For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (10 ahead), F crowded (7 ahead), C open (1 ahead).
Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from CA, WA, GA.
0 of 18 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
27% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2025–26 · 18 players
Guards 10 of 18
Erik Howlin6′4″Grad · final yr19.2 PPG
Tony Colley6′4″Jr6.4 PPG
Devin Carson6′3″Sr · final yr3.4 PPG
Arshawn Salkhi6′2″RS-Fr0.8 PPG
Jayce Allen6′2″Fr0.6 PPG
Aibigho Ujadughele6′2″Grad · final yr7.3 PPG
Robert Aguirre Jr.6′1″RS-Jr0.9 PPG
Brenick Soliday6′1″Jr0.5 PPG
Aiden Gentry6′1″RS-So0.0 PPG
Bryson Metz5′10″Sr · final yr10.3 PPG
Frontcourt 8 of 18 · forwards + centers
Sammy Howlin6′11″Grad · C · final yr6.2 PPG
Pape Cisse6′9″Sr · F · final yr2.0 PPG
Luke Jacobson6′7″RS-Fr · F
Alex Stewart6′6″RS-Fr · F
Dylan Swillis6′6″Jr · F6.8 PPG
Colton Wells6′6″Fr · F
Carson Frawley6′6″RS-Jr · F3.8 PPG
Kailen Rains6′5″Grad · F · final yr5.6 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Returning production
27%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Dylan Swillis6.8 PPG · returning
Tony Colley6.4 PPG · returning
Carson Frawley3.8 PPG · returning
Computed from 15 of 18 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.
Who actually gets onto this roster?
How players arrive
5from high school5via the portal
13 of 18 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
0 of 18
0 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Where from
CA 17 · WA 4 · GA 1 · ID 1 · OR 1
1 international: Dakar
High schools: Marina HS; Central Pointe Christian Academy; Chaparral HS and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2024–25 → 2025–26 · in
→Sammy Howlin
→Erik Howlin
→Tony Colley
→Dylan Swillis
→Kailen Rains
2024–25 → 2025–26 · out
←Chris Chiles
←Jackson Larsen
←Micah Swartz
←Anthony Tello
←Daniel Yardley
←Jadyn Johnson
How this roster compares
Pacific West Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Measure
Vanguard
Conference
Average guard height
6′2″
6′2″
Average frontcourt height
6′7″
6′7″
Roster size
18
17
+1
Freshman share
28%
25%
+3pp
Coaching staff
Rhett SolidayHead coach
Taylor KellyAssociate head coach
Caleb MartinAssistant coach
Kevin HeenanAssistant coach
JJ JohnsonAssistant coach
Ariel VanguardiaAssistant coach
Tim AndersonAssistant coach
Staff changes8 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2022–23, 1 before 2023–24, 2 before 2024–25, 4 before 2025–26.
Academics
published admissions data
Acceptance rate62%
SAT midpoint1090
ACT midpoint22
How this page is made: Rosters: official Vanguard 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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