Kingsville - Texas A&M-Kingsville Men's Basketball announced seven new signings for the upcoming 2025-26 season the team announced on Friday.
The Javelinas brought in four players from the transfer portal, two players from Junior College and one true freshman to go along with 10 returning players from the 2024-25 roster. Texas A&M-Kingsville is looking to build off of their 2024-25 season, where the Hogs would win 11 games including a win over then-ranked No. 2 West Texas A&M.
"Extremely excited about all the new members of the team we have joining us at Javelina Nation," said Head Coach
Omar Gonzalez "Every single one of them will help bring another edge of toughness and mix in with the returning players from last season that will allow us to continue to grow our style of play."Â
Jamir Turner / Forward / Senior / 6'6" / Houston, Texas / Arkansas Monticello
Appeared in 21 games for the Weevils last season with five starts. Averaged seven points with 5.3 rebounds per game. Scored in double figures five times and scored a season-best 18 points with a season-high 11 rebounds against Ecclesia College (11/23).
Bryce Smith / Guard / Junior / 6'2" / Baytown, Texas / Lee College
Saw action in 27 games with 25 starts for the navigators. Averaged 6.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game on 42.1 percent shooting from the floor. Finished with a season-high 18 points on 66.7 percent shooting against McLellan College.
Jadon Sautter / Forward / Freshman / 6'7" / Overland Park, Kansas / Shawnee Mission South High School
The lone true freshman commit in the 2025-26 class, Sautter played his High School basketball in the Kansas State High School Activities Association. He helped guide the Raiders to the KSHSAA State tournament his senior year.
Frank Madubuko / Forward / Junior / 6'7" / Birmingham, England / College of Biblical Studies
Appeared in 22 games for the Ambassadors last season with 20 starts. Averaged 12.3 points and 6.5 rebounds on 50 percent shooting from the floor. Scored 20-plus points in five different games, including 24 points against Division I McNeese and  a career-best 27 points against the Javelinas (11/20).
Marc Eyman / Guard / Junior / 6'4" / San Antonio, Texas / Tacoma Community College
Played in 18 games for Tacoma, starting in 14 of those contests. Totaled 16.7 points per game while adding 4.4 rebounds per game on 40.4 percent shooting. Scored in double figures in every game except four, including a 34-point outburst against Olympic College (1/4).Â
KC Udolisa / Guard / Senior / 6'4" / Sugar Land, Texas / University of Missouri - St. Louis
Udolisa appeared in 18 games for the Tritons with 15 starts, averaging 8.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. He also added 32 total assists and 18 steals to his 2024-25 stat line. Udolisa went over double-figures seven times, scoring a season-best 20 points against Pittsburg State (12/17).
Caleb Carr / Center / Junior / 6'9" / Las Cruces, New Mexico / Arkansas Monticello
Carr appeared in 10 games for the Weevils, scoring 3.2 points per game on 61.9 percent shooting from the floor. Scored a career best 13 points on 80 percent shooting in 10 minutes against Southwestern Oklahoma University. Also shot 60 percent from the free throw line.
"Our staff (Coach Derek Alleman and Coach Randy Clark) did a good job of targeting our weaknesses from last season and finding exactly who we needed to make us better," said Coach Gonzalez. "These young men are great human beings first, that happen to be extremely talented basketball players. Cannot WAIT to get started practicing with everyone in September."
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