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Pittsburgh Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #104 · 13–20 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Atlantic Coast Conference · Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh finished 13–20 (ACC 16th, KenPom #104) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 13 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season13
Transfer additions11
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2027
Most common home statePA (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2027 — 1 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2028.

2027
Gcrowded7 ahead
Fcrowded8 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopening2 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (7)
Naithan George6′3″Sr
Jermal Jones6′4″Fr
A'lahn Sumler6′4″RS-Sr
Macari Moore6′3″So
Jonathan Powell6′6″Jr
Colin Hawkins6′3″Jr
Jalil Bethea6′5″Jr
Forwards in that room (8)
Kraig Gilbert6′8″Jr
Timofei Rudovskii6′9″So
Jajuan Nelson6′7″Sr
Ibrahim Souare6′9″RS-Jr
Benjamin Mayhew6′4″Sr
Dominique Diomande6′7″RS-So
Baye Ndongo6′9″Sr
Chase Foster6′8″Fr
Centers in that room (1)
Armani Mighty6′10″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Pittsburgh

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (7 ahead), F crowded (8 ahead), C open (1 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 13 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 11 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from PA, IL, MD.

8 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 8 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

2% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 7 of 16

Jonathan Powell6′6″Jr
Jalil Bethea6′5″Jr
Jermal Jones6′4″Fr
A'lahn Sumler6′4″RS-Sr · final yr
Naithan George6′3″Sr · final yr
Macari Moore6′3″So1.4 PPG
Colin Hawkins6′3″Jr

Frontcourt 9 of 16 · forwards + centers

Armani Mighty6′10″Sr · C · final yr
Timofei Rudovskii6′9″So · F
Ibrahim Souare6′9″RS-Jr · F
Baye Ndongo6′9″Sr · F · final yr
Kraig Gilbert6′8″Jr · F
Chase Foster6′8″Fr · F
Jajuan Nelson6′7″Sr · F · final yr
Dominique Diomande6′7″RS-So · F
Benjamin Mayhew6′4″Sr · F · final yr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

2%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Macari Moore1.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 9 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

2from high school11via the portal

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

Rankings

8 of 16

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

1 five-star: Jalil Bethea #7 (2024).

Where from

PA 4 · IL 2 · MD 2 · AL 1 · CA 1 · CO 1

11 international: Moscow; Mboro; Sydney; Tours and 7 more

High schools: IMG Academy ×2; South Kent Prep; Sunrise Christian Academy and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Naithan George
→Kraig Gilbert
→Armani Mighty
→A'lahn Sumler
→Timofei Rudovskii
→Ibrahim Souare
→Jonathan Powell
→Dominique Diomande
→Colin Hawkins
→Jalil Bethea
→Baye Ndongo

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Omari Witherspoon
←Kieran Mullen
←Henry Lau
←Papa Amadou Kante
←Nojus Indrusaitis
←Brandin Cummings
←Roman Siulepa

How this roster compares

Atlantic Coast Conference (18 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasurePittsburghConference
Average guard height6′4″6′4″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′9″−1″
Roster size1615+1
Freshman share13%33%−20pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1952021–22#722022–23#302023–24#722024–25#1042025–26
11–21 · ACC 15th24–12 · ACC 7th22–11 · ACC 4th17–15 · ACC 7th13–20 · ACC 16th

Coaching staff

Milan BrownAssociate head coach
Ricardo GreerAssociate head coach
Kyle CieplickiAssistant coach
Billy HublyAssistant coach
Vincent WilliamsHead strength & conditioning CoachASSIGNMENT–men's basketball
Ronald RamonAssistant coach
Jeff CapelHead coach, men's basketball
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 3 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate58%
SAT midpoint1360
ACT midpoint31

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