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Western Michigan Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #282 · 11–20 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Mid-American Conference · Kalamazoo, MI

Western Michigan finished 11–20 (MAC 12th, KenPom #282) in 2025–26. 14 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 14 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season14
Transfer additions10
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2027
Most common home stateMI (11)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2027 — 8 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gopening8 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening3 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening2 ahead
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Mason Bendinger6′4″Sr
Jordan Sigmon5′11″Fr
Tanner Hayhurst6′6″Sr
Julien Gomez6′3″So
Rob Lee, Jr.6′2″Sr
Adam Harakow6′7″Sr
Ramere Draper6′4″Sr
Jaylen Washington5′10″Jr
Ben Johnson6′0″Fr
Forwards in that room (4)
Joshua Eli6′6″Jr
Isaac Finlinson6′8″Sr
DeAaron Watkins6′8″Fr
Augustinas Kiudulas6′8″Sr
Centers in that room (1)
Janis Jünemann6′11″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Western Michigan

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G opening (8 ahead), F balanced (4 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 14 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 10 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MI, UT, CA.

1 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 1 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

0% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 9 of 14

Adam Harakow6′7″Sr · final yr
Tanner Hayhurst6′6″Sr · final yr
Mason Bendinger6′4″Sr · final yr
Ramere Draper6′4″Sr · final yr
Julien Gomez6′3″So
Rob Lee, Jr.6′2″Sr · final yr
Ben Johnson6′0″Fr
Jordan Sigmon5′11″Fr
Jaylen Washington5′10″Jr

Frontcourt 5 of 14 · forwards + centers

Janis Jünemann6′11″Fr · C
Isaac Finlinson6′8″Sr · F · final yr
DeAaron Watkins6′8″Fr · F
Augustinas Kiudulas6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Joshua Eli6′6″Jr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

0%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers

Computed from 14 of 14 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

4from high school10via the portal

4 of 14 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

1 of 14

1 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Julien Gomez #459.

Where from

MI 11 · UT 2 · CA 1 · ID 1 · IL 1 · IN 1

7 international: Vilnius; Leduc, Alberta, Canada; Douala, Cameroon; Cremona and 3 more

High schools: Northview ×2; Western Canada Prep Academy ×2; Williamston and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Joshua Eli
→Mason Bendinger
→Isaac Finlinson
→Tanner Hayhurst
→Julien Gomez
→Rob Lee, Jr.
→Adam Harakow
→Augustinas Kiudulas
→Ramere Draper
→Jaylen Washington

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Junior Sileu
←Trey Lewis
←Hudson Ward
←Michael Sulaka
←Nicholas Errica
←Max Burton
←EJ Ryans
←Sharod Barnes
←Brady Swartz
←Carson Vis
←Jalen Griffith

How this roster compares

Mid-American Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureWestern MichiganConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′9″−1″
Roster size1414
Freshman share29%35%−6pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#3082021–22#3332022–23#3172023–24#2792024–25#2822025–26
9–22 · MAC 11th8–23 · MAC 11th12–20 · MAC 10th12–20 · MAC 10th11–20 · MAC 12th

Coaching staff

Kahil FennellHead coach
Dustin YoderAssistant coach
Bobby HorodyskiAssistant coach
Cam ClarkAssistant coach
Michael ProvenzanoAssistant coach
Lucas MonroeAssistant strength & conditioning coach
Staff changes7 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2024–25, 6 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate85%
SAT midpoint1110
ACT midpoint24

How this page is made: Rosters: official Western Michigan rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Western Michigan'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 · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · 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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