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Emory Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · University Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA

Emory (D3, University Athletic Association) lists 17 players on the 2025–26 roster; 5 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster17 players
New this season5
Transfer additions0
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2028
Most common home stateCA (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2028 — 5 ahead.

2026
Gbalanced9 ahead
Fblocked8 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gbalanced5 ahead · multi-yr
Fcrowded8 ahead
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
2029
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
AJ Mickens6′4″Fr
Gus Fried6′4″Fr
Will Otto6′4″So
Tyson Thomas6′1″Sr
Maverick Wycoki5′11″Fr
John Coppolino IV6′3″Sr
Jair Knight6′2″Sr
Giacomo Kaplan5′10″Fr
Ben Pearce6′1″Sr
Forwards in that room (8)
Eli Fauss6′8″Fr
Harris Jackson6′5″So
Mario Awasum6′6″So
Liam Mullins6′5″So
Ethan Fauss6′9″Jr
Harry Kitey6′5″So
Spencer Hall6′3″Jr
AJ Harris6′5″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Emory

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (9 ahead), F blocked (8 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 5 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 0 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CA, GA, MO.

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.

52% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 17 players

Guards 9 of 17

AJ Mickens6′4″Fr1.4 PPG
Gus Fried6′4″Fr0.5 PPG
Will Otto6′4″So2.1 PPG
John Coppolino IV6′3″Sr · final yr2.3 PPG
Jair Knight6′2″Sr · final yr19.0 PPG
Tyson Thomas6′1″Sr · final yr1.2 PPG
Ben Pearce6′1″Sr · final yr23.6 PPG
Maverick Wycoki5′11″Fr0.0 PPG
Giacomo Kaplan5′10″Fr

Frontcourt 8 of 17 · forwards + centers

Ethan Fauss6′9″Jr · F15.0 PPG
Eli Fauss6′8″Fr · F2.5 PPG
Mario Awasum6′6″So · F9.1 PPG
Harris Jackson6′5″So · F4.3 PPG
Liam Mullins6′5″So · F0.5 PPG
Harry Kitey6′5″So · F0.4 PPG
AJ Harris6′5″Jr · F10.0 PPG
Spencer Hall6′3″Jr · F3.8 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

52%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Ethan Fauss15.0 PPG · returning
AJ Harris10.0 PPG · returning
Mario Awasum9.1 PPG · returning

Computed from 16 of 17 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

5from high school0via the portal

17 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

CA 3 · GA 3 · MO 2 · PA 2 · TX 2 · CT 1

High schools: Clayton ×2; The John Cooper School; The Phelps School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

No portal arrivals this cycle.

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Albert Fallas
←Logan Shanahan
←Cale Martens
←Isaac Snyder

How this roster compares

University Athletic Association (8 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureEmoryConference
Average guard height6′2″6′3″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′6″6′7″−1″
Roster size1718−1
Freshman share29%26%+3pp

Coaching staff

Jason ZimmermanHead coach
Mak KrauseAssistant coach
Chad HixonAssistant coach
Charlie CoppAssistant coach
Staff changes2 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate11%
SAT midpoint1480
ACT midpoint33

How this page is made: Rosters: official Emory 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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