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Cincinnati Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #30 · 18–15 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big 12 Conference · Cincinnati, OH

Cincinnati finished 18–15 (Big 12 6th, KenPom #30) in 2025–26. 14 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 13 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season13
Transfer additions12
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2027
Most common home stateFL (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2027 — 8 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2028.

2027
Gopening8 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
2028
Gopening3 ahead · multi-yr
Fopening3 ahead
2029
Gopen3 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Grant Darbyshire6′2″Grad
Tylen Riley6′3″Sr
Myles Colvin6′5″Sr
Eric Mahaffey6′6″So
Trevian Carson6′3″Sr
Elijah Perryman6′2″So
Akai Fleming6′4″So
MJ Collins Jr.6′4″RS-Sr
Forwards in that room (6)
David Iweze6′9″RS-Fr
Riley Allenspach6′11″Sr
Deshaun Vaden6′11″—
Tyler Tejada6′9″Sr
Jayden Hastings6′10″RS-Jr
Adlan Elamin6′9″So
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If you want to play at Cincinnati

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G opening (8 ahead), F balanced (5 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 13 arrivals, 1 came straight from high school and 12 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from FL, OH, SC.

9 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 9 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

0% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 8 of 14

Eric Mahaffey6′6″So
Myles Colvin6′5″Sr · final yr
Akai Fleming6′4″So
MJ Collins Jr.6′4″RS-Sr · final yr
Tylen Riley6′3″Sr · final yr
Trevian Carson6′3″Sr · final yr
Grant Darbyshire6′2″Grad · final yr0.0 PPG
Elijah Perryman6′2″So

Frontcourt 6 of 14 · forwards + centers

Riley Allenspach6′11″Sr · F · final yr
Deshaun Vaden6′11″F
Jayden Hastings6′10″RS-Jr · F
David Iweze6′9″RS-Fr · F
Tyler Tejada6′9″Sr · F · final yr
Adlan Elamin6′9″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

0%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers

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

1from high school12via the portal

2 of 14 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

9 of 14

9 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Myles Colvin #108.

Where from

FL 4 · OH 4 · SC 2 · CA 1 · GA 1 · IA 1

7 international: Blois; Vissu Küla; Mallorca, Spain; Barcelona and 3 more

High schools: St. Paul VI Catholic High School; Osborne High School; Casady School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Tylen Riley
→Myles Colvin
→Riley Allenspach
→Eric Mahaffey
→Trevian Carson
→Deshaun Vaden
→Elijah Perryman
→Akai Fleming
→Tyler Tejada
→Jayden Hastings
→Adlan Elamin
→MJ Collins Jr.

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Jizzle James
←Sencire Harris
←Keyshuan Tillery
←Moustapha Thiam
←Jordi Rodriguez
←Halvine Dzellat
←Bryson Buckingham
←Tyler McKinley
←Shon Abaev

How this roster compares

Big 12 Conference (16 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureCincinnatiConference
Average guard height6′4″6′4″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′10″
Roster size1415−1
Freshman share7%36%−29pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#962021–22#472022–23#45→ moved to the Big 122023–24#442024–25#302025–26
18–15 · American 6th23–13 · American 3rd22–15 · Big 12 8th19–16 · Big 12 9th18–15 · Big 12 6th

Coaching staff

Wes MillerHead coach
Andre MorganAssistant coach/recruiting coordinator
Drew AdamsAssistant coach/recruiting coordinator
Tim BuckleyAssistant coach
Ashley HecimovichExecutive to the head coach
Staff changes4 on-court staff changes in 2 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 2 before 2024–25.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate85%
SAT midpoint1250
ACT midpoint27

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