D2 · Sunshine State Conference

Eckerd Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Sunshine State Conference · Saint Petersburg, FL

Eckerd (D2, Sunshine State Conference) lists 16 players on the 2026–27 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season8
Transfer additions5
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateFL (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 5 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded10 ahead
Fbalanced7 ahead
2027
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fblocked8 ahead
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fcrowded7 ahead
2029
Gopening2 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen2 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Jeremias Berchal6′3″Jr
Tim Taiwo6′3″Sr
Jackson Britt6′3″So
Carlos Cortijo6′0″Sr
Chance Casenhiser6′1″Jr
Aidan Demeglio6′4″Fr
Josiah McDonald6′0″Jr
Ollie Pasque6′4″RS-Sr
Forwards in that room (8)
Caden Walton6′5″So
Jackson Hupp6′7″So
Connor Wilson6′5″Jr
Kaii Levy6′6″Fr
Jacob Davis6′7″So
Micah Pierce6′8″RS-Sr
Jonathan Look6′5″Fr
Brighton Palmer6′9″Jr
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How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (10 ahead), F balanced (7 ahead).

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

Most arrivals come from FL, NY, UT.

0 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

39% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 8 of 16

Aidan Demeglio6′4″Fr
Ollie Pasque6′4″RS-Sr · final yr1.2 PPG
Jeremias Berchal6′3″Jr
Tim Taiwo6′3″Sr · final yr8.4 PPG
Jackson Britt6′3″So1.8 PPG
Chance Casenhiser6′1″Jr
Carlos Cortijo6′0″Sr · final yr4.8 PPG
Josiah McDonald6′0″Jr

Frontcourt 8 of 16 · forwards + centers

Brighton Palmer6′9″Jr · F
Micah Pierce6′8″RS-Sr · F · final yr
Jackson Hupp6′7″So · F1.2 PPG
Jacob Davis6′7″So · F10.2 PPG
Kaii Levy6′6″Fr · F
Caden Walton6′5″So · F6.8 PPG
Connor Wilson6′5″Jr · F
Jonathan Look6′5″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

39%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jacob Davis10.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Tim Taiwo8.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Caden Walton6.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 15 of 17 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 school5via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 16

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

Where from

FL 6 · NY 4 · UT 3 · IL 2 · TX 2 · AZ 1

5 international: Georgetown; Canovanas; Surrey; Alcuida and 1 more

High schools: Layton ×2; Westlake; Gloversville and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Jeremias Berchal
→Connor Wilson
→Chance Casenhiser
→Josiah McDonald
→Brighton Palmer

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Ace Watkins
←Wyatt Triestman
←Brady Patterson
←Tyler Greene
←Miquel Llompart

How this roster compares

Sunshine State Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureEckerdConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′8″−1″
Roster size1616
Freshman share19%24%−5pp

Coaching staff

Bryan GaluskiHead coach
Shawn VanzantAssistant coach
Jim CantamessaAssistant coach
Jesse RepayAssistant coach
Ryan ShniderAssistant coach
Staff changes4 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 2 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate76%
SAT midpoint1250

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