D2 · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Saginaw Valley State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · University Center, MI

Saginaw Valley State (D2, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) lists 16 players on the 2026–27 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season6
Transfer additions2
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2029
Most common home stateMI (7)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2029 — 3 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2030.

2026
Gblocked11 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
2027
Gblocked11 ahead · multi-yr
Fblocked5 ahead
2028
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
2029
Gbalanced8 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
2030
Gopen6 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Wilson Huckeby6′4″Fr
Trenton Taratuta6′5″RS-So
Randy Chapman Jr.6′2″Fr
Cyrus Goins6′8″Fr
Niko Newsome6′6″RS-So
Jake Champagne6′2″RS-Fr
Dontez Scott II6′0″Jr
James Dymek6′3″Jr
Javontae Ross6′0″RS-Fr
Cade Wallaker6′0″RS-Fr
Triston Nichols6′2″RS-Jr
Forwards in that room (5)
Aidan Duran6′7″So
Richmond Mawutor6′8″RS-Sr
Noah Arnold6′7″Fr
Michael Sulaka6′9″RS-Jr
Nate Washburn6′8″RS-So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Saginaw Valley State

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (11 ahead), F balanced (5 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 7 came straight from high school and 2 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MI.

0 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 11 of 16

Cyrus Goins6′8″Fr
Niko Newsome6′6″RS-So
Trenton Taratuta6′5″RS-So
Wilson Huckeby6′4″Fr
James Dymek6′3″Jr
Randy Chapman Jr.6′2″Fr
Jake Champagne6′2″RS-Fr
Triston Nichols6′2″RS-Jr
Dontez Scott II6′0″Jr
Javontae Ross6′0″RS-Fr
Cade Wallaker6′0″RS-Fr

Frontcourt 5 of 16 · forwards + centers

Michael Sulaka6′9″RS-Jr · F
Richmond Mawutor6′8″RS-Sr · F · final yr
Nate Washburn6′8″RS-So · F
Aidan Duran6′7″So · F
Noah Arnold6′7″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

7from high school2via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 16

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

Where from

MI 7

15 international: Evanston; Detroit; Macomb; Bay City and 11 more

High schools: Oxford HS; Victory Rock Prep; Anderson University and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Michael Sulaka
→James Dymek

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Kevonne Taylor
←Xavier Thomas
←Marquese Josephs
←Joshua Thomas

How this roster compares

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureSaginaw Valley StateConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′7″+1″
Roster size1617−1
Freshman share44%29%+15pp

Coaching staff

Chris FowlerHead coach
Dylan LiddellAssistant coach
Ryan MiznerAssistant coach
Steve ParhamAssistant coach
Nolan GenillaAssistant coach, strength & conditioning
Trevor MaybeeAssistant strength coach
Adam PiotrowiczHead baseball coach
Justin McMurtreyAssociate head coach / pitching coach
Christian PennAssistant coach - hitting coach
Adam PetersVolunteer assistant coach
Hunter AckermanAssistant coach
Rod CowanHead track & field / cross country coach
Eric PhillipsAssistant cross country / track & field coach - men's distance
Evie PludeAssistant cross country / track & field coach - women's distance
Michael EngleHead coach
Antjuan SimmonsAssistant coach/linebackers
Matt WhittonAssistant coach / nickels
Michael MastenHead coach
Matt PumfordAssistant coach
Jiseung ChoiVolunteer assistant coach
Megan KozlowskiVolunteer assistant coach
Louis BarrowHead coach
Adam McAleenanAssistant coach
Ryan SchalkHead softball coach
Steve BohnAssistant softball coach
Jason LintjerHead coach
Mike DarbeeAssistant swimming & diving coach
Kim Dowis-BrownHead diving coach
Ciera WeberAssistant coach - field events
Byron Pearce, Jr.Assistant track & field coach - throws
Jenny PruettHead women's basketball coach
Amber Clark-RobinsonHead women's flag football coach
Charles RobinsonVolunteer assistant coach
Cait GaitleyHead coach
Alex SklackAssistant coach
Taylor WoutersVolunteer assistant coach
Emily AckermanHead coach
Tyler ChannellWomen's soccer head coach
Bridget SymborskiAssistant coach
Ashley MyallAssistant coach
Lana RybkowskiHead coach
Sandy CatalanoRecruiting coordinator/assistant coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 0 offseasons.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate72%
SAT midpoint1065
ACT midpoint22

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