D2 · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Virginia Union Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Richmond, VA

Virginia Union (D2, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) lists 18 players on the 2025–26 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster18 players
New this season10
Transfer additions8
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2027
Most common home stateVA (11)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2027 — 4 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fbalanced8 ahead
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gbalanced6 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
Cbalanced2 ahead
2028
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Bobby Gardner6′1″So
Tahj Harding6′5″Grad
Wonzooly Bruce6′3″Sr
O'Maundre Harris5′9″RS-Fr
Farrell Crowell6′2″So
Jaylen Jones5′11″Jr
Jamari Garnett6′2″So
Travis Vaughn6′0″Jr
Forwards in that room (8)
Malachi Dark6′7″Jr
Paul Mason6′7″Jr
Nemo Johnson6′6″Sr
Elijiah Scranton6′6″Sr
Will Tchatchoua6′7″Sr
Joshua Caine6′7″RS-So
Jeremiah Morris6′7″Fr
Noah Richardson-Keys6′4″Sr
Centers in that room (2)
Tyler Bell6′8″RS-Fr
Bol Kuir7′3″Jr
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If you want to play at Virginia Union

How to get recruited here

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

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 8 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from VA, MD, CA.

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.

38% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 18 players

Guards 8 of 18

Tahj Harding6′5″Grad · final yr
Wonzooly Bruce6′3″Sr · final yr
Farrell Crowell6′2″So
Jamari Garnett6′2″So2.0 PPG
Bobby Gardner6′1″So9.7 PPG
Travis Vaughn6′0″Jr6.0 PPG
Jaylen Jones5′11″Jr
O'Maundre Harris5′9″RS-Fr

Frontcourt 10 of 18 · forwards + centers

Bol Kuir7′3″Jr · C
Tyler Bell6′8″RS-Fr · C
Malachi Dark6′7″Jr · F8.6 PPG
Paul Mason6′7″Jr · F
Will Tchatchoua6′7″Sr · F · final yr
Joshua Caine6′7″RS-So · F
Jeremiah Morris6′7″Fr · F
Nemo Johnson6′6″Sr · F · final yr
Elijiah Scranton6′6″Sr · F · final yr
Noah Richardson-Keys6′4″Sr · F · final yr2.5 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

38%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Bobby Gardner9.7 PPG in 2024–25 · returning
Malachi Dark8.6 PPG in 2024–25 · returning
Travis Vaughn6.0 PPG in 2024–25 · returning

Computed from 13 of 19 players on the 2024–25 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2025–26 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

3from high school8via the portal

10 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

VA 11 · MD 10 · CA 1 · KY 1 · LA 1 · NC 1

2 international: Panama; South Sudan

High schools: John Marshall HS; E.C. Glass HS; Varina HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Paul Mason
→Nemo Johnson
→Elijiah Scranton
→Wonzooly Bruce
→Will Tchatchoua
→Joshua Caine
→Bol Kuir
→Jaylen Jones

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Jonathan Salazar
←Jonathan King
←Tyrice Fowlkes
←Zyir Baskerville
←Michael Harrell
←Deandrae Seeden
←DJ Mitchell
←Anthony Davenport-Thomas
←Kennard Wyche
←Keysean Faulkner-Smith
←Che Evans

How this roster compares

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureVirginia UnionConference
Average guard height6′1″6′2″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′7″
Roster size1816+2
Freshman share17%19%−2pp

Coaching staff

Jerome FurtadoAssistant men's basketball coach
A.J. EnglishHead men's basketball coach
Staff changes2 on-court staff changes in 5 offseasons — 2 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate98%
SAT midpoint825
ACT midpoint16

How this page is made: Rosters: official Virginia Union rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · Stats: 2024–25, the newest season with recorded stats for Virginia Union; 2025–26 stats are not on file. · 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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