D3 · Midwest Conference

Illinois College Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Midwest Conference · Jacksonville, IL

Illinois College (D3, Midwest Conference) lists 18 players on the 2026–27 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster18 players
New this season8
Transfer additions5
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2027
Most common home stateIL (21)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2027 — 4 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2030.

2026
Gblocked8 ahead · multi-yr
Fblocked7 ahead
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gblocked13 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening12 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening6 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (13)
Carson Doran6′3″So
Henry Thomas6′1″Jr
Brady Clark6′3″Jr
Andrew Thomas6′4″Jr
Jake Hoyt5′10″Sr
Blake Shoufler5′10″So
Trey Youngs6′1″So
Chandler Mueller6′3″So
DeShawn Nolan6′0″Jr
Matt Manzke5′10″Fr
Johnny Wiggins5′10″Jr
Maurice Neeley5′11″Fr
Trevon Bond5′9″Jr
Forwards in that room (4)
Connor Brown6′4″Jr
Payton Cook6′7″Sr
Seth Doss6′4″Sr
Isayah Kloster6′4″Sr
Centers in that room (1)
Greyson Prevett6′8″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Illinois College

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (8 ahead · multi-yr), F blocked (7 ahead), C crowded (2 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 8 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from IL, MO, TN.

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.

59% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 18 players

Guards 13 of 18

Andrew Thomas6′4″Jr8.5 PPG
Carson Doran6′3″So
Brady Clark6′3″Jr3.4 PPG
Chandler Mueller6′3″So
Henry Thomas6′1″Jr1.2 PPG
Trey Youngs6′1″So
DeShawn Nolan6′0″Jr11.3 PPG
Maurice Neeley5′11″Fr
Jake Hoyt5′10″Sr · final yr
Blake Shoufler5′10″So
Matt Manzke5′10″Fr
Johnny Wiggins5′10″Jr
Trevon Bond5′9″Jr

Frontcourt 5 of 18 · forwards + centers

Greyson Prevett6′8″Fr · C
Payton Cook6′7″Sr · F · final yr
Connor Brown6′4″Jr · F5.8 PPG
Seth Doss6′4″Sr · F · final yr10.7 PPG
Isayah Kloster6′4″Sr · F · final yr5.9 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

59%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
DeShawn Nolan11.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Seth Doss10.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Andrew Thomas8.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 of 17 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

3from high school5via the portal

13 of 18 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 18

0 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

IL 21 · MO 2 · TN 1

1 international: Lincoln

High schools: Oak Forest ×2; Tolono Unity ×2; Williamsville ×2 and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Jake Hoyt
→Payton Cook
→Trey Youngs
→Johnny Wiggins
→Trevon Bond

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Jaylen Swinney
←Jayden McCoo
←Dylan Murphy
←Ty Lenhardt
←Austin Robinson
←Nathan Bobikiewicz

How this roster compares

Midwest Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureIllinois CollegeConference
Average guard height6′0″6′2″−2″
Average frontcourt height6′5″6′5″
Roster size1820−2
Freshman share17%37%−20pp

Coaching staff

Jay RowellHead men's and women's golf coach/assistant men's basketball coach
Dylan DudleyHead men's basketball coach
Alex AndersonAssistant men's and women's golf coach
John MeyerAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 1 before 2025–26, 3 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate78%
SAT midpoint1050
ACT midpoint21

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