D2 · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

Fort Lewis Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Durango, CO

Fort Lewis (D2, Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) lists 16 players on the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season9
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2026
Most common home stateCO (5)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2026 — 5 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gblocked12 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
2027
Gcrowded13 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening8 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening6 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen5 ahead
Fopen3 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (13)
Noah Hellem5′10″RS-So
Griffyn Doughty6′4″Sr
Jude Tapia5′11″RS-Sr
Marco Varani6′7″Fr
Jake Schutt6′4″Fr
Muhammed Kora6′6″RS-Sr
Nathan Penney6′3″RS-Jr
Carson Keplinger5′11″Fr
Rickey Mitchell Jr.6′4″Sr
Daniel Steverson6′3″RS-Fr
Callen Gebhardt6′2″Fr
Champ Powaukee6′3″Jr
Yorgio Golesis6′1″Sr
Forwards in that room (3)
Garrett Barger6′9″RS-Fr
Antonije Ristic7′1″Fr
Soren Ries6′9″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Fort Lewis

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (12 ahead), F opening (5 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 8 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CO, AZ, CA.

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.

14% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 13 of 16

Marco Varani6′7″Fr
Muhammed Kora6′6″RS-Sr · final yr
Griffyn Doughty6′4″Sr · final yr
Jake Schutt6′4″Fr
Rickey Mitchell Jr.6′4″Sr · final yr
Nathan Penney6′3″RS-Jr
Daniel Steverson6′3″RS-Fr
Champ Powaukee6′3″Jr
Callen Gebhardt6′2″Fr
Yorgio Golesis6′1″Sr · final yr8.9 PPG
Jude Tapia5′11″RS-Sr · final yr
Carson Keplinger5′11″Fr
Noah Hellem5′10″RS-So0.8 PPG

Frontcourt 3 of 16 · forwards + centers

Antonije Ristic7′1″Fr · F
Garrett Barger6′9″RS-Fr · F2.6 PPG
Soren Ries6′9″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

14%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Yorgio Golesis8.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Garrett Barger2.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Noah Hellem0.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 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

8from high school3via the portal

13 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

CO 5 · AZ 2 · CA 2 · NM 2 · UT 2 · AK 1

7 international: Gouda, Netherlands; Juba, South Sudan; Ogden, Utah; Salt Lake City, Utah and 3 more

High schools: Cleveland; Ruskin; The Athenian and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Griffyn Doughty
→Rickey Mitchell Jr.
→Champ Powaukee

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Trey Curry
←Donald Bangham, Jr.
←Ty Yoder
←Jaxon Smith
←Stewart Erhart
←Tate Ziemkiewicz

How this roster compares

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (14 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureFort LewisConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′7″+3″
Roster size1616
Freshman share50%27%+23pp

Coaching staff

Jordan MastHead men's basketball coach
Jeff EvansAssociate head men's basketball coach
Mike BrownAssistant men's basketball coach
Jim WilkinsonVolunteer assistant coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 2 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate77%
SAT midpoint1085
ACT midpoint20

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