D3 · MAC Commonwealth

Eastern Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · MAC Commonwealth · Saint Davids, PA

Eastern (D3, MAC Commonwealth) lists 17 players on the 2025–26 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster17 players
New this season9
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2027
Most common home stateFL (5)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2027 — 3 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gblocked11 ahead
Fbalanced6 ahead
2027
Gcrowded10 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
2028
Gbalanced9 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
2029
Gopen6 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
DaRon Sherman6′2″Jr
Sebastian Gonzalez6′4″Fr
Nick Mate5′9″Sr
Cornel Wheeler6′3″Fr
Connor Fleet6′1″So
Mason Lewis6′4″So
Justin Ezeukwu6′5″Fr
Nic Kimball6′6″Fr
Bryson Spruell6′4″So
Michael Wallace5′11″Fr
Ethan Davis6′3″Fr
Forwards in that room (6)
Josh Harris6′5″So
Josh Fadahunsi6′4″Jr
Anthony Williams6′4″Sr
Zayd Lee6′7″Sr
Dejuan Taylor6′9″Jr
Olise Onyeka6′8″Sr
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How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (11 ahead), F balanced (6 ahead).

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

Most arrivals come from FL, NJ, MD.

0 of 17 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

66% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 17 players

Guards 11 of 17

Nic Kimball6′6″Fr0.7 PPG
Justin Ezeukwu6′5″Fr2.2 PPG
Sebastian Gonzalez6′4″Fr1.6 PPG
Mason Lewis6′4″So5.7 PPG
Bryson Spruell6′4″So2.8 PPG
Cornel Wheeler6′3″Fr1.0 PPG
Ethan Davis6′3″Fr1.6 PPG
DaRon Sherman6′2″Jr9.3 PPG
Connor Fleet6′1″So12.1 PPG
Michael Wallace5′11″Fr1.2 PPG
Nick Mate5′9″Sr · final yr5.5 PPG

Frontcourt 6 of 17 · forwards + centers

Dejuan Taylor6′9″Jr · F12.1 PPG
Olise Onyeka6′8″Sr · F · final yr16.3 PPG
Zayd Lee6′7″Sr · F · final yr1.5 PPG
Josh Harris6′5″So · F2.8 PPG
Josh Fadahunsi6′4″Jr · F1.4 PPG
Anthony Williams6′4″Sr · F · final yr4.5 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

66%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Connor Fleet12.1 PPG · returning
Dejuan Taylor12.1 PPG · returning
DaRon Sherman9.3 PPG · returning

Computed from 17 of 17 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

6from high school3via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 17

0 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

FL 5 · NJ 4 · MD 3 · PA 3 · GA 2 · TX 2

2 international: Toronto, ON; Sydney

High schools: Florida Christian ×2; Eastern High School ×2; Massaponax and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Mason Lewis
→Bryson Spruell
→Dejuan Taylor

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Mikhi Ward
←Davin Hernandez
←Kendall Pala
←Roland Majors
←Amir Slater
←Zubair Lee
←Brian Jackson
←Drew Rogers

How this roster compares

MAC Commonwealth (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureEasternConference
Average guard height6′3″6′1″+2″
Average frontcourt height6′6″6′5″+1″
Roster size1716+1
Freshman share35%35%

Coaching staff

Dan PruessnerHead coach
Nick BattleAssistant coach
Austin CarrollAssistant coach
Gabrial SchappellHead strength and conditioning coach
Staff changes6 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 3 before 2022–23, 1 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate91%

How this page is made: Rosters: official Eastern 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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