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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

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  • G 6'0" 170 lbs
    0

    Brenton Knapper

    R-Sr. Ontario, Calif. Colony HS
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    Redshirt Senior Ontario, Calif. Colony HS
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  • Guard G 6'4" 190 lbs
    2

    Christian Hammond

    R-So. Denver, Colo. Dream City Christian (Ariz.)
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    Redshirt Sophomore Denver, Colo. Dream City Christian (Ariz.)
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  • Forward F 6'7" 220 lbs
    8

    Elijah Mahi

    Sr. Toronto, Canada Potter's House Christian (Fla.)
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    Senior Toronto, Canada Potter's House Christian (Fla.)
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  • Center C 7'1" 215 lbs
    12

    Bukky Oboye

    R-So. Houston, Texas Clements HS
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    Redshirt Sophomore Houston, Texas Clements HS
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  • Forward F 6'9" 220 lbs
    22

    Allen Graves

    R-Fr. Ponchatoula, La. Ponchatoula HS
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    Redshirt Freshman Ponchatoula, La. Ponchatoula HS
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  • G 6'9" 215 lbs
    44

    Jake Ensminger

    R-Jr. Ulm, Germany Ratiopharm Ulm
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    Redshirt Junior Ulm, Germany Ratiopharm Ulm
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  • G 6'1" 160 lbs
    50

    Brendan Yarusso

    Sr. Lombard, Ill. St. Francis HS
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    Senior Lombard, Ill. St. Francis HS
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  • G 6'3" 180 lbs
    54

    Malachi Douyon

    Sr. Santa Cruz, Calif. Pacific Collegiate Charter School
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    Senior Santa Cruz, Calif. Pacific Collegiate Charter School
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  • Forward F 6'8" 180 lbs

    Noah Badibanga

    Fr. Toulouse, France Elan Sportif Chalon
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    Freshman Toulouse, France Elan Sportif Chalon
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  • Center C 6'10" 220 lbs

    Francis Chukwudebelu

    Fr. McKinney, Texas Argyle HS
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    Freshman McKinney, Texas Argyle HS
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  • Guard G 6'4" 195 lbs

    KJ Cochran

    Fr. West Chester, Penn. Perkiomen School
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    Freshman West Chester, Penn. Perkiomen School
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  • Guard G 6'2" 175 lbs

    Aleksandar Gavalyugov

    R-Fr. Sofia, Bulgaria NBA Global Academy
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    Redshirt Freshman Sofia, Bulgaria NBA Global Academy
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  • Guard G 6'4" 180 lbs

    Bradley Longcor III

    Fr. Quincy, Ill. Quincy HS
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    Freshman Quincy, Ill. Quincy HS
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  • Guard G 6'5" 190 lbs

    Gehrig Normand

    R-So. North Richland Hills, Texas Birdville HS
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    Redshirt Sophomore North Richland Hills, Texas Birdville HS
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  • Forward F 6'8" 240 lbs

    Chris Tadjo

    So. Montreal, Quebec NBA Academy Latin America
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    Sophomore Montreal, Quebec NBA Academy Latin America
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Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Herb Sendek

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  • Associate Head Coach

    Jason Ludwig

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  • Associate Head Coach

    Ryan Madry

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  • Assistant Coach

    Will Burkett

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  • Assistant Coach

    Jackson Gion

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  • Assistant Coach

    Mitch Smith

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  • Director of Operations

    Alan Guillou

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  • Director, Video & Analytics

    Caine Purnell

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  • Graduate Student Manager

    Dylan Parker

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  • Graduate Student Manager

    Andre Kelly

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  • Graduate Student Manager

    Jared Johnson

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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/Last School Instagram Twitter
0 Brenton Knapper G 6-0 170 R-Sr. Ontario, Calif. / Colony HS _bk_03_ Bkelite03
2 Christian Hammond G 6-4 190 R-So. Denver, Colo. / Dream City Christian (Ariz.) c_ham0 Chrst_Hammond2
8 Elijah Mahi F 6-7 220 Sr. Toronto, Canada / Potter's House Christian (Fla.)
12 Bukky Oboye C 7-1 215 R-So. Houston, Texas / Clements HS bukky.yyy bukky_yy
22 Allen Graves F 6-9 220 R-Fr. Ponchatoula, La. / Ponchatoula HS
44 Jake Ensminger G 6-9 215 R-Jr. Ulm, Germany / Ratiopharm Ulm jr.ense JakeEnsminger
50 Brendan Yarusso G 6-1 160 Sr. Lombard, Ill. / St. Francis HS brendan_yarusso22 BrendanYarusso
54 Malachi Douyon G 6-3 180 Sr. Santa Cruz, Calif. / Pacific Collegiate Charter School malachi_ni_douyon douyon_j
Noah Badibanga F 6-8 180 Fr. Toulouse, France / Elan Sportif Chalon
Francis Chukwudebelu C 6-10 220 Fr. McKinney, Texas / Argyle HS
KJ Cochran G 6-4 195 Fr. West Chester, Penn. / Perkiomen School
Aleksandar Gavalyugov G 6-2 175 R-Fr. Sofia, Bulgaria / NBA Global Academy
Bradley Longcor III G 6-4 180 Fr. Quincy, Ill. / Quincy HS
Gehrig Normand G 6-5 190 R-So. North Richland Hills, Texas / Birdville HS
Chris Tadjo F 6-8 240 So. Montreal, Quebec / NBA Academy Latin America

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Herb Sendek Herb Sendek Head Coach
Ludwig, Jason HS 2024 Jason Ludwig Associate Head Coach
Ryan Madry Ryan Madry Associate Head Coach
Burkett, Will HS Will Burkett Assistant Coach
Jackson Gion Jackson Gion Assistant Coach
Smith, Mitchell Mitch Smith Assistant Coach
Guillou_Alan Alan Guillou Director of Operations
Purnell, Caine HS Caine Purnell Director, Video & Analytics
Parker, Dylan HS Dylan Parker Graduate Student Manager
Kelly, Andre HS Andre Kelly Graduate Student Manager
Johnson, Jared HS Jared Johnson Graduate Student Manager

Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

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