D3 · Ohio Athletic Conference

Otterbein Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Ohio Athletic Conference · Westerville, OH

Otterbein (D3, Ohio Athletic Conference) lists 19 players on the 2025–26 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster19 players
New this season9
Transfer additions2
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2026
Most common home stateOH (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2026 — 1 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded10 ahead
Fcrowded8 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2027
Gcrowded7 ahead · multi-yr
Fopening5 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2028
Gbalanced7 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopen5 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
Andrew Banaszak6′0″Fr
Noah Gamble6′2″So
Micah Germany6′1″So
Julian Heckman6′0″Sr
Carter Piatt-Brown6′3″Fr
Reece Huber6′3″Sr
Jarius Jones6′6″RS-Sr
Landon Johnson5′10″Fr
Michael Lewis5′11″Fr
Noah Knostman6′5″Fr
Forwards in that room (8)
Andrew Cleaver6′7″Sr
Bryan Flannery6′2″Sr
Dominic Theado6′6″Fr
Kyle Niehaus6′5″Fr
Chase Garito6′8″Jr
Mason Stuck6′5″Sr
Kaden Haywood6′5″So
Mike Steel6′8″Jr
Centers in that room (1)
Troy Scowden6′7″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Otterbein

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (10 ahead), F crowded (8 ahead), C open (1 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 7 came straight from high school and 2 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from OH.

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.

48% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 19 players

Guards 10 of 19

Jarius Jones6′6″RS-Sr · final yr12.8 PPG
Noah Knostman6′5″Fr1.0 PPG
Carter Piatt-Brown6′3″Fr4.4 PPG
Reece Huber6′3″Sr · final yr5.0 PPG
Noah Gamble6′2″So3.5 PPG
Micah Germany6′1″So8.3 PPG
Andrew Banaszak6′0″Fr
Julian Heckman6′0″Sr · final yr13.2 PPG
Michael Lewis5′11″Fr0.6 PPG
Landon Johnson5′10″Fr

Frontcourt 9 of 19 · forwards + centers

Chase Garito6′8″Jr · F9.1 PPG
Mike Steel6′8″Jr · F1.3 PPG
Andrew Cleaver6′7″Sr · F · final yr0.3 PPG
Troy Scowden6′7″Sr · C · final yr9.3 PPG
Dominic Theado6′6″Fr · F9.2 PPG
Kyle Niehaus6′5″Fr · F0.7 PPG
Mason Stuck6′5″Sr · F · final yr1.2 PPG
Kaden Haywood6′5″So · F
Bryan Flannery6′2″Sr · F · final yr0.2 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

48%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Dominic Theado9.2 PPG · returning
Chase Garito9.1 PPG · returning
Micah Germany8.3 PPG · returning

Computed from 16 of 19 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

7from high school2via the portal

17 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

OH 3

24 international: Akron; Ostrander; Cincinnati; Westlake and 20 more

High schools: Heath ×2; Bishop Watterson ×2; Hayes ×2 and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Bryan Flannery
→Kaden Haywood

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Brennan Rains
←Brock Waits
←Brandon McLaughlin
←MJ Davis
←Jared Kreager
←Alex Hannah
←Anthony Coppock

How this roster compares

Ohio Athletic Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureOtterbeinConference
Average guard height6′2″6′1″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′6″6′6″
Roster size1919
Freshman share37%36%+1pp

Coaching staff

Andy WintersHead coach
Matt WintersAssociate head coach
AJ DixonAssistant coach
Mike BruzzeseAssistant coach
Staff changes2 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate85%
SAT midpoint1131
ACT midpoint23

How this page is made: Rosters: official Otterbein 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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