D3 · Empire 8

St. John Fisher Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Empire 8 · Rochester, NY

St. John Fisher (D3, Empire 8) lists 22 players on the 2025–26 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster22 players
New this season10
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2028
Most common home stateNY (21)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2028 — 13 ahead.

2026
Gcrowded18 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
2027
Gcrowded15 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening13 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
2029
Gopen6 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (18)
Shawn Minnehan6′1″Sr
Ryan McCarthy5′11″So
Alex Hayes6′1″So
Frederick Graewert6′1″So
Cruz Goverski6′0″Fr
Andrew Violante6′1″So
Carson Kwiatkowski6′3″Fr
Jonathan McCaffrey6′4″Jr
Max Schneider5′9″Sr
Mekhi Gidney6′3″Fr
Griffin Garner6′1″Fr
Giovanni Schillaci6′0″Jr
Kyler Proper5′9″So
Jack Janes6′6″So
Christian Daley6′1″Grad
Griffen Hopkins5′10″Fr
Jake Pangrazio6′4″So
Kurt Redeker6′3″Fr
Forwards in that room (4)
Alex Girich6′7″So
Maximus Michalski6′5″So
Louis Fay6′2″Sr
Billy Quinn6′5″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at St. John Fisher

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (18 ahead), F crowded (4 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 7 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NY, MA, KY.

0 of 22 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 22 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

83% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 22 players

Guards 18 of 22

Jack Janes6′6″So6.5 PPG
Jonathan McCaffrey6′4″Jr7.0 PPG
Jake Pangrazio6′4″So
Carson Kwiatkowski6′3″Fr1.2 PPG
Mekhi Gidney6′3″Fr9.8 PPG
Kurt Redeker6′3″Fr1.2 PPG
Shawn Minnehan6′1″Sr · final yr
Alex Hayes6′1″So8.2 PPG
Frederick Graewert6′1″So1.0 PPG
Andrew Violante6′1″So9.3 PPG
Griffin Garner6′1″Fr
Christian Daley6′1″Grad · final yr3.3 PPG
Cruz Goverski6′0″Fr
Giovanni Schillaci6′0″Jr5.0 PPG
Ryan McCarthy5′11″So
Griffen Hopkins5′10″Fr
Max Schneider5′9″Sr · final yr6.3 PPG
Kyler Proper5′9″So1.0 PPG

Frontcourt 4 of 22 · forwards + centers

Alex Girich6′7″So · F0.9 PPG
Maximus Michalski6′5″So · F12.0 PPG
Billy Quinn6′5″Fr · F
Louis Fay6′2″Sr · F · final yr3.1 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

83%of recorded scoring returns
5 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Maximus Michalski12.0 PPG · returning
Mekhi Gidney9.8 PPG · returning
Andrew Violante9.3 PPG · returning

Computed from 15 of 22 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

7from high school3via the portal

19 of 22 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 22

0 of 22 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

NY 21 · MA 3 · KY 1 · MD 1

2 international: Gowanda; Tirano

High schools: Canisius ×2; Webster Schroeder ×2; Victor ×2 and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Shawn Minnehan
→Alex Hayes
→Kyler Proper

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Eric Kegler
←Cole Thompson
←Parker Rey
←Quentin Centner
←Connor Williams
←Matt LaRusch

How this roster compares

Empire 8 (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureSt. John FisherConference
Average guard height6′1″6′1″
Average frontcourt height6′5″6′5″
Roster size2218+4
Freshman share32%32%

Coaching staff

Mike Grosodonia IIMen's basketball head coach
Tony LeonardoAssistant coach
Shawn SullivanAssistant coach
Lou GalloAssistant coach
Clay PittinaroJV men's basketball head coach/varsity assistant coach
Garrison KnappAssistant coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 3 before 2024–25.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate66%
SAT midpoint1190
ACT midpoint26

How this page is made: Rosters: official St. John Fisher 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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