D3 · Empire 8
Houghton Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings
Division 3 · Empire 8 · Houghton, NY
Houghton (D3, Empire 8) lists 18 players on the 2025–26 roster; 9 are new this season.
Roster data through 2025–26
Where the door opens
our roster projection · your arrival yearForwards: open from 2027 — 5 ahead.
Centers: blocked until 2029.
Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads. Hover a cell for its evidence.
Guards in that room (10)
Forwards in that room (5)
Centers in that room (2)
If you want to play at Houghton
How to get recruited hereFor 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (10 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead · multi-yr), C crowded (2 ahead · multi-yr).
Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from NY, FL, IN.
0 of 18 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
The roster, as a depth chart
2025–26 · 18 playersGuards 10 of 18
Frontcourt 7 of 18 · forwards + centers
Who actually gets onto this roster?
How players arrive
15 of 18 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
0 of 180 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Where from
NY 8 · FL 4 · IN 2 · CA 1 · CT 1 · GA 1
10 international: Bornova; Belgrade, Serbia; Dubai, UAE; Carolina, PR and 6 more
High schools: Fillmore ×4; Layton Christian ×2; TTB Prep and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures2024–25 → 2025–26 · in
2024–25 → 2025–26 · out
How this roster compares
Empire 8 (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)| Measure | Houghton | Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average guard height | 6′1″ | 6′1″ | |
| Average frontcourt height | 6′6″ | 6′5″ | +1″ |
| Roster size | 18 | 18 | |
| Freshman share | 33% | 32% | +1pp |
Coaching staff
Academics
published admissions dataHow this page is made: Rosters: official Houghton rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · Stats: 2024–25, the newest season with recorded stats for Houghton; 2025–26 stats are not on file. · 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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