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Miami (OH) Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #87 · 32–2 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Mid-American Conference · Oxford, OH

Miami (OH) finished 32–2 (MAC 2nd, KenPom #87) in 2025–26. 17 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster17 players
New this season6
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2027
Most common home stateOH (8)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2027 — 9 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gcrowded7 ahead
Fopening9 ahead
2028
Gbalanced5 ahead
Fopening4 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (7)
Justin Kirby6′4″So
Blake Anderson6′4″Sr
Leshawn Stowers6′5″RS-Fr
Stevie Elam6′3″So
Luke Skaljac6′2″Jr
Anthony Fresh6′4″Fr
Evan Ipsaro6′0″Sr
Forwards in that room (10)
Rich Rolf6′7″RS-Sr
Alan Horton6′9″Fr
Preston Copeland6′9″So
Danny Kelly6′5″Fr
Jackson Kotecki6′9″Sr
Kyle Waltz6′7″So
Ethan Wright6′5″Sr
Almar Atlason6′8″Sr
Antwone Woolfolk6′9″Sr
Tyler Robbins6′10″So
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If you want to play at Miami (OH)

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (7 ahead), F opening (9 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 7 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from OH, IN, PA.

4 of 17 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 4 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

54% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 17 players

Guards 7 of 17

Leshawn Stowers6′5″RS-Fr
Justin Kirby6′4″So6.2 PPG
Blake Anderson6′4″Sr · final yr
Anthony Fresh6′4″Fr
Stevie Elam6′3″So
Luke Skaljac6′2″Jr10.3 PPG
Evan Ipsaro6′0″Sr · final yr13.9 PPG

Frontcourt 10 of 17 · forwards + centers

Tyler Robbins6′10″So · F3.1 PPG
Alan Horton6′9″Fr · F
Preston Copeland6′9″So · F
Jackson Kotecki6′9″Sr · F · final yr1.2 PPG
Antwone Woolfolk6′9″Sr · F · final yr9.8 PPG
Almar Atlason6′8″Sr · F · final yr9.9 PPG
Rich Rolf6′7″RS-Sr · F · final yr
Kyle Waltz6′7″So · F3.0 PPG
Danny Kelly6′5″Fr · F
Ethan Wright6′5″Sr · F · final yr1.4 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

54%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Evan Ipsaro13.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Luke Skaljac10.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Almar Atlason9.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 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

4from high school3via the portal

14 of 17 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

4 of 17

4 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Luke Skaljac #265.

Where from

OH 8 · IN 4 · PA 4 · IL 3 · KY 1 · MI 1

1 international: Reykjavík

High schools: Evansville Memorial; Perkiomen; Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Rich Rolf
→Preston Copeland
→Stevie Elam

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Brady Ganley
←Eian Elmer
←Brant Byers
←Trey Perry

How this roster compares

Mid-American Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureMiami (OH)Conference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′9″−1″
Roster size1714+3
Freshman share24%35%−11pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2582021–22#2692022–23#2492023–24#1432024–25#872025–26
14–18 · MAC 7th12–20 · MAC 8th15–17 · MAC 6th25–9 · MAC 3rd32–2 · MAC 2nd

Coaching staff

Travis SteeleHead coach
Khristian SmithAssociate head coach
Ben BottsAssistant coach
Carl RichburgAssistant coach
Elijah PenningtonAssistant coach
Andrew DakichAssistant coach
Staff changes4 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate75%
SAT midpoint1265
ACT midpoint27

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