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Eastern Washington Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #158 · 14–19 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big Sky Conference · Cheney, WA

Eastern Washington finished 14–19 (Big Sky 4th, KenPom #158) 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 additions5
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029
Most common home stateCA (5)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 3 ahead.

2027
Gbalanced6 ahead
Fblocked7 ahead
2028
Gbalanced3 ahead · multi-yr
Fbalanced6 ahead
2029
Gopening3 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (7)
Maddox Monson6′2″Grad
Malachi Richmond6′2″Fr
Andrew Cook6′4″Grad
Cole Scherer6′2″So
Isak Homelius6′5″So
Jalen Griffith5′10″Sr
Tavi Jackson6′2″Sr
Forwards in that room (7)
Shaumba Ngoyi6′8″RS-Jr
Alan Gballou6′7″So
Lance Horntvedt6′1″Fr
Jamil Miller6′6″RS-So
Alton Hamilton IV6′9″Sr
Emmett Marquardt6′10″RS-Jr
Ayden Hamilton6′6″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Eastern Washington

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (6 ahead), F blocked (7 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 7 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CA, WA, ID.

0 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

28% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 7 of 14

Isak Homelius6′5″So
Andrew Cook6′4″Grad · final yr
Maddox Monson6′2″Grad · final yr0.6 PPG
Malachi Richmond6′2″Fr
Cole Scherer6′2″So2.1 PPG
Tavi Jackson6′2″Sr · final yr
Jalen Griffith5′10″Sr · final yr

Frontcourt 7 of 14 · forwards + centers

Emmett Marquardt6′10″RS-Jr · F5.5 PPG
Alton Hamilton IV6′9″Sr · F · final yr13.5 PPG
Shaumba Ngoyi6′8″RS-Jr · F0.6 PPG
Alan Gballou6′7″So · F
Jamil Miller6′6″RS-So · F
Ayden Hamilton6′6″So · F
Lance Horntvedt6′1″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

28%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Alton Hamilton IV13.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Emmett Marquardt5.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Cole Scherer2.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 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

2from high school5via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 14

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

Where from

CA 5 · WA 4 · ID 2 · AK 1 · AZ 1 · CO 1

4 international: Paris; Kinshasha, DR Congo; Huskvarna, Sweden; Vancouver, British Columbia

High schools: Garfield '23; Los Alamitos; Sunrise Christian Academy and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Jamil Miller
→Isak Homelius
→Jalen Griffith
→Ayden Hamilton
→Tavi Jackson

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

No non-graduating departures recorded.

How this roster compares

Big Sky Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureEastern WashingtonConference
Average guard height6′2″6′4″−2″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′9″−2″
Roster size1415−1
Freshman share14%20%−6pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2342021–22#1292022–23#1672023–24#2842024–25#1582025–26
18–16 · Big Sky 5th23–11 · Big Sky 2nd21–11 · Big Sky 3rd10–22 · Big Sky 8th14–19 · Big Sky 4th

Coaching staff

Dan MonsonHead coach
Ryan LundgrenAssociate head coach
MicGuire MonsonAssistant coach
Alex HobbsAssistant coach
Staff changes9 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 4 before 2023–24, 3 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate91%

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