For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (10 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead · multi-yr), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).
Of the latest cycle's 2 arrivals, 1 came straight from high school and 1 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from RI, CT, FL.
0 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
81% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2026–27 · 16 players
Guards 8 of 16
Alvin Baez6′4″Sr · final yr19.3 PPG
Thomas Kaine6′2″Jr0.9 PPG
Landon Bodington6′1″So3.5 PPG
Azariah Harrison5′11″Jr14.9 PPG
Cary Bond-Bardes5′11″Sr · final yr0.0 PPG
Omar Grullon5′10″So10.3 PPG
De'Angelo Owens5′10″So4.0 PPG
Khalil Thompson5′9″So4.5 PPG
Frontcourt 6 of 16 · forwards + centers
Colin Rice6′7″Jr · F4.7 PPG
Jeremiah Scott6′6″So · C0.0 PPG
Miguel Espinal6′5″Jr · F0.7 PPG
Mason Forbes6′5″So · F0.4 PPG
Kymani Hodge6′4″Jr · F0.2 PPG
Rafael Ximenes6′4″Jr · F0.0 PPG
2 without a listed position:Jason Hines · JrJonathan Jones · Fr
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Returning production
81%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Alvin Baez19.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Azariah Harrison14.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Omar Grullon10.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Computed from 16 of 16 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 school1via the portal
15 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
0 of 16
0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Where from
RI 6 · CT 3 · FL 3 · LA 1 · MD 1 · VT 1
1 international: Anguilla, The Caribbean
High schools: Springfield Commonwealth Academy ×2; Burlington; Classical and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2025–26 → 2026–27 · in
→Jason Hines
2025–26 → 2026–27 · out
No non-graduating departures recorded.
How this roster compares
Conference of New England (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Measure
Johnson & Wales
Conference
Average guard height
6′0″
6′1″
−1″
Average frontcourt height
6′5″
6′6″
−1″
Roster size
16
17
−1
Freshman share
6%
35%
−29pp
Coaching staff
Jamie BentonMen's basketball head coach
Rich DiLascioMen's basketball assistant coach
Staff changes1 on-court staff change in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2024–25.
Academics
published admissions data
Acceptance rate88%
SAT midpoint1050
How this page is made: Rosters: official Johnson & Wales rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Johnson & Wales'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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