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UConn Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #9 · 34–6 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big East Conference · Storrs, CT

UConn finished 34–6 (Big East 1st, KenPom #9) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season10
Transfer additions7
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateVA (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 3 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gbalanced6 ahead
Fcrowded6 ahead
Ccrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening3 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead · multi-yr
Ccrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening2 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
Copen3 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (6)
Junior County6′5″Fr
Jaye Nash6′2″Jr
Nils Machowski6′4″Sr
Silas Demary Jr.6′4″Sr
Solo Ball6′4″Sr
Braylon Mullins6′6″So
Forwards in that room (6)
Colben Landrew6′6″Fr
Nik Khamenia6′8″So
Egor Amosov6′8″Fr
Jayden Ross6′7″Sr
Jacob Ross6′5″So
Isaiah Shaw6′8″RS-Sr
Centers in that room (3)
Elmir Džafić7′0″So
Najai Hines6′11″So
Oskar Giltay6′11″So
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If you want to play at UConn

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (6 ahead), F crowded (6 ahead), C crowded (3 ahead · multi-yr).

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

Most arrivals come from VA, AZ, CA.

11 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 11 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

47% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 6 of 15

Braylon Mullins6′6″So12.0 PPG
Junior County6′5″Fr
Nils Machowski6′4″Sr · final yr
Silas Demary Jr.6′4″Sr · final yr10.1 PPG
Solo Ball6′4″Sr · final yr12.8 PPG
Jaye Nash6′2″Jr

Frontcourt 9 of 15 · forwards + centers

Elmir Džafić7′0″So · C
Najai Hines6′11″So · C
Oskar Giltay6′11″So · C
Nik Khamenia6′8″So · F
Egor Amosov6′8″Fr · F
Isaiah Shaw6′8″RS-Sr · F · final yr
Jayden Ross6′7″Sr · F · final yr4.6 PPG
Colben Landrew6′6″Fr · F
Jacob Ross6′5″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

47%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Solo Ball12.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Braylon Mullins12.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Silas Demary Jr.10.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 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

3from high school7via the portal

8 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

11 of 15

11 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

2 five-stars: Braylon Mullins #15 (2025), Colben Landrew #27 (2026).

Where from

VA 3 · AZ 1 · CA 1 · IL 1 · IN 1 · MA 1

9 international: Berlin; Smithton; Peja; Berlin, Germany and 5 more

High schools: Brewster Academy (N.H.); IMG Academy (Fl.); Link Academy and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Nik Khamenia
→Jaye Nash
→Elmir Džafić
→Najai Hines
→Nils Machowski
→Oskar Giltay
→Isaiah Shaw

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Jacob Furphy
←Eric Reibe
←Jaylin Stewart
←Uroš Paunovic
←Rrezon Elezaj

How this roster compares

Big East Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureUConnConference
Average guard height6′4″6′4″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′9″−1″
Roster size1515
Freshman share20%27%−7pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#252021–22#12022–23#12023–24#362024–25#92025–26
23–10 · Big East 2nd31–8 · Big East 1st37–3 · Big East 1st24–11 · Big East 4th34–6 · Big East 1st

Coaching staff

Dan HurleyHead coach
Kimani YoungAssociate head coach
Mike NardiAssistant coach
Mike PeguesAssistant coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 3 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate52%
SAT midpoint1330
ACT midpoint30

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