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Quinnipiac Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #214 · 19–13 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference · Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac finished 19–13 (MAAC 4th, KenPom #214) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season8
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateNY (8)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 4 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gcrowded6 ahead
Fblocked9 ahead
2028
Gopening4 ahead
Fblocked8 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening2 ahead
Fopening8 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen3 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (6)
Nate Guerengomba6′4″Jr
Lucas Sekasi6′6″Jr
Mike Parrotta6′5″Grad
Tayeshawn Cunningham-Pemberton6′3″Sr
Tai Turnage6′0″So
Malik Fields6′4″Freshman
Forwards in that room (9)
Holden Pierre-Louis6′8″Freshman
Akintola Akinniyi6′7″Sr
Christopher Skenderi6′7″So
Nas Hart6′10″So
Jayden Reid6′10″So
Nedas Cholevinskas6′5″Freshman
Braylan Ritvo6′8″RS-So
Ali Diouf6′9″Freshman
Keith McKnight6′7″So
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If you want to play at Quinnipiac

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (6 ahead), F blocked (9 ahead).

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

Most arrivals come from NY, CT, NJ.

6 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 6 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

26% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 6 of 15

Lucas Sekasi6′6″Jr
Mike Parrotta6′5″Grad · final yr
Nate Guerengomba6′4″Jr2.5 PPG
Malik Fields6′4″Freshman
Tayeshawn Cunningham-Pemberton6′3″Sr · final yr
Tai Turnage6′0″So3.6 PPG

Frontcourt 9 of 15 · forwards + centers

Nas Hart6′10″So · F
Jayden Reid6′10″So · F
Ali Diouf6′9″Freshman · F
Holden Pierre-Louis6′8″Freshman · F
Braylan Ritvo6′8″RS-So · F1.5 PPG
Akintola Akinniyi6′7″Sr · F · final yr0.4 PPG
Christopher Skenderi6′7″So · F2.6 PPG
Keith McKnight6′7″So · F11.0 PPG
Nedas Cholevinskas6′5″Freshman · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

26%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Keith McKnight11.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Tai Turnage3.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Christopher Skenderi2.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 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

4from high school4via the portal

11 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

6 of 15

6 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Nate Guerengomba #204.

Where from

NY 8 · CT 3 · NJ 3 · DC 2 · MD 2 · TX 1

4 international: Bristol; Longueuil, Quebec; Benin City; London, England

High schools: South Kent ×2; Putnam Science Academy ×2; Guyer High School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Nas Hart
→Lucas Sekasi
→Mike Parrotta
→Tayeshawn Cunningham-Pemberton

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Grant Randall
←Samson Reilly
←Sam Nosakhare
←Jaden Zimmerman
←Spence Wewe

How this roster compares

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (13 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureQuinnipiacConference
Average guard height6′4″6′3″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1516−1
Freshman share27%21%+6pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2402021–22#1852022–23#1642023–24#2162024–25#2142025–26
14–17 · MAAC 8th20–12 · MAAC 2nd24–10 · MAAC 1st20–13 · MAAC 2nd19–13 · MAAC 4th

Coaching staff

Tom PecoraMen's basketball head coach
Umar ShannonMen's basketball associate head coach
Jeff RobinsonMen's basketball assistant coach
Tom ParrottaMen's basketball assistant coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate72%
SAT midpoint1242

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