D2 · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

UCCS Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Colorado Springs, CO

UCCS (D2, Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) lists 18 players on the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster18 players
New this season9
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029
Most common home stateCO (13)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 6 ahead.

2027
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fcrowded9 ahead
2028
Gcrowded7 ahead
Fcrowded7 ahead
2029
Gopening6 ahead
Fopening6 ahead
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen3 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Azar Ghezae6′4″RS-So
Tre Lucia6′1″RS-Jr
Matthew Lebron5′11″Fr
Izaiyah Romero6′2″Fr
Evan McKean6′4″So
Drew Azebeokhai Jr.6′4″Grad
Gunter Daniels6′6″RS-So
James Ellis6′6″Sr
Gunner Morinini6′2″Fr
Forwards in that room (9)
Jude Brideba6′10″Jr
Josh Kotto6′4″Fr
Brody Hull6′6″So
Ife Bolaji6′9″Fr
Jayden Washington6′6″Grad
James Driggers6′6″Fr
Joshua Ray6′4″RS-So
Abel Hutchinson6′5″Grad
Shawn Williams6′8″So
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If you want to play at UCCS

How to get recruited here

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

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CO, CA, TX.

0 of 18 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

31% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 18 players

Guards 9 of 18

Gunter Daniels6′6″RS-So
James Ellis6′6″Sr · final yr2.9 PPG
Azar Ghezae6′4″RS-So
Evan McKean6′4″So3.8 PPG
Drew Azebeokhai Jr.6′4″Grad · final yr
Izaiyah Romero6′2″Fr
Gunner Morinini6′2″Fr
Tre Lucia6′1″RS-Jr4.1 PPG
Matthew Lebron5′11″Fr

Frontcourt 9 of 18 · forwards + centers

Jude Brideba6′10″Jr · F
Ife Bolaji6′9″Fr · F
Shawn Williams6′8″So · F6.3 PPG
Brody Hull6′6″So · F12.3 PPG
Jayden Washington6′6″Grad · F · final yr
James Driggers6′6″Fr · F
Abel Hutchinson6′5″Grad · F · final yr
Josh Kotto6′4″Fr · F
Joshua Ray6′4″RS-So · F0.6 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

31%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Brody Hull12.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Shawn Williams6.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Tre Lucia4.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 of 18 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 school3via the portal

15 of 18 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 18

0 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

CO 13 · CA 4 · TX 3 · AR 1 · FL 1

5 international: Asaba, Nigeria; Brisbane; Horsham; Melbourne and 1 more

High schools: Accelerated Prep; Chaparral; Liberty Hill High School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Jude Brideba
→Drew Azebeokhai Jr.
→Abel Hutchinson

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Gavin Carter
←Brady Jones
←Mario Williams Jr.
←Xavier Martinez
←Marzouq Abdur-Razaaq
←Derik Pranger
←Greg Gerhardt

How this roster compares

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (14 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureUCCSConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′6″6′7″−1″
Roster size1816+2
Freshman share33%27%+6pp

Coaching staff

Jeff CulverHead coach
Elijah RossAssistant men's basketball coach
Noah BacaVolunteer assistant coach
Josh ThiesVolunteer assistant coach
Craig SmithVolunteer assistant coach
Aaron ChávezVolunteer assistant coach
Payton KaiserAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes6 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2024–25, 3 before 2025–26, 2 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate97%
SAT midpoint1133

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