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St. Bonaventure Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #148 · 17–17 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Atlantic 10 Conference · Saint Bonaventure, NY

St. Bonaventure finished 17–17 (A-10 9th, KenPom #148) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 11 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season11
Transfer additions7
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateNY (7)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 6 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced2 ahead
2028
Gopening6 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Ryan Heath5′11″Sr
Akbar Waheed III6′6″RS-Fr
Ilia Ermakov6′6″So
Jack DeRose6′0″Sr
Leo Kirk6′0″Fr
Taj Au-Duke6′3″Jr
Zach Philipkoski6′4″Sr
Achille Lonati6′5″So
Ari Fulton6′7″Jr
Forwards in that room (5)
John Ikpotokin6′7″So
Ryan Kalambay6′9″Jr
Joe Grahovac6′10″Jr
Mason Blackwood6′7″So
Cameron Blankenberg6′8″Fr
Centers in that room (2)
Benjamin Bill6′10″RS-Sr
Chiek Diallo6′9″Fr
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If you want to play at St. Bonaventure

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead · multi-yr), C balanced (2 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NY, MA, MI.

3 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 3 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

12% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 9 of 16

Ari Fulton6′7″Jr
Akbar Waheed III6′6″RS-Fr
Ilia Ermakov6′6″So2.9 PPG
Achille Lonati6′5″So2.5 PPG
Zach Philipkoski6′4″Sr · final yr
Taj Au-Duke6′3″Jr
Jack DeRose6′0″Sr · final yr
Leo Kirk6′0″Fr
Ryan Heath5′11″Sr · final yr

Frontcourt 7 of 16 · forwards + centers

Benjamin Bill6′10″RS-Sr · C · final yr
Joe Grahovac6′10″Jr · F4.5 PPG
Ryan Kalambay6′9″Jr · F
Chiek Diallo6′9″Fr · C
Cameron Blankenberg6′8″Fr · F
John Ikpotokin6′7″So · F
Mason Blackwood6′7″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

12%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Joe Grahovac4.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Ilia Ermakov2.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Achille Lonati2.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 10 of 15 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

4from high school7via the portal

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

Rankings

3 of 16

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

Best-ranked: Akbar Waheed III #148.

Where from

NY 7 · MA 2 · MI 2 · CA 1 · GA 1 · MD 1

9 international: Magenta; Dublin; Brampton, Ontario; Kursk and 5 more

High schools: Brewster Academy; Olean; Holley and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Ryan Heath
→Benjamin Bill
→Ryan Kalambay
→Taj Au-Duke
→Mason Blackwood
→Zach Philipkoski
→Ari Fulton

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Dasonte Bowen
←Darryl Simmons II
←Xander Wedlow
←Brayden Jackson
←Andrew Osasuyi

How this roster compares

Atlantic 10 Conference (14 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureSt. BonaventureConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1616
Freshman share25%25%

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#882021–22#1862022–23#1042023–24#992024–25#1482025–26
23–10 · A-10 5th14–18 · A-10 10th20–13 · A-10 9th22–12 · A-10 6th17–17 · A-10 9th

Coaching staff

Mike MacDonaldMen's basketball head coach
Akbar WaheedMen's basketball assistant coach
Clive BentickMen's basketball assistant coach
Nick FruscioMen's basketball assistant coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 5 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate82%
SAT midpoint1170
ACT midpoint24

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