D3 · University Athletic Association

NYU Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · University Athletic Association · New York, NY

NYU (D3, University Athletic Association) lists 18 players on the 2025–26 roster; 12 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster18 players
New this season12
Transfer additions9
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2026
Most common home stateCA (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2026 — 8 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2027.

2026
Gopening8 ahead
Fopening8 ahead
Cbalanced2 ahead
2027
Gopening3 ahead
Fopening3 ahead · multi-yr
Copen1 ahead
2028
Gopening1 ahead · multi-yr
Fopening3 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Darren Rubin6′2″Grad
Vinny Ferrari6′0″Sr
Bryan Moussako6′1″Sr
Declan McIntyre6′2″Jr
Chase Garcia6′1″Fr
Carnegie Johnson5′10″Jr
Alex Daniels6′3″Grad
Darius Gakwasi6′6″Grad
Forwards in that room (8)
David Petrusev6′7″Grad
Quinn Clark6′6″Sr
Henry Bickford6′6″So
Luke Kolaja6′8″Grad
Oliver Ford6′5″Fr
Andrew Waldman6′5″Grad
Matt Volkening6′6″Sr
Zach Kolaja6′5″Fr
Centers in that room (2)
Jonathan Sigurdsson6′10″Jr
Aidan Clarke6′9″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at NYU

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G opening (8 ahead), F opening (8 ahead), C balanced (2 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 9 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CA, NJ, NY.

0 of 18 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

27% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 18 players

Guards 8 of 18

Darius Gakwasi6′6″Grad · final yr10.4 PPG
Alex Daniels6′3″Grad · final yr5.5 PPG
Darren Rubin6′2″Grad · final yr14.8 PPG
Declan McIntyre6′2″Jr2.3 PPG
Bryan Moussako6′1″Sr · final yr11.0 PPG
Chase Garcia6′1″Fr1.9 PPG
Vinny Ferrari6′0″Sr · final yr0.4 PPG
Carnegie Johnson5′10″Jr15.3 PPG

Frontcourt 10 of 18 · forwards + centers

Jonathan Sigurdsson6′10″Jr · C2.4 PPG
Aidan Clarke6′9″Sr · C · final yr
Luke Kolaja6′8″Grad · F · final yr13.4 PPG
David Petrusev6′7″Grad · F · final yr
Quinn Clark6′6″Sr · F · final yr6.3 PPG
Henry Bickford6′6″So · F2.7 PPG
Matt Volkening6′6″Sr · F · final yr1.2 PPG
Oliver Ford6′5″Fr · F1.4 PPG
Andrew Waldman6′5″Grad · F · final yr7.3 PPG
Zach Kolaja6′5″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

27%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Carnegie Johnson15.3 PPG · returning
Henry Bickford2.7 PPG · returning
Jonathan Sigurdsson2.4 PPG · returning

Computed from 15 of 18 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

3from high school9via the portal

9 of 18 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 18

0 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

CA 6 · NJ 4 · NY 4 · MA 3 · CT 2 · VA 2

3 international: Melbourne, Australia; Belgrade, Serbia; Aguleri, Nigeria

High schools: Blair Academy ×2; Pleasant Grove (UT); Gonzaga College and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→David Petrusev
→Darren Rubin
→Vinny Ferrari
→Luke Kolaja
→Andrew Waldman
→Declan McIntyre
→Carnegie Johnson
→Alex Daniels
→Darius Gakwasi

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Tristan How
←Alan Mashensky
←Hampton Sanders
←Zay Freeney
←Josh Menard
←Riyaan Jiwani
←Chuma Oyigbo
←Kawika Akina

How this roster compares

University Athletic Association (8 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureNYUConference
Average guard height6′2″6′3″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′7″
Roster size1818
Freshman share17%26%−9pp

Coaching staff

Chris ThompsonAssociate head coach
Ethan FeldmanAssistant coach
Adam AndersonAssistant coach
Waleed FaridHead coach
Staff changes7 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 4 before 2022–23, 1 before 2023–24, 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate9%
SAT midpoint1510
ACT midpoint34

How this page is made: Rosters: official NYU 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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