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Kent State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #168 · 24–10 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Mid-American Conference · Kent, OH

Kent State finished 24–10 (MAC 5th, KenPom #168) in 2025–26. 17 players hold the 2025–26 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster17 players
New this season10
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029
Most common home stateOH (13)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 4 ahead.

2027
Gbalanced7 ahead
Fblocked7 ahead
2028
Gbalanced4 ahead · multi-yr
Fcrowded6 ahead
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Brenden Moss6′4″R-Jr.
Jahari Williamson6′1″Jr.
Dylan Lakatos5′11″Fr.
Cian Medley5′11″Jr.
Omer Hamama6′2″Fr.
Quinn Woidke6′0″Fr.
Morgan Safford6′4″Gr.
Jamal Sumlin6′1″R-Jr.
Forwards in that room (9)
Dezmon Briscoe6′8″Fr.
Rayvon Griffith6′8″R-So.
Delrecco Gillespie6′8″Sr.
Magnus Entenmann6′9″Gr.
Drew Huffman6′6″R-Fr.
Rob Whaley Jr.6′7″Gr.
Deandre Jones6′11″R-Fr.
Jaymen Townsend6′5″Fr.
Landon Vanderwarker6′8″Fr.
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Kent State

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (7 ahead), F blocked (7 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 8 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from OH, IN, MI.

3 of 17 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 3 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

50% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 17 players

Guards 8 of 17

Brenden Moss6′4″R-Jr.1.6 PPG
Morgan Safford6′4″Gr. · final yr14.3 PPG
Omer Hamama6′2″Fr.1.8 PPG
Jahari Williamson6′1″Jr.10.3 PPG
Jamal Sumlin6′1″R-Jr.
Quinn Woidke6′0″Fr.9.0 PPG
Dylan Lakatos5′11″Fr.
Cian Medley5′11″Jr.10.5 PPG

Frontcourt 9 of 17 · forwards + centers

Deandre Jones6′11″R-Fr. · F4.3 PPG
Magnus Entenmann6′9″Gr. · F · final yr2.8 PPG
Dezmon Briscoe6′8″Fr. · F2.4 PPG
Rayvon Griffith6′8″R-So. · F4.0 PPG
Delrecco Gillespie6′8″Sr. · F · final yr17.7 PPG
Landon Vanderwarker6′8″Fr. · F2.5 PPG
Rob Whaley Jr.6′7″Gr. · F · final yr11.7 PPG
Drew Huffman6′6″R-Fr. · F
Jaymen Townsend6′5″Fr. · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

50%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Cian Medley10.5 PPG · returning
Jahari Williamson10.3 PPG · returning
Quinn Woidke9.0 PPG · returning

Computed from 13 of 17 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

8from high school3via the portal

14 of 17 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

3 of 17

3 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Rayvon Griffith #76.

Where from

OH 13 · IN 2 · MI 2 · IL 1 · MA 1 · NJ 1

3 international: Bonn; Pickering, Ontario; Reshon LeZion

High schools: Solon; Walnut Ridge; St. Francis de Sales and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Rayvon Griffith
→Jahari Williamson
→Rob Whaley Jr.

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Donovan Hunter

How this roster compares

Mid-American Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureKent StateConference
Average guard height6′1″6′3″−2″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′9″−1″
Roster size1714+3
Freshman share47%35%+12pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1342021–22#792022–23#1692023–24#1122024–25#1682025–26
23–11 · MAC 3rd28–7 · MAC 1st17–17 · MAC 4th24–12 · MAC 2nd24–10 · MAC 5th

Coaching staff

Rob SenderoffHead coach
Randal HoltAssistant coach
Jon FlemingAssistant coach
Jalen AveryAssistant coach
Tommy LuceAssistant coach for player development
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 5 offseasons — 3 before 2022–23, 2 before 2024–25.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate86%
SAT midpoint1105
ACT midpoint22

How this page is made: Rosters: official Kent State 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 · 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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