Kingsville - Texas A&M-Kingsville Men's Basketball announced its signing class for the upcoming 2026-27 season on Monday.

The signing class features 14 new Javelinas, including eight true freshmen and six junior college signees. The Javelinas will look for the new class to build upon the success the 2025-26 Javelina Men's Basketball team achieved, reaching the Lone Star Conference Tournament for the first time since the 2022-23 season.

"We are really excited about this brand-new team we will have at Javelina Nation this season.  Our staff did a phenomenal job in targeting exactly what we wanted to add to this class as well as what we need to move our brand in the right direction in the Lone Star Conference," said Head Coach Omar Gonzalez. "I love the freshman class along with the pieces that we brought in from Junior colleges all across the country.  We have players from:  California, Arizona, Louisiana, Alabama, Nigeria, Lithuania, and of course Texas, so it will be an exciting team for Javelina Nation to support all year long.  The fun part for the staff now is now getting to coach them up and get us ready to play as far into March as we can!"

The full list of the 2026 signing class can be found below:

Justin McCall | 6'3" Guard | Western Texas College

McCall started in 27 games last season for the Westerners, averaging 15.1 points per game on 39.8 percent shooting from the floor and 38.1 percent from three. McCall scored 20 points or more in 10 different games, including a pair of 28-point outbursts against North Idaho College (12/7/25) and South Plains College (1/13/26). 

Baron Bellamy | 6'5" Wing | Campbell Hall HS/Ventura College 
 
Bellamy is coming from Ventura College where he competed in 29 games averaging 10.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg, on 37% shooting from the field and 31% from three. In a double OT 122-114 victory over Los Angeles Southwest College Bellamy dropped a season-high 36 points going 5-9 from deep and 11-14 from the free throw line. He also helped his team reach the 3C2A Southern California Regional Final while earning First Team All-Western State Conference. 
 
Vejas Matekonis | 6'7" Forward | Florida Christian School/Blinn College 
 
From Vilnius, Lithuania Matekonis is transferring from Blinn College where he played in 19 games starting in six of them. He averaged 2.6 ppg, and grabbed 2.3 rpg. In a victory over Southern Arkansas University Tech, Matekonis scored six points while grabbing five rebounds, and rejecting a season-high two shots. 
 
Joshua Olutayo | 6'7" Forward | Good Vision Academy/Kilgore College 
 
Transferring from Kilgore College, Olutayo saw action in 31 games last season averaging 7.1 ppg, and 5.5 rpg on 58% shooting from the field. Olutoya finished four games with double digit rebounds with a season-high 14 boards. He also combined for five games with two or more blocks and in a win over Lamar State College-Port Arthur having a season-high 4 rejections. 
 
Oren Bowens Jr. | 6'5" Guard | McMain HS/Delgado CC 
 
Transferring from Delgado Community College, Bowens Jr. played in 27 overall games last year for the Dolphins. He averaged 18.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg, and 2.6 apg, while shooting 48.4% from the field and 36.6% from beyond the three point arc. He also added 2.7 spg on the defensive side. Bowens dropped 20 or more points in eight games and had a season-high 28 points. Not only was he a scoring threat, he was a menace on the boards and defensively. He grabbed a season-high 15 boards, and eight steals, with nine, three-or-more steal games. Bowens earned LCCAC Co-Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference, and All-Defensive Team honors with the Dolphins. 
 
Gage Harrison | 6'5" Forward | Yoakum HS/Coastal Bend College 
 
Harrison is an incoming transfer from Coastal Bend College. He saw playing time in 28 games, averaging 1.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg, and 1 apg, while shooting 47.1% from the field. In a game against Navarro College, Harrison put up 10 points, and 4 rebounds. He also got it done defensively in a game against Panola College getting 6 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 blocks. 
 
Tyree Winston | 6'2" Guard | AZ Compass Prep School 
 
Winston, an incoming freshman, has a set of shifty moves inside making getting around defenders look easy in high school. He has a knack for finding his teammates and is a threat who can score at all three levels. Winston was named CAA National Division Honorable Mention in his senior year. 
 
Logan Gonzalez | 6'4" Guard | Steele High School 
 
Gonzalez is an incoming freshman who competed in 141 varsity games in high school. He averaged 9.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.2 apg, and 1.2 spg for his career. Gonzalez is coming off a senior year where he set the school record for Most Points in a Game (38), Most Threes in a Game (8), named District Offensive MVP, named to the All-Region Team, and All-State Academic. He was also named to the San Antonio Sports All-Star Team, and the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-State Team. 
 
Evan Egans | 6'1" Guard | Crosby High School 
 
Egans is an incoming freshman from Crosby, Tx. He played in 46 games throughout his college career and averaged 14 ppg, 3.2 rbg, and 2.7 apg. Defensively he added 1.1 spg throughout both seasons at Crosby. In his senior year Egans saw a jump in points, rebounds, and assists becoming a more all-around scorer and playmaker on the court.  
 
Caleb McCreary | 6'7" Forward | Beaumont United High School 
 
McCreary is an incoming freshman from Beaumont, Tx. A big with an elite motor on the boards and real rim-protection presence. McCreary has shown a reliable scoring touch in the paint and the mid-range. The young big brings length, motor, and matchup problems coming into the start of his collegiate career. 
 
Joshua Miles | 6'6" Forward | Kempner High School 
 
Miles is an incoming freshman from Sugar Land, Tx. In Miles' senior year he averaged 1.9ppg, gathered 3.7 rpg, and added 1 bpg on the defensive side. Miles also earned UIL 22-5A All District Honorable Mention in his senior year at Kempner High School. 
 
Gerald O'Neal | 6'2" Guard | Judson High School 
 
O'Neal is an incoming freshman from San Antonio, Tx. In his four-year career and three-year Captain, O'Neal totaled over 1,100 points, 400 rebounds, 250 assists, and 160 steals. In his senior year they were South San Consolation Champions, along with being named District MVP, SAS All-Star Selection, and THSCA Second Team Academic All-State. 
 
Alex Elliott | 6'6" Forward | Alamo Heights High School 
 
Elliott is another incoming freshman from San Antonio, Tx. Elliott competed four years of Varsity basketball playing for Mules, and saw the court in 108 games throughout his playing career. He averaged 9.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg, and dished out 2.9 apg during his tenure, and he garnered over 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, and 300 assists in his career. Elliott's coming off a senior year where he was named First Team All-District, All-Region Team, San Antonio Express News All-Area Team, THSCA Academic All-State, and was named to the SAS All-Star Team. 
 
Carter Shipman | 6'7" Forward | Tompkins High School 
 
Shipman is an incoming freshman from Katy, Tx. His senior year he helped lead his team to a 23-10 record, and averaged 12 ppg, 7 rpg, and 2 apg on 45% shooting from the field and 33% from beyond the arc. On the defensive side Shipman added 2.4 deflections/steals per game. During his tenure Shipman earned Newcomer of the Year, two-time First Team All-District, and was named to the McDonald's All-Tournament team.


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