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Butler Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #66 · 16–16 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big East Conference · Indianapolis, IN

Butler finished 16–16 (Big East 5th, KenPom #66) 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 additions5
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2028
Most common home stateIN (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2028 — 1 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gcrowded6 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced2 ahead
2028
Gbalanced4 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2029
Gopening3 ahead
Fcrowded5 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen4 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (6)
Samu Adler6′6″Fr
Eduardo Klafke6′5″Jr
Jalen Jackson6′2″Grad
Ethan McComb6′1″Sr
Baron Walker6′3″Fr
Jordan Ellerbee6′3″So
Forwards in that room (7)
Marko Maric7′0″Fr
Herly Brutus6′7″Fr
Samis Calderon6′8″So
Asim Djulovic6′8″Fr
Bryson Cardinal6′7″RS-Fr
Treyson Anderson6′9″Jr
Christian Moore6′6″Grad
Centers in that room (2)
Kevin Ndzie7′1″RS-Jr
Drayton Jones6′11″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Butler

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (6 ahead), F blocked (6 ahead · multi-yr), C balanced (2 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from IN, TX, CA.

6 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 6 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

17% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 6 of 15

Samu Adler6′6″Fr
Eduardo Klafke6′5″Jr
Baron Walker6′3″Fr
Jordan Ellerbee6′3″So
Jalen Jackson6′2″Grad · final yr9.5 PPG
Ethan McComb6′1″Sr · final yr0.3 PPG

Frontcourt 9 of 15 · forwards + centers

Kevin Ndzie7′1″RS-Jr · C
Marko Maric7′0″Fr · F
Drayton Jones6′11″Sr · C · final yr6.3 PPG
Treyson Anderson6′9″Jr · F
Samis Calderon6′8″So · F
Asim Djulovic6′8″Fr · F
Herly Brutus6′7″Fr · F
Bryson Cardinal6′7″RS-Fr · F
Christian Moore6′6″Grad · F · final yr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

17%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jalen Jackson9.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Drayton Jones6.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Ethan McComb0.3 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 school5via the portal

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

Rankings

6 of 15

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

Best-ranked: Samis Calderon #90.

Where from

IN 6 · TX 2 · CA 1 · FL 1 · IA 1 · MD 1

8 international: Markham; Tours, France; Franca SP, Brazil; Novi Pazar and 4 more

High schools: Byron Nelson; Brebeuf Jesuit; IMG Academy (Fla.) and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Eduardo Klafke
→Samis Calderon
→Treyson Anderson
→Christian Moore
→Jordan Ellerbee

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Azavier "Stink" Robinson
←Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor
←Jamie Kaiser Jr.
←Jack McCaffery
←Finley Bizjack
←Jackson Keith
←Evan Haywood

How this roster compares

Big East Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureButlerConference
Average guard height6′3″6′4″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1515
Freshman share40%27%+13pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1172021–22#1232022–23#572023–24#772024–25#662025–26
14–19 · Big East 10th14–18 · Big East 9th18–15 · Big East 8th15–20 · Big East 7th16–16 · Big East 5th

Coaching staff

Ronald NoredHead coach
Tony BollierGeneral manager/assistant coach
Kotie KimbleAssistant coach
Jalen Courtney-WilliamsAssistant coach
Jon DieblerAssistant coach
Emerson KampenAssistant coach
Staff changes8 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 2 before 2024–25, 5 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate85%
SAT midpoint1245
ACT midpoint28

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