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North Florida Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #326 · 7–25 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Atlantic Sun Conference · Jacksonville, FL

North Florida finished 7–25 (ASUN 11th, KenPom #326) in 2025–26. 14 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season8
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029
Most common home stateFL (12)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 6 ahead.

2027
Gblocked11 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gbalanced10 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening6 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Christopher Perry6′7″Fr
Gabe Jacobs6′1″So
Hedrens Bartelus6′4″Jr
Mason Watkins6′3″So
Eddie Placer6′5″Sr
Asa Kohn6′2″Fr
Elijah Elliott6′3″Jr
BJ Plummer6′6″So
Ethan Bergantino6′3″Fr
Mason Lee6′7″RS-Jr
Kent Jackson6′2″Jr
Forwards in that room (3)
Arden Begaj7′0″RS-So
Isaiah Brown6′9″Fr
Ayuba Bryant Jr.6′9″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at North Florida

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (11 ahead), F crowded (3 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 8 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from FL, GA, IA.

2 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 2 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

39% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 11 of 14

Christopher Perry6′7″Fr
Mason Lee6′7″RS-Jr8.0 PPG
BJ Plummer6′6″So7.7 PPG
Eddie Placer6′5″Sr · final yr
Hedrens Bartelus6′4″Jr
Mason Watkins6′3″So
Elijah Elliott6′3″Jr
Ethan Bergantino6′3″Fr
Asa Kohn6′2″Fr
Kent Jackson6′2″Jr14.8 PPG
Gabe Jacobs6′1″So1.6 PPG

Frontcourt 3 of 14 · forwards + centers

Arden Begaj7′0″RS-So · F
Isaiah Brown6′9″Fr · F
Ayuba Bryant Jr.6′9″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

39%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Kent Jackson14.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Mason Lee8.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
BJ Plummer7.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 11 of 13 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 school4via the portal

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

Rankings

2 of 14

2 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Isaiah Brown #116.

Where from

FL 12 · GA 2 · IA 1 · MO 1 · OH 1 · TN 1

3 international: Moscow; Antwerp; Toronto, Canada

High schools: Bill Crothers Secondary School; Bishop Walsh School; Providence School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Hedrens Bartelus
→Eddie Placer
→Elijah Elliott
→Ayuba Bryant Jr.

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Trey Cady
←Dante Oliver
←Taylor Thompson

How this roster compares

Atlantic Sun Conference (8 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureNorth FloridaConference
Average guard height6′4″6′3″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′8″+2″
Roster size1416−2
Freshman share29%33%−4pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2672021–22#2272022–23#2392023–24#2752024–25#3262025–26
11–20 · ASUN 9th14–17 · ASUN 9th16–16 · ASUN 4th15–17 · ASUN 7th7–25 · ASUN 11th

Coaching staff

Bobby KennenHead coach
Bob MarlinAssistant coach
Cabral HuffAssistant coach
Zack FreesmanAssistant coach
Carter HendricksenAssistant coach
David AucremannAssistant coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 4 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate53%
SAT midpoint1105
ACT midpoint23

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