D3 · New England Small College Athletic Conference

Tufts Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Medford, MA

Tufts (D3, New England Small College Athletic Conference) lists 17 players on the 2026–27 roster; 5 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster17 players
New this season5
Transfer additions0
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateNY (5)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 7 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced2 ahead
2027
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening7 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Jon Medley6′4″Sr
Dylan Reilly6′6″Sr
Ricardo Nieves6′4″So
Zion Watt6′6″Sr
Jack Coco6′0″Fr
Will Lesovitz6′4″Fr
Griffin Linstra6′4″So
Isaac Friedman6′5″Jr
Liam Kennelly6′1″Sr
Lukas Schmid6′2″Jr
Mert Gocer6′5″Fr
Forwards in that room (5)
Evan Reeves6′9″Jr
Liam Simpson6′7″Fr
Robbie Nyamwaya6′7″Jr
Jake Agoli6′11″Fr
Deacon Baratta6′6″So
Centers in that room (1)
Ian Randall7′0″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Tufts

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (8 ahead), F crowded (3 ahead · multi-yr), C balanced (2 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 5 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 0 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NY, MA, NJ.

0 of 17 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 17 players

Guards 11 of 17

Dylan Reilly6′6″Sr · final yr
Zion Watt6′6″Sr · final yr
Isaac Friedman6′5″Jr
Mert Gocer6′5″Fr
Jon Medley6′4″Sr · final yr
Ricardo Nieves6′4″So
Will Lesovitz6′4″Fr
Griffin Linstra6′4″So
Lukas Schmid6′2″Jr
Liam Kennelly6′1″Sr · final yr
Jack Coco6′0″Fr

Frontcourt 6 of 17 · forwards + centers

Ian Randall7′0″So · C
Jake Agoli6′11″Fr · F
Evan Reeves6′9″Jr · F
Liam Simpson6′7″Fr · F
Robbie Nyamwaya6′7″Jr · F
Deacon Baratta6′6″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

5from high school0via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 17

0 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

NY 5 · MA 2 · NJ 2 · PA 2 · AZ 1 · CA 1

4 international: Toronto, Ontario; East Greenwich, R.I.; Atlanta; Istanbul

High schools: Millbrook ×2; Berkshire School; Rumson Fair Haven and 2 more

How this roster compares

New England Small College Athletic Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureTuftsConference
Average guard height6′4″6′2″+2″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′7″+2″
Roster size1717
Freshman share29%25%+4pp

Coaching staff

Brandon LintonHead coach
Brendan FitzpatrickAssistant coach
Chris LydonAssistant coach
Brendan CunninghamAssistant coach
Sophie LongAssistant coach - distance
Quinn RyanAssistant coach
Ryan JeneiAssistant coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 1 offseasons — 3 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate11%
SAT midpoint1495
ACT midpoint34

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