D3 · New Jersey Athletic Conference

Kean Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Union, NJ

Kean (D3, New Jersey Athletic Conference) lists 15 players on the 2025–26 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster15 players
New this season10
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2027
Most common home stateNJ (18)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2027 — 2 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
Cbalanced3 ahead
2027
Gbalanced6 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
Cbalanced2 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced2 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen2 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Kareem Irby6′2″Jr
Braelen Crump5′10″So
Brien Dunphy6′2″RS-Sr
Jaiden Dunn6′3″Sr
Ty Kline6′0″Fr
Rafael Potenciano5′8″Fr
Deaundre Clarke6′0″Fr
Rakeen King6′2″Fr
Adam Silas6′3″Sr
Forwards in that room (3)
Phil Brown Jr.6′5″Sr
Daniel Dextraze6′6″Jr
Malachi Jeffers-Viera6′5″Fr
Centers in that room (3)
Christian Garcia6′6″Sr
Riyahd McDonald6′5″Fr
Jaelyn Greer6′4″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Kean

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F balanced (3 ahead), C balanced (3 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 7 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NJ, NY, GA.

0 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

76% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 15 players

Guards 9 of 15

Jaiden Dunn6′3″Sr · final yr1.7 PPG
Adam Silas6′3″Sr · final yr
Kareem Irby6′2″Jr13.8 PPG
Brien Dunphy6′2″RS-Sr · final yr0.7 PPG
Rakeen King6′2″Fr0.5 PPG
Ty Kline6′0″Fr1.4 PPG
Deaundre Clarke6′0″Fr5.6 PPG
Braelen Crump5′10″So8.9 PPG
Rafael Potenciano5′8″Fr

Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers

Daniel Dextraze6′6″Jr · F14.5 PPG
Christian Garcia6′6″Sr · C · final yr4.4 PPG
Phil Brown Jr.6′5″Sr · F · final yr12.4 PPG
Riyahd McDonald6′5″Fr · C
Malachi Jeffers-Viera6′5″Fr · F15.7 PPG
Jaelyn Greer6′4″Fr · C0.5 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

76%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Malachi Jeffers-Viera15.7 PPG · returning
Daniel Dextraze14.5 PPG · returning
Kareem Irby13.8 PPG · returning

Computed from 12 of 15 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

7from high school3via the portal

12 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 15

0 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

NJ 18 · NY 2 · GA 1 · NC 1 · WA 1

2 international: Markham, Ontario; Kingston, Jamaica

High schools: Jonathan Dayton; Eastside Catholic; Hudson Catholic and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Kareem Irby
→Brien Dunphy
→Daniel Dextraze

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Ethan Stith
←Justin Morton
←Trey Harts
←D.J. Alicea
←Mike Isaac
←Tyler Spencer
←Justin Rudolph Boston
←Shyeim Powell

How this roster compares

New Jersey Athletic Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureKeanConference
Average guard height6′1″6′1″
Average frontcourt height6′5″6′5″
Roster size1516−1
Freshman share47%33%+14pp

Coaching staff

David TurcoHead coach
Mike BurtonAssistant coach
Xavier FullerAssistant coach
Matt GiglielloAssistant coach
Mike GrandaAssistant coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2022–23, 1 before 2024–25.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate76%
SAT midpoint1020
ACT midpoint20

How this page is made: Rosters: official Kean 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 · 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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