25-26 Roster

[2014Grad]

Really hope our final two slots can be filled with bigs! Having solid competition in practice is so key for development .

[Bogus Smith]

2 minutes ago, Old Titan said:

 

2025-26 TENTATIVE ROSTER

Latest Update: 5/2/25

Classifications/eligibility per 2025-26 season

• Luke Gray -- 6'6" power forward • Edmond, OK • sophomore • started 13 of 30 games played for ORU last season • averaged 3.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in 11.1 (!) minutes per game • entered transfer portal 4/3 • re-committed to ORU 4/18 via social media
• Carlos Rosario* -- 6'7" forward • Santo Domingo, D.R. • senior • transferred in last summer from Drake • started 6 of 23 games played for ORU last season • averaged 3.8 points and 1.9 rebounds in 14 minutes per game.
• Chase Martin* -- 6'4" guard • Jenks, OK • redshirt junior • played two seasons for Wofford, starting 22 games a sophomore, averaging 4.1ppg, 2.7rpg, and 1.1apg • redshirted last year at ORU as a preferred walk-on
• Connor Dow -- 6'6" wing • Broken Arrow, OK • Broken Arrow High School • transfer from Oklahoma State • junior with 2 years eligibility remaining • 1.7ppg, 1.2rpg, 39% from three last season • signed with ORU 4/17
• Ty Harper -- 6'3" guard • Norcross, GA • transfer from Youngstown State, via Louisiana, Eastern Washington, The Masters University (NAIA) • presumably one season of eligibility remaining • 10.2ppg, 3.0rpg, 1.7apg, 34% on threes last season • verbally committed 4/23 via social media • signed with ORU 4/30
• Aaron Jacob -- 6'8" forward • Austin, TX • Lake Travis High School • transfer from D2 Cameron University after two years at Southwestern (OK) • 15.8ppg, 39.7% on threes, 5.5 rpg last season •  1 year (?) of eligibility left • verbally committed 4/21 via social media • signed with ORU 4/24
• Lane Sparks -- 6'3" guard • Dillsboro, IN • transfer from Huntington College in Indiana (coach Kory Alford's former school) • 22.7ppg, 37.7% on threes, 4.5rpg last year as an NAIA 2nd-Team All-American • played four seasons at Huntington; has at least one year of eligibility remaining • verbally committed 4/22 via social media • signed with ORU 5/1
• Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams -- 6'10" power forward • Aizuwakamatsu, Japan • 4th-year junior with two years of eligibility remaining • transfer from Nevada, via Portland and Lamar • redshirted last season; burned an attempted redshirt season one year earlier at Portland, starting 11 of 12 games played and averaging 8.6 ppg, 5.2rpg, 0.8bpg, and shooting 35.6% from three • verbally committed 4/25 via social media
• Landen Jordan -- 6'9" forward • Churubusco, IN • transfer from Huntington College in Indiana • 14.3ppg, 7.0rpg last year • In four seasons (three as a starter) he attempted only two 3-pointers • has at least one year of eligibility remaining • verbally committed 4/26 via social media • signed with ORU 5/1
• Jack Turner -- 6'3" shooting guard • Los Angeles, CA • transfer from Loyola (Chi) • appeared in 11 games as a freshman, scored 11 points in 32 minutes • three years of eligibility remaining • verbally committed 5/1/25 via social media 
• Martins Kilups -- 6'4" shooting guard • Liepaja, Latvia • BK Liepaja (Latvian U19 league) • 4 years of eligibility • verbally committed 4/17 via social media • signed with ORU 4/26
• Cal Furnish -- 5'11" guard • Oklahoma City, OK • Crossings Christian School • signed Nov. 2024 as a 3-star* high school senior • re-committed 4/17 via social media
• Laymen McGrady -- 6'4" guard • Sugar Land, TX • IMG Academy • 3-star* high school senior • verbally committed 4/4 via social media

* Presumed returning; did not enter transfer portal.

REPORTED TRANSFERS FROM ORU

• Sir Issac Herron  (Louisiana Tech)
• Josh Jones (North Dakota)
• JoJo Moore (Tulane)

13 on the list (assuming Carlos is a returner - he graduates tomorrow with one year of eligibility left). 

Interesting that none of our players were able to make the jump to a P4 school - just a lateral move for probably more money.  I expect them to have similar years in their new surroundings - contributing to their team but with the same skill sets.

[Old Titan]

...before anyone gets too worked up in MAY about roster numbers, available scholarships, who's gonna start or get minutes, etc., consider the following:

• it's MAY
• verbal commits hold about as much weight as a political promise; nobody is official till they "sign on the line which is dotted" (Glengarry Glen Ross - Google it).
• verbal commits who have yet to be announced by ORU as "signed" or "official":  McGrady, Turner, Yamanouchi-Williams
• even in today's world, guys must be academically eligible once the season starts, even if they've "signed"
• Carlos Rosario is listed as returning simply because he didn't enter the transfer portal; for all I know he may be winging back to the Dominican Republic following graduation to enjoy Cuba libres poolside as a former D1 basketball player
• and...it's MAY 

[Keenan Henderson]

With basically a new team, there will be a lot of unknowns this off season.  Every team in college basketball is asking did we get better this off season?  For ORU that would seem like a no brainer after going 7-23 but can they rebound/play defense is always the big question.

