D2 · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Wayne State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Detroit, MI

Wayne State (D2, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) lists 14 players on the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season9
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2029
Most common home stateMI (23)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2029 — 5 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gcrowded10 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
2028
Gbalanced8 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening5 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen3 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
JaKobie Boose6′0″RS-So
Anthony Benard6′1″Sr
Luke Westerdale6′1″RS-Fr
Da'ron Mason6′4″Fr
Dominic Krzesowiak6′5″So
Nick Speiser6′4″Jr
Daquan Coleman6′2″Sr
Adam Ayrault6′4″RS-Jr
Julius Wilson6′2″Fr
Jalen Jenkins6′3″Jr
Forwards in that room (4)
Jimmy Miller6′10″Fr
Marshall Thorn6′7″Sr
Braden James6′9″Fr
Rudis Donis6′7″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Wayne State

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (10 ahead), F crowded (4 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MI, OH.

0 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 14 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

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 10 of 14

Dominic Krzesowiak6′5″So
Da'ron Mason6′4″Fr
Nick Speiser6′4″Jr
Adam Ayrault6′4″RS-Jr4.4 PPG
Jalen Jenkins6′3″Jr6.1 PPG
Daquan Coleman6′2″Sr · final yr
Julius Wilson6′2″Fr
Anthony Benard6′1″Sr · final yr
Luke Westerdale6′1″RS-Fr1.2 PPG
JaKobie Boose6′0″RS-So6.9 PPG

Frontcourt 4 of 14 · forwards + centers

Jimmy Miller6′10″Fr · F
Braden James6′9″Fr · F
Marshall Thorn6′7″Sr · F · final yr3.9 PPG
Rudis Donis6′7″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

27%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
JaKobie Boose6.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jalen Jenkins6.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Adam Ayrault4.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 16 of 17 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

6from high school4via the portal

10 of 14 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 14

0 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

MI 23 · OH 1

2 international: Accra; Talsi, Latvia

High schools: Belleville ×2; Grosse Pointe North; Hamady and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Anthony Benard
→Dominic Krzesowiak
→Nick Speiser
→Daquan Coleman

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Devin Belle
←Braylon Mannan
←Jotham Nweke
←Jordan Briggs
←Chase Kuiper

How this roster compares

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureWayne StateConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′7″+1″
Roster size1417−3
Freshman share43%29%+14pp

Coaching staff

Bryan SmothersHead coach
Will VergolloAssociate head coach
Gjon DjokajAssistant coach
Kyle LorentzenAssistant coach
Justin KellyAssistant strength & conditioning coach (baseball, volleyball, basketball)
Staff changes4 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate81%
SAT midpoint1145
ACT midpoint25

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