D3 · Little East Conference

Western Connecticut Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Little East Conference · Danbury, CT

Western Connecticut (D3, Little East Conference) lists 22 players on the 2025–26 roster; 18 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster22 players
New this season18
Transfer additions10
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards and Centers · 2028
Most common home stateNY (20)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards and Centers: open from 2028 — 9 ahead.

2026
Gcrowded13 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening9 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2029
Gopen6 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (16)
Lorenzo Almonte6′2″Jr
Kaden Smith5′11″Fr
John Easley6′4″So
Jaeden Bull6′3″Fr
Nehemiah Snell6′0″Fr
Jonathan Chery6′2″Sr
Elijah Jean-Guillaume6′3″Jr
Tayejon Lynch5′11″Sr
Avery Taitt-Christina6′4″Fr
Abiel Morales5′9″Fr
Nicholas Moore6′2″So
Armaan Sandhu6′4″So
Tim Pilyugin5′10″So
Anthony Simpson5′11″Fr
D.J. Jones5′10″Fr
Jahlyl Morgan6′2″Sr
Forwards in that room (4)
Kevin Murray6′5″So
Gabe Barboza6′2″So
Nick Boyce6′4″Sr
Peterson Sourabie6′5″Fr
Centers in that room (2)
Marcel Henry6′8″So
Juan Morel6′10″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Western Connecticut

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (13 ahead), F crowded (3 ahead · multi-yr), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 18 arrivals, 8 came straight from high school and 10 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NY, CT, DE.

0 of 22 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 22 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

10% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 22 players

Guards 16 of 22

John Easley6′4″So
Avery Taitt-Christina6′4″Fr
Armaan Sandhu6′4″So0.8 PPG
Jaeden Bull6′3″Fr
Elijah Jean-Guillaume6′3″Jr
Lorenzo Almonte6′2″Jr1.8 PPG
Jonathan Chery6′2″Sr · final yr
Nicholas Moore6′2″So2.9 PPG
Jahlyl Morgan6′2″Sr · final yr3.7 PPG
Nehemiah Snell6′0″Fr
Kaden Smith5′11″Fr
Tayejon Lynch5′11″Sr · final yr8.5 PPG
Anthony Simpson5′11″Fr
Tim Pilyugin5′10″So
D.J. Jones5′10″Fr
Abiel Morales5′9″Fr

Frontcourt 6 of 22 · forwards + centers

Juan Morel6′10″So · C
Marcel Henry6′8″So · C6.7 PPG
Kevin Murray6′5″So · F
Peterson Sourabie6′5″Fr · F
Nick Boyce6′4″Sr · F · final yr6.1 PPG
Gabe Barboza6′2″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

10%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jahlyl Morgan3.7 PPG in 2024–25 · returning
Nicholas Moore2.9 PPG in 2024–25 · returning
Lorenzo Almonte1.8 PPG in 2024–25 · returning

Computed from 15 of 16 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

8from high school10via the portal

12 of 22 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 22

0 of 22 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

NY 20 · CT 9 · DE 1 · NJ 1 · PA 1

2 international: Abbotsford, British Columbia; Abbotsford, British Columbia

High schools: Iona Prep ×3; Bethel ×2; Jamaica ×2 and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Marcel Henry
→John Easley
→Kevin Murray
→Gabe Barboza
→Elijah Jean-Guillaume
→Tayejon Lynch
→Nick Boyce
→Armaan Sandhu
→Tim Pilyugin
→Juan Morel

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Quintin Chapman
←Malik Cole
←Nick Boyce
←Keeshawn Jones
←Cameron Gallon
←C.J. Riley
←Kyle Marcello
←Jeremiah Williams
←Tayejon Lynch
←Marcel Henry
←Armaan Sandhu
←Jourdan Belcher

How this roster compares

Little East Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureWestern ConnecticutConference
Average guard height6′1″6′1″
Average frontcourt height6′6″6′6″
Roster size2216+6
Freshman share36%33%+3pp

Coaching staff

Guy RancourtHead men's basketball coach
Jamie ProcinoAssistant coach
Noah BrownAssistant men's basketball coach
Dan CareyAssistant men's basketball coach
Chris WattsAssistant men's basketball coach
Ken ReedAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 0 offseasons.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate87%
SAT midpoint1110

How this page is made: Rosters: official Western Connecticut rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · Stats: 2024–25, the newest season with recorded stats for Western Connecticut; 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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