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Hofstra Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #89 · 24–11 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Coastal Athletic Association · Hempstead, NY

Hofstra finished 24–11 (CAA 1st, KenPom #89) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 12 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season12
Transfer additions8
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateNY (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 3 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gbalanced11 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
2028
Gbalanced6 ahead · multi-yr
Fopen3 ahead
2029
Gopening6 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
2030
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Deywilk Tavarez6′2″Sr
Benjamin Onwughai6′6″Fr
Trey Boyd III6′4″Sr
Elijah Gelin6′6″So
Xavier Blake6′4″Fr
Anthony Stennett6′2″Fr
Nick Jefferson6′2″So
Michael Cascione6′1″Fr
Carlos Lopez6′1″Sr
Justin Moore6′3″RS-Sr
Tanner Thomas6′6″Grad
Forwards in that room (4)
Spence Wewe7′0″Jr
Imanuel Zorgvol7′0″Sr
Joshua DeCady6′8″Jr
Riley Dunn7′0″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Hofstra

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (11 ahead), F crowded (4 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 8 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NY, CT, NC.

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.

8% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 11 of 15

Benjamin Onwughai6′6″Fr
Elijah Gelin6′6″So
Tanner Thomas6′6″Grad · final yr
Trey Boyd III6′4″Sr · final yr
Xavier Blake6′4″Fr
Justin Moore6′3″RS-Sr · final yr
Deywilk Tavarez6′2″Sr · final yr
Anthony Stennett6′2″Fr
Nick Jefferson6′2″So
Michael Cascione6′1″Fr
Carlos Lopez6′1″Sr · final yr

Frontcourt 4 of 15 · forwards + centers

Spence Wewe7′0″Jr · F
Imanuel Zorgvol7′0″Sr · F · final yr
Riley Dunn7′0″Jr · F
Joshua DeCady6′8″Jr · F6.2 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

8%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Joshua DeCady6.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 11 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

4from high school8via the portal

7 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: Xavier Blake #201.

Where from

NY 4 · CT 2 · NC 2 · NJ 2 · VA 2 · CA 1

9 international: Bristol; Paramaribo, Suriname; Lucan, Ireland; Minsk, Belarus and 5 more

High schools: Huntington Prep (WV)/Iona/St. John's; Kimball Union Academy (NH); Egg Harbor Township/St. Francis (PA) and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Deywilk Tavarez
→Elijah Gelin
→Spence Wewe
→Imanuel Zorgvol
→Nick Jefferson
→Riley Dunn
→Justin Moore
→Tanner Thomas

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Preston Edmead
←A.J. Wills
←Victory Onuetu
←Amir Williams
←Cruz Davis
←Jaeden Roberts

How this roster compares

Coastal Athletic Association (13 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureHofstraConference
Average guard height6′3″6′4″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′11″6′9″+2″
Roster size1515
Freshman share27%21%+6pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1122021–22#872022–23#1092023–24#2262024–25#892025–26
21–11 · CAA 2nd25–10 · CAA 2nd20–13 · CAA 2nd15–18 · CAA 8th24–11 · CAA 1st

Coaching staff

Nelson Boachie-YiadomAssistant coach
Speedy ClaxtonHead coach
Mike DePaoliAssociate head coach
Antwon PortleyAssistant coach
Drew MetzAssistant coach
Shane DoyleAssistant coach
Staff changes4 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26, 2 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate68%
SAT midpoint1275
ACT midpoint29

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