D3 · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Trine Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Angola, IN

Trine (D3, Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) lists 12 players on the 2026–27 roster; 1 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster12 players
New this season1
Transfer additions1
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateOH (8)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 5 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fbalanced2 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Michael Roberson6′3″So
Ty Maul6′2″So
Jess Roller6′5″Jr
Nolan Bales6′1″Sr
Cade Brenner6′3″Jr
Eddie Millington6′4″Sr
Trevon Rochester-Thomas6′0″Sr
Elisha Jones6′0″Jr
Braeden Totton6′1″So
Forwards in that room (3)
Drew Panning6′9″Sr
Elias Lewis6′3″So
Paxton Crane6′7″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Trine

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (8 ahead), F balanced (3 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 1 arrivals, 0 came straight from high school and 1 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from OH, IN, MI.

0 of 12 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 12 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

42% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 12 players

Guards 9 of 12

Jess Roller6′5″Jr1.5 PPG
Eddie Millington6′4″Sr · final yr1.4 PPG
Michael Roberson6′3″So0.3 PPG
Cade Brenner6′3″Jr10.2 PPG
Ty Maul6′2″So0.0 PPG
Nolan Bales6′1″Sr · final yr0.9 PPG
Braeden Totton6′1″So
Trevon Rochester-Thomas6′0″Sr · final yr
Elisha Jones6′0″Jr3.7 PPG

Frontcourt 3 of 12 · forwards + centers

Drew Panning6′9″Sr · F · final yr5.0 PPG
Paxton Crane6′7″So · F3.0 PPG
Elias Lewis6′3″So · F8.1 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

42%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Cade Brenner10.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Elias Lewis8.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Drew Panning5.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 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

0from high school1via the portal

11 of 12 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 12

0 of 12 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

OH 8 · IN 5 · MI 3 · IL 1

High schools: Knightstown ×2; Buckeye; Little Miami and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Michael Roberson

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Michael Roberson

How this roster compares

Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (8 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureTrineConference
Average guard height6′2″6′1″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′6″6′6″
Roster size1219−7
Freshman share0%27%−27pp

Coaching staff

Pete SmithAssistant coach
Alex TrevinoAssistant coach
Marty BeasleyAssistant coach
Adam BeamAssistant coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2024–25, 4 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate85%
SAT midpoint1135
ACT midpoint25

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