D3 · Little East Conference

Rhode Island College Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Little East Conference · Providence, RI

Rhode Island College (D3, Little East Conference) lists 13 players on the 2025–26 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster13 players
New this season6
Transfer additions2
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2027
Most common home stateRI (7)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2027 — 8 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gcrowded12 ahead
Fbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gopening8 ahead
Fbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
2029
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (12)
Kyle Prete6′5″Fr
Alex Hoxie6′0″Fr
Marcio Evora6′6″Fr
Kanye Wavezwa6′0″Sr
Mike Paquette5′7″Jr
Jalen Claude6′1″So
Loudon Chupas6′5″Sr
Noe Bom6′3″Fr
CJ Wilson6′0″Sr
Tyriek Weeks6′5″Sr
Elijah Diallo5′10″Jr
Xavier Mendez6′5″Jr
Forwards in that room (1)
Manny Ibidapo6′6″So
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If you want to play at Rhode Island College

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (12 ahead), F 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 RI, CT, DE.

0 of 13 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 13 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

59% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 13 players

Guards 12 of 13

Marcio Evora6′6″Fr1.1 PPG
Kyle Prete6′5″Fr4.1 PPG
Loudon Chupas6′5″Sr · final yr10.5 PPG
Tyriek Weeks6′5″Sr · final yr14.0 PPG
Xavier Mendez6′5″Jr16.9 PPG
Noe Bom6′3″Fr12.6 PPG
Jalen Claude6′1″So5.2 PPG
Alex Hoxie6′0″Fr0.0 PPG
Kanye Wavezwa6′0″Sr · final yr
CJ Wilson6′0″Sr · final yr6.9 PPG
Elijah Diallo5′10″Jr1.2 PPG
Mike Paquette5′7″Jr3.6 PPG

Frontcourt 1 of 13 · forwards + centers

Manny Ibidapo6′6″So · F0.6 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

59%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Xavier Mendez16.9 PPG · returning
Noe Bom12.6 PPG · returning
Jalen Claude5.2 PPG · returning

Computed from 12 of 13 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

11 of 13 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 13

0 of 13 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

RI 7 · CT 3 · DE 1 · MA 1 · OR 1

8 international: Pascoag, R.I.; Cranston, R.I.; Pawtucket, R.I.; Pawtucket, R.I. and 4 more

High schools: Woonsocket High School ×2; North Providence ×2; Elko and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Kanye Wavezwa
→Tyriek Weeks

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Cameron Wilson
←Dwayne Robinson-O'Hagan
←Isaiah Dahl
←Ousmane Kourouma
←Deyshawn Tengbeh
←Cory Johnny
←Daniel Saulsby
←Rasheed Louis

How this roster compares

Little East Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureRhode Island CollegeConference
Average guard height6′2″6′1″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′6″6′6″
Roster size1316−3
Freshman share31%33%−2pp

Coaching staff

Sam FerryHead men's basketball coach
Denzel WashingtonAssistant men's basketball coach
Fernando TorresAssistant men's basketball coach
Elliott ButcherAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes7 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2022–23, 4 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate92%
SAT midpoint990

How this page is made: Rosters: official Rhode Island College 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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