D1 · Northeast Conference

Mercyhurst Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 1 · Northeast Conference · Erie, PA

Mercyhurst (D1, Northeast Conference) lists 14 players on the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season9
Transfer additions5
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateNY (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 3 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gbalanced10 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
2027
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
2028
Gbalanced6 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
2029
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Hunter Te Ratana6′5″Fr
Jake Lemelman6′2″Jr
Daemar Kelly6′5″Sr
Brady Conner6′6″So
Or Faran6′5″So
Tennessee Rainwater6′7″Sr
Marcus Jackson6′1″Grad
Shuto Sakihama5′9″Fr
Markus Maxwell-Grimes6′2″Fr
Forwards in that room (5)
Shane Kirker6′7″Fr
Deraje Agbaosi6′7″Grad
Johnathon Pierce6′8″Jr
Chris Leman6′9″So
Cameron Johnson6′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 Mercyhurst

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (10 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NY, PA, MD.

0 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

27% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 9 of 14

Tennessee Rainwater6′7″Sr · final yr
Brady Conner6′6″So0.3 PPG
Hunter Te Ratana6′5″Fr
Daemar Kelly6′5″Sr · final yr
Or Faran6′5″So1.1 PPG
Jake Lemelman6′2″Jr13.9 PPG
Markus Maxwell-Grimes6′2″Fr
Marcus Jackson6′1″Grad · final yr
Shuto Sakihama5′9″Fr

Frontcourt 5 of 14 · forwards + centers

Chris Leman6′9″So · F1.2 PPG
Johnathon Pierce6′8″Jr · F
Shane Kirker6′7″Fr · F
Deraje Agbaosi6′7″Grad · F · final yr
Cameron Johnson6′5″Sr · F · final yr3.4 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

27%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jake Lemelman13.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Cameron Johnson3.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Chris Leman1.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 of 15 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

4from high school5via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 14

0 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

NY 4 · PA 3 · MD 2 · OH 2 · CT 1 · IL 1

5 international: Givatayim, Israel; Klaipeda, Lithuania; Herceg Novi, Montenegro; Okinawa, Japan and 1 more

High schools: Peddie School; Sidwell Friends School; Sunrise Christian Academy and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Daemar Kelly
→Deraje Agbaosi
→Tennessee Rainwater
→Johnathon Pierce
→Marcus Jackson

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Vladimir Pavlovic
←Deshaun Jackson Jr.
←Mykolas Ivanauskas
←Qadir Martin

Coaching staff

Kyle MilliganAssistant coach
Darrin MayesVolunteer assistant coach
Brendan FitzpatrickAssistant coach
Josh GregoryAssistant coach
Jeff PlanutisAssistant coach
Luke LatinaAssistant coach
Tara Grassi-FriedmanHead coach
Staff changes12 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 4 before 2024–25, 3 before 2025–26, 5 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate81%

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