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Rhode Island Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #150 · 16–16 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Atlantic 10 Conference · Kingston, RI

Rhode Island finished 16–16 (A-10 10th, KenPom #150) 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 additions5
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateMA (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 6 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
2028
Gopening6 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen2 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Jason Fontenet II6′6″RS-Jr
Jaymien Aponte6′3″Jr
Barrett Loer6′6″So
Jahmere Tripp6′6″Sr
Jaen Chatman6′1″Fr
Jonah Hinton6′3″Grad
Dylan Williamson6′1″Grad
Jalen Harper6′3″So
Steven Sherman6′2″Fr
Forwards in that room (6)
Dashiell Mabilon6′10″—
Nedas Raupelis6′10″So
Javon Perry6′8″RS-Fr
Mouhamed Sow6′9″Grad
Matas Deniusas6′9″So
Tim Martin6′11″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Rhode Island

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead).

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

Most arrivals come from MA, NY, CA.

4 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 4 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

43% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 9 of 15

Jason Fontenet II6′6″RS-Jr
Barrett Loer6′6″So1.4 PPG
Jahmere Tripp6′6″Sr · final yr12.0 PPG
Jaymien Aponte6′3″Jr
Jonah Hinton6′3″Grad · final yr12.6 PPG
Jalen Harper6′3″So2.6 PPG
Steven Sherman6′2″Fr
Jaen Chatman6′1″Fr
Dylan Williamson6′1″Grad · final yr

Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers

Tim Martin6′11″Fr · F
Dashiell Mabilon6′10″F
Nedas Raupelis6′10″So · F
Mouhamed Sow6′9″Grad · F · final yr6.4 PPG
Matas Deniusas6′9″So · F
Javon Perry6′8″RS-Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

43%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jonah Hinton12.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jahmere Tripp12.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Mouhamed Sow6.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 of 17 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 school5via the portal

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

Rankings

4 of 15

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

Best-ranked: Jaen Chatman #153.

Where from

MA 3 · NY 3 · CA 2 · IL 2 · NC 2 · PA 2

7 international: Vilnius; Dakar; Cranston, R.I.; Purmerend and 3 more

High schools: Canterbury School; Cranston West High School; St. George's and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Jason Fontenet II
→Dashiell Mabilon
→Nedas Raupelis
→Dylan Williamson
→Matas Deniusas

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Moek Icke
←Damone King
←Miftah Ibiyemi

How this roster compares

Atlantic 10 Conference (14 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureRhode IslandConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′9″+1″
Roster size1516−1
Freshman share27%25%+2pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1402021–22#2412022–23#2002023–24#1652024–25#1502025–26
15–16 · A-10 8th9–22 · A-10 15th12–20 · A-10 14th18–13 · A-10 11th16–16 · A-10 10th

Coaching staff

Archie MillerHead coach
James WhitfordAssistant coach
Duane WoodwardAssistant coach
Austin CarrollAssistant coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate72%
SAT midpoint1190
ACT midpoint28

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