D3 · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

Earlham Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Richmond, IN

Earlham (D3, Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference) lists 21 players on the 2025–26 roster; 12 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster21 players
New this season12
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateIN (8)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 8 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gblocked15 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
2027
Gbalanced14 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening8 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
2029
Gopen6 ahead
Fopen2 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (15)
Manny Smith5′11″Fr
Noah Gathings6′4″RS-Jr
Manntavius Goodman5′10″So
Travis Makabu5′10″Sr
Jake Kolbay6′1″Jr
Chase Newton6′1″Jr
Grady Smitley5′11″RS-Jr
Donovan Pruitt5′10″Jr
Tommy Reddick6′0″So
Ki'Shawn Wright5′6″Fr
Jordan Turner6′2″Fr
Jack Sullivan6′3″Fr
Lijah Whitaker6′1″RS-Fr
Connor Smith6′3″Jr
Dylan Bena5′10″Fr
Forwards in that room (4)
James Clark6′3″Fr
Dane Copeland6′5″Fr
Hamweemba Mukando6′5″So
Marcos Paul6′5″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Earlham

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (15 ahead), F crowded (4 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 13 arrivals, 9 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from IN, IL, GA.

0 of 21 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 21 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

96% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 21 players

Guards 15 of 21

Noah Gathings6′4″RS-Jr6.5 PPG
Jack Sullivan6′3″Fr4.9 PPG
Connor Smith6′3″Jr7.0 PPG
Jordan Turner6′2″Fr
Jake Kolbay6′1″Jr3.5 PPG
Chase Newton6′1″Jr3.1 PPG
Lijah Whitaker6′1″RS-Fr1.2 PPG
Tommy Reddick6′0″So10.0 PPG
Manny Smith5′11″Fr1.6 PPG
Grady Smitley5′11″RS-Jr0.9 PPG
Manntavius Goodman5′10″So2.6 PPG
Travis Makabu5′10″Sr · final yr2.2 PPG
Donovan Pruitt5′10″Jr7.2 PPG
Dylan Bena5′10″Fr0.0 PPG
Ki'Shawn Wright5′6″Fr1.7 PPG

Frontcourt 4 of 21 · forwards + centers

Dane Copeland6′5″Fr · F0.9 PPG
Hamweemba Mukando6′5″So · F0.5 PPG
Marcos Paul6′5″Sr · F · final yr1.1 PPG
James Clark6′3″Fr · F0.8 PPG
2 without a listed position:Patrick Hardimon 6′4″ · JrBud Davis 5′10″ · Fr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

96%of recorded scoring returns
5 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Bud Davis14.3 PPG · returning
Tommy Reddick10.0 PPG · returning
Patrick Hardimon9.0 PPG · returning

Computed from 20 of 21 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

9from high school4via the portal

17 of 21 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 21

0 of 21 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

IN 8 · IL 4 · GA 3 · OH 3 · FL 2 · AR 1

1 international: Lusaka

High schools: Brebeuf Jesuit ×2; Palmer; Alexander and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Patrick Hardimon
→Jake Kolbay
→Chase Newton
→Marcos Paul

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Landen Hale
←Elijah Zahm
←MaKaden Bodie
←Ken Walker
←Tavian Tatum
←Aidan Temple
←Milan Kennedy

How this roster compares

Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureEarlhamConference
Average guard height6′0″6′1″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′5″6′5″
Roster size2118+3
Freshman share43%39%+4pp

Coaching staff

Jim EtlingAssistant men's basketball coach
Daniel EllisHead men's basketball coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 5 offseasons — 2 before 2022–23, 1 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate73%
SAT midpoint1220
ACT midpoint28

How this page is made: Rosters: official Earlham 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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