D3 · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Kalamazoo Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Kalamazoo, MI

Kalamazoo (D3, Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) lists 15 players on the 2025–26 roster; 4 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster15 players
New this season4
Transfer additions0
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2026
Most common home stateMI (16)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2026 — 1 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gbalanced9 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2027
Gopening5 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2028
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
John Kaul6′2″Fr
Caleb Coates6′4″Fr
Lucas Hanifan6′0″Sr
Patrick Perez6′5″Jr
Caleb Caul6′3″Sr
Nelson Sompa5′11″So
Dougie Blackwood6′3″Sr
Jackson Keefer6′3″So
Carter Bandemer6′2″Sr
Forwards in that room (5)
Gavin Van Kampen6′9″So
Connor Kouki6′8″Jr
Zander Nash6′7″Fr
Ben VanSumeren6′5″Fr
JJ Stevens6′6″Sr
Centers in that room (1)
Trey Bolling6′7″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Kalamazoo

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (9 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead), C open (1 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 4 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 0 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MI, FL, CA.

0 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

49% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 15 players

Guards 9 of 15

Patrick Perez6′5″Jr9.2 PPG
Caleb Coates6′4″Fr1.8 PPG
Caleb Caul6′3″Sr · final yr4.1 PPG
Dougie Blackwood6′3″Sr · final yr8.4 PPG
Jackson Keefer6′3″So5.2 PPG
John Kaul6′2″Fr1.1 PPG
Carter Bandemer6′2″Sr · final yr10.3 PPG
Lucas Hanifan6′0″Sr · final yr12.5 PPG
Nelson Sompa5′11″So5.6 PPG

Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers

Gavin Van Kampen6′9″So · F4.2 PPG
Connor Kouki6′8″Jr · F6.8 PPG
Zander Nash6′7″Fr · F4.7 PPG
Trey Bolling6′7″Sr · C · final yr1.4 PPG
JJ Stevens6′6″Sr · F · final yr6.0 PPG
Ben VanSumeren6′5″Fr · F2.0 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

49%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Patrick Perez9.2 PPG · returning
Connor Kouki6.8 PPG · returning
Nelson Sompa5.6 PPG · returning

Computed from 15 of 15 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

4from high school0via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 15

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

Where from

MI 16 · FL 2 · CA 1 · ID 1 · IL 1 · TN 1

1 international: Athens, Greece

High schools: Howell; Durant; East Grand Rapids / Brewster Academy and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

No portal arrivals this cycle.

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←DJ Ferguson
←Bradley Eziuka
←Nicholas Olmeda
←DJ Courtney
←Lukas Broadsword
←Brock Zimmerman
←Sotiris Bouyoukos
←Jack Wheeler

How this roster compares

Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (8 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureKalamazooConference
Average guard height6′2″6′1″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′6″+1″
Roster size1519−4
Freshman share27%27%

Coaching staff

Nick GiardHead coach
Matt CovaultAssistant coach
DJ FergusonAssistant coach
Jaleel WilliamsAssistant coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate75%
SAT midpoint1270
ACT midpoint27

How this page is made: Rosters: official Kalamazoo 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.

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