D3 · Conference of New England

Western New England Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Conference of New England · Springfield, MA

Western New England (D3, Conference of New England) lists 18 players on the 2025–26 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster18 players
New this season9
Transfer additions2
Clearest projected openingGuards and Centers · 2028
Most common home stateCT (10)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Centers: open from 2028 — 7 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced2 ahead
2028
Gopening7 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead · multi-yr
Copen1 ahead
2029
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen3 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Frantz Pierre Jr.6′2″Fr
Matt Houde6′1″Sr
Eddie McCoy6′4″So
Travis Mangual6′3″So
Drezell Duffaut6′1″Fr
Oscar Morales6′3″So
Avery Mickens6′3″Fr
Josh Carlson6′3″Fr
Nate Kasper6′0″Sr
Cody Palazzesi6′2″Sr
Will Laplante III6′2″Jr
Forwards in that room (5)
Max Jones6′5″Sr
Jason Britschge6′6″Fr
Luka Vlajkovic6′6″Sr
Liam Boek6′8″Fr
Tyler Mangual6′3″Fr
Centers in that room (2)
Zein Wahdan6′9″Jr
Justin Garretson6′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 Western New England

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (11 ahead), F balanced (5 ahead), C crowded (2 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 7 came straight from high school and 2 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CT, MA, NY.

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.

45% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 18 players

Guards 11 of 18

Eddie McCoy6′4″So2.9 PPG
Travis Mangual6′3″So
Oscar Morales6′3″So0.3 PPG
Avery Mickens6′3″Fr
Josh Carlson6′3″Fr
Frantz Pierre Jr.6′2″Fr
Cody Palazzesi6′2″Sr · final yr11.5 PPG
Will Laplante III6′2″Jr1.1 PPG
Matt Houde6′1″Sr · final yr4.3 PPG
Drezell Duffaut6′1″Fr
Nate Kasper6′0″Sr · final yr6.0 PPG

Frontcourt 7 of 18 · forwards + centers

Zein Wahdan6′9″Jr · C
Liam Boek6′8″Fr · F
Justin Garretson6′7″So · C0.6 PPG
Jason Britschge6′6″Fr · F
Luka Vlajkovic6′6″Sr · F · final yr10.2 PPG
Max Jones6′5″Sr · F · final yr0.3 PPG
Tyler Mangual6′3″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

45%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Cody Palazzesi11.5 PPG in 2024–25 · returning
Luka Vlajkovic10.2 PPG in 2024–25 · returning
Nate Kasper6.0 PPG in 2024–25 · returning

Computed from 16 of 17 players on the 2024–25 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2025–26 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

7from high school2via the portal

16 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

CT 10 · MA 8 · NY 3 · NC 1 · NH 1 · SC 1

2 international: Barcelona; Alexandria

High schools: Tolland ×2; Atlantis Charter; Franklin and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Zein Wahdan
→Travis Mangual

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Arik Dagan
←Marquis Hill
←Ryan Michaels
←Andrew Byfield
←Jamani Alves
←Jake Harrison

How this roster compares

Conference of New England (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureWestern New EnglandConference
Average guard height6′2″6′1″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′6″6′6″
Roster size1817+1
Freshman share39%35%+4pp

Coaching staff

Colin TabbHead coach
Paul ChmuraAssistant coach
Tobias CeasarAssistant coach
Jeff HoudeAssistant coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 0 offseasons.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate83%
SAT midpoint1204
ACT midpoint28

How this page is made: Rosters: official Western New England rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · Stats: 2024–25, the newest season with recorded stats for Western New England; 2025–26 stats are not on file. · 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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