D2 · Northeast-10 Conference

Bentley Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Northeast-10 Conference · Waltham, MA

Bentley (D2, Northeast-10 Conference) lists 15 players on the 2026–27 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season6
Transfer additions1
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateCT (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 4 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gblocked8 ahead
Fcrowded6 ahead
2028
Gbalanced7 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Nolan Ames6′2″Fr
Mantas Zilys6′4″Jr
Brady O'Connell6′1″Fr
Ben Natal6′2″Fr
Osiris Nalls6′3″Jr
Dre Roman6′3″Sr
Mike Rumpza5′9″So
Drew Dargati6′4″Fr
Jordan Elliott6′3″Jr
Forwards in that room (6)
Taj Smith6′5″Jr
Aguibou Balde6′4″Grad
Jack Hynes6′6″Fr
Andrew Hill6′7″So
Cooper Farrall6′5″Sr
Christian Jeffers6′4″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Bentley

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (8 ahead), F crowded (6 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 6 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 1 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CT, IL, NJ.

0 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

49% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 9 of 15

Mantas Zilys6′4″Jr10.1 PPG
Drew Dargati6′4″Fr
Osiris Nalls6′3″Jr7.0 PPG
Dre Roman6′3″Sr · final yr
Jordan Elliott6′3″Jr5.3 PPG
Nolan Ames6′2″Fr
Ben Natal6′2″Fr
Brady O'Connell6′1″Fr
Mike Rumpza5′9″So

Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers

Andrew Hill6′7″So · F
Jack Hynes6′6″Fr · F
Taj Smith6′5″Jr · F
Cooper Farrall6′5″Sr · F · final yr17.0 PPG
Aguibou Balde6′4″Grad · F · final yr
Christian Jeffers6′4″Jr · F0.0 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

49%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Cooper Farrall17.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Mantas Zilys10.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Osiris Nalls7.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 9 of 13 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

5from high school1via the portal

14 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 15

0 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

CT 3 · IL 2 · NJ 2 · CA 1 · IN 1 · MA 1

3 international: Loiza, PR; Toronto; Hope, Maine

High schools: Cushing Academy ×2; Don Bosco Prep / Blair Academy; Newark Academy and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Aguibou Balde

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

No non-graduating departures recorded.

How this roster compares

Northeast-10 Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureBentleyConference
Average guard height6′2″6′3″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′5″6′7″−2″
Roster size1515
Freshman share33%25%+8pp

Coaching staff

Danny LawsonHead coach
Stephen HaladynaAssistant coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate45%
SAT midpoint1327
ACT midpoint30

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