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Delaware State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #362 · 9–22 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Dover, DE

Delaware State finished 9–22 (MEAC 7th, KenPom #362) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season10
Transfer additions7
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2027
Most common home stateDE (5)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2027 — 7 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gbalanced7 ahead
Fbalanced6 ahead
2027
Gopening7 ahead
Fbalanced7 ahead
2028
Gopening2 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2029
Gopen1 ahead
Fopening3 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen3 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Dean Shepherd6′3″Sr
Anthony Parker6′3″Jr
Rahmir Moore6′3″Grad
Nas Muhammad6′1″Sr
Nehemiah Reedus6′7″Sr
Jalen St Clair6′1″So
Nicholas Baysah Jr.5′11″—
Isaiah Sullivan6′7″Sr
Forwards in that room (7)
Perry Smith Jr.6′9″Grad
Farouk Muntari6′8″Fr
Tre Hawkins6′8″Jr
Gideon Ekukwai6′9″Fr
Muazibini Adamu—Sr
Ademar Santos6′8″Sr
Joshua Obiora6′8″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Delaware State

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (7 ahead), F balanced (6 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from DE, CT, PA.

2 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 2 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

32% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 8 of 15

Nehemiah Reedus6′7″Sr · final yr
Isaiah Sullivan6′7″Sr · final yr
Dean Shepherd6′3″Sr · final yr4.0 PPG
Anthony Parker6′3″Jr
Rahmir Moore6′3″Grad · final yr6.7 PPG
Nas Muhammad6′1″Sr · final yr
Jalen St Clair6′1″So3.5 PPG
Nicholas Baysah Jr.5′11″—

Frontcourt 7 of 15 · forwards + centers

Perry Smith Jr.6′9″Grad · F · final yr
Gideon Ekukwai6′9″Fr · F
Farouk Muntari6′8″Fr · F
Tre Hawkins6′8″Jr · F
Ademar Santos6′8″Sr · F · final yr6.9 PPG
Joshua Obiora6′8″Fr · F
Muazibini Adamu—Sr · F · final yr2.0 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

32%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Ademar Santos6.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Rahmir Moore6.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Dean Shepherd4.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 of 14 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 school7via the portal

8 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

2 of 15

2 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Perry Smith Jr. #240.

Where from

DE 5 · CT 2 · PA 2 · GA 1 · MD 1 · NJ 1

8 international: Stockholm; Bridgeport; Marseille, France; Waldorf and 4 more

High schools: Bridgeport Prep ×2; Sanford School; Caravel Academy and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Anthony Parker
→Nas Muhammad
→Perry Smith Jr.
→Nehemiah Reedus
→Tre Hawkins
→Nicholas Baysah Jr.
→Isaiah Sullivan

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Ponce James
←Kareem Watson
←John Clemmons
←Cyril Obasogie

How this roster compares

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (8 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureDelaware StateConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′9″−1″
Roster size1515
Freshman share20%13%+7pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#3562021–22#3592022–23#3002023–24#3192024–25#3622025–26
3–25 · MEAC 8th7–22 · MEAC 8th15–19 · MEAC 5th16–14 · MEAC 4th9–22 · MEAC 7th

Coaching staff

Stan WatermanHead coach
Vernon Dupree, Jr.Assistant coach
Horace OwensAssistant coach
Shahid PerkinsAssistant coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 4 offseasons.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate47%
SAT midpoint940

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