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Central Michigan Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #247 · 10–21 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Mid-American Conference · Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan finished 10–21 (MAC 10th, KenPom #247) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season8
Transfer additions5
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2027
Most common home stateMI (11)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2027 — 3 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gblocked8 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
Copening3 ahead
2028
Gbalanced7 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Jalen Kampen6′4″So
Phat Phat Brooks6′2″Jr
Jayson Petty6′3″Sr
Jaxson Whitaker6′4″Jr
Jayden Hackett6′5″Jr
Jacob Wrencher6′7″Fr
Uchenna Amene6′1″RS-Fr
Tyre Acuff6′3″Fr
Forwards in that room (4)
Keenan Garner6′6″Jr
Nsikan Usen6′6″RS-Fr
Travis Ambrose6′8″RS-So
Jake Bascom6′6″Fr
Centers in that room (3)
Brock Mendoza6′10″RS-Jr
Kareem Aburashed6′10″RS-Sr
Conrad Luczynski7′2″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Central Michigan

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (8 ahead), F blocked (4 ahead · multi-yr), C opening (3 ahead).

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

Most arrivals come from MI, IL, IN.

1 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 1 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

37% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 8 of 15

Jacob Wrencher6′7″Fr
Jayden Hackett6′5″Jr
Jalen Kampen6′4″So4.0 PPG
Jaxson Whitaker6′4″Jr5.4 PPG
Jayson Petty6′3″Sr · final yr
Tyre Acuff6′3″Fr
Phat Phat Brooks6′2″Jr11.0 PPG
Uchenna Amene6′1″RS-Fr

Frontcourt 7 of 15 · forwards + centers

Conrad Luczynski7′2″Sr · C · final yr
Brock Mendoza6′10″RS-Jr · C
Kareem Aburashed6′10″RS-Sr · C · final yr
Travis Ambrose6′8″RS-So · F
Keenan Garner6′6″Jr · F7.5 PPG
Nsikan Usen6′6″RS-Fr · F
Jake Bascom6′6″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

37%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Phat Phat Brooks11.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Keenan Garner7.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jaxson Whitaker5.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 11 of 14 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

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

Rankings

1 of 15

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

Best-ranked: Phat Phat Brooks #207.

Where from

MI 11 · IL 3 · IN 3 · CA 2 · AZ 1 · UT 1

High schools: Reeths-Puffer H.S. ×2; Grand Rapids Catholic Central H.S. ×2; Metea Valley H.S. and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Brock Mendoza
→Travis Ambrose
→Jayson Petty
→Conrad Luczynski
→Jayden Hackett

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Jorden Brooks
←Will Ashford
←Kayden Nation

How this roster compares

Mid-American Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureCentral MichiganConference
Average guard height6′4″6′3″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1514+1
Freshman share33%35%−2pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#3192021–22#3422022–23#2692023–24#2202024–25#2472025–26
7–23 · MAC 12th10–21 · MAC 12th18–14 · MAC 8th14–17 · MAC 5th10–21 · MAC 10th

Coaching staff

Andy BronkemaHead coach
Raymoan McAfeeAssociate head coach
Jim LakeAssistant coach
Bill KillianSpecial assistant to the head coach
Lance RoarkAssistant coach
Staff changes8 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 5 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate90%
SAT midpoint1115
ACT midpoint23

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