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DePaul Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #97 · 16–16 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big East Conference · Chicago, IL

DePaul finished 16–16 (Big East 11th, KenPom #97) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season9
Transfer additions6
Clearest projected openingGuards and Centers · 2028
Most common home stateIL (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Centers: open from 2028 — 6 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced2 ahead
2028
Gopening6 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2029
Gopening3 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
Noah Smith6′8″Fr
Layden Blocker6′2″Sr
Kruz McClure6′6″So
Koree Cotton6′6″Sr
Amsal Delalić6′8″Jr
Noah Meeusen6′5″Jr
Ade Popoola6′5″Sr
Nate Kasher6′1″RS-So
Mason Lockett IV6′5″Fr
Kahmare Holmes6′3″Jr
Forwards in that room (4)
Andrew Jensen6′10″Fr
Jonas Johnson6′7″So
Magoon Gwath7′0″RS-Jr
Théo Pierre-Justin6′10″Jr
Centers in that room (2)
Wilson Jacques7′0″Sr
Fabián Flores7′2″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at DePaul

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F blocked (4 ahead · multi-yr), C balanced (2 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 6 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from IL, FL, IN.

5 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 5 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

31% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 10 of 16

Noah Smith6′8″Fr
Amsal Delalić6′8″Jr
Kruz McClure6′6″So5.0 PPG
Koree Cotton6′6″Sr · final yr
Noah Meeusen6′5″Jr
Ade Popoola6′5″Sr · final yr
Mason Lockett IV6′5″Fr
Kahmare Holmes6′3″Jr
Layden Blocker6′2″Sr · final yr11.1 PPG
Nate Kasher6′1″RS-So0.4 PPG

Frontcourt 6 of 16 · forwards + centers

Fabián Flores7′2″Jr · C2.9 PPG
Wilson Jacques7′0″Sr · C · final yr
Magoon Gwath7′0″RS-Jr · F
Andrew Jensen6′10″Fr · F
Théo Pierre-Justin6′10″Jr · F4.0 PPG
Jonas Johnson6′7″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

31%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Layden Blocker11.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Kruz McClure5.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Théo Pierre-Justin4.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 of 16 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 school6via the portal

10 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

5 of 16

5 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Layden Blocker #36.

Where from

IL 4 · FL 2 · IN 2 · WI 2 · AR 1 · CA 1

7 international: Murcia; Tuzla; Belgrade; Zandvliet and 3 more

High schools: Mt. Vernon Township; Sunrise Christian; Lawrence North and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Wilson Jacques
→Koree Cotton
→Magoon Gwath
→Noah Meeusen
→Ade Popoola
→Kahmare Holmes

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←RJ Smith
←Jeremy Lorenz
←Isaiah Medina
←Ilija Milijašević
←Khaman Maker

How this roster compares

Big East Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureDePaulConference
Average guard height6′5″6′4″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′11″6′9″+2″
Roster size1615+1
Freshman share19%27%−8pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1052021–22#1392022–23#2872023–24#1142024–25#972025–26
15–16 · Big East 9th10–23 · Big East 10th3–29 · Big East 11th14–20 · Big East 10th16–16 · Big East 11th

Coaching staff

Chris HoltmannHead coach
Jack OwensAssistant coach
Bryan MullinsAssistant coach
Paris ParhamAssistant coach
LaVall JordanAssistant coach/general manager
Brandon BaileyAssistant coach
Staff changes7 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 5 before 2024–25.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate76%
SAT midpoint1262

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