D3 · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

Aurora Men's Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Northern Athletics Collegiate ConferenceAurora, IL

Aurora (D3, Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference) lists 25 players on the 2025–26 roster; 17 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster25 players
New this season17
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingForwards and Centers · 2028
Most common home stateIL (20)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards and Centers: open from 2028 — 1 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2030.

2027202820292030G
blocked18 ahead · multi-yr
crowded18 ahead
crowded12 ahead
open11 ahead
F
balanced2 ahead
open1 ahead
open0 ahead
open0 ahead
C
crowded2 ahead · multi-yr
open2 ahead
open0 ahead
open0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (20)
Adam Awender6'0"Fr
Jeffery Hillmer6'4"Jr
Cullen Rauls6'1"Jr
Mekhi Doby6'3"Jr
Bryden Gryzmala5'11"Fr
Josh Tinney6'1"Fr
Devon White6'2"Fr
Zerrick Johnson6'2"Fr
Ian Chin6'0"Fr
Gavin Escobedo6'2"Fr
Brycen Grove6'2"Fr
Kenny Rosario5'10"Fr
Jordan Schroeder6'1"Sr
Aramis Currin6'2"Fr
Robert Hutson6'3"So
Juan Madrigal6'4"Jr
Isaac Ross6'1"Jr
Alex Ross6'1"Jr
Connor Fitzgerald6'0"Fr
Matt Anderson6'3"Fr
Forwards in that room (3)
Sebastian Deering6'5"Fr
Isaiah Thompson6'3"Sr
Larry Carthan6'7"Jr
Centers in that room (2)
Luis Mur Martin6'9"Jr
Devon Richardson6'8"Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Aurora

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (18 ahead · multi-yr), F balanced (2 ahead), C crowded (2 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 17 arrivals, 13 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from IL, IN, WA.

0 of 25 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 25 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 25 players

Guards 20 of 25

Jeffery Hillmer6'4"Jr5.8 PPG
Juan Madrigal6'4"Jr
Mekhi Doby6'3"Jr11.5 PPG
Robert Hutson6'3"So
Matt Anderson6'3"Fr
Devon White6'2"Fr
Zerrick Johnson6'2"Fr
Gavin Escobedo6'2"Fr
Brycen Grove6'2"Fr
Aramis Currin6'2"Fr
Cullen Rauls6'1"Jr
Josh Tinney6'1"Fr
Jordan Schroeder6'1"Sr · final yr
Isaac Ross6'1"Jr1.8 PPG
Alex Ross6'1"Jr2.2 PPG
Adam Awender6'0"Fr
Ian Chin6'0"Fr
Connor Fitzgerald6'0"Fr
Bryden Gryzmala5'11"Fr
Kenny Rosario5'10"Fr

Frontcourt 5 of 25 · forwards + centers

Luis Mur Martin6'9"Jr · C
Devon Richardson6'8"Jr · C
Larry Carthan6'7"Jr · F
Sebastian Deering6'5"Fr · F
Isaiah Thompson6'3"Sr · F · final yr1.5 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

13from high school4via the portal

21 of 25 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 25

0 of 25 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

IL 20 · IN 2 · WA 1 · WI 1

1 international: Malaga

High schools: Terre Haute North High School ×2; Guilford; Wheaton Academy and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

Cullen Rauls
Devon Richardson
Juan Madrigal
Larry Carthan

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

No non-graduating departures recorded.

How this roster compares

Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureAuroraConference
Average guard height6'1"6'2"−1"
Average frontcourt height6'6"6'6"
Roster size2520+5
Freshman share52%35%+17pp

Coaching staff

Steve ChristiansenHead Coach
Jason BanksAssistant Coach
Brandon SmithAssistant Coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 1 offseasons.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate81%
SAT midpoint1045
ACT midpoint22

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