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Air Force Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #343 · 3–29 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Mountain West Conference · USAF Academy, CO

Air Force finished 3–29 (Mountain West 12th, KenPom #343) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2025–26 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster16 players
New this season9
Transfer additions0
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2027
Most common home stateTX (9)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2027 — 1 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gblocked5 ahead · multi-yr
Fcrowded8 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2028
Gbalanced5 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen4 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (6)
Justin Hinds6′5″Fr
A.J. Patterson6′3″So
Ethan Greenberg6′4″Fr
Chris Catchings6′4″Fr
Elliott Taite6′4″So
Kam Sanders6′3″Fr
Forwards in that room (9)
Lucas Hobin6′8″Fr
Eli Robinson6′6″So
Kolby Gilles6′5″Jr
Brendan Martin6′6″Fr
Josh Gatete6′9″Jr
Riley Dering6′9″Fr
Sam Imade6′7″Fr
Caleb Walker6′9″Jr
Keaton Frisch6′6″Fr
Centers in that room (1)
Wesley Celichowski7′0″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Air Force

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (5 ahead · multi-yr), F crowded (8 ahead), C open (1 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 9 came straight from high school and 0 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from TX, OH, AL.

0 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

100% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 16 players

Guards 6 of 16

Justin Hinds6′5″Fr1.4 PPG
Ethan Greenberg6′4″Fr6.6 PPG
Chris Catchings6′4″Fr0.0 PPG
Elliott Taite6′4″So1.5 PPG
A.J. Patterson6′3″So2.2 PPG
Kam Sanders6′3″Fr12.5 PPG

Frontcourt 10 of 16 · forwards + centers

Wesley Celichowski7′0″Jr · C4.8 PPG
Josh Gatete6′9″Jr · F0.3 PPG
Riley Dering6′9″Fr · F5.4 PPG
Caleb Walker6′9″Jr · F10.4 PPG
Lucas Hobin6′8″Fr · F11.4 PPG
Sam Imade6′7″Fr · F0.8 PPG
Eli Robinson6′6″So · F7.8 PPG
Brendan Martin6′6″Fr · F1.8 PPG
Keaton Frisch6′6″Fr · F
Kolby Gilles6′5″Jr · F3.2 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

100%of recorded scoring returns
5 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Kam Sanders12.5 PPG · returning
Lucas Hobin11.4 PPG · returning
Caleb Walker10.4 PPG · returning

Computed from 15 of 16 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

9from high school0via the portal

16 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 16

0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

TX 9 · OH 3 · AL 2 · AZ 2 · GA 2 · IN 2

High schools: St. Stephens & St. Agnes; Woodrow Wilson; The Woodlands Christian Academy and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

No portal arrivals this cycle.

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Yoda Oke
←Christian Umaña
←Sam Springer
←Kyle Marshall
←Sam Duskin
←Wyatt Boeker
←Miles Clark
←Will Cooper
←Luke Kearney

How this roster compares

Mountain West Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureAir ForceConference
Average guard height6′4″6′4″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1615+1
Freshman share56%27%+29pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2642021–22#1372022–23#2292023–24#2942024–25#3432025–26
11–18 · Mountain West 10th14–18 · Mountain West 10th9–22 · Mountain West 10th4–28 · Mountain West 11th3–29 · Mountain West 12th

Coaching staff

Brad RainesHead strength & conditioning coach
Capt. Sid TomesAssistant coach
Chris McCarronAssistant coach
Carson CunninghamAssociate head coach
Eric BrennanAssistant coach
Michael LyonsAssistant coach
Tanner MasseyAssistant coach
Joe CrispinHead coach
Staff changes16 on-court staff changes in 5 offseasons — 1 before 2022–23, 2 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 10 before 2025–26, 2 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate14%
SAT midpoint1349
ACT midpoint32

How this page is made: Rosters: official Air Force rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · New this season: players not listed on the 2024–25 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.

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