D3 · MAC Commonwealth

Messiah Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · MAC Commonwealth · Mechanicsburg, PA

Messiah (D3, MAC Commonwealth) lists 20 players on the 2026–27 roster; 11 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster20 players
New this season11
Transfer additions2
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2029
Most common home statePA (10)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2029 — 9 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2030.

2026
Gcrowded4 ahead
Fcrowded10 ahead
2027
Gblocked5 ahead · multi-yr
Fcrowded15 ahead
2028
Gblocked5 ahead
Fcrowded13 ahead
2029
Gbalanced4 ahead
Fopening9 ahead
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen6 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (5)
Myles Herbert5′10″So
Nate Rusike5′11″Fr
Avery Kopcha6′1″Jr
Alijah Cooper6′0″Fr
Kaden Edwards6′0″Fr
Forwards in that room (15)
Jake Gledhill6′7″Fr
Michael Bischoping6′5″Jr
Freddy Herbst6′6″Jr
Cory Hogan6′4″Fr
Benjamin Harrison6′4″So
Sohan Alla6′4″Fr
Jack Rushe6′4″So
Jimmy Neubauer6′4″Fr
Ethan Candelario6′3″Fr
Jordan Edwards-Saliu6′4″Sr
Quint Fryer6′4″Jr
Ethan Herndon6′6″So
Miles Longacre6′3″Jr
Ben Wert6′4″Sr
Noah Poe6′3″Fr
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If you want to play at Messiah

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (4 ahead), F crowded (10 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 9 came straight from high school and 2 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from PA, MD, FL.

0 of 20 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 20 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

62% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 20 players

Guards 5 of 20

Avery Kopcha6′1″Jr6.9 PPG
Alijah Cooper6′0″Fr
Kaden Edwards6′0″Fr
Nate Rusike5′11″Fr
Myles Herbert5′10″So7.2 PPG

Frontcourt 15 of 20 · forwards + centers

Jake Gledhill6′7″Fr · F
Freddy Herbst6′6″Jr · F9.0 PPG
Ethan Herndon6′6″So · F
Michael Bischoping6′5″Jr · F4.8 PPG
Cory Hogan6′4″Fr · F
Benjamin Harrison6′4″So · F
Sohan Alla6′4″Fr · F
Jack Rushe6′4″So · F1.6 PPG
Jimmy Neubauer6′4″Fr · F
Jordan Edwards-Saliu6′4″Sr · F · final yr7.9 PPG
Quint Fryer6′4″Jr · F1.4 PPG
Ben Wert6′4″Sr · F · final yr13.2 PPG
Ethan Candelario6′3″Fr · F
Miles Longacre6′3″Jr · F5.5 PPG
Noah Poe6′3″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

62%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Ben Wert13.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Freddy Herbst9.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jordan Edwards-Saliu7.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 of 14 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

9from high school2via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 20

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

Where from

PA 10 · MD 4 · FL 2 · NY 2 · MI 1 · NC 1

1 international: Addis Ababa

High schools: Pittsford-Mendon; Riverdale Baptist; Towson and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Benjamin Harrison
→Ethan Herndon

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Paul Coty IV
←Peyton Rummler

How this roster compares

MAC Commonwealth (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureMessiahConference
Average guard height6′0″6′1″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′4″6′5″−1″
Roster size2016+4
Freshman share45%35%+10pp

Coaching staff

Jacob FleegleHead coach
Justin HoshauerAssistant coach
Staff changes2 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate79%
SAT midpoint1220
ACT midpoint27

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