NAIA · Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

Cleary Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

NAIA · Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference · Howell, MI

Cleary (NAIA, Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference) lists 13 players on the 2026–27 roster; 5 are new this season.

This is the roster's depth by position and its projected openings, built from the listed roster. It is not an official depth chart issued by the coaching staff.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster13 players
New this season5
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2027
Most common home stateMI (17)

Openings

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2027 — 1 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2028.

2027
Gblocked8 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2028
Gopening7 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopening1 ahead · multi-yr
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Brandon Mercer5′8″Fr
Amare Slaughter6′5″Jr
Trevor Viau6′3″Jr
Keymarryon Fishburn6′3″Jr
Derrick Miller5′11″Jr
Brian Everhart6′1″Jr
Isaiah Bailey6′3″Sr
Deaire Lee6′3″Jr
Forwards in that room (4)
Zane Kemp6′7″Sr
Tim Kewley6′8″Sr
Caleb Pennyfeather6′10″Jr
Limamou Seck6′7″Fr
Centers in that room (1)
TJ Fischhaber6′8″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

Playing at Cleary

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (8 ahead), F balanced (4 ahead), C open (1 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 5 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MI, FL, PA.

0 of 13 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 13 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Depth chart

2026–27 · 13 players

Guards 8 of 13

Amare Slaughter6′5″Jr
Trevor Viau6′3″Jr
Keymarryon Fishburn6′3″Jr
Isaiah Bailey6′3″Sr · final yr
Deaire Lee6′3″Jr
Brian Everhart6′1″Jr
Derrick Miller5′11″Jr
Brandon Mercer5′8″Fr

Frontcourt 5 of 13 · forwards + centers

Caleb Pennyfeather6′10″Jr · F
TJ Fischhaber6′8″Sr · C · final yr
Tim Kewley6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Zane Kemp6′7″Sr · F · final yr
Limamou Seck6′7″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Roster makeup

Arrivals

2from high school3via the portal

10 of 13 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 13

0 of 13 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Hometowns

MI 17 · FL 1 · PA 1

High schools: Redford Union; Northwood; Holt and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Caleb Pennyfeather
→Keymarryon Fishburn
→Deaire Lee

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Chaz Cobbs Jr.
←Jimmy Williams

Roster comparison

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (9 programs, 2026–27 medians)
MeasureClearyConference
Average guard height6′2″6′1″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′7″+1″
Roster size1314−1
Freshman share15%15%

Coaching staff

Grant LongAssistant coach
Stevie RepichowskiAssistant coach
Jake FosdickAssistant coach
Carl ThomasHead coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 0 offseasons.

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