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South Florida Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #50 · 25–9 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · American Conference · Tampa, FL

South Florida finished 25–9 (American 1st, KenPom #50) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 15 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season15
Transfer additions11
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateFL (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 5 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gbalanced7 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gbalanced4 ahead · multi-yr
Fopening5 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Donovan Waleskowski6′5″So
Chris Davis Jr.6′4″So
Darren Moore6′2″Fr
Mike James6′5″Grad
Jayden Johnson6′6″Fr
Sonny Wilson6′1″Sr
Andrej Shoshkikj6′2″So
AJ Dancler6′2″Sr
Forwards in that room (6)
Joshua Lewis6′7″So
Zayden High6′10″Jr
Richard Goods6′9″Jr
Garrett Johnson6′8″Jr
Jake Feldhaus6′8″Fr
Reph Stevenson6′9″Sr
Centers in that room (1)
Tiefing Diawara7′0″RS-Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at South Florida

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (7 ahead), F blocked (6 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 15 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 11 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from FL, OH, GA.

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.

0% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 8 of 15

Jayden Johnson6′6″Fr
Donovan Waleskowski6′5″So
Mike James6′5″Grad · final yr
Chris Davis Jr.6′4″So
Darren Moore6′2″Fr
Andrej Shoshkikj6′2″So
AJ Dancler6′2″Sr · final yr
Sonny Wilson6′1″Sr · final yr

Frontcourt 7 of 15 · forwards + centers

Tiefing Diawara7′0″RS-Fr · C
Zayden High6′10″Jr · F
Richard Goods6′9″Jr · F
Reph Stevenson6′9″Sr · F · final yr
Garrett Johnson6′8″Jr · F
Jake Feldhaus6′8″Fr · F
Joshua Lewis6′7″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

0%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers

Computed from 12 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 school11via the portal

4 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: Joshua Lewis #54.

Where from

FL 3 · OH 3 · GA 2 · IN 2 · KY 2 · NC 2

6 international: Mopti; Edmonton; Maple; Ottawa and 2 more

High schools: Kell HS; Asheville Christian Academy; Morrilton HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Donovan Waleskowski
→Joshua Lewis
→Chris Davis Jr.
→Zayden High
→Richard Goods
→Mike James
→Garrett Johnson
→Reph Stevenson
→Sonny Wilson
→Andrej Shoshkikj
→AJ Dancler

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Tristan Beckford
←CJ Brown
←Onyx Nnani
←Wes Enis
←Adriel Nyorha
←Gavin Hightower
←Caleb Sanders

How this roster compares

American Conference (13 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureSouth FloridaConference
Average guard height6′3″6′4″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1515
Freshman share27%21%+6pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2392021–22#1402022–23#842023–24#2142024–25#502025–26
8–23 · American 11th14–18 · American 8th25–8 · American 4th13–19 · American 11th25–9 · American 1st

Coaching staff

Chris MackHead men's basketball coach
Jeremy GroweAssociate head coach
Christen CunninghamAssistant coach
Dante JacksonAssistant coach
Allen PayneAssistant coach
Staff changes10 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 4 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 5 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate43%
SAT midpoint1235
ACT midpoint27

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