Benedictine University at Mesa Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings
NAIA · Great Southwest Athletic Conference · Mesa, AZ
Benedictine University at Mesa (NAIA, Great Southwest Athletic Conference) lists 25 players on the 2026–27 roster; 17 are new this season.
This is the roster's depth by position and its projected openings, built from the listed roster. It is not an official depth chart issued by the coaching staff.
Roster data through 2026–27
Roster25 players
New this season17
Transfer additions7
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2029
Most common home stateAZ (26)
Openings
our roster projection · your arrival year
Centers: open from 2029 — 1 ahead.
Guards: blocked until 2030.
2027202820292030G
blocked19 ahead
crowded18 ahead
crowded13 ahead
open12 ahead
F
blocked5 ahead
blocked4 ahead · multi-yr
balanced4 ahead
open3 ahead
C
crowded2 ahead · multi-yr
balanced2 ahead
open1 ahead
open0 ahead
2027
Gblocked19 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gcrowded18 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced2 ahead
2029
Gcrowded13 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2030
Gopen12 ahead
Fopen3 ahead
Copen0 ahead
Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads. Hover a cell for its evidence.
For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (19 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead), C crowded (2 ahead · multi-yr).
Of the latest cycle's 22 arrivals, 15 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from AZ, CA, CO.
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.
Depth chart
2026–27 · 25 players
Guards 18 of 25
Kaleb Bowen6′6″Fr
Naajy Bynum-Bey6′5″Jr
Ah-Zion Applewhaite6′5″Jr
Austin Obika6′3″Fr
Armon Baker6′3″Jr
Isaiah Stevens6′3″Fr
George Mihilli6′2″Fr
Darnell Turner6′2″Sr · final yr
Ryan Leggitt6′1″RS-Fr
Trenten Lavender6′1″Jr
Dylan Alvidrez6′1″Fr
Antione Anderson Jr6′0″So
JJ Horacek6′0″RS-Fr
Julian Perez6′0″RS-Fr
Corbyn Downs5′11″Fr
Kaleb Crozier5′10″Fr
Jelijah Cotton5′10″Fr
Talan Sprouse5′8″Fr
Frontcourt 7 of 25 · forwards + centers
Jayden Standifer6′8″So · C
Awan Kueth6′8″Jr · C
Dylan Hayes6′7″Fr · F
Alex Riddick6′7″So · F
Taevon Pierre-Louis6′6″Sr · F · final yr
Marcel Shipp Jr.6′5″Fr · F
Dorian Lewis6′5″RS-Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Roster makeup
Arrivals
15from high school7via the portal
18 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.
Hometowns
AZ 26 · CA 3 · CO 2 · MI 2 · GA 1 · IL 1
2 international: Istanbul, Turkey; Carolina
High schools: Mesquite High School ×2; The Orme School; Heritage Academy Mesa and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2025–26 → 2026–27 · in
→Armon Baker
→Taevon Pierre-Louis
→Naajy Bynum-Bey
→Ah-Zion Applewhaite
→Trenten Lavender
→Darnell Turner
→Alex Riddick
2025–26 → 2026–27 · out
←Aiden Olmstead
←Khari Dunn
←Malik Payton
←Kaan Alaner
←Julius Williams
←Tate Newport
←Amoljeet Singh
←Luis Marin
←Jack Busenhart
←Kamron Robinson
Roster comparison
Great Southwest Athletic Conference (8 programs, 2026–27 medians)
Measure
Benedictine University at Mesa
Conference
Average guard height
6′1″
6′1″
Average frontcourt height
6′7″
6′7″
Roster size
25
15
+10
Freshman share
60%
20%
+40pp
Coaching staff
Frank WoodfordHead coach
Zach CaveAssistant coach
D'Andre JohnsonAssistant coach
DaiSean KirkAssistant coach
Scott NicholsonAssistant coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 0 offseasons.
How this page is made: Rosters: official Benedictine University at Mesa rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 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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