UTEP

2026–27 Projected Roster

5 returning2 transfers in6 transfers out2 recruits

Returning Players

5

Player	Pos	Yr	Rtg	~MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	Status
Jamal West Jr.	F	Sr	82	35.0	14.5	6.6	1.4	Returning
Elijah Jones	F	Sr	75	35.0	13.1	5.4	0.5	Returning
Cassius Brooks	G	So	58	15.3	2.8	1.8	0.7	Returning
Mouhamed Mbaye	C	So	48	9.4	0.8	1.8	0.0	Returning
Jordan Hernandez	G	So	49	11.1	0.5	0.4	0.1	Returning

Transfers In

2

Player	Pos	Yr	Rtg	~MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	From
Reid Cason	F	Jr	61	25.2	3.9	3.3	0.3	East Carolina
Augusto Cassiá	F	Sr	59	21.0	2.2	1.6	0.5	Ole Miss

Transfers Out

6

Player	Pos	Yr	PPG	RPG	APG	To
Kaseem Watson	F	Grad	12.5	5.0	1.5	East Carolina
Caleb Blackwell	G	Grad	10.6	2.6	2.9	Tarleton State
KJ Thomas	G	Jr	5.8	2.4	3.0	South Dakota
LA Hayes	G	Sr	4.2	1.7	0.6	Southern Indiana
C.J. Smith	F	So	1.5	1.2	0.1	Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Bobby Montgomery Jr.	G	So	0.8	0.6	0.1	Binghamton

Incoming Recruits

2

Player	Pos	Rtg	~MPG	Rank	Stars
Donovan Criss	SF	62	29.8	#237	★★★	San Antonio Brennan
Isaiah Ward	PF	59	18.1	#292	★★	San Antonio Brennan

Rtg = projected next-season player rating. ~MPG = estimated minutes per game based on rating share of 200. PPG / RPG / APG are from the 2025–26 season.

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