For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (9 ahead), F balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).
Of the latest cycle's 6 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 2 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from NY, NJ, RI.
0 of 11 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 11 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
88% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2025–26 · 11 players
Guards 9 of 11
Mike Hancock6′4″So13.5 PPG
Connor Bastedo6′3″Fr2.0 PPG
Timothy Hardy6′3″So10.5 PPG
Ethan Baksh6′2″Jr8.8 PPG
Yoav Cohen6′2″Jr1.2 PPG
Jaylen Singh6′1″Sr · final yr8.6 PPG
Bryson Brown6′0″So6.0 PPG
Bobby Kemokai5′11″Fr7.8 PPG
Matthew Szymanski5′10″Jr2.7 PPG
Frontcourt 2 of 11 · forwards + centers
Batualp Ozen6′8″Fr · C4.5 PPG
Landon Cox6′6″Fr · F4.3 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Returning production
88%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Mike Hancock13.5 PPG · returning
Timothy Hardy10.5 PPG · returning
Ethan Baksh8.8 PPG · returning
Computed from 11 of 11 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.
Who actually gets onto this roster?
How players arrive
4from high school2via the portal
9 of 11 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
0 of 11
0 of 11 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Where from
NY 13 · NJ 1 · RI 1 · TN 1 · VA 1
2 international: Ankara; Ramat Gan
High schools: Richmond Hill; Lee Academy Prep; La Salle Academy and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2024–25 → 2025–26 · in
→Yoav Cohen
→Jaylen Singh
2024–25 → 2025–26 · out
←Walter DeFreitas
←Parker Kelly
←Nicholas Cortez
←Mohammad Sylla
←Jace Hammond
←Khalil Screen
←Erik Wall
←John Blackwood
How this roster compares
State University of New York Athletic Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Measure
Potsdam
Conference
Average guard height
6′1″
6′1″
Average frontcourt height
6′7″
6′5″
+2″
Roster size
11
15
−4
Freshman share
36%
32%
+4pp
Coaching staff
Jim BechtelHead men's basketball coach
Eddie CrossAssociate men's basketball coach
Kevin BakshAssistant men's basketball coach
Austin BrooksAssistant men's basketball coach
Mara VaccaroAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2022–23, 2 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26.
Academics
published admissions data
Acceptance rate78%
How this page is made: Rosters: official Potsdam 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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