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Grand Canyon Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #55 · 20–12 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon finished 20–12 (Mountain West 5th, KenPom #55) in 2025–26. 17 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 11 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster17 players
New this season11
Transfer additions10
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2027
Most common home stateCA (7)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2027 — 7 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gopening7 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening3 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopen1 ahead
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
Copen1 ahead
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Jaden Henley6′7″—
Amarion Dickerson6′7″Grad
Jaqari Miles6′2″RS-Jr
Luke Shaw6′3″—
Dan Skillings Jr.6′6″—
Tre Holloman6′2″—
Dylan Darling6′1″RS-Sr
Caleb Shaw6′6″RS-Sr
Micah Tucker6′3″So
Makaih Williams6′2″Sr
Jaden Zimmerman6′5″Jr
Forwards in that room (5)
Tyler Behrend6′10″Sr
Omaha Biliew6′8″Sr
Blake Barkley6′8″RS-Jr
John Whorton6′8″Fr
Jack Sawyer6′8″Jr
Centers in that room (1)
Efe Demirel7′1″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Grand Canyon

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G opening (7 ahead), F crowded (4 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 1 came straight from high school and 10 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CA, AZ, OH.

6 of 17 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 6 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

59% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 17 players

Guards 11 of 17

Jaden Henley6′7″—17.7 PPG
Amarion Dickerson6′7″Grad · final yr
Dan Skillings Jr.6′6″—
Caleb Shaw6′6″RS-Sr · final yr7.8 PPG
Jaden Zimmerman6′5″Jr
Luke Shaw6′3″—
Micah Tucker6′3″So
Jaqari Miles6′2″RS-Jr
Tre Holloman6′2″—
Makaih Williams6′2″Sr · final yr14.0 PPG
Dylan Darling6′1″RS-Sr · final yr

Frontcourt 6 of 17 · forwards + centers

Efe Demirel7′1″So · C8.5 PPG
Tyler Behrend6′10″Sr · F · final yr
Omaha Biliew6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Blake Barkley6′8″RS-Jr · F
John Whorton6′8″Fr · F
Jack Sawyer6′8″Jr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

59%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jaden Henley17.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Makaih Williams14.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Efe Demirel8.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 of 15 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

1from high school10via the portal

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

Rankings

6 of 17

6 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Tre Holloman #81.

Where from

CA 7 · AZ 3 · OH 3 · NY 2 · GA 1 · IA 1

3 international: Izmit; Burlington; Les Abymes

High schools: Valley Christian HS ×2; Putnam Science Academy ×2; Pinnacle and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Tyler Behrend
→Amarion Dickerson
→Jaqari Miles
→Dan Skillings Jr.
→Omaha Biliew
→Blake Barkley
→Tre Holloman
→Dylan Darling
→Micah Tucker
→Jaden Zimmerman

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Cole Pepe
←Braylon Johnson
←Dusty Stromer
←Evan Boisdur
←Kaleb Smith
←Dennis Evans

How this roster compares

Mountain West Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureGrand CanyonConference
Average guard height6′4″6′4″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′8″+1″
Roster size1715+2
Freshman share6%27%−21pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#922021–22#1162022–23#632023–24#902024–25#55→ moved to the Mountain West2025–26
23–8 · WAC 2nd24–12 · WAC 3rd30–5 · WAC 1st26–8 · WAC 1st20–12 · Mountain West 5th

Coaching staff

Bryce DrewHead coach
Casey ShawAssistant coach
Marc RodgersAssistant coach
Matt LottichAssistant coach
Jordan McCabeAssistant coach
Staff changes7 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 2 before 2024–25, 3 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate79%
SAT midpoint1077

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