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Wagner Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #314 · 14–17 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · NEC · Staten Island, NY

Wagner finished 14–17 (NEC 4th, KenPom #314) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 14 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season14
Transfer additions10
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateNY (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 7 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
2027
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
2028
Gopening7 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
2029
Gopening2 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (7)
Taj Bryant6′2″Jr
Gavin Edwards6′1″Fr
Jaren Curtis6′1″Fr
Nick Jones6′2″Jr
Ryan Pettis6′4″RS-So
Laymen McGrady6′4″RS-Fr
Cam Estevez6′4″Sr
Forwards in that room (6)
Freddy Hassan6′7″RS-Fr
Kareem Watson6′8″RS-Sr
Daye Kaba6′6″So
Tajae Jones6′8″RS-So
AJ Rodriguez6′6″RS-So
Sam Smith6′6″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Wagner

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F crowded (4 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 14 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 10 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NY, MD, CT.

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.

26% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 7 of 16

Ryan Pettis6′4″RS-So
Laymen McGrady6′4″RS-Fr
Cam Estevez6′4″Sr · final yr
Taj Bryant6′2″Jr
Nick Jones6′2″Jr14.9 PPG
Gavin Edwards6′1″Fr
Jaren Curtis6′1″Fr

Frontcourt 9 of 16 · forwards + centers

William Patterson7′1″Jr · C
Youssouf Singare6′11″Sr · C · final yr
Baron Smith Jr.6′9″RS-So · C
Kareem Watson6′8″RS-Sr · F · final yr
Tajae Jones6′8″RS-So · F
Freddy Hassan6′7″RS-Fr · F
Daye Kaba6′6″So · F
AJ Rodriguez6′6″RS-So · F
Sam Smith6′6″Sr · F · final yr9.0 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

26%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Nick Jones14.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Sam Smith9.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 of 13 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 school10via the portal

6 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: Youssouf Singare #158.

Where from

NY 6 · MD 4 · CT 2 · IL 2 · TX 2 · AR 1

4 international: Bamako; Ottawa, Canada; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Saint-Denis, France

High schools: Solebury School; Brother Rice; Central Florida Christian Academy and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Taj Bryant
→Kareem Watson
→Baron Smith Jr.
→Daye Kaba
→Youssouf Singare
→Tajae Jones
→Ryan Pettis
→AJ Rodriguez
→William Patterson
→Cam Estevez

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Binael Basil
←John Awoke
←Makhai Anderson
←Eddie Placer
←Elijah Brown
←Huascar Cuevas
←Michael Cooper
←Bryan Akanmu
←Zavier Fitch

How this roster compares

NEC (6 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureWagnerConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1616
Freshman share25%13%+12pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1602021–22#3112022–23#2862023–24#3392024–25#3142025–26
21–6 · NEC 1st15–13 · NEC 3rd17–16 · NEC 3rd14–16 · NEC 7th14–17 · NEC 4th

Coaching staff

Dwan McMillanHead coach
Kyle SmythAssistant coach
Corey FisherAssistant coach
Ty GoodeAssistant coach
Malcolm PopeAssistant coach
Staff changes7 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 3 before 2024–25, 3 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate88%
SAT midpoint1243

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