D3 · MAC Freedom

Lebanon Valley Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · MAC Freedom · Annville, PA

Lebanon Valley (D3, MAC Freedom) lists 16 players on the 2025–26 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster16 players
New this season6
Transfer additions0
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2026
Most common home statePA (16)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2026 — 3 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gblocked13 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
2027
Gcrowded12 ahead
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening10 ahead
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopen5 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (13)
Owen Chernich6′0″So
Jack Miller5′11″Jr
Tyler Kerlin6′2″So
Sam Crilly6′1″Fr
Michael Main6′0″So
Phil Unangst6′6″So
Gannon Perlini6′2″Jr
Giovanni Sejuste6′1″Fr
Kyle Tang5′11″Sr
Reed Melvin6′4″Fr
Patrick Rose6′4″Fr
Demarcus Bandy6′2″Fr
Jason Penn6′1″So
Forwards in that room (3)
Brendan Lonergan6′5″Sr
Aaron Lacy6′6″Fr
Karson Pavlik6′5″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Lebanon Valley

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (13 ahead), F opening (3 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 6 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 0 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from PA, VA, MD.

0 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

82% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 16 players

Guards 13 of 16

Phil Unangst6′6″So5.8 PPG
Reed Melvin6′4″Fr11.6 PPG
Patrick Rose6′4″Fr
Tyler Kerlin6′2″So5.7 PPG
Gannon Perlini6′2″Jr1.7 PPG
Demarcus Bandy6′2″Fr10.5 PPG
Sam Crilly6′1″Fr
Giovanni Sejuste6′1″Fr13.8 PPG
Jason Penn6′1″So10.3 PPG
Owen Chernich6′0″So1.0 PPG
Michael Main6′0″So2.6 PPG
Jack Miller5′11″Jr
Kyle Tang5′11″Sr · final yr10.4 PPG

Frontcourt 3 of 16 · forwards + centers

Aaron Lacy6′6″Fr · F1.6 PPG
Brendan Lonergan6′5″Sr · F · final yr0.7 PPG
Karson Pavlik6′5″Sr · F · final yr3.0 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

82%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Giovanni Sejuste13.8 PPG · returning
Reed Melvin11.6 PPG · returning
Demarcus Bandy10.5 PPG · returning

Computed from 13 of 16 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

6from high school0via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 16

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

Where from

PA 16 · VA 3 · MD 1 · NJ 1 · NY 1 · TX 1

High schools: ELCO; Tunkhannock; Lower Dauphin and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

No portal arrivals this cycle.

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Luke Chilton
←Evin Timochenko
←Evan Smith
←Tyson Hofsass
←Braden Bohannon
←Ryan Harder
←Gabe Cerulli
←Wil Laskowski

How this roster compares

MAC Freedom (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureLebanon ValleyConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′5″6′6″−1″
Roster size1618−2
Freshman share38%28%+10pp

Coaching staff

Brad McAlesterHead coach
Brad KarliAssistant coach
Staff changes1 on-court staff change in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate84%
SAT midpoint1184

How this page is made: Rosters: official Lebanon Valley 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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