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Davidson Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #103 · 20–14 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Atlantic 10 Conference · Davidson, NC

Davidson finished 20–14 (A-10 6th, KenPom #103) in 2025–26. 14 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 7 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season7
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029
Most common home stateNC (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 5 ahead.

2027
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fcrowded6 ahead
2028
Gcrowded5 ahead · multi-yr
Fcrowded4 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen2 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
John Carter Jr.6′4″Sr
Nick Coval6′2″RS-So
Eetu Heinonen6′4″Fr
Malik Davis6′5″Fr
Nick Janowski6′4″RS-So
Josh Scovens6′6″Sr
Phillip Kavu6′2″RS-So
Sam Brown6′3″Sr
Forwards in that room (6)
John Nowland6′8″Sr
JaQualon "JQ" Roberts6′8″Sr
Ian Platteeuw7′0″So
Tom Stoiber6′8″Fr
Quadri "Bash" Bashiru6′9″RS-Fr
Jackson Keith6′7″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Davidson

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (8 ahead), F crowded (6 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 7 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NC, OH, PA.

3 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 3 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

42% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 8 of 14

Josh Scovens6′6″Sr · final yr11.1 PPG
Malik Davis6′5″Fr
John Carter Jr.6′4″Sr · final yr
Eetu Heinonen6′4″Fr
Nick Janowski6′4″RS-So
Sam Brown6′3″Sr · final yr8.0 PPG
Nick Coval6′2″RS-So6.4 PPG
Phillip Kavu6′2″RS-So0.4 PPG

Frontcourt 6 of 14 · forwards + centers

Ian Platteeuw7′0″So · F4.1 PPG
Quadri "Bash" Bashiru6′9″RS-Fr · F
John Nowland6′8″Sr · F · final yr0.6 PPG
JaQualon "JQ" Roberts6′8″Sr · F · final yr2.7 PPG
Tom Stoiber6′8″Fr · F
Jackson Keith6′7″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

42%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Josh Scovens11.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Sam Brown8.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Nick Coval6.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 16 of 16 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

4from high school3via the portal

11 of 14 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

3 of 14

3 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Nick Janowski #135.

Where from

NC 3 · OH 2 · PA 2 · IN 1 · ND 1 · NJ 1

9 international: Barcelona; Geelong; Ibadan; Riga and 5 more

High schools: Christs College of Canterbury; Rigas Talmãcibas Vidusskola; Enderlin and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→John Carter Jr.
→Nick Janowski
→Jackson Keith

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Roberts Blums
←Devin Brown
←Hunter Adam
←Manie Joses
←Parker Friedrichsen
←RJ Greer

How this roster compares

Atlantic 10 Conference (14 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureDavidsonConference
Average guard height6′4″6′3″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1416−2
Freshman share29%25%+4pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#462021–22#1302022–23#1202023–24#1442024–25#1032025–26
27–7 · A-10 2nd16–16 · A-10 5th15–17 · A-10 10th17–16 · A-10 10th20–14 · A-10 6th

Coaching staff

Matt McKillopHead coach / 2369
Will ReigelAssociate head coach / 2382
Matt MathenyAssistant coach / 2820
Joshua HeyligerAssistant coach / 2383
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 4 offseasons.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate13%
SAT midpoint1469

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