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Howard Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #179 · 24–11 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Washington, DC

Howard finished 24–11 (MEAC 1st, KenPom #179) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 4 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season4
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateGA (2)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 5 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gbalanced9 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
Cbalanced2 ahead
2029
Gopen4 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Jeremiah Johnson6′3″So
Alex Cotton6′5″Sr
Isaiah Brown6′1″Jr
Shane Frazier6′5″So
River Smith5′10″So
BJ Powell6′0″So
Ose Okojie6′5″Grad
Cam Gillus5′11″Sr
Cedric Taylor III6′7″Sr
Forwards in that room (4)
Drew Harris6′7″Fr
Julian Johnson6′9″So
Calvin Robins Jr.6′5″Jr
Josiah Lawson6′7″Jr
Centers in that room (2)
Gasper Kocevar6′10″So
James Brown6′10″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Howard

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (11 ahead), F blocked (4 ahead · multi-yr), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 4 arrivals, 1 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from GA, IL, MD.

3 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 3 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

64% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 9 of 15

Cedric Taylor III6′7″Sr · final yr17.2 PPG
Alex Cotton6′5″Sr · final yr8.5 PPG
Shane Frazier6′5″So0.8 PPG
Ose Okojie6′5″Grad · final yr10.7 PPG
Jeremiah Johnson6′3″So1.3 PPG
Isaiah Brown6′1″Jr2.6 PPG
BJ Powell6′0″So1.6 PPG
Cam Gillus5′11″Sr · final yr10.8 PPG
River Smith5′10″So0.3 PPG

Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers

Gasper Kocevar6′10″So · C
James Brown6′10″Jr · C
Julian Johnson6′9″So · F1.2 PPG
Drew Harris6′7″Fr · F
Josiah Lawson6′7″Jr · F
Calvin Robins Jr.6′5″Jr · F1.5 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

64%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Cedric Taylor III17.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Cam Gillus10.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Ose Okojie10.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 16 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

1from high school3via the portal

12 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

3 of 15

3 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: James Brown #89.

Where from

GA 2 · IL 2 · MD 2 · NC 2 · NJ 2 · CA 1

4 international: Belgrade, Serbia; Brampton; Novo Mesto; Vilnius, Lithuania

High schools: Don Bosco HS; Sidwell Friends School; Hebron HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Gasper Kocevar
→Josiah Lawson
→James Brown

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Travelle Bryson
←Stefan Isailović
←Danas Kazakevičius

How this roster compares

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (8 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureHowardConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′9″−1″
Roster size1515
Freshman share7%13%−6pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2492021–22#2182022–23#2762023–24#3052024–25#1792025–26
16–13 · MEAC 2nd22–13 · MEAC 2nd18–17 · MEAC 3rd14–18 · MEAC 3rd24–11 · MEAC 1st

Coaching staff

Rod BalanisAssociate head coach
Nate JamesAssociate head coach
Thomas WeaverAssistant coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate41%
SAT midpoint1185
ACT midpoint24

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