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Bradley Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #138 · 21–13 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Missouri Valley Conference · Peoria, IL

Bradley finished 21–13 (MVC 7th, KenPom #138) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season10
Transfer additions6
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateIL (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 3 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening7 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen5 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Kyle Grill6′6″Sr
Noah Williams6′8″RS-So
Max Gaspà6′3″Fr
Race Kowalczyk6′6″Fr
Georgi Gerganov6′5″Fr
Dietrich Richardson6′7″So
Timoty van der Knaap6′8″Jr
Gus Rugaard6′2″Jr
Trevon Payton6′6″RS-Sr
Dimitrije Pavlovic6′5″Fr
Jackson Seastrunk6′5″RS-Fr
Forwards in that room (3)
Josh Ibukunoluwa6′10″Jr
Ben Thornbrue6′8″RS-Jr
Xander Alarie6′8″RS-So
Centers in that room (1)
Gustavo Guimarães6′11″RS-Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Bradley

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (11 ahead), F crowded (3 ahead · multi-yr), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 6 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from IL, WI, GA.

2 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 2 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

11% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 11 of 15

Noah Williams6′8″RS-So
Timoty van der Knaap6′8″Jr6.5 PPG
Dietrich Richardson6′7″So2.3 PPG
Kyle Grill6′6″Sr · final yr
Race Kowalczyk6′6″Fr
Trevon Payton6′6″RS-Sr · final yr
Georgi Gerganov6′5″Fr
Dimitrije Pavlovic6′5″Fr
Jackson Seastrunk6′5″RS-Fr
Max Gaspà6′3″Fr
Gus Rugaard6′2″Jr0.0 PPG

Frontcourt 4 of 15 · forwards + centers

Gustavo Guimarães6′11″RS-Fr · C
Josh Ibukunoluwa6′10″Jr · F
Ben Thornbrue6′8″RS-Jr · F
Xander Alarie6′8″RS-So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

11%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Timoty van der Knaap6.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Dietrich Richardson2.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 of 15 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

6from high school6via the portal

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

Rankings

2 of 15

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

Best-ranked: Dietrich Richardson #225.

Where from

IL 4 · WI 3 · GA 2 · TX 2 · CA 1 · KS 1

9 international: Port Au Prince, Haiti; São Paulo, Brazil; Perth; Zhuhai, Guangdong and 5 more

High schools: Xavier Academy ×2; Milwaukee-Hamilton High School; Pius XI and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Kyle Grill
→Noah Williams
→Josh Ibukunoluwa
→Ben Thornbrue
→Xander Alarie
→Trevon Payton

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Kai Yu
←Demarion Burch
←Handy Toussaint III
←Matthew Zobrist
←Jaquan Johnson
←Montana Wheeler

How this roster compares

Missouri Valley Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureBradleyConference
Average guard height6′6″6′4″+2″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1515
Freshman share40%31%+9pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1022021–22#922022–23#602023–24#862024–25#1382025–26
17–14 · MVC 5th25–10 · MVC 2nd23–12 · MVC 3rd28–9 · MVC 2nd21–13 · MVC 7th

Coaching staff

Brian WardleMen's basketball head coach
Mike BlackMen's basketball assistant coach
Brian JonesMen's basketball assistant coach
Bobby SuarezMen's basketball assistant coach
Kamrein StreetMen's basketball assistant coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 1 offseasons.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate77%
SAT midpoint1170
ACT midpoint27

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