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Columbia Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #200 · 16–12 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Ivy League · New York, NY

Columbia finished 16–12 (Ivy 5th, KenPom #200) in 2025–26. 18 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 7 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster18 players
New this season7
Transfer additions1
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateNC (2)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 5 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead
2028
Gbalanced8 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
2029
Gopening6 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
2030
Gopen5 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Josiah Cunningham6′2″Jr
Gabe Hornberger6′4″Freshman
Miles Franklin6′5″So
Gerard O'Keefe6′3″Jr
Josh Pratt6′2″Freshman
Nicolo Romanelli6′2″Sr
Michael Madueme6′5″Freshman
Hampton Sanders6′0″Sr
Dan Vessey6′3″Sr
Trae Nunn6′4″Freshman
Nino Žarkovic6′0″Freshman
Forwards in that room (7)
Nigel Clarkson6′8″Jr
Douglas Langford6′8″So
Luke Cruz6′9″Freshman
Connor Igoe6′7″So
Mason Ritter6′9″Jr
Leland Coleman6′7″Jr
Richard Nweke6′7″Sr
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If you want to play at Columbia

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (11 ahead), F blocked (6 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 7 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 1 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NC, NJ, NY.

1 of 18 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 1 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

48% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 18 players

Guards 11 of 18

Miles Franklin6′5″So9.5 PPG
Michael Madueme6′5″Freshman
Gabe Hornberger6′4″Freshman
Trae Nunn6′4″Freshman
Gerard O'Keefe6′3″Jr8.5 PPG
Dan Vessey6′3″Sr · final yr
Josiah Cunningham6′2″Jr1.8 PPG
Josh Pratt6′2″Freshman
Nicolo Romanelli6′2″Sr · final yr
Hampton Sanders6′0″Sr · final yr4.2 PPG
Nino Žarkovic6′0″Freshman

Frontcourt 7 of 18 · forwards + centers

Luke Cruz6′9″Freshman · F
Mason Ritter6′9″Jr · F7.2 PPG
Nigel Clarkson6′8″Jr · F
Douglas Langford6′8″So · F
Connor Igoe6′7″So · F8.3 PPG
Leland Coleman6′7″Jr · F1.3 PPG
Richard Nweke6′7″Sr · F · final yr3.0 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

48%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Miles Franklin9.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Gerard O'Keefe8.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Connor Igoe8.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 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

6from high school1via the portal

17 of 18 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

1 of 18

1 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Trae Nunn #343.

Where from

NC 2 · NJ 2 · NY 2 · VA 2 · CA 1 · CT 1

7 international: Tebessa; Zagreb, Croatia; Hong Kong; Anambra and 3 more

High schools: Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) ×3; Hargrave Military Academy/Cosby; Coronado and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Douglas Langford

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Ryan Soulis
←Edwin Bai

How this roster compares

Ivy League (8 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureColumbiaConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1817+1
Freshman share33%28%+5pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#3542021–22#3382022–23#2052023–24#2992024–25#2002025–26
4–22 · Ivy 8th7–22 · Ivy 8th13–14 · Ivy 6th12–15 · Ivy 7th16–12 · Ivy 5th

Coaching staff

Kevin HovdeHead coach
Mark McGonigalAssistant coach
Shasha BrownAssistant coach
Nate HickmanAssistant coach
Staff changes6 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 4 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate4%
SAT midpoint1520
ACT midpoint35
Coach-verified GPA floor3.8

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