Whoever makes the top 8 and plays most of the minutes on the floor will need to improve from wherever they played last season.  Harper and Y2 Wiliams have shown in the past they can contribute at the D1 level, but the rest are larger unknown.  

[ORU82]

Anyone know where Braeden Moore, Mathok Majok and Jackson Skipper are going to end up?  Are they still with us?

[eagle88]

43 minutes ago, ORU82 said:

Anyone know where Braeden Moore, Mathok Majok and Jackson Skipper are going to end up?  Are they still with us?

I don’t know but I would love to have Mathok Majok back as a rim protector. He was really starting to improve and Braeden Moore might really improve under the right coach!

[titansforever]

I hope Braeden comes back, and that he gets more playing time. He didn't get a chance to shine last season.

[Old Titan]

1 hour ago, titansforever said:

I hope Braeden comes back, and that he gets more playing time. He didn't get a chance to shine last season.

[TrueBlue82]

It is interesting that the ORU Athletics website still includes the following on their 2025-26 roster:

B. Moore

Skipper

Robinson

Navarro

Majok

Rosario

From my understanding, the first five are still in the transfer portal, and Rosario has a remaining year of eligibility, if he wishes. This certainly doesn't mean that they are all staying (especially since there's not enough room on the roster as ORU has either signed or retained twelve other players). But, it probably means that ORU hasn't yet received confirmation that they are NOT staying (as JoJo Moore, Herron and Jones have been lifted from the roster). Lots of moving parts still in motion!

 

[OKC Eagle]

On 5/2/2025 at 12:08 PM, Old Titan said:

...before anyone gets too worked up in MAY about roster numbers, available scholarships, who's gonna start or get minutes, etc., consider the following:

• it's MAY
• and...it's MAY 

Is the schedule out yet?

[theeagleman5]

TheEagleman will set the O/U for full schedule release date at about Sept. 3.......

[Old Titan]

26 minutes ago, theeagleman5 said:

TheEagleman will set the O/U for full schedule release date at about Sept. 3.......

Under...

[2014Grad]

Thanks for adding the blue OT. I’ll feel a lot better about the roster when I see Yamanouchi-Williams in blue! His experience playing(and even just practicing) at the mid major(+)level will be needed - he’s my way too early impact player prediction.

[Old Titan]

5 hours ago, 2014Grad said:

Thanks for adding the blue OT. I’ll feel a lot better about the roster when I see Yamanouchi-Williams in blue! His experience playing(and even just practicing) at the mid major(+)level will be needed - he’s my way too early impact player prediction.

Just hope some of these guys who haven’t enrolled yet for summer classes aren’t simply shopping for a better payoff elsewhere…

[Keenan Henderson]

The ORU athletics website has updated the 25-26 roster and given out numbers to the nine guys listed.  Carlos Rosario was left off along with various other newcomers (McGrady, Y2, and some of the other late additions).  Of course, this will most likely be updated as time goes but the McGrady one is surprising since he was the first to commit.  

Since the website has already listed these guys numbers, it makes me think they must be on campus doing some light workouts.  

Luke Gray is the only listed returning player.  This may be the lowest returning players ORU has had in the history of the program.  I have followed the Eagles off and on for 25 years and cannot remember them only returning one player who averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds from the previous season.  

[Old Titan]

