D2 · Great Northwest Athletic Conference

Central Washington Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Great Northwest Athletic Conference · Ellensburg, WA

Central Washington (D2, Great Northwest Athletic Conference) lists 16 players on the 2026–27 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season8
Transfer additions5
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2026
Most common home stateWA (15)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2026 — 1 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded12 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
Copen1 ahead
2027
Gcrowded10 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2028
Gopening8 ahead
Fbalanced2 ahead · multi-yr
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
Aman Sterling6′5″So
Elijah Williams6′4″Jr
King-Njhsanni Wilhite6′1″Sr
Jalen Childs6′3″Jr
Demetrus Johnson II6′1″—
Chadon Stone6′4″—
Treyshawn Weatherspoon6′1″So
Junior Kagarabi6′5″So
Jamari Harris6′5″Jr
Bradley Swillie6′5″Sr
Forwards in that room (6)
Garrett Marrs6′9″So
Jack Brumley6′9″Fr
Lucius Fox6′9″So
Chayce Waite-Kellar6′7″Fr
Will Nasinec6′7″Fr
Michael Ojo6′7″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Central Washington

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (12 ahead), F blocked (4 ahead · multi-yr), C open (1 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 8 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from WA, AZ, CA.

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.

37% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 10 of 16

Aman Sterling6′5″So
Junior Kagarabi6′5″So
Jamari Harris6′5″Jr6.8 PPG
Bradley Swillie6′5″Sr · final yr14.6 PPG
Elijah Williams6′4″Jr
Chadon Stone6′4″—
Jalen Childs6′3″Jr4.7 PPG
King-Njhsanni Wilhite6′1″Sr · final yr
Demetrus Johnson II6′1″—
Treyshawn Weatherspoon6′1″So

Frontcourt 6 of 16 · forwards + centers

Garrett Marrs6′9″So · F6.0 PPG
Jack Brumley6′9″Fr · F
Lucius Fox6′9″So · F
Chayce Waite-Kellar6′7″Fr · F
Will Nasinec6′7″Fr · F
Michael Ojo6′7″Sr · F · final yr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

37%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Bradley Swillie14.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jamari Harris6.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Garrett Marrs6.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 of 17 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

3from high school5via the portal

11 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

WA 15 · AZ 1 · CA 1 · GA 1 · HI 1 · MN 1

2 international: Whitby; Auckland

High schools: North Central HS ×2; Bella Vista College Prep (AZ) ×2; Seattle Christian School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Elijah Williams
→King-Njhsanni Wilhite
→Lucius Fox
→Chadon Stone
→Treyshawn Weatherspoon

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Luke Westerfield
←Bralyn Smith
←Eli Williams
←Harry Davies
←Isaiah Cuellar
←Chae Haynes
←Jordan Clark

How this roster compares

Great Northwest Athletic Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureCentral WashingtonConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1616
Freshman share19%27%−8pp

Coaching staff

Drew ChurchAssociate head men's basketball coach
Cade SchindeleAssistant coach
Staff changes2 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate91%

How this page is made: Rosters: official Central Washington rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Central Washington'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 · 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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