D2 · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Grand Valley State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Allendale, MI

Grand Valley State (D2, Great Lakes Intercollegiate 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 additions6
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateMI (16)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 6 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fcrowded6 ahead
2027
Gblocked9 ahead
Fblocked7 ahead
2028
Gbalanced8 ahead
Fopening6 ahead
2029
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening3 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen3 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Marcus Gray II6′2″Jr
Paris Papadatos6′4″So
Ezra Brown6′0″Jr
BJ Walker6′3″RS-Fr
Cyrus Mpeba6′3″RS-Fr
CJ Mitchell6′1″Jr
Antaune Allen6′2″Sr
Jackson McGee6′4″RS-So
Marshawn Cocroft6′0″Fr
Forwards in that room (7)
Shamus Thompson6′10″Grad
Myles Sidney6′5″Fr
Gaden Muxlow6′4″Jr
Dylan Smith6′9″Jr
Austin Tory6′8″RS-Fr
Parker Lepla6′7″RS-Fr
Rahim Alvarade6′7″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Grand Valley State

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (11 ahead), F crowded (6 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 6 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MI, IN, TN.

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.

20% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 9 of 16

Paris Papadatos6′4″So
Jackson McGee6′4″RS-So0.8 PPG
BJ Walker6′3″RS-Fr1.0 PPG
Cyrus Mpeba6′3″RS-Fr
Marcus Gray II6′2″Jr2.0 PPG
Antaune Allen6′2″Sr · final yr6.0 PPG
CJ Mitchell6′1″Jr
Ezra Brown6′0″Jr
Marshawn Cocroft6′0″Fr

Frontcourt 7 of 16 · forwards + centers

Shamus Thompson6′10″Grad · F · final yr5.2 PPG
Dylan Smith6′9″Jr · F
Austin Tory6′8″RS-Fr · F2.3 PPG
Parker Lepla6′7″RS-Fr · F
Rahim Alvarade6′7″Jr · F
Myles Sidney6′5″Fr · F
Gaden Muxlow6′4″Jr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

20%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Antaune Allen6.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Shamus Thompson5.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Austin Tory2.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 16 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

6from high school6via the portal

10 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

MI 16 · IN 2 · TN 2 · IL 1 · NE 1 · OH 1

2 international: Alimos, Greece; Concordia

High schools: Holland Christian High School; Northview High School; Williamston High School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Paris Papadatos
→Gaden Muxlow
→Ezra Brown
→Dylan Smith
→CJ Mitchell
→Rahim Alvarade

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Charles Turner
←Matthew Elderkin
←David Wilkerson
←Javion Otten
←Payton Weemer
←Cam Regnerus

How this roster compares

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureGrand Valley StateConference
Average guard height6′2″6′3″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′7″
Roster size1617−1
Freshman share38%29%+9pp

Coaching staff

Cornell MannHead coach
DJ MociniAssistant coach
Caileb BrownAssistant coach
Staff changes1 on-court staff change in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate83%
SAT midpoint1074

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