D3 · New Jersey Athletic Conference

William Paterson Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Wayne, NJ

William Paterson (D3, New Jersey Athletic Conference) lists 17 players on the 2025–26 roster; 5 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster17 players
New this season5
Transfer additions1
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateNJ (20)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 4 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded7 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gbalanced5 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
2028
Gopening4 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
2029
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen2 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (12)
Jianni Moran5′9″So
Ty'Shawn Pearson6′0″Fr
Charles Graves6′4″Fr
Nahsir Merrick6′1″Fr
Christian Gilmore6′1″Sr
Skylar Ellis6′0″So
Jack Gobel6′3″So
Patrick Liggins6′0″Sr
Adrian Rozon6′0″Fr
Asa Wharton6′1″Fr
Mingo Mason6′1″Fr
Josiah Carey5′9″Jr
Forwards in that room (5)
Ethan Paul6′4″Sr
Demond Kinchen Jr.6′3″Fr
Londen Pope6′5″Jr
Anghel Gomez6′6″Fr
Delani Hyde6′6″So
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If you want to play at William Paterson

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (7 ahead), F blocked (4 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 8 came straight from high school and 1 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NJ, NY.

0 of 17 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 17 players

Guards 12 of 17

Charles Graves6′4″Fr
Jack Gobel6′3″So5.1 PPG
Nahsir Merrick6′1″Fr
Christian Gilmore6′1″Sr · final yr1.5 PPG
Asa Wharton6′1″Fr
Mingo Mason6′1″Fr
Ty'Shawn Pearson6′0″Fr
Skylar Ellis6′0″So0.9 PPG
Patrick Liggins6′0″Sr · final yr0.2 PPG
Adrian Rozon6′0″Fr
Jianni Moran5′9″So4.1 PPG
Josiah Carey5′9″Jr2.0 PPG

Frontcourt 5 of 17 · forwards + centers

Anghel Gomez6′6″Fr · F
Delani Hyde6′6″So · F4.6 PPG
Londen Pope6′5″Jr · F2.0 PPG
Ethan Paul6′4″Sr · F · final yr
Demond Kinchen Jr.6′3″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

8from high school1via the portal

16 of 17 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 17

0 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

NJ 20 · NY 10

High schools: Hackensack ×3; Toms River North ×3; Teaneck ×3 and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Ethan Paul

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Spencer Barnes
←Ty'Shawn Pearson
←Mingo Mason
←Nahsir Merrick
←Ethan Paul
←Charles Graves
←Skylar Ellis

How this roster compares

New Jersey Athletic Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureWilliam PatersonConference
Average guard height6′0″6′1″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′5″6′5″
Roster size1716+1
Freshman share47%33%+14pp

Coaching staff

Brian ChapmanHead men's basketball coach
Chris MoranAssistant men's basketball coach
Dan HalewiczAssistant men's basketball coach
Kevin FlahertyVolunteer assistant men's basketball coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 0 offseasons.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate90%

How this page is made: Rosters: official William Paterson rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · Stats: 2024–25, the newest season with recorded stats for William Paterson; 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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