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Chicago Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL

Chicago (D3, University Athletic Association) lists 15 players on the 2026–27 roster; 3 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season3
Transfer additions0
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateNY (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 3 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded12 ahead
Fbalanced7 ahead
2027
Gblocked10 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
2028
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
2029
Gopening7 ahead
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
Arhan Lapsiwala6′3″Jr
Drew Kahn6′3″So
Ryan Ward6′3″So
Austin Schulte6′3″Fr
Daltyn Simon6′5″So
Jacob Randall6′4″So
DJ Harvey5′10″Jr
Shane Wellman6′3″Fr
Phillip Lawrence6′2″Sr
Yuki Dai6′2″So
Forwards in that room (5)
Daniel Cochran6′7″Jr
Noah Pit6′7″Sr
Luke Smith6′9″Sr
Stanyslas Dhondt6′7″Fr
LJ Moore6′5″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Chicago

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (12 ahead), F balanced (7 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 3 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 0 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NY, GA, MA.

0 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

35% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 10 of 15

Daltyn Simon6′5″So
Jacob Randall6′4″So
Arhan Lapsiwala6′3″Jr1.8 PPG
Drew Kahn6′3″So
Ryan Ward6′3″So
Austin Schulte6′3″Fr
Shane Wellman6′3″Fr
Phillip Lawrence6′2″Sr · final yr6.1 PPG
Yuki Dai6′2″So
DJ Harvey5′10″Jr

Frontcourt 5 of 15 · forwards + centers

Luke Smith6′9″Sr · F · final yr2.6 PPG
Daniel Cochran6′7″Jr · F11.3 PPG
Noah Pit6′7″Sr · F · final yr5.9 PPG
Stanyslas Dhondt6′7″Fr · F
LJ Moore6′5″Jr · F2.4 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

35%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Daniel Cochran11.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Phillip Lawrence6.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Noah Pit5.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 of 19 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

3from high school0via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 15

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

Where from

NY 3 · GA 2 · MA 2 · MD 2 · CT 1 · FL 1

3 international: Shanghai; Reims, France; Pella, Iowa

High schools: Brentwood; Woodberry Forest; Christ Church Episcopal and 2 more

How this roster compares

University Athletic Association (8 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureChicagoConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′7″
Roster size1518−3
Freshman share20%26%−6pp

Coaching staff

Mike McGrathHead men's basketball coach
Connor Ericksen-DunnAssistant men's basketball coach
Bobby SavichAssistant men's basketball coach
TBA TBAAssistant men's basketball coach
Jarod CrumpleyAssistant men's basketball coach
Danny QuinnAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 5 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate4%
SAT midpoint1545
ACT midpoint34

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