D3 · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Bluffton Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings
Division 3 · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Bluffton, OH
Bluffton (D3, Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference) lists 12 players on the 2026–27 roster; 3 are new this season.
Roster data through 2026–27
Where the door opens
our roster projection · your arrival yearGuards: open from 2028 — 5 ahead.
Forwards: blocked until 2029.
Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads. Hover a cell for its evidence.
Guards in that room (7)
Forwards in that room (5)
If you want to play at Bluffton
How to get recruited hereFor 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (11 ahead), F crowded (7 ahead).
Of the latest cycle's 3 arrivals, 1 came straight from high school and 2 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from IN, OH, KY.
0 of 12 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 12 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
The roster, as a depth chart
2026–27 · 12 playersGuards 7 of 12
Frontcourt 5 of 12 · forwards + centers
Who actually gets onto this roster?
How players arrive
10 of 12 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
0 of 120 of 12 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Where from
IN 4 · OH 3 · KY 2 · IL 1
13 international: West Harrison; Elkhart; Kenton; Dalton and 9 more
High schools: St. Charles Prep ×2; Wilde Lake; Olentangy Berlin and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures2025–26 → 2026–27 · in
2025–26 → 2026–27 · out
How this roster compares
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)| Measure | Bluffton | Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average guard height | 6′2″ | 6′1″ | +1″ |
| Average frontcourt height | 6′5″ | 6′5″ | |
| Roster size | 12 | 18 | −6 |
| Freshman share | 8% | 39% | −31pp |
Academics
published admissions dataHow this page is made: Rosters: official Bluffton rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Bluffton's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · 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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