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Florida A&M Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #293 · 15–16 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Southwestern Athletic Conference · Tallahassee, FL

Florida A&M finished 15–16 (SWAC 5th, KenPom #293) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 4 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season4
Transfer additions2
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards and Centers · 2028
Most common home stateFL (5)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards and Centers: open from 2028 — 5 ahead.

2026
Gbalanced9 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2029
Gopening2 ahead · multi-yr
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
Jordan Chatman6′4″Sr
Micah Octave6′5″Sr
Antonio Baker Jr.6′3″Jr
Anquan Boldin Jr.6′4″Jr
Amir Rahman6′3″Fr
Lenard Taylor Jr.6′2″Sr
Jaquan Sanders6′4″Sr
Malcolm Stute6′4″Fr
Devere Palmer Jr.6′6″Jr
Anthony Knowles6′0″Fr
Forwards in that room (4)
Kaleb Washington6′8″Sr
Jacobi Hall6′7″Fr
Tyler Shirley6′8″Sr
Tuscan Onuoha6′11″Jr
Centers in that room (1)
Miles Ndalama6′11″Jr
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For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (9 ahead), F balanced (4 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 6 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 2 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from FL, GA, NY.

1 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 1 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

77% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players · roster via ESPN — the school's site had not posted it

Guards 10 of 15

Devere Palmer Jr.6′6″Jr
Micah Octave6′5″Sr · final yr10.0 PPG
Jordan Chatman6′4″Sr · final yr9.1 PPG
Anquan Boldin Jr.6′4″Jr5.8 PPG
Jaquan Sanders6′4″Sr · final yr11.7 PPG
Malcolm Stute6′4″Fr0.0 PPG
Antonio Baker Jr.6′3″Jr9.9 PPG
Amir Rahman6′3″Fr0.6 PPG
Lenard Taylor Jr.6′2″Sr · final yr1.8 PPG
Anthony Knowles6′0″Fr2.0 PPG

Frontcourt 5 of 15 · forwards + centers

Miles Ndalama6′11″Jr · C7.4 PPG
Tuscan Onuoha6′11″Jr · F
Kaleb Washington6′8″Sr · F · final yr8.5 PPG
Tyler Shirley6′8″Sr · F · final yr12.0 PPG
Jacobi Hall6′7″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

77%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Tyler Shirley12.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jaquan Sanders11.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Antonio Baker Jr.9.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 of 14 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

4from high school2via the portal

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

Rankings

1 of 15

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

Best-ranked: Jaquan Sanders #201.

Where from

FL 5 · GA 4 · NY 2 · AL 1 · DC 1 · MD 1

2 international: Ndola Copperbelt, Copperbelt, Zambia; Sydney, Australia

High schools: Episcopal HS; Sagemont Prep School; Nolensville HS

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Micah Octave
→Kaleb Washington

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Malcolm Stute

How this roster compares

Southwestern Athletic Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureFlorida A&MConference
Average guard height6′4″6′4″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′8″+1″
Roster size1515
Freshman share27%18%+9pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#3092021–22#3582022–23#3392023–24#3242024–25#2932025–26
13–17 · SWAC 6th7–22 · SWAC 12th7–22 · SWAC 10th14–17 · SWAC 7th15–16 · SWAC 5th

Coaching staff

Charlie WardHead coach
Jarrod LazarusAssociate head coach
Rob LewisAssistant coach
Gene GrangerAssistant coach
Staff changes8 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 4 before 2024–25, 4 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate21%
SAT midpoint1080
ACT midpoint20

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