D2 · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

Slippery Rock Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Slippery Rock, PA

Slippery Rock (D2, Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) lists 15 players on the 2025–26 roster; 7 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster15 players
New this season7
Transfer additions2
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2027
Most common home statePA (14)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2027 — 2 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
2027
Gbalanced8 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
2028
Gbalanced6 ahead · multi-yr
Fopen0 ahead
2029
Gopen6 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Maceo Austin6′5″Grad
Ike Herster6′6″Grad
Brady Mayo6′1″Fr
Bryon Ottrix Jr.6′0″RS-Sr
Braylon Littlejohn6′1″RS-Fr
Alex Griggs6′1″RS-Jr
Sheick Samoura6′6″RS-Jr
Elijah Hill6′4″RS-Fr
RJ Sledge5′9″Fr
Dame Givner6′1″Fr
Kent Hairston6′5″Fr
Forwards in that room (4)
Mack Staunch6′7″RS-Jr
Isaac James6′7″Sr
Enire Bowens6′10″RS-Jr
Kerwin Prince6′6″Grad
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If you want to play at Slippery Rock

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (11 ahead), F balanced (4 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 8 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 2 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from PA, MD, OH.

1 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 1 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

61% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 15 players

Guards 11 of 15

Ike Herster6′6″Grad · final yr12.3 PPG
Sheick Samoura6′6″RS-Jr7.4 PPG
Maceo Austin6′5″Grad · final yr
Kent Hairston6′5″Fr
Elijah Hill6′4″RS-Fr11.0 PPG
Brady Mayo6′1″Fr10.8 PPG
Braylon Littlejohn6′1″RS-Fr6.6 PPG
Alex Griggs6′1″RS-Jr1.1 PPG
Dame Givner6′1″Fr15.3 PPG
Bryon Ottrix Jr.6′0″RS-Sr · final yr
RJ Sledge5′9″Fr

Frontcourt 4 of 15 · forwards + centers

Enire Bowens6′10″RS-Jr · F0.9 PPG
Mack Staunch6′7″RS-Jr · F1.8 PPG
Isaac James6′7″Sr · F · final yr10.6 PPG
Kerwin Prince6′6″Grad · F · final yr12.0 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

61%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Dame Givner15.3 PPG · returning
Elijah Hill11.0 PPG · returning
Brady Mayo10.8 PPG · returning

Computed from 11 of 15 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

6from high school2via the portal

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

Rankings

1 of 15

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

Best-ranked: Maceo Austin #294.

Where from

PA 14 · MD 3 · OH 3 · DC 1 · HI 1 · NC 1

1 international: Giza, Egypt

High schools: Kennedy Catholic ×2; Taylor Allderdice ×2; Ambridge High School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Isaac James
→Kerwin Prince

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Omar Abdelsamia
←Luke Howes
←Michael Moore
←Malik Robinson
←Colin McQuiston
←O'Meech Wilson
←Jomo Goings
←Bobby Clifford
←Day Waters
←Kai Queen

How this roster compares

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (17 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureSlippery RockConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′7″+1″
Roster size1515
Freshman share40%36%+4pp

Coaching staff

Ian GradyHead coach
Jon ValerianoAssistant coach
Brad HenryVolunteer assistant coach
Duncan WilliamsVolunteer assistant coach
Staff changes1 on-court staff change in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate71%
SAT midpoint1070
ACT midpoint23

How this page is made: Rosters: official Slippery Rock 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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