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Bethune-Cookman Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #223 · 17–15 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Southwestern Athletic Conference · Daytona Beach, FL

Bethune-Cookman finished 17–15 (SWAC 1st, KenPom #223) in 2025–26. 17 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 12 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster17 players
New this season12
Transfer additions10
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2026
Most common home stateIL (5)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2026 — 11 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gopening11 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gopening11 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2029
Gopening2 ahead · multi-yr
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Connor Teasley6′3″Fr
Arterio Morris6′4″Jr
Jordan Johnson6′4″Jr
Kallai Patton6′4″RS-So
Jakobi Heady6′6″Sr
Karmello Branch6′4″Sr
Kollen Murphy6′3″RS-Jr
Kevin Patton Jr.6′8″RS-Jr
Jaylen Jones6′0″Sr
Mari Jordan6′6″RS-Jr
Jameel Morris6′1″Sr
Forwards in that room (6)
Quentin Heady6′6″Jr
Daniel Johnson6′7″Jr
Daniel Rouzan6′8″Sr
IJ Ezuma6′8″Grad
Jared Smith6′7″Fr
Vuk Boskovic6′7″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Bethune-Cookman

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G opening (11 ahead), F opening (4 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 10 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from IL, CA, FL.

5 of 17 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 5 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

61% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 17 players

Guards 11 of 17

Kevin Patton Jr.6′8″RS-Jr
Jakobi Heady6′6″Sr · final yr18.2 PPG
Mari Jordan6′6″RS-Jr
Arterio Morris6′4″Jr11.5 PPG
Jordan Johnson6′4″Jr4.9 PPG
Kallai Patton6′4″RS-So
Karmello Branch6′4″Sr · final yr
Connor Teasley6′3″Fr
Kollen Murphy6′3″RS-Jr
Jameel Morris6′1″Sr · final yr
Jaylen Jones6′0″Sr · final yr

Frontcourt 6 of 17 · forwards + centers

Daniel Rouzan6′8″Sr · F · final yr11.8 PPG
IJ Ezuma6′8″Grad · F · final yr
Daniel Johnson6′7″Jr · F
Jared Smith6′7″Fr · F
Vuk Boskovic6′7″So · F
Quentin Heady6′6″Jr · F10.3 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

61%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jakobi Heady18.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Daniel Rouzan11.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Arterio Morris11.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 of 16 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

2from high school10via the portal

7 of 17 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

5 of 17

5 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

1 five-star: Arterio Morris #16 (2022).

Where from

IL 5 · CA 4 · FL 4 · GA 2 · TX 2 · CO 1

2 international: Bileca; Yaoundé, Cameroon

High schools: Rancho Christian HS ×3; Hillcrest HS ×2; DeLand HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Kallai Patton
→Karmello Branch
→Daniel Johnson
→IJ Ezuma
→Kollen Murphy
→Kevin Patton Jr.
→Vuk Boskovic
→Jaylen Jones
→Mari Jordan
→Jameel Morris

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Dailon Minor
←David Onanina
←William Gonzalez
←Rickey Mitchell Jr.

How this roster compares

Southwestern Athletic Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureBethune-CookmanConference
Average guard height6′4″6′4″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′8″−1″
Roster size1715+2
Freshman share12%18%−6pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#3382021–22#3472022–23#3082023–24#2962024–25#2232025–26
9–21 · SWAC 10th12–20 · SWAC 9th17–17 · SWAC 6th17–16 · SWAC 5th17–15 · SWAC 1st

Coaching staff

Patrick EberhartAssistant coach
Billy GarrettAssistant coach
Richard GrantAssistant basketball coach
Staff changes1 on-court staff change in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2024–25.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate88%
SAT midpoint905
ACT midpoint17

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