D3 · New England Small College Athletic Conference

Connecticut College Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · New England Small College Athletic Conference · New London, CT

Connecticut College (D3, New England Small College Athletic Conference) lists 20 players on the 2025–26 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster20 players
New this season8
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2028
Most common home stateMA (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2028 — 6 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded10 ahead
Fcrowded7 ahead
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
Cbalanced2 ahead
2028
Gopening6 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
James LaFrance6′2″So
Martin Wilson5′11″Sr
Garrett Clar6′2″So
Bo Moody6′3″So
Cole Craffey6′3″Fr
Greg Cantwell6′4″Jr
RJ Casey5′11″Sr
Jay Royal6′2″Jr
Malcolm Albert6′4″Fr
PJ Johnson Jr.6′4″So
Forwards in that room (7)
Robert Blandburg6′8″Fr
Dylan Watson6′6″Jr
Elias Espinosa6′4″Sr
Quron Zene Jr.6′5″Sr
Josiah Wright6′5″Fr
Alden Doran6′7″So
Edward Harrison6′6″So
Centers in that room (2)
Julius Powell6′10″Jr
Will Phillips6′10″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Connecticut College

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (10 ahead), F crowded (7 ahead), C crowded (2 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 8 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MA, NY, CT.

0 of 20 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 20 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

78% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 20 players

Guards 10 of 20

Greg Cantwell6′4″Jr11.7 PPG
Malcolm Albert6′4″Fr
PJ Johnson Jr.6′4″So6.6 PPG
Bo Moody6′3″So0.7 PPG
Cole Craffey6′3″Fr3.2 PPG
James LaFrance6′2″So16.0 PPG
Garrett Clar6′2″So5.6 PPG
Jay Royal6′2″Jr
Martin Wilson5′11″Sr · final yr1.3 PPG
RJ Casey5′11″Sr · final yr4.0 PPG

Frontcourt 9 of 20 · forwards + centers

Julius Powell6′10″Jr · C
Will Phillips6′10″Fr · C
Robert Blandburg6′8″Fr · F5.8 PPG
Alden Doran6′7″So · F2.0 PPG
Dylan Watson6′6″Jr · F11.8 PPG
Edward Harrison6′6″So · F
Quron Zene Jr.6′5″Sr · F · final yr
Josiah Wright6′5″Fr · F1.4 PPG
Elias Espinosa6′4″Sr · F · final yr13.0 PPG
1 without a listed position:Holden Messier · So
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

78%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
James LaFrance16.0 PPG · returning
Dylan Watson11.8 PPG · returning
Greg Cantwell11.7 PPG · returning

Computed from 13 of 20 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

5from high school3via the portal

17 of 20 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 20

0 of 20 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

MA 6 · NY 4 · CT 3 · ME 2 · NJ 2 · CO 1

1 international: Christchurch

High schools: Kimball Union Academy ×2; South Kent School ×2; Franklin Road Academy and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→James LaFrance
→Greg Cantwell
→PJ Johnson Jr.

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Tom Harrison
←Matt Leaver
←Cam Schainfeld
←Cameron Lewis
←Andrew Hartel
←Alex Mitchell

How this roster compares

New England Small College Athletic Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureConnecticut CollegeConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′7″
Roster size2017+3
Freshman share25%25%

Coaching staff

Tim SweeneyHead men's basketball coach
Patrick MahoneyAssistant men's basketball coach
Stephen BrunettiVolunteer assistant coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate37%
SAT midpoint1405
ACT midpoint32

How this page is made: Rosters: official Connecticut College rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · New this season: players not listed on the 2024–25 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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