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Miami (FL) Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #33 · 26–9 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Atlantic Coast Conference · Coral Gables, FL

Miami (FL) finished 26–9 (ACC 5th, KenPom #33) in 2025–26. 12 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 1 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster12 players
New this season1
Transfer additions1
Clearest projected openingGuards and Centers · 2028
Most common home stateFL (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Centers: open from 2028 — 3 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gbalanced6 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening3 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2029
Gopen2 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (6)
Dante Allen6′4″So
Marcus Allen6′7″Jr
Nick Dorn6′7″Sr
Brent Bland6′3″Grad
Quin Berger6′2″Sr
Acaden Lewis6′2″So
Forwards in that room (5)
Shelton Henderson6′6″So
Robert Miller III——
Christopher Birden Jr.6′10″Fr
DeSean Goode6′8″Jr
Caleb Gaskins6′8″Fr
Centers in that room (1)
Somto Cyril6′11″Jr
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If you want to play at Miami (FL)

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (6 ahead), F blocked (4 ahead · multi-yr), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 3 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 1 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from FL, NY, DC.

5 of 12 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 5 of 12 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 12 players

Guards 6 of 12

Marcus Allen6′7″Jr5.3 PPG
Nick Dorn6′7″Sr · final yr
Dante Allen6′4″So6.6 PPG
Brent Bland6′3″Grad · final yr
Quin Berger6′2″Sr · final yr
Acaden Lewis6′2″So

Frontcourt 6 of 12 · forwards + centers

Somto Cyril6′11″Jr · C
Christopher Birden Jr.6′10″Fr · F
DeSean Goode6′8″Jr · F
Caleb Gaskins6′8″Fr · F
Shelton Henderson6′6″So · F13.8 PPG
Robert Miller III—F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

2from high school1via the portal

11 of 12 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

5 of 12

5 of 12 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

2 five-stars: Caleb Gaskins #16 (2026), Shelton Henderson #23 (2025).

Where from

FL 4 · NY 2 · DC 1 · LA 1 · NC 1 · PA 1

3 international: St. Petersburg; Houston, Texas; Enugu, Nigeria

High schools: Sidwell Friends School; Half Hollow Hills HS West; Christopher Columbus and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Marcus Allen

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←L.J. Cason
←Marcus Allen

How this roster compares

Atlantic Coast Conference (18 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureMiami (FL)Conference
Average guard height6′4″6′4″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1215−3
Freshman share17%33%−16pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#382021–22#272022–23#852023–24#1842024–25#332025–26
26–11 · ACC 6th29–8 · ACC 2nd15–17 · ACC 12th7–24 · ACC 18th26–9 · ACC 5th

Coaching staff

Jai LucasHead coach
Erik PastranaAssociate coach
Charlton YoungAssociate coach
Russell SpringmannAssistant coach
Riley WelchSpecial assistant to the head coach
Cory YoungAssociate head coach (throws)
Jason MartinAssistant coach (sprints & horizontal jumps)
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 0 offseasons.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate19%
SAT midpoint1380
ACT midpoint32

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