D2 · Sunshine State Conference

Tampa Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Sunshine State Conference · Tampa, FL

Tampa (D2, Sunshine State Conference) lists 19 players on the 2026–27 roster; 4 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster19 players
New this season4
Transfer additions2
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2027
Most common home stateFL (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2027 — 1 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gblocked7 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gcrowded12 ahead
Fbalanced6 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2028
Gopening7 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopening5 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (12)
Jorge Cardenas5′10″So
Nick Premsukh5′11″Fr
Carlin Parker5′10″So
Jordan Lanier6′4″So
Trey Lane6′1″Sr
Justin Taylor6′2″Sr
James LaFrance6′2″Jr
Camden McCormick6′3″Sr
Owen Pawlikowski6′5″Grad
Trent Scott6′4″Sr
Xavier Lopez5′11″Fr
B.J. Schaeffer6′3″Jr
Forwards in that room (6)
Mateusz Szpin6′8″Sr
Ben Southerland6′9″Sr
Malachi Martis6′6″So
Grady Schwartz6′8″Jr
Ian Higdon6′7″Sr
Kyler Lamb6′6″Jr
Centers in that room (1)
Cole Gingeleski7′0″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Tampa

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (7 ahead), F blocked (6 ahead · multi-yr), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 4 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 2 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from FL, CA, CT.

0 of 19 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 19 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 19 players

Guards 12 of 19

Owen Pawlikowski6′5″Grad · final yr
Jordan Lanier6′4″So
Trent Scott6′4″Sr · final yr
Camden McCormick6′3″Sr · final yr
B.J. Schaeffer6′3″Jr
Justin Taylor6′2″Sr · final yr
James LaFrance6′2″Jr
Trey Lane6′1″Sr · final yr
Nick Premsukh5′11″Fr
Xavier Lopez5′11″Fr
Jorge Cardenas5′10″So
Carlin Parker5′10″So

Frontcourt 7 of 19 · forwards + centers

Cole Gingeleski7′0″Sr · C · final yr
Ben Southerland6′9″Sr · F · final yr
Mateusz Szpin6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Grady Schwartz6′8″Jr · F
Ian Higdon6′7″Sr · F · final yr
Malachi Martis6′6″So · F
Kyler Lamb6′6″Jr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

2from high school2via the portal

17 of 19 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 19

0 of 19 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

FL 3 · CA 1 · CT 1 · NC 1 · NY 1 · OH 1

12 international: Tampa; Orlando; Williston; Warsaw and 8 more

High schools: Alonso HS ×2; Langston Hughes HS; Sycamore HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→James LaFrance
→Owen Pawlikowski

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Ryan Blount

How this roster compares

Sunshine State Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureTampaConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1916+3
Freshman share11%24%−13pp

Coaching staff

Linc DarnerHead coach
Dexter GoodingAssistant coach
Ben SwankAssistant coach
Garrett PutmanAssistant coach
Staff changes1 on-court staff change in 3 offseasons — 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate40%
SAT midpoint1155
ACT midpoint26

How this page is made: Rosters: official Tampa rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Tampa'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. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 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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