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Jacksonville Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #285 · 12–20 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Atlantic Sun Conference · Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville finished 12–20 (ASUN 6th, KenPom #285) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2025–26 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster16 players
New this season10
Transfer additions6
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateFL (8)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 3 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2030.

2026
Gblocked8 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gblocked10 ahead
Fbalanced6 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gbalanced8 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2030
Gopen5 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Chris Arias6′6″So
Evan Sterck6′1″Fr
Roman Loux6′0″Fr
Chris Lockett Jr.6′4″So
Simon Wheeler5′10″Sr
Lamont Jackson6′0″So
Jaylen Jones6′0″Jr
Michael Harper Jr.6′3″Fr
Hayden Wood6′6″Fr
Forwards in that room (6)
Enrico Borio6′8″So
Tito Deng6′11″Jr
Jason Thirdkill, Jr.6′7″Sr
Allen Udemadu6′10″Sr
Donovan Rivers6′9″Jr
Jaylen Jordon6′8″Sr
Centers in that room (1)
Charles Caporaso7′0″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Jacksonville

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (8 ahead), F balanced (5 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 6 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from FL, SC, MI.

4 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 4 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

79% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 16 players

Guards 9 of 16

Chris Arias6′6″So7.3 PPG
Hayden Wood6′6″Fr11.8 PPG
Chris Lockett Jr.6′4″So9.3 PPG
Michael Harper Jr.6′3″Fr2.7 PPG
Evan Sterck6′1″Fr6.4 PPG
Roman Loux6′0″Fr
Lamont Jackson6′0″So
Jaylen Jones6′0″Jr9.7 PPG
Simon Wheeler5′10″Sr · final yr1.4 PPG

Frontcourt 7 of 16 · forwards + centers

Charles Caporaso7′0″So · C4.1 PPG
Tito Deng6′11″Jr · F
Allen Udemadu6′10″Sr · F · final yr3.6 PPG
Donovan Rivers6′9″Jr · F8.6 PPG
Enrico Borio6′8″So · F3.0 PPG
Jaylen Jordon6′8″Sr · F · final yr3.5 PPG
Jason Thirdkill, Jr.6′7″Sr · F · final yr8.0 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

79%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Hayden Wood11.8 PPG · returning
Jaylen Jones9.7 PPG · returning
Chris Lockett Jr.9.3 PPG · returning

Computed from 13 of 16 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

4from high school6via the portal

10 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

4 of 16

4 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Allen Udemadu #216.

Where from

FL 8 · SC 4 · MI 2 · LA 1 · NJ 1 · TN 1

8 international: Curitiba, Brazil; Twic, South Sudan; Lagos, Nigeria; Springdale, Arkansas and 4 more

High schools: North Broward Prep ×2; Grovetown HS; Solid Rock Academy and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Jason Thirdkill, Jr.
→Allen Udemadu
→Charles Caporaso
→Chris Lockett Jr.
→Jaylen Jordon
→Jaylen Jones

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Zimi Nwokeji
←Robert McCray
←Kent Jackson
←Kendall Munson
←Anakin Brown
←Maximus Fuentes
←Zach Bell
←Stephon Payne III
←Ethan Villanueva

How this roster compares

Atlantic Sun Conference (8 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureJacksonvilleConference
Average guard height6′2″6′3″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′8″+1″
Roster size1616
Freshman share25%33%−8pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1522021–22#2262022–23#3022023–24#2172024–25#2852025–26
21–10 · ASUN 3rd13–16 · ASUN 8th16–17 · ASUN 10th19–14 · ASUN 6th12–20 · ASUN 6th

Coaching staff

Jordan MincyFrancis h. “frank” barker men’s basketball head coach
Troy PierceAssociate head coach
Mychal CovingtonAssistant coach
Brett ComerAssistant coach
Staff changes6 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2022–23, 2 before 2023–24, 2 before 2024–25, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate57%
SAT midpoint1135
ACT midpoint23

How this page is made: Rosters: official Jacksonville 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 · 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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