2025-26 TENTATIVE ROSTER

Latest Update: 6/2/25

Classifications/eligibility per 2025-26 season

Blue:  confirmed signed by ORU Athletic Department

• Luke Gray -- 6'6" power forward • Edmond, OK • sophomore • started 13 of 30 games played for ORU last season • averaged 3.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in 11.1 (!) minutes per game • entered transfer portal 4/3 • re-committed to ORU 4/18 via social media • listed on ORU roster 5/27
• Chase Martin -- 6'4" guard • Jenks, OK • redshirt junior • played two seasons for Wofford, starting 22 games a sophomore, averaging 4.1ppg, 2.7rpg, and 1.1apg • redshirted last year at ORU as a preferred walk-on • listed on ORU roster 5/27
• Connor Dow -- 6'6" wing • Broken Arrow, OK • Broken Arrow High School • transfer from Oklahoma State • junior with 2 years eligibility remaining • 1.7ppg, 1.2rpg, 39% from three last season • signed with ORU 4/17 • listed on ORU roster 5/27
• Ty Harper -- 6'3" guard • Norcross, GA • transfer from Youngstown State, via Louisiana, Eastern Washington, The Masters University (NAIA) • presumably one season of eligibility remaining • 10.2ppg, 3.0rpg, 1.7apg, 34% on threes last season • verbally committed 4/23 via social media • signed with ORU 4/30 • listed on ORU roster 5/27
• Aaron Jacob -- 6'8" forward • Austin, TX • Lake Travis High School • transfer from D2 Cameron University after two years at Southwestern (OK) • 15.8ppg, 39.7% on threes, 5.5 rpg last season •  1 year (?) of eligibility left • verbally committed 4/21 via social media • signed with ORU 4/24 • listed on ORU roster 5/27
• Lane Sparks -- 6'3" guard • Dillsboro, IN • transfer from Huntington College in Indiana (coach Kory Alford's former school) • 22.7ppg, 37.7% on threes, 4.5rpg last year as an NAIA 2nd-Team All-American • played four seasons at Huntington; has at least one year of eligibility remaining • verbally committed 4/22 via social media • signed with ORU 5/1 • listed on ORU roster 5/27
• Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams -- 6'10" power forward • Aizuwakamatsu, Japan • 4th-year junior with two years of eligibility remaining • transfer from Nevada, via Portland and Lamar • redshirted last season; burned an attempted redshirt season one year earlier at Portland, starting 11 of 12 games played and averaging 8.6 ppg, 5.2rpg, 0.8bpg, and shooting 35.6% from three • verbally committed 4/25 via social media • signed with ORU as of 6/2
• Landen Jordan -- 6'9" forward • Churubusco, IN • transfer from Huntington College in Indiana • 14.3ppg, 7.0rpg last year • In four seasons (three as a starter) he attempted only two 3-pointers • has at least one year of eligibility remaining • verbally committed 4/26 via social media • signed with ORU 5/1 • listed on ORU roster 5/27
• Jack Turner -- 6'3" shooting guard • Temecula, CA • transfer from Loyola (Chi) • appeared in 11 games as a freshman, scored 11 points in 32 minutes • three years of eligibility remaining • verbally committed 5/1/25 via social media • signed with ORU 5/27 • listed on ORU roster 5/29
• Baron Smith, Jr. -- 6'9" power forward • Haltom City, TX • transfer from North Texas • redshirted in '24-'25 • four years of eligibility remaining • verbally committed 5/8 via social media • signed with ORU as of 6/2
• Alex Cuoto -- 6'0" point guard • Carmel, IN • in 11 games last season at Carmel High School, averaged 12.6ppg on 43% shooting, 4.0apg, 3.7rpg, 1.2spg before season-ending knee injury • 4 years of eligibility • verbally committed 5/9 via social media • signed with ORU as of 6/2
• Martins Kilups -- 6'4" shooting guard • Liepaja, Latvia • 3-star^ product of BK Liepaja (Latvian U19 league) • 4 years of eligibility • verbally committed 4/17 via social media • signed with ORU 4/26 • listed on ORU roster 5/27
• Cal Furnish -- 5'11" guard • Oklahoma City, OK • Crossings Christian School • 4 years of eligibility • signed Nov. 2024 as a 3-star^ high school senior • re-committed 4/17 via social media • listed on ORU roster 5/27
• Laymen McGrady -- 6'4" guard • Sugar Land, TX • IMG Academy • 3-star^ high school senior • 4 years of eligibility • verbally committed 4/4 via social media • signed with ORU 5/28 • listed on ORU roster 5/29
• Ofri Naveh -- 6'7" forward • Neot Galon, Israel • redshirt sophomore • transferring from West Virginia • breaking his redshirt freshman season, he averaged 2.6ppg and 2.5rpg in 24 games, including 7 starts • redshirted last year • signed with ORU as of 6/2

^ Star rankings per VerbalCommits.com

TRANSFERS FROM LAST YEAR'S ROSTER

• Sir Issac Herron  (Louisiana Tech)
• Josh Jones (North Dakota)
• JoJo Moore (Tulane)
• Jackson Skipper (Vermont)
• Braeden Moore (Embry-Riddle)
• Mathok Majok (New Orleans?)
• Darius Robinson Jr. (Southern Illinois-Edwardsville)

[Keenan Henderson]

Looking at this roster, it is made up mostly of Coach Barnett's guys.  Used to, a coach had to wait for 2-3 years to build his own team but now with the transfer portal CB could get his players right away.  

I think this team may have to learn how to win ugly.  They do not look exciting on paper, most likely will not have preseason all Summit Legue guys and hopefully will play with a chip on their shoulder (overlooked players tend to do that).  There is not much expected of them, so why not go out and prove everyone wrong.

[Old Titan]

2 hours ago, Keenan Henderson said:

Looking at this roster, it is made up mostly of Coach Barnett's guys.  Used to, a coach had to wait for 2-3 years to build his own team but now with the transfer portal CB could get his players right away.  

I can't imagine who else's guys they would be, considering there were virtually no returning players to work with.

Actually, that may not be fair (funny maybe, but perhaps unwarranted).

We don't know (well, I don't know; maybe some of you know) whether the guys who transfered all left of their own accord, or if they were - for all intents and purposes - "cut".

Kind of a "chicken-or-the-egg?" question, but this much is certain:  we got all new chickens this season...