D2 · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

MSU Denver Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Denver, CO

MSU Denver (D2, Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) lists 19 players on the 2026–27 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster19 players
New this season10
Transfer additions6
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2027
Most common home stateCO (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2027 — 4 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gblocked9 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
Fopening4 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
Copen1 ahead
2029
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (3)
Benny Segura—So
Nate Macadory6′0″So
Amare Bethel6′3″RS-So
Forwards in that room (4)
Blake Hadley6′8″RS-Sr
Daniel Thomason6′7″So
Brian Unachukwu6′8″Grad
Adam Hackett6′6″Sr
Centers in that room (1)
Jacob Barker6′11″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at MSU Denver

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For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (9 ahead), F balanced (4 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 CO, TX, NC.

0 of 19 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 19 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

46% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 19 players

Guards 3 of 19

Amare Bethel6′3″RS-So8.8 PPG
Nate Macadory6′0″So
Benny Segura—So

Frontcourt 5 of 19 · forwards + centers

Jacob Barker6′11″Jr · C2.5 PPG
Blake Hadley6′8″RS-Sr · F · final yr
Brian Unachukwu6′8″Grad · F · final yr5.1 PPG
Daniel Thomason6′7″So · F7.2 PPG
Adam Hackett6′6″Sr · F · final yr11.0 PPG
11 without a listed position:Hagen Hurst 6′8″ · FrCan Alpacar 6′7″ · RS-SoCaden Holmes 6′7″ · SrCole Tonniges 6′5″ · FrMario Williams Jr. 6′5″ · JrCohen Edmondson 6′4″ · FrCoban Porter 6′4″ · RS-JrCameron Howard 6′3″ · RS-SoJeremiah Starr 6′2″ · FrJustin Mack 6′1″ · JrElijah Mack 6′0″ · So
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

46%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Adam Hackett11.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Amare Bethel8.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Daniel Thomason7.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 11 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

4from high school6via the portal

13 of 19 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 19

0 of 19 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

CO 6 · TX 4 · NC 3 · KS 2 · CA 1 · FL 1

4 international: Istanbul, Turkiye; Atlanta; Denver; Helotes, Texas

High schools: Resurrection Christian; Charlotte Country Day; Blue Valley Northwest and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Can Alpacar
→Justin Mack
→Cameron Howard
→Coban Porter
→Elijah Mack
→Mario Williams Jr.

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Landon Braun
←Logan Threatt
←Garrett Falls
←Nate Francis
←Isaiah Freeman
←Jackson McAdams

How this roster compares

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (14 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureMSU DenverConference
Average guard height6′2″6′3″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′7″+1″
Roster size1916+3
Freshman share21%27%−6pp

Coaching staff

Dan FickeHead coach
Mike BuggsAssistant coach
Steve KollarAssistant coach
KJ GarrettAssistant coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 3 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate99%
SAT midpoint1025
ACT midpoint21

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