D2 · Sunshine State Conference

Nova Southeastern Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Sunshine State Conference · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern (D2, Sunshine State Conference) lists 14 players on the 2026–27 roster; 5 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season5
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateFL (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 6 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2030.

2026
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
2027
Gcrowded10 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
2028
Gopening6 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
2029
Gopening3 ahead · multi-yr
Fbalanced2 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen2 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
Ryan Walsh6′0″RS-Jr
Jamie Qualley6′5″RS-Jr
Bobby Rosenberger III6′5″Sr
Brendan Rigsbee6′3″Grad
Jared Berry5′10″Sr
Athens McGills5′11″Fr
Eli Allen6′4″Sr
Jarvis Wright6′3″Jr
Trevor Rehm6′9″RS-Fr
Patrick Rowe6′6″RS-Fr
Forwards in that room (4)
Michael Santicola6′5″RS-Fr
Bennett Kayser6′5″Fr
Enrico Borio6′8″Jr
Jeremy Thomas II6′5″Grad
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Nova Southeastern

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (11 ahead), F crowded (4 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from FL, PA, OH.

0 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

36% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 10 of 14

Trevor Rehm6′9″RS-Fr
Patrick Rowe6′6″RS-Fr
Jamie Qualley6′5″RS-Jr2.1 PPG
Bobby Rosenberger III6′5″Sr · final yr7.1 PPG
Eli Allen6′4″Sr · final yr9.0 PPG
Brendan Rigsbee6′3″Grad · final yr
Jarvis Wright6′3″Jr4.2 PPG
Ryan Walsh6′0″RS-Jr3.0 PPG
Athens McGills5′11″Fr
Jared Berry5′10″Sr · final yr

Frontcourt 4 of 14 · forwards + centers

Enrico Borio6′8″Jr · F
Michael Santicola6′5″RS-Fr · F5.2 PPG
Bennett Kayser6′5″Fr · F9.9 PPG
Jeremy Thomas II6′5″Grad · F · final yr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

36%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Bennett Kayser9.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Eli Allen9.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Bobby Rosenberger III7.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 of 15 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

5from high school4via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 14

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

Where from

FL 4 · PA 4 · OH 3 · GA 1 · IL 1 · MD 1

1 international: Curitiba, Brazil

High schools: Martin County HS; Moon HS; Goretti HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Brendan Rigsbee
→Jared Berry
→Enrico Borio
→Jeremy Thomas II

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Blaise Vespe
←Alex Sessoms

How this roster compares

Sunshine State Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureNova SoutheasternConference
Average guard height6′3″6′2″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′6″6′8″−2″
Roster size1416−2
Freshman share36%24%+12pp

Coaching staff

Jim CrutchfieldHead men's basketball coach
Nick SmithAssociate head men's basketball coach
Staff changes2 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate73%
SAT midpoint1175
ACT midpoint25

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