Assistant Coach

    Kavin Gilder-Tilbury

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  • Assistant AD for Men's Basketball Operations

    Brooke Reed

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Men's Basketball Support Staff

  • Sport Administrator

    Mary Kay Hungate

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  • Sports Performance Coach

    Blake Talos

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  • Strategic Communications Director

    Kane McGuire

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  • Academic Advisor

    Lindsey McKaskle

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  • Athletic Trainer

    Nathan Lewis

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  • Graduate Manager

    Quin Daily

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  • Graduate Manager

    Garrett Warren

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  • Graduate Manager

    Colby Rice

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  • Student Manager

    Lucas Doutt

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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Years in College Hometown / High School Previous School Twitter Instagram
0 DJ Dudley Guard 6-3 175 Jr. 3rd Year Inglewood, Calif. / LA Premier Prep Hutchinson CC DjDudley0 djdudley0
1 Jermaurhiyun Anderson Guard 6-4 200 So. 2nd Year Greenville, S.C. / Quality Education Academy East Mississippi CC thejermaurhiyun jermaurhiyun
2 Will Jeffress Forward 6-8 215 Gr. 6th Year Erie, Pa. / McDowell Pittsburgh williamjeffress william_jeffress
3 AJ Bates Guard 6-3 200 So. 2nd Year Houston, Texas / Seven Lakes HS Ajbates_24 antbates3___
4 Jaylen Fenner Guard 6-6 210 Fr. 1st Year Humble, Texas / Atascocita HS jaylen_fenner jaylen.fenner
5 Avery Thomas II Forward 6-8 210 So. 2nd Year Jackson, Miss. / Terry HS Jones College day1avery day1.avery
6 Keegan Rowell Guard 6-3 180 R-So. 2nd Year Lorena, Texas / Lorena HS McLennan CC keegan_rowell11
7 Sir Issac Herron Forward 6-10 235 Gr. 5th Year Houston, Texas / Legacy School of Sport Sciences Oral Roberts issac_herron sirissac_herron
8 Scooter Williams Guard 6-4 205 Gr. 6th Year Clarksville, Tenn. / Kenwood HS East Texas A&M Scootwilliamsjr iamscooterwilliamsjr
10 Kylan Howze Forward 6-9 235 Jr. 3rd Year Gulfport, Miss. / Gulfport HS Jones College kylan_howze kylan_howze
11 Kaden Cooper Guard 6-6 200 Jr. 3rd Year Ada, Okla. / The Skill Factory Oklahoma kaden580 air__kj
14 Will Allen Forward 6-7 225 R-Sr. 5th Year New Orleans, La. / Bonnabel HS wiillALLEN _wiiilll_
21 Melian Martinez Center 7-0 230 R-Jr. 4th Year Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic / North Florida Educational Institute New Mexico JC melianmartinez2 noeasybucket__
27 A'Meir Williams Forward 6-8 230 Fr. 1st Year Kennedale, Texas / Kennedale HS AmeirWilliams27 ameirwilliams_official

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Talvin Hester head shot Talvin Hester Head Coach
Winston Hines Winston Hines Assistant Coach
Darshawn McClellan Darshawn McClellan Assistant Coach
Tyson Batiste Tyson Batiste Assistant Coach
Tim McGraw Tim McGraw Assistant Coach
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury Kavin Gilder-Tilbury Assistant Coach
Brooke Reed Brooke Reed Assistant AD for Men's Basketball Operations

Men's Basketball Support Staff

Men's Basketball - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Hungate Mary Kay Hungate Sport Administrator
Blake Talos Blake Talos Sports Performance Coach
Kane McGuire Kane McGuire Strategic Communications Director
Lindsey McKaskle Lindsey McKaskle Academic Advisor
Nathan Lewis Nathan Lewis Athletic Trainer
Photographs by Emerald McIntyre/Louisiana Tech University Quin Daily Graduate Manager
Garrett Warren Garrett Warren Graduate Manager
LA Tech Logo Colby Rice Graduate Manager
Photographs by Emerald McIntyre/Louisiana Tech University Lucas Doutt Student Manager

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