D2 · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

Jefferson Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Philadelphia, PA

Jefferson (D2, Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference) lists 20 players on the 2025–26 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster20 players
New this season10
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2027
Most common home stateNY (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2027 — 13 ahead.

2026
Gcrowded17 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
2027
Gopening13 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
2028
Gopening8 ahead
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopen5 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (17)
Jaden Colzie6′0″So
Farouk Kaba6′5″Jr
Isaiah Thomas-McClain6′5″Sr
Takata Murphy5′11″So
Marcel Mamwa6′0″Jr
Jacob Nguyen6′5″Fr
Brendan Mykalcio6′7″Grad
KJ Smith6′3″Fr
Alex Bates IV6′5″Jr
Sean Fullerton6′3″Sr
Shane Cercone6′5″So
Jahmare Memphis6′0″Fr
Jacob Thompson6′3″Jr
Jeremiah Dorsey5′11″Jr
Julian Sadler6′1″Fr
Cosby Napoleon6′3″Sr
Chris Cervino6′0″Fr
Forwards in that room (3)
Matt McCool6′8″Grad
Kaizen Settles6′7″Fr
Moustapha Sanoh6′11″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Jefferson

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (17 ahead), F balanced (3 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NY, PA, NJ.

1 of 20 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 1 of 20 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

59% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 20 players

Guards 17 of 20

Brendan Mykalcio6′7″Grad · final yr9.5 PPG
Farouk Kaba6′5″Jr
Isaiah Thomas-McClain6′5″Sr · final yr6.6 PPG
Jacob Nguyen6′5″Fr
Alex Bates IV6′5″Jr10.8 PPG
Shane Cercone6′5″So7.0 PPG
KJ Smith6′3″Fr
Sean Fullerton6′3″Sr · final yr9.0 PPG
Jacob Thompson6′3″Jr0.3 PPG
Cosby Napoleon6′3″Sr · final yr2.8 PPG
Julian Sadler6′1″Fr
Jaden Colzie6′0″So1.8 PPG
Marcel Mamwa6′0″Jr
Jahmare Memphis6′0″Fr10.3 PPG
Chris Cervino6′0″Fr
Takata Murphy5′11″So1.0 PPG
Jeremiah Dorsey5′11″Jr16.6 PPG

Frontcourt 3 of 20 · forwards + centers

Moustapha Sanoh6′11″Jr · F3.5 PPG
Matt McCool6′8″Grad · F · final yr8.2 PPG
Kaizen Settles6′7″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

59%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jeremiah Dorsey16.6 PPG · returning
Alex Bates IV10.8 PPG · returning
Jahmare Memphis10.3 PPG · returning

Computed from 13 of 20 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

6from high school4via the portal

16 of 20 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

1 of 20

1 of 20 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Jacob Nguyen #489.

Where from

NY 6 · PA 6 · NJ 4 · CT 1 · DC 1 · FL 1

1 international: Manila

High schools: Wilbraham & Monsoon Academy; Life Center Academy; Darrow School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Matt McCool
→Takata Murphy
→Brendan Mykalcio
→Alex Bates IV

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Marquis Hamby
←Troy McGregor
←Justin Hawkins
←Ashton Miller

How this roster compares

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureJeffersonConference
Average guard height6′3″6′2″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′7″+2″
Roster size2018+2
Freshman share30%28%+2pp

Coaching staff

Jimmy ReillyHead coach
Bill LudlowAssistant coach
Danny BrennanVolunteer assistant coach
Hakim ByrdVolunteer assistant coach
Brady GreeneAssistant coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2022–23, 2 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate81%
SAT midpoint1225
ACT midpoint28

How this page is made: Rosters: official Jefferson rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · New this season: players not listed on the 2024–25 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.

See whether your profile fits Jefferson's openings

This page describes the program. The free Market Preview scores YOU against it — and 1,059 others.

Start my free preview

Share this page

On a phone, Share… opens your share sheet — Instagram, TikTok, Messages.

Also in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

every Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference program →

Related