D3 · New England Small College Athletic Conference

Amherst Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Amherst, MA

Amherst (D3, New England Small College Athletic Conference) lists 12 players on the 2025–26 roster; 5 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster12 players
New this season5
Transfer additions1
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2027
Most common home stateMA (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2027 — 9 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gopening9 ahead
Fbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Jacob Blank6′4″So
Nate Pabis6′6″Jr
Johnny McCain6′2″Jr
Sherron Woodberry6′4″Fr
Brandon Margolin6′6″Fr
Marc Garraud5′10″Jr
K.J. Neville6′3″Fr
Drew Martin6′7″Sr
Zane Adnan6′3″Jr
Elias Chin6′4″So
Chris Hammond6′6″Sr
Forwards in that room (1)
Ryan Hempfling6′10″Fr
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If you want to play at Amherst

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (11 ahead), F balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 5 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 1 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MA, MD, CA.

0 of 12 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 12 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

80% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 12 players

Guards 11 of 12

Drew Martin6′7″Sr · final yr5.4 PPG
Nate Pabis6′6″Jr7.8 PPG
Brandon Margolin6′6″Fr3.1 PPG
Chris Hammond6′6″Sr · final yr9.6 PPG
Jacob Blank6′4″So0.3 PPG
Sherron Woodberry6′4″Fr7.4 PPG
Elias Chin6′4″So10.6 PPG
K.J. Neville6′3″Fr10.8 PPG
Zane Adnan6′3″Jr5.9 PPG
Johnny McCain6′2″Jr2.7 PPG
Marc Garraud5′10″Jr10.2 PPG

Frontcourt 1 of 12 · forwards + centers

Ryan Hempfling6′10″Fr · F1.7 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

80%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
K.J. Neville10.8 PPG · returning
Elias Chin10.6 PPG · returning
Marc Garraud10.2 PPG · returning

Computed from 12 of 12 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

4from high school1via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 12

0 of 12 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

MA 4 · MD 3 · CA 2 · CT 2 · NY 2 · FL 1

2 international: Brisbane; Milan

High schools: Noble & Greenough; Campbell Hall; Berkshire School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Zane Adnan

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Noah Helmke
←Canin Reynolds
←Giovanni Tam
←Will Scherer
←Ryker Vance
←Bobby Sommers
←C.J. Mitchell

How this roster compares

New England Small College Athletic Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureAmherstConference
Average guard height6′4″6′2″+2″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′7″+3″
Roster size1217−5
Freshman share33%25%+8pp

Coaching staff

Marlon SearsHead coach
Blake WaldronAssistant coach
Staff changes4 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2022–23, 1 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate9%
SAT midpoint1460
ACT midpoint33

How this page is made: Rosters: official Amherst 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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