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Bucknell Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #323 · 10–23 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Patriot League · Lewisburg, PA

Bucknell finished 10–23 (Patriot 7th, KenPom #323) in 2025–26. 17 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 11 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster17 players
New this season11
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2029
Most common home stateNY (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2029 — 5 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gblocked10 ahead · multi-yr
Fblocked6 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gbalanced10 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening5 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen3 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
Matt Lange6′2″Jr
Jacob Meachem5′8″So
Anderson Hoctor6′1″Fr
Mert Kocagozoglu6′6″Fr
Joe Youakim6′0″Fr
Rocco Lamuno6′3″Jr
Aleksander Pachucki6′5″Jr
Jayden Williams5′10″Jr
Kyle Marshall6′4″Jr
Luke Soden6′4″So
Forwards in that room (6)
Patrick O'Brien6′8″Sr
Aidan Rousseau6′6″Fr
Kellen Welch6′7″Jr
Ludvik Bergseng6′11″Fr
Luca Soroa Schaller6′7″Jr
Ethan Marten-Coney6′9″Fr
Centers in that room (1)
Danny Kennard6′11″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Bucknell

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (10 ahead · multi-yr), F blocked (6 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 7 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NY, PA, NC.

0 of 17 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

20% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 17 players

Guards 10 of 17

Mert Kocagozoglu6′6″Fr
Aleksander Pachucki6′5″Jr5.9 PPG
Kyle Marshall6′4″Jr
Luke Soden6′4″So
Rocco Lamuno6′3″Jr
Matt Lange6′2″Jr0.4 PPG
Anderson Hoctor6′1″Fr
Joe Youakim6′0″Fr
Jayden Williams5′10″Jr7.5 PPG
Jacob Meachem5′8″So1.5 PPG

Frontcourt 7 of 17 · forwards + centers

Ludvik Bergseng6′11″Fr · F
Danny Kennard6′11″Fr · C
Ethan Marten-Coney6′9″Fr · F
Patrick O'Brien6′8″Sr · F · final yr2.2 PPG
Kellen Welch6′7″Jr · F0.5 PPG
Luca Soroa Schaller6′7″Jr · F
Aidan Rousseau6′6″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

20%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jayden Williams7.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Aleksander Pachucki5.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Patrick O'Brien2.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 of 15 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

7from high school4via the portal

13 of 17 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 17

0 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

NY 3 · PA 3 · NC 2 · VA 2 · CA 1 · GA 1

8 international: Bronte; Zagreb; Scarborough, Ontario; Valencia and 4 more

High schools: Westtown School; Valley; Greater Atlanta Christian and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Rocco Lamuno
→Kyle Marshall
→Luke Soden
→Luca Soroa Schaller

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Pat Curtin
←Amon Dörries
←Brandon McCreesh
←Grgur Brcic

How this roster compares

Patriot League (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureBucknellConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1716+1
Freshman share41%27%+14pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#3232021–22#2892022–23#2712023–24#2182024–25#3232025–26
9–23 · Patriot 8th12–20 · Patriot 7th14–19 · Patriot 3rd18–15 · Patriot 1st10–23 · Patriot 7th

Coaching staff

John Griffin IIIHead coach
Branden McDonaldAssistant coach
Jesse FlanneryAssistant coach
Pat BehanSpecial adviser to the head coach
Tyler SimmsAssistant coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 3 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate29%
SAT midpoint1373
ACT midpoint31

How this page is made: Rosters: official Bucknell rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Bucknell'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. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 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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