D1 · Horizon League

Robert Morris Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #145 · 22–11 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Horizon League · Moon Township, PA

Robert Morris finished 22–11 (Horizon 2nd, KenPom #145) in 2025–26. 14 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players

New this season10

Transfer additions4

Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029

Most common home stateMD (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 6 ahead.

2027202820292030G

blocked9 ahead

crowded8 ahead

opening6 ahead

open4 ahead

blocked5 ahead

blocked4 ahead · multi-yr

opening4 ahead

open2 ahead

2027

Gblocked9 ahead

Fblocked5 ahead

2028

Gcrowded8 ahead

Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr

2029

Gopening6 ahead

Fopening4 ahead

2030

Gopen4 ahead

Fopen2 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads. Hover a cell for its evidence.

Guards in that room (9)

Ace Valentine6′3″Sr

Ta'Zir Smith6′3″RS-Jr

Darius Livingston6′2″So

Lukas Sloane6′3″Fr

Jalik Dunkley6′7″Jr

Dylan Donovan6′2″Fr

Michael Parlow6′4″Fr

KJ Garris6′7″So

Will Occomy6′3″Fr

Forwards in that room (5)

Bolaji Oderinlo6′7″Fr

Samuel Obenjo6′10″So

KC Ugwuakazi6′8″Sr

Daniil Stolbetskiy6′11″Fr

Eddie Cooke III6′6″So

Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Robert Morris

How to get recruited here

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

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MD, GA, NJ.

1 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 1 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

23% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 9 of 14

Jalik Dunkley6′7″Jr

KJ Garris6′7″So

Michael Parlow6′4″Fr

Ace Valentine6′3″Sr · final yr

Ta'Zir Smith6′3″RS-Jr6.5 PPG

Lukas Sloane6′3″Fr

Will Occomy6′3″Fr

Darius Livingston6′2″So9.6 PPG

Dylan Donovan6′2″Fr

Frontcourt 5 of 14 · forwards + centers

Daniil Stolbetskiy6′11″Fr · F

Samuel Obenjo6′10″So · F1.7 PPG

KC Ugwuakazi6′8″Sr · F · final yr

Bolaji Oderinlo6′7″Fr · F

Eddie Cooke III6′6″So · F2.6 PPG

freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

23%of recorded scoring returns

1 of 5top scorers returning

Top returning scorers

Darius Livingston9.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Ta'Zir Smith6.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Eddie Cooke III2.6 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

6from high school4via the portal

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

Rankings

1 of 14

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

Best-ranked: Michael Parlow #369.

Where from

MD 4 · GA 2 · NJ 2 · VA 2 · AL 1 · FL 1

8 international: Stockholm, Sweden; Akwa Ibom, Nigeria; Gostivar, North Macedonia; East Thessalonki, Greece and 4 more

High schools: Red Bank Catholic; Clarksburg; High Medical School "Gostivar" and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Ace Valentine

→KC Ugwuakazi

→Jalik Dunkley

→KJ Garris

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Josh Hill

←Vasilije Serafimoski

←Cam Wilds

←Ryan Prather Jr.

←Nikolaos Chitikoudis

←Jeremiah Littlejohn

←DeSean Goode

How this roster compares

Horizon League (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)

Measure	Robert Morris	Conference
Average guard height	6′4″	6′3″	+1″
Average frontcourt height	6′8″	6′8″
Roster size	14	15	−1
Freshman share	43%	36%	+7pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish

8–24 · Horizon 9th16–17 · Horizon 7th10–22 · Horizon 9th26–9 · Horizon 1st22–11 · Horizon 2nd

Coaching staff

Andrew ToolePat gallagher head coach

Anthony RichardsAssistant coach

Matthew SweetAssistant coach / chief of staff

Keith OddoAssistant coach

Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 4 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data

Acceptance rate90%

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