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FAU Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #123 · 18–15 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · American Conference · Boca Raton, FL

FAU finished 18–15 (American 4th, KenPom #123) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 11 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season11
Transfer additions7
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards and Centers · 2029
Most common home stateFL (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards and Centers: open from 2029 — 7 ahead.

2027
Gblocked9 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fbalanced2 ahead · multi-yr
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening7 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
Copen2 ahead
2030
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Franck Belibi Jr.6′4″Fr
Zion Sampaio6′6″RS-Fr
Felipe Quinones6′4″Fr
Kanaan Carlyle6′3″Sr
Lachlan Smith6′3″So
Braeden Speed6′3″Fr
Liam Dayco-Green6′2″RS-So
Milhan Charles6′7″So
Jelani Hamilton6′5″RS-Jr
Forwards in that room (4)
Josh Harris6′8″RS-So
David Musis7′1″Fr
Matthew "Matas" Puodziukaitis6′7″Jr
Mason Porter-Brown6′6″Sr
Centers in that room (2)
Fawaz "Tacko" Ifaola7′0″So
Kieran Mullen7′0″So
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For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (9 ahead), F balanced (3 ahead), C crowded (2 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from FL, GA, NY.

6 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 6 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

18% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 9 of 15

Milhan Charles6′7″So
Zion Sampaio6′6″RS-Fr
Jelani Hamilton6′5″RS-Jr
Franck Belibi Jr.6′4″Fr
Felipe Quinones6′4″Fr
Kanaan Carlyle6′3″Sr · final yr14.3 PPG
Lachlan Smith6′3″So
Braeden Speed6′3″Fr
Liam Dayco-Green6′2″RS-So2.0 PPG

Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers

David Musis7′1″Fr · F
Fawaz "Tacko" Ifaola7′0″So · C
Kieran Mullen7′0″So · C
Josh Harris6′8″RS-So · F
Matthew "Matas" Puodziukaitis6′7″Jr · F
Mason Porter-Brown6′6″Sr · F · final yr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

18%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Kanaan Carlyle14.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Liam Dayco-Green2.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 of 15 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

5from high school7via the portal

8 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

6 of 15

6 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Kanaan Carlyle #54.

Where from

FL 4 · GA 2 · NY 2 · AZ 1 · CA 1 · CO 1

13 international: Oldenburg; Lyon; Lagos; France and 9 more

High schools: CSI Keur Madior; Prolific Prep; Urspringschule and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Josh Harris
→Matthew "Matas" Puodziukaitis
→Mason Porter-Brown
→Fawaz "Tacko" Ifaola
→Kieran Mullen
→Milhan Charles
→Jelani Hamilton

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Yohann Sissoko
←Josiah Parker
←Amar Amkou
←Maxim Logue
←Max Langenfeld
←Isaiah Elohim
←Xander Pintelon
←Vincent Neugebauer
←Niccolo Moretti
←Devin Vanterpool
←Devin Williams

How this roster compares

American Conference (13 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureFAUConference
Average guard height6′4″6′4″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′9″+1″
Roster size1515
Freshman share33%21%+12pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1352021–22#222022–23#55→ moved to the American2023–24#1152024–25#1232025–26
19–15 · C-USA 6th35–4 · C-USA 1st25–9 · American 1st18–16 · American 4th18–15 · American 4th

Coaching staff

John JakusHead coach
Aditya MalhotraAssistant coach
Demond ParkerAssistant coach
Ryne LightfootAssistant coach
Ryan PetersonAssistant coach
Mike TaylorAssistant coach
Staff changes10 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 5 before 2024–25, 4 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate66%
SAT midpoint1110
ACT midpoint23

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