D3 · North Coast Athletic Conference

Denison Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · North Coast Athletic Conference · Granville, OH

Denison (D3, North Coast Athletic Conference) lists 16 players on the 2025–26 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster16 players
New this season6
Transfer additions0
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2028
Most common home stateOH (14)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2028 — 6 ahead.

2026
Gblocked9 ahead
Fblocked7 ahead
2027
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fcrowded6 ahead
2028
Gopening6 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
2029
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen2 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Owen Giannoulias6′0″So
Miles Barger6′2″Fr
Nick Heath6′4″Sr
Luke Rubin6′1″Fr
Kellon Smith6′3″Jr
Cole Croce6′1″Fr
Ellis Appiah6′0″Fr
Jack Steinbach6′0″Jr
Tyler Martin6′3″So
Forwards in that room (7)
Luke Salkowski6′8″So
Aidan King6′7″Sr
Liam Taylor6′8″So
Andrew McDowell6′3″So
Lucas Dickinson6′5″Fr
Samson Zack6′8″Fr
Trevor Reed6′8″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Denison

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (9 ahead), F blocked (7 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 6 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 0 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from OH, IL, MO.

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.

81% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 16 players

Guards 9 of 16

Nick Heath6′4″Sr · final yr11.3 PPG
Kellon Smith6′3″Jr13.8 PPG
Tyler Martin6′3″So1.0 PPG
Miles Barger6′2″Fr
Luke Rubin6′1″Fr
Cole Croce6′1″Fr
Owen Giannoulias6′0″So7.8 PPG
Ellis Appiah6′0″Fr5.8 PPG
Jack Steinbach6′0″Jr4.2 PPG

Frontcourt 7 of 16 · forwards + centers

Luke Salkowski6′8″So · F6.6 PPG
Liam Taylor6′8″So · F9.2 PPG
Samson Zack6′8″Fr · F4.6 PPG
Trevor Reed6′8″Jr · F14.5 PPG
Aidan King6′7″Sr · F · final yr6.2 PPG
Lucas Dickinson6′5″Fr · F8.7 PPG
Andrew McDowell6′3″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

81%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Trevor Reed14.5 PPG · returning
Kellon Smith13.8 PPG · returning
Liam Taylor9.2 PPG · returning

Computed from 12 of 16 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

6from high school0via the portal

16 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

OH 14 · IL 3 · MO 2 · CA 1 · CO 1 · IN 1

High schools: University School ×3; Olentangy Orange ×2; Oakwood ×2 and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

No portal arrivals this cycle.

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Aidan Gallogly
←Cameron Smith
←Dre Rodgers
←Ricky Radtke
←Jay Jackson
←Tyler Miller
←Gates Flynn
←Darren Rubin
←Scotty Dean

How this roster compares

North Coast Athletic Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureDenisonConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′6″+1″
Roster size1618−2
Freshman share38%38%

Coaching staff

Chris SullivanHead men's basketball coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 4 offseasons.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate17%
SAT midpoint1330
ACT midpoint30

How this page is made: Rosters: official Denison rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · New this season: players not listed on the 2024–25 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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