D2 · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

Caldwell Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Caldwell, NJ

Caldwell (D2, Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference) lists 18 players on the 2025–26 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster18 players
New this season6
Transfer additions1
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2027
Most common home stateNJ (8)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2027 — 9 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fbalanced7 ahead
2027
Gopening9 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2029
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen3 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Isaiah Philbert6′2″Jr
Tristan Rogers6′1″So
Zeyad Elshazly6′2″Fr
Todd Rochelle6′3″Jr
Samaj Hairston Long6′2″Fr
Emeka Ceaser6′1″Jr
Kirk Parsons6′0″Grad
Manny Smith6′3″So
Jaryn Bull6′5″So
Melvin Evans6′4″Sr
Jaiden Williams6′4″Jr
Forwards in that room (7)
Terence Thompson6′8″Fr
Moussa Ngom6′8″Sr
Grady Burt6′6″Fr
DeAngelo Horn6′6″Sr
Markeis Isley6′7″Fr
Roniel Oguekwe6′6″Sr
Austin Amponsah6′6″So
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If you want to play at Caldwell

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (11 ahead), F balanced (7 ahead).

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

Most arrivals come from NJ, NY, MI.

0 of 18 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

59% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 18 players

Guards 11 of 18

Jaryn Bull6′5″So3.6 PPG
Melvin Evans6′4″Sr · final yr16.6 PPG
Jaiden Williams6′4″Jr6.4 PPG
Todd Rochelle6′3″Jr10.8 PPG
Manny Smith6′3″So
Isaiah Philbert6′2″Jr9.2 PPG
Zeyad Elshazly6′2″Fr
Samaj Hairston Long6′2″Fr
Tristan Rogers6′1″So4.2 PPG
Emeka Ceaser6′1″Jr1.3 PPG
Kirk Parsons6′0″Grad · final yr1.7 PPG

Frontcourt 7 of 18 · forwards + centers

Terence Thompson6′8″Fr · F9.7 PPG
Moussa Ngom6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Markeis Isley6′7″Fr · F4.4 PPG
Grady Burt6′6″Fr · F
DeAngelo Horn6′6″Sr · F · final yr15.3 PPG
Roniel Oguekwe6′6″Sr · F · final yr1.4 PPG
Austin Amponsah6′6″So · F0.0 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

59%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Todd Rochelle10.8 PPG · returning
Terence Thompson9.7 PPG · returning
Isaiah Philbert9.2 PPG · returning

Computed from 13 of 18 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

5from high school1via the portal

17 of 18 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 18

0 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

NJ 8 · NY 8 · MI 2 · NV 1 · PA 1

3 international: Dakar; Galway; Eilat

High schools: Monsignor Scanlan/Our Savior Lutheran; Woodstock Academy/John F. Kennedy; The Patrick School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Todd Rochelle

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Yarden Ashkenazi
←Jamien Todd
←Jordan Summers
←Mark Heber
←Derrick Bueno

How this roster compares

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureCaldwellConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′7″
Roster size1818
Freshman share28%28%

Coaching staff

Dean JohnsonHead coach
Joe ScottAssistant coach
Ed RyanAssistant coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 4 offseasons.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate71%
SAT midpoint1155

How this page is made: Rosters: official Caldwell rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · New this season: players not listed on the 2024–25 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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