D3 · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Whittier Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Whittier, CA

Whittier (D3, Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) lists 14 players on the 2025–26 roster; 11 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster14 players
New this season11
Transfer additions8
Clearest projected openingGuards and Centers · 2027
Most common home stateCA (15)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Centers: open from 2027 — 5 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gcrowded7 ahead
Fbalanced2 ahead
Ccrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gopening5 ahead
Fbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
Copening3 ahead
2028
Gopening1 ahead · multi-yr
Fopen1 ahead
Copening1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Brandon Andrews5′11″Jr
Jonathan Duley6′2″Jr
Chinecherem Nwanevu6′5″Sr
Peyton Guerrero6′4″Jr
Dillon McLennan6′2″Jr
Sean Cervantes5′9″Jr
Sverre Woudstra6′4″Fr
Brandon Romo6′0″Fr
Bryce Whitaker6′0″Sr
Forwards in that room (2)
Koleton Fenton6′6″So
Jaden Mathis6′5″Sr
Centers in that room (3)
Tochi Onyeador6′8″Jr
Bernardo Zappia6′7″Fr
David Estes6′8″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Whittier

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (7 ahead), F balanced (2 ahead), C crowded (3 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 CA, CO, GA.

0 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

14% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 14 players

Guards 9 of 14

Chinecherem Nwanevu6′5″Sr · final yr
Peyton Guerrero6′4″Jr
Sverre Woudstra6′4″Fr
Jonathan Duley6′2″Jr
Dillon McLennan6′2″Jr
Brandon Romo6′0″Fr
Bryce Whitaker6′0″Sr · final yr
Brandon Andrews5′11″Jr
Sean Cervantes5′9″Jr7.2 PPG

Frontcourt 5 of 14 · forwards + centers

Tochi Onyeador6′8″Jr · C
David Estes6′8″Jr · C
Bernardo Zappia6′7″Fr · C
Koleton Fenton6′6″So · F
Jaden Mathis6′5″Sr · F · final yr5.2 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

14%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Sean Cervantes7.2 PPG in 2024–25 · returning
Jaden Mathis5.2 PPG in 2024–25 · returning

Computed from 12 of 15 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

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

Rankings

0 of 14

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

Where from

CA 15 · CO 1 · GA 1 · MA 1 · MN 1 · NV 1

4 international: Leiden, Netherlands; Funes; Amuri, Nigeria; Quilmes

High schools: Norco ×2; Roosevelt; La Mirada High School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Brandon Andrews
→Tochi Onyeador
→Jonathan Duley
→Chinecherem Nwanevu
→Peyton Guerrero
→Dillon McLennan
→David Estes
→Bryce Whitaker

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Aamari Smith
←Jaedon Hose-Shea
←Tyler Watters
←Tyler Lehnertz
←Ignacio Bettinelli
←Chine Nwanevu
←Morgan Cox
←Vinny Andrea
←Devin Mims
←Roy Kalu
←Andrew Milot
←Xavier May

How this roster compares

Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureWhittierConference
Average guard height6′1″6′3″−2″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′7″
Roster size1415−1
Freshman share21%21%

Coaching staff

Mark JensenHead men's basketball coach
Chris DalleyAssistant coach
Jack RogginAssistant coach
Larry ZuckerAssistant coach
Malik CampbellHead strength & conditioning coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 0 offseasons.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate81%
SAT midpoint1230
ACT midpoint26

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