Houston Cougars basketball roster 2026-27

Houston Cougars basketball transfers and new players

This list may not include every transfer. ESPN's list of last season's players leaves out some who have since left, so we only call someone a transfer when we found the school they came from.

Transfers (5)

• Braden East

  JR · F · 6' 9" · Houston, TX · #4

  Transfer from Lamar Cardinals

• Delrecco Gillespie

  SR · F · 6' 8" · Benton Harbor, MI · #23

  Transfer from Kent State Golden Flashes

• Corey Hadnot II

  SR · G · 6' 2" · Atlanta, GA · #2

  Transfer from Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons

• Dedan Thomas Jr.

  SR · G · 6' 1" · Las Vegas, NV · #9

  Transfer from LSU Tigers

• Chendall Weaver

  SR · G · 6' 3" · Mansfield, TX · #7

  Transfer from Texas Longhorns

Freshmen (4)

• Ikenna Alozie

  FR · G · 6' 2" · Lagos, Nigeria · #1

  Freshman

• Arafan Diane

  FR · C · 7' 0" · Conakry, Guinea · #13

  Freshman

• Djafar Silimana

  FR · C · 6' 10" · Segou, Mali · #15

  Freshman

• Tyus Thomas

  FR · G · 6' 0" · Las Vegas, NV · #3

  Freshman

Full roster (14)

• Ikenna Alozie

  FR · G · 6' 2" · Lagos, Nigeria · #1

• Arafan Diane

  FR · C · 7' 0" · Conakry, Guinea · #13

• Braden East

  JR · F · 6' 9" · Houston, TX · #4

• Delrecco Gillespie

  SR · F · 6' 8" · Benton Harbor, MI · #23

• Corey Hadnot II

  SR · G · 6' 2" · Atlanta, GA · #2

• Bryce Jackson

  FR · G · 6' 6" · Pearland, TX · #6

• Kordel Jefferson

  SO · G · 6' 3" · Bogue Chitto, MS · #0

• Chase McCarty

  SO · F · 6' 5" · Madison, AL · #24

• Mercy Miller

  JR · G · 6' 4" · Los Angeles, CA · #25

• Djafar Silimana

  FR · C · 6' 10" · Segou, Mali · #15

• Tyus Thomas

  FR · G · 6' 0" · Las Vegas, NV · #3

• Dedan Thomas Jr.

  SR · G · 6' 1" · Las Vegas, NV · #9

• Joseph Tugler

  SR · F · 6' 8" · Monroe, LA · #11

• Chendall Weaver

  SR · G · 6' 3" · Mansfield, TX · #7