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Central Connecticut Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #312 · 18–12 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · NEC · New Britain, CT

Central Connecticut finished 18–12 (NEC 3rd, KenPom #312) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season9
Transfer additions5
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2029
Most common home stateCT (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2029 — 6 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2030.

2026
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead
2027
Gblocked9 ahead · multi-yr
Fblocked6 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fbalanced6 ahead
2029
Gopening6 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen3 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
Matt Goodwin6′2″Fr
Roddy Jones6′1″So
Jhace Johnson6′1″Jr
Brayden Jackson6′8″So
Raphel Laurent6′3″Jr
Elijah Parker6′3″So
James Jones6′6″Jr
David Smith6′4″Fr
Ashton Reynolds6′4″So
Victor Payne6′4″Jr
Forwards in that room (6)
Daniel James6′8″Jr
Jayden Mott6′8″Jr
Rashawn Tibby6′8″RS-Fr
Carson Gretz6′6″Fr
Colin Langdon6′8″Fr
Jacori Ervin6′11″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Central Connecticut

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (8 ahead), F blocked (6 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CT, MA, CA.

0 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

27% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 10 of 16

Brayden Jackson6′8″So
James Jones6′6″Jr4.2 PPG
David Smith6′4″Fr
Ashton Reynolds6′4″So3.7 PPG
Victor Payne6′4″Jr
Raphel Laurent6′3″Jr
Elijah Parker6′3″So2.4 PPG
Matt Goodwin6′2″Fr
Roddy Jones6′1″So4.3 PPG
Jhace Johnson6′1″Jr

Frontcourt 6 of 16 · forwards + centers

Jacori Ervin6′11″Jr · F
Daniel James6′8″Jr · F
Jayden Mott6′8″Jr · F1.9 PPG
Rashawn Tibby6′8″RS-Fr · F
Colin Langdon6′8″Fr · F
Carson Gretz6′6″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

27%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Roddy Jones4.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
James Jones4.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Ashton Reynolds3.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 11 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

5from high school5via the portal

11 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 16

0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

CT 3 · MA 2 · CA 1 · FL 1 · MD 1 · MI 1

10 international: North Babylon; Watertown; Manchester; Springfield and 6 more

High schools: Brewster Academy (NH); Williston Northampton (MA); Fort Erie International Academy and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Jhace Johnson
→Brayden Jackson
→Raphel Laurent
→Jacori Ervin
→Victor Payne

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Adam Fox
←Corsley Edwards, Jr.
←Darin Smith, Jr.
←Max Frazier

How this roster compares

NEC (6 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureCentral ConnecticutConference
Average guard height6′4″6′3″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1616
Freshman share31%13%+18pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#3552021–22#3442022–23#2772023–24#1912024–25#3122025–26
8–24 · NEC 9th10–22 · NEC 7th20–11 · NEC 2nd25–7 · NEC 1st18–12 · NEC 3rd

Coaching staff

Patrick SellersHead coach
Ben WoodAssistant coach
Lenny JeffersonAssistant coach
Ryan OlanderAssistant coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 4 offseasons.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate73%
SAT midpoint1065
ACT midpoint23

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