2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 21
Cade Hornecker
- Position:
- Forward
- Ht./Wt.:
- 7-0 / 250
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Amarillo, Texas
- High School:
- Amarillo HS
- Prev School:
- Southern Illinois
Career
Career Highs
2025-26 - Redshirt Junior (at ACU)
2024-25 - Redshirt Sophomore (at ACU)
2023-24 - Medical Redshirt (at Southern Illinois)
2022-23 - Freshman (at Southern Illinois)
High School
Personal
- Made 20 starts at ACU in 64 appearances
- Eight games with 10+ points
- Recorded a double-double at Tarleton State on 1/8/26 with 12 points and 10 rebounds
Career Highs
- Points: 12 (at Tarleton State - 1/8/26)
- Rebounds: 10 (3x: vs. Texas State - 11/16/24, at Tarleton State - 1/8/26, at Tarleton State - 2/16/26)
- Assists: 4 (2x: at Pepperdine - 12/2/25, at Utah Valley - 2/5/26)
- Steals: 2 (3x: vs. Southern Utah - 2/20/25, vs Southern Utah - 1/31/26, at Utah Valley - 2/5/26)
- Blocks: 3 (at UT Arlington - 1/10/26)
2025-26 - Redshirt Junior (at ACU)
- Played in all 33 of ACU's games and started 19, averaging 15.8 minutes per game
- Averaged career highs of 5.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game
- Led the team in blocks with 16
2024-25 - Redshirt Sophomore (at ACU)
- Played in 31 of ACU's 32 games with 9.4 minutes per game
- Made first career start vs. Texas State on Nov. 16
- Averaged 3 points and 2 rebounds per game
2023-24 - Medical Redshirt (at Southern Illinois)
- Did not see any game action after an ankle injury required surgery
2022-23 - Freshman (at Southern Illinois)
- Saw action in 11 games during his freshman campaign
- Averaged 1.5 points and 0.9 rebounds in 4.4 minutes per game
- Made six of eight field goal attempts at 75%
- Sank each of his four free throws
- Totaled 10 rebounds and two assists
High School
- A three-star prospect by multiple recruiting services
- Led Amarillo High to a 24-4 record as a senior and averaged 8.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and one blocked shot per game
- Class 5A First Team All-West Texas
- Named to the Region I 5A All-Tournament team
Personal
- Has own photography business, Pics By Cade
- Got married in August 2025 before start of fall semester
- Interns with Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Graduates in May 2026 with bachelor of business administration
- Enjoys reading and writing
ACU Baseball: Rick McCarty Press Conference | May 11, 2026
Tuesday, May 12
ACU Baseball: Senior Day Ceremony | May 9, 2026
Saturday, May 09
ACU Softball: Jo Koons Press Conference | May 4, 2026
Monday, May 04
ACU Women's Basketball: Julie Goodenough Press Conference | May 4, 2026
Monday, May 04
