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  • Don Griffin - View Profile
    Forward F 6'4"
    0

    Don Griffin

    Jr. Starkville, MS DeSoto Central HS East Mississippi CC
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    Junior Starkville, MS DeSoto Central HS East Mississippi CC
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  • Evrad Makendi - View Profile
    Forward F 6'6"
    1

    Evrad Makendi

    Jr. Atlanta, GA So. Paulding H.S. Andrew C.C./Central Georgia Tech
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    Junior Atlanta, GA So. Paulding H.S. Andrew C.C./Central Georgia Tech
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  • Jalen DeBose - View Profile
    Guard G 6'1"
    2

    Jalen DeBose

    Jr. Winter Garden, FL Windermere HS Hagerstown CC
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    Junior Winter Garden, FL Windermere HS Hagerstown CC
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  • Malachi Stansfield - View Profile
    Guard G 6'3"
    3

    Malachi Stansfield

    So. Olive Branch, MS Center Hill HS
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    Sophomore Olive Branch, MS Center Hill HS
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  • Elijah White - View Profile
    4

    Elijah White

    Fr. Atlanta, GA
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    Freshman Atlanta, GA
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  • Joe Haze Austin - View Profile
    Forward F 6'5"
    5

    Joe Haze Austin

    Jr. Pontotoc, MS South Pontotoc HS Southwest CC
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    Junior Pontotoc, MS South Pontotoc HS Southwest CC
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  • Brandon Cooks - View Profile
    Guard G 6'0"
    10

    Brandon Cooks

    Jr. Mobile, AL St. Luke's Episcopal School Calhoun CC/Coastal Alabama CC
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    Junior Mobile, AL St. Luke's Episcopal School Calhoun CC/Coastal Alabama CC
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  • Tyler Shephard - View Profile
    Guard G 6'2"
    11

    Tyler Shephard

    Sr. Houston, MS Pontotoc HS Northwest Miss. CC / Northeast Miss. CC
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    Senior Houston, MS Pontotoc HS Northwest Miss. CC / Northeast Miss. CC
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  • Ayden McDeavitt - View Profile
    Guard G 6'4"
    12

    Ayden McDeavitt

    Jr. Iuka, MS Tishomingo County HS Southeastern Baptist College
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    Junior Iuka, MS Tishomingo County HS Southeastern Baptist College
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  • Allan Childers - View Profile
    Guard G 5'11"
    15

    Allan Childers

    Jr. Marion, AR Hatley HS Delta State / NW Mississippi CC
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    Junior Marion, AR Hatley HS Delta State / NW Mississippi CC
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  • Kohl Key - View Profile
    Guard G 5'10"
    20

    Kohl Key

    Jr. Hartselle, AL Hartselle HS Wallace State CC
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    Junior Hartselle, AL Hartselle HS Wallace State CC
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  • Isrial Braxton - View Profile
    Guard G 6'2"
    24

    Isrial Braxton

    Fr. Washington, D.C. New Hope Academy (MD)
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    Freshman Washington, D.C. New Hope Academy (MD)
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  • Diego Colon - View Profile
    31

    Diego Colon

    Fr.
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    Freshman
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  • Kamerin Carter - View Profile
    Guard G 5'9"
    32

    Kamerin Carter

    Sr. Jackson, MI Parma Western HS Blackburn College / Jackson College
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    Senior Jackson, MI Parma Western HS Blackburn College / Jackson College
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  • Ridge Harrison - View Profile
    Guard G 6'1"
    33

    Ridge Harrison

    So. Town Creek, AL Hatton HS Calhoun CC
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    Sophomore Town Creek, AL Hatton HS Calhoun CC
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  • Will Dobbins - View Profile
    Forward F 6'7"
    34

    Will Dobbins

    Fr. Sulligent, AL Sulligent HS
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    Freshman Sulligent, AL Sulligent HS
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  • Xavier Pickett - View Profile
    Guard G 6'0"
    44

    Xavier Pickett

    Jr. Laurel, MD Riverdale Baptist School Hagerstown CC
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    Junior Laurel, MD Riverdale Baptist School Hagerstown CC
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  • Tyler Bohannon - View Profile
    Guard G 6'1"
    50

    Tyler Bohannon

    So. Portsmouth, VA Jefferson HS
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    Sophomore Portsmouth, VA Jefferson HS
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Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

  • Head Men's Basketball Coach

    Bernard Hopkins

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  • Graduate Assistant Coach

    Brye Hopkins

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  • Graduate Assistant Coach

    Cam Smith

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2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Image # Name Pos. Year Ht. Hometown / High School Previous College(s)
GRIFFIN 0 Don Griffin F Jr. 6-4 Starkville, MS / DeSoto Central HS East Mississippi CC
MAYER 1 Evrad Makendi F Jr. 6-6 Atlanta, GA / So. Paulding H.S. Andrew C.C./Central Georgia Tech
DEBOSE 2 Jalen DeBose G Jr. 6-1 Winter Garden, FL / Windermere HS Hagerstown CC
STANSFIELD 3 Malachi Stansfield G So. 6-3 Olive Branch, MS / Center Hill HS
WHITE 4 Elijah White Fr. - Atlanta, GA /
AUSTIN 5 Joe Haze Austin F Jr. 6-5 Pontotoc, MS / South Pontotoc HS Southwest CC
COOKS 10 Brandon Cooks G Jr. 6-0 Mobile, AL / St. Luke's Episcopal School Calhoun CC/Coastal Alabama CC
SHEPHARD 11 Tyler Shephard G Sr. 6-2 Houston, MS / Pontotoc HS Northwest Miss. CC / Northeast Miss. CC
MCDEAVITT 12 Ayden McDeavitt G Jr. 6-4 Iuka, MS / Tishomingo County HS Southeastern Baptist College
CHILDERS 15 Allan Childers G Jr. 5-11 Marion, AR / Hatley HS Delta State / NW Mississippi CC
KEY 20 Kohl Key G Jr. 5-10 Hartselle, AL / Hartselle HS Wallace State CC
BRAXTON 24 Isrial Braxton G Fr. 6-2 Washington, D.C. / New Hope Academy (MD)
COLON 31 Diego Colon Fr. - /
CARTER 32 Kamerin Carter G Sr. 5-9 Jackson, MI / Parma Western HS Blackburn College / Jackson College
HARRISON 33 Ridge Harrison G So. 6-1 Town Creek, AL / Hatton HS Calhoun CC
DOBBINS 34 Will Dobbins F Fr. 6-7 Sulligent, AL / Sulligent HS
PICKETTS 44 Xavier Pickett G Jr. 6-0 Laurel, MD / Riverdale Baptist School Hagerstown CC
BOHANNON 50 Tyler Bohannon G So. 6-1 Portsmouth, VA / Jefferson HS

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff
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MUW Men's Basketball Head Coach Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Head Men's Basketball Coach
hopkins24 Brye Hopkins Graduate Assistant Coach
SMITH_SA26 Cam Smith Graduate Assistant Coach

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