For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (13 ahead), F balanced (3 ahead).
Of the latest cycle's 8 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 6 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from FL, IL, WI.
1 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 1 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
25% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2026–27 · 15 players
Guards 9 of 15
Jeremiah McNeely6′5″So
Manny Castro6′3″So
Elijah Harris6′3″Sr · final yr3.2 PPG
Zyair Greene6′3″Grad · final yr
Luther Smith Jr.6′1″Sr · final yr12.8 PPG
Jayden Johnson6′1″Sr · final yr4.2 PPG
Jordan Ruggirello6′0″Sr · final yr4.4 PPG
Cooper Frith5′11″Sr · final yr
Gabe Santos - Burgos5′11″So
Frontcourt 5 of 15 · forwards + centers
Bautista Giralt7′0″Jr · F
Blaise Vespe6′7″RS-Sr · F · final yr
Jaylan McElroy6′7″Jr · F
Jamarcus Brown6′6″Jr · F
Tre McKinnon6′5″RS-Fr · F
1 without a listed position:Ethan Bevis 6′6″ · Fr
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Returning production
25%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Luther Smith Jr.12.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jordan Ruggirello4.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jayden Johnson4.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Computed from 13 of 16 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 school6via the portal
9 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
1 of 15
1 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Best-ranked: Tre McKinnon #478.
Where from
FL 5 · IL 3 · WI 2 · AL 1 · GA 1 · ID 1
4 international: Buenos Aires; Maastricht; Montreal; San Juan, PR
High schools: Lake Park; Kimberly; Saint John Paul II and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2025–26 → 2026–27 · in
→Blaise Vespe
→Bautista Giralt
→Cooper Frith
→Zyair Greene
→Jamarcus Brown
→Jeremiah McNeely
2025–26 → 2026–27 · out
←Nick Ghetie
←Paul Lanzi
←Dominic Commisso
←Camden Cerese
←Aeris Lawson
How this roster compares
Sunshine State Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Measure
Saint Leo
Conference
Average guard height
6′2″
6′2″
Average frontcourt height
6′7″
6′8″
−1″
Roster size
15
16
−1
Freshman share
13%
24%
−11pp
Coaching staff
Andrew HedmanAssistant coach
Spencer HenkeHead coach
Drew HedmanAssistant coach
Elijah RickettsAssistant coach
Jordan GillAssistant coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26, 2 before 2026–27.
Academics
published admissions data
Acceptance rate78%
SAT midpoint1040
ACT midpoint22
How this page is made: Rosters: official Saint Leo rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Saint Leo'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 · 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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