D3 · State University of New York Athletic Conference

Alfred State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Alfred, NY

Alfred State (D3, State University of New York Athletic Conference) lists 13 players on the 2025–26 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster13 players
New this season8
Transfer additions2
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateNY (20)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 5 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gblocked8 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
2027
Gcrowded7 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
2029
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen3 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Avery Cunningham6′0″Sr
Kennyh Hardeman6′5″Jr
Eliijah Donegan6′6″So
Joe Bauer6′2″So
Hank Wheaton6′3″Fr
Nate Fortman6′0″Fr
Eli Taft6′0″Jr
Cole Kaufman6′0″Fr
Forwards in that room (5)
Elijah Kioko6′6″Sr
JJ Howard6′6″Fr
Hunter Streb6′4″Fr
Ben Sneddon6′3″So
Nesir Navarrete6′6″Fr
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If you want to play at Alfred State

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (8 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 8 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 2 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NY, FL.

0 of 13 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 13 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

82% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 13 players

Guards 8 of 13

Eliijah Donegan6′6″So1.5 PPG
Kennyh Hardeman6′5″Jr13.4 PPG
Hank Wheaton6′3″Fr0.2 PPG
Joe Bauer6′2″So2.2 PPG
Avery Cunningham6′0″Sr · final yr2.1 PPG
Nate Fortman6′0″Fr1.3 PPG
Eli Taft6′0″Jr5.5 PPG
Cole Kaufman6′0″Fr1.7 PPG

Frontcourt 5 of 13 · forwards + centers

Elijah Kioko6′6″Sr · F · final yr6.4 PPG
JJ Howard6′6″Fr · F4.1 PPG
Nesir Navarrete6′6″Fr · F0.1 PPG
Hunter Streb6′4″Fr · F2.0 PPG
Ben Sneddon6′3″So · F6.0 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

82%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Kennyh Hardeman13.4 PPG · returning
Ben Sneddon6.0 PPG · returning
Eli Taft5.5 PPG · returning

Computed from 13 of 13 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

6from high school2via the portal

11 of 13 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 13

0 of 13 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

NY 20 · FL 2

High schools: Union Endicott; Johnson City High School; Warwick Valley HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Kennyh Hardeman
→Elijah Kioko

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Jacob Gonzalez
←Ty Gustafson
←Michael Miller
←Mason Putnam
←Braedyn Chambry
←Darius Cunningham Jr
←Mekhi Belcher
←Dylan Perry
←Zy Switzer

How this roster compares

State University of New York Athletic Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureAlfred StateConference
Average guard height6′2″6′1″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′5″6′5″
Roster size1315−2
Freshman share46%32%+14pp

Coaching staff

Austin BuschangHead men's basketball coach
Will RollisonAssistant men's basketball coach
Jake PetersonAssistant men's basketball coach
Tim LewisAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 3 offseasons — 2 before 2024–25, 3 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate76%
SAT midpoint1094

How this page is made: Rosters: official Alfred State rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · 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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