D2 · East Coast Conference

Daemen Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · East Coast Conference · Amherst, NY

Daemen (D2, East Coast Conference) lists 17 players on the 2026–27 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster17 players
New this season10
Transfer additions2
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2029
Most common home stateNY (20)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2029 — 2 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2030.

2026
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
2027
Gblocked13 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
2028
Gcrowded12 ahead
Fbalanced2 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gbalanced9 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
2030
Gopen7 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (13)
Xavier Clark6′5″Fr
Jaiden Harrison6′3″Jr
Connor Sun5′10″Fr
Jackson Kulik6′7″—
Eric James, Jr.6′3″Fr
Nakyhi Harris6′3″So
Trevor Barrett6′3″RS-Jr
Brady Olsen6′5″Fr
Charlie Croff6′3″Fr
Ronnie Williams6′5″Grad
Max Parmentier6′5″Fr
Max Marzina6′1″Fr
Jaymeir Goosby6′2″So
Forwards in that room (4)
Phil Nwugwo6′6″RS-Sr
Kenny Freeman6′7″Jr
Pat Rouse6′7″So
Jamar Macon6′8″Fr
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If you want to play at Daemen

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (11 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 8 came straight from high school and 2 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NY, PA, FL.

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.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 17 players

Guards 13 of 17

Jackson Kulik6′7″—
Xavier Clark6′5″Fr
Brady Olsen6′5″Fr
Ronnie Williams6′5″Grad · final yr
Max Parmentier6′5″Fr
Jaiden Harrison6′3″Jr
Eric James, Jr.6′3″Fr
Nakyhi Harris6′3″So
Trevor Barrett6′3″RS-Jr
Charlie Croff6′3″Fr
Jaymeir Goosby6′2″So
Max Marzina6′1″Fr
Connor Sun5′10″Fr

Frontcourt 4 of 17 · forwards + centers

Jamar Macon6′8″Fr · F
Kenny Freeman6′7″Jr · F
Pat Rouse6′7″So · F
Phil Nwugwo6′6″RS-Sr · F · final yr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

8from high school2via the portal

15 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 20 · PA 2 · FL 1 · NC 1 · NJ 1

1 international: Youngstown, Ohio

High schools: Bishop Timon-St. Jude ×2; Hamburg High School; St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Kenny Freeman
→Trevor Barrett

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Jeremy Cusick
←Benjamin Guy
←Santana Sinvilcin
←Benjamin Bill
←Ryan Heath
←Josh Haskell
←Zach Philipkoski
←Ayden Harrison

How this roster compares

East Coast Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureDaemenConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′7″
Roster size1714+3
Freshman share47%27%+20pp

Coaching staff

Ryan GranditsHead coach
Chance WrightAssistant coach
Zach FaheyAssistant coach
Staff changes2 on-court staff changes in 1 offseasons — 2 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate68%

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