D2 · Pacific West Conference

Hawai’i Pacific Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Pacific West Conference · Honolulu, HI

Hawai'i Pacific (D2, Pacific West 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 additions7
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2028
Most common home stateAZ (1)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2028 — 8 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening8 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening5 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (13)
Xander Aquino6′0″Jr
Nate Orr V6′3″So
Nemanja Sarenac6′5″So
Keonjay Carter—Sr
Shinichi Itoh6′2″So
Nate Orr—Fr
Avi Halpert6′0″Jr
Evan Kilminster—Sr
Fanciz Wai—Jr
Eric Ahlers—Sr
Chase Brooks—Fr
Will Woodard—So
Ike Sutton5′10″Fr
Forwards in that room (2)
Marino Dubravcic6′10″So
Shawn Villanea6′6″Jr
Centers in that room (1)
Zane Gaul6′10″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Hawai'i Pacific

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (11 ahead), F balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from AZ, CA, FL.

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.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 13 of 16

Nemanja Sarenac6′5″So
Nate Orr V6′3″So
Shinichi Itoh6′2″So
Xander Aquino6′0″Jr
Avi Halpert6′0″Jr
Ike Sutton5′10″Fr
Keonjay Carter—Sr · final yr
Nate Orr—Fr
Evan Kilminster—Sr · final yr
Fanciz Wai—Jr
Eric Ahlers—Sr · final yr
Chase Brooks—Fr
Will Woodard—So

Frontcourt 3 of 16 · forwards + centers

Zane Gaul6′10″Fr · C
Marino Dubravcic6′10″So · F
Shawn Villanea6′6″Jr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

4from high school7via the portal

9 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

AZ 1 · CA 1 · FL 1 · ID 1 · IN 1 · MI 1

9 international: Noshiro; Belgrade, Serbia; Newcastle; Otocac and 5 more

High schools: Hoosac School (Hoosick Falls, New York) ×2; Hamilton Southeastern High School ×2; Shalhevet High School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Xander Aquino
→Nate Orr V
→Keonjay Carter
→Evan Kilminster
→Fanciz Wai
→Eric Ahlers
→Will Woodard

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Nemanja Sarenac

How this roster compares

Pacific West Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureHawai'i PacificConference
Average guard height6′1″6′2″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′7″+2″
Roster size1617−1
Freshman share25%25%

Coaching staff

Cole CummingsAssistant basketball coach
David RowlandsAssistant men's basketball coach
Jesse NakanishiHead coach
Cameron FlabelAssociate head coach
Kyle RuizAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes7 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26, 3 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate86%
SAT midpoint1154
ACT midpoint25

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