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Holy Cross Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #335 · 11–22 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Patriot League · Worcester, MA

Holy Cross finished 11–22 (Patriot 9th, KenPom #335) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season9
Transfer additions5
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2028
Most common home stateTX (5)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2028 — 7 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening7 ahead
Fopen3 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening4 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 (9)
Joe Nugent6′6″Sr
Kole Hanson6′2″Jr
Arius Alijosius6′4″Jr
Tristen Wilson6′3″Fr
Jaelon Germany6′3″Fr
Liam Rigney6′6″Fr
John St. Germain III6′2″Sr
Austin Mejia6′3″Jr
Jude Haigh6′6″So
Forwards in that room (6)
Bradyn Foster6′8″Jr
Aidan Richard6′7″Jr
Ethan Clark6′7″So
Chuck Hare6′11″Jr
Elijah Flowers6′7″So
Declan Ryan6′8″Sr
Centers in that room (1)
Kosi Mgbejiofor6′11″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Holy Cross

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F crowded (4 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from TX, MA, MD.

3 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 3 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

38% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 9 of 16

Joe Nugent6′6″Sr · final yr11.8 PPG
Liam Rigney6′6″Fr
Jude Haigh6′6″So1.8 PPG
Arius Alijosius6′4″Jr
Tristen Wilson6′3″Fr
Jaelon Germany6′3″Fr
Austin Mejia6′3″Jr0.0 PPG
Kole Hanson6′2″Jr
John St. Germain III6′2″Sr · final yr4.5 PPG

Frontcourt 7 of 16 · forwards + centers

Kosi Mgbejiofor6′11″Fr · C
Chuck Hare6′11″Jr · F2.2 PPG
Bradyn Foster6′8″Jr · F
Declan Ryan6′8″Sr · F · final yr4.9 PPG
Aidan Richard6′7″Jr · F5.2 PPG
Ethan Clark6′7″So · F0.0 PPG
Elijah Flowers6′7″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

38%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Joe Nugent11.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Aidan Richard5.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Declan Ryan4.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 15 of 16 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 school5via the portal

11 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

3 of 16

3 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Kosi Mgbejiofor #303.

Where from

TX 5 · MA 3 · MD 2 · NJ 2 · NY 2 · PA 2

3 international: Washington, D.C.; Enugu, Nigeria; Ottawa

High schools: Wilbraham and Monson Academy ×2; Bullis; Phillipsburg and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Bradyn Foster
→Kole Hanson
→Arius Alijosius
→Ethan Clark
→Elijah Flowers

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Tyler Boston
←DeAndre Williams
←Will Aljancic
←Gabe Warren
←Tim Finau
←Aiden Disu
←Ethan Clark

How this roster compares

Patriot League (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureHoly CrossConference
Average guard height6′4″6′2″+2″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1616
Freshman share25%27%−2pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#3492021–22#3432022–23#3502023–24#3312024–25#3352025–26
9–22 · Patriot 10th10–22 · Patriot 10th10–23 · Patriot 10th13–19 · Patriot 10th11–22 · Patriot 9th

Coaching staff

Dave PaulsenHead coach
Ted RawlingsAssistant coach
Sydney ArmandAssistant coach
Colin RicheyAssistant coach
DeVon PriceAssistant coach
Staff changes6 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 3 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 2 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate18%
SAT midpoint1330
ACT midpoint30

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