D3 · Empire 8

Elmira Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Empire 8 · Elmira, NY

Elmira (D3, Empire 8) lists 21 players on the 2026–27 roster; 14 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster21 players
New this season14
Transfer additions12
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateNY (14)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 5 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gblocked12 ahead · multi-yr
Fblocked6 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gcrowded12 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead
2028
Gbalanced8 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
2029
Gopen6 ahead
Fopen2 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (12)
Gustavo Coutinho6′3″—
Noah Souvenance5′11″Grad
Noah Obukwelu6′3″Fr
AJ Graham6′2″—
Ezra Ontl5′9″—
Grant Butler6′1″—
Bryce Thomas5′8″Freshman
Nate Aviles6′1″—
Trystan Rangel6′0″—
Emmanuel Karkari-Mensah6′0″—
Ehan Ilyas6′2″—
Mason Fritz6′3″—
Forwards in that room (9)
Sam Ruggles6′5″—
Chris Woodard6′4″—
Cole Ivory6′6″—
Sidney Lewinsky6′3″—
Rasmus Engdell6′5″—
Gavin White6′5″—
Amin Ba-Ahmad6′4″—
Broderick Barnes6′5″—
Dimitris Olympios6′7″Junior
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How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (12 ahead · multi-yr), F blocked (6 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 14 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 12 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NY, FL, MA.

0 of 21 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 21 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

29% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 21 players

Guards 12 of 21

Gustavo Coutinho6′3″—
Noah Obukwelu6′3″Fr
Mason Fritz6′3″—
AJ Graham6′2″—2.8 PPG
Ehan Ilyas6′2″—
Grant Butler6′1″—
Nate Aviles6′1″—
Trystan Rangel6′0″—
Emmanuel Karkari-Mensah6′0″—9.6 PPG
Noah Souvenance5′11″Grad · final yr
Ezra Ontl5′9″—0.3 PPG
Bryce Thomas5′8″Freshman

Frontcourt 9 of 21 · forwards + centers

Dimitris Olympios6′7″Junior · F
Cole Ivory6′6″F
Sam Ruggles6′5″F0.0 PPG
Rasmus Engdell6′5″F
Gavin White6′5″F
Broderick Barnes6′5″F
Chris Woodard6′4″F10.6 PPG
Amin Ba-Ahmad6′4″F2.7 PPG
Sidney Lewinsky6′3″F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

29%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Chris Woodard10.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Emmanuel Karkari-Mensah9.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
AJ Graham2.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 16 of 18 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

2from high school12via the portal

9 of 21 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 21

0 of 21 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

NY 14 · FL 2 · MA 2 · PA 2 · VA 2 · AZ 1

3 international: Athens, Greece; Haslet, Texas; Stockholm

High schools: Castleberry; Athens; Olive Branch and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Gustavo Coutinho
→Noah Souvenance
→Cole Ivory
→Grant Butler
→Rasmus Engdell
→Nate Aviles
→Trystan Rangel
→Gavin White
→Ehan Ilyas
→Broderick Barnes
→Dimitris Olympios
→Mason Fritz

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Damair Burton
←Connor van der Sommen
←JJ Babcock
←Jack O'Grady
←Owen Evans
←Daemon Thomas
←Alec Mercer
←Tyler Cardello
←Jude Wilkins
←Carter Seeberger
←Kelton Brown

How this roster compares

Empire 8 (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureElmiraConference
Average guard height6′1″6′1″
Average frontcourt height6′5″6′5″
Roster size2118+3
Freshman share10%32%−22pp

Coaching staff

John MaioHead strength & conditioning coach
Denis TobinHead men's basketball coach
Paul KeeneyAssistant men's basketball coach
Thad PhillipsHead women's basketball coach
Staff changes7 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 3 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate77%
SAT midpoint1314

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