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Bellarmine Men's Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #29813–19 · 2025–26Division 1 · Atlantic Sun ConferenceLouisville, KY

Bellarmine finished 13–19 (ASUN 8th, KenPom #298) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season8
Transfer additions2
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2029
Most common home stateKY (12)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2029 — 7 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2030.

2027202820292030G
blocked10 ahead · multi-yr
crowded10 ahead
opening7 ahead
open4 ahead
F
blocked6 ahead · multi-yr
blocked6 ahead
balanced5 ahead
open3 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
Julius Gizzi6'3"So
Demarcus Surratt6'4"Fr
Max Meagher6'6"Fr
Tommy Clark6'3"So
Roland Swan6'5"Fr
Grant Neal6'3"RS-So
Grant Whitaker6'4"RS-Jr
Mason Darrell6'2"Fr
Kenyon Goodin6'3"RS-Jr
Tyler Doyle6'5"Jr
Forwards in that room (6)
Jacob Wassler6'11"So
Tucker Tornatta6'8"Jr
Ant McAfee6'6"RS-Fr
Sam Donald6'8"So
Evan Harrell6'8"Fr
Brady Klopfenstein6'6"Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Bellarmine

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (10 ahead · multi-yr), F blocked (6 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 7 came straight from high school and 2 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from KY, IN, OH.

1 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 1 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

42% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 10 of 16

Max Meagher6'6"Fr
Roland Swan6'5"Fr
Tyler Doyle6'5"Jr10.0 PPG
Demarcus Surratt6'4"Fr
Grant Whitaker6'4"RS-Jr1.6 PPG
Julius Gizzi6'3"So
Tommy Clark6'3"So1.6 PPG
Grant Neal6'3"RS-So3.0 PPG
Kenyon Goodin6'3"RS-Jr11.6 PPG
Mason Darrell6'2"Fr

Frontcourt 6 of 16 · forwards + centers

Jacob Wassler6'11"So · F3.5 PPG
Tucker Tornatta6'8"Jr · F
Sam Donald6'8"So · F6.5 PPG
Evan Harrell6'8"Fr · F
Ant McAfee6'6"RS-Fr · F
Brady Klopfenstein6'6"Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

42%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Kenyon Goodin11.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Tyler Doyle10.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Sam Donald6.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 of 21 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

7from high school2via the portal

14 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

1 of 16

1 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Sam Donald #489.

Where from

KY 12 · IN 7 · OH 3 · IL 2 · CA 1 · MI 1

High schools: North Oldham ×2; St. Xavier ×2; Kings and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

Julius Gizzi
Tucker Tornatta

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

Dominique Murphy
Evan Ferry
Donovan Hunter
Isaiah White
Michael Wilson Jr.
Luke Anderson
Will Sanderfer

How this roster compares

Atlantic Sun Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureBellarmineConference
Average guard height6'4"6'3"+1"
Average frontcourt height6'8"6'9"−1"
Roster size1615+1
Freshman share44%33%+11pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1852021–22#2532022–23#3042023–24#3402024–25#2982025–26
2013 · ASUN 4th1518 · ASUN 12th823 · ASUN 11th526 · ASUN 9th1319 · ASUN 8th

Coaching staff

Doug DavenportHead Coach, Men's Basketball
Al DavisAssistant Coach, Men's Basketball
Winston YerglerAssistant Coach, Men's Basketball
Jeff RutterAssistant Coach, Men's Basketball
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2024–25, 3 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate86%
SAT midpoint1195
ACT midpoint24

How this page is made: Rosters: official Bellarmine rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Bellarmine'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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