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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

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Players

  • Guard G 6'2" 205 lbs
    0

    Samuel Shoptaw

    Fr. London, Ky. Windermere Prep (Fla.)
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    Freshman London, Ky. Windermere Prep (Fla.)
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  • Guard G 6'2" 185 lbs
    1

    Jayden Cooper

    Jr. Pike Road, Ala. Faulkner
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    Junior Pike Road, Ala. Faulkner
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  • Guard G 6'6" 190 lbs
    2

    Chaze Harris

    Sr. Cleveland, Ohio Life
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    Senior Cleveland, Ohio Life
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  • Forward F 6'9" 240 lbs
    3

    Stephen Williams

    So. Atmore, Ala. Coastal Alabama CC
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    Sophomore Atmore, Ala. Coastal Alabama CC
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  • Guard G 6'5" 185 lbs
    4

    Hantz Louis-Jeune

    Gr. Lake Worth, Fla. Lenoir-Rhyne
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    Graduate Student Lake Worth, Fla. Lenoir-Rhyne
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  • Guard G 6'0" 180 lbs
    6

    JJ Wheat

    Sr. Clarksville, Tenn. Freed-Hardeman
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    Senior Clarksville, Tenn. Freed-Hardeman
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  • Guard G 6'2" 190 lbs
    7

    Brian Hawthorne

    Jr. Shawnee, Kan. Rockhurst
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    Junior Shawnee, Kan. Rockhurst
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  • Guard G 6'2" 185 lbs
    8

    Desmond Williams

    Fr. Mobile, Ala. Baker HS
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    Freshman Mobile, Ala. Baker HS
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  • Forward F 6'7" 220 lbs
    9

    Peyton Law

    Sr. Calhoun, Ga. Freed-Hardeman
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    Senior Calhoun, Ga. Freed-Hardeman
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  • Guard G 6'4" 200 lbs
    10

    Maxwell Land

    R-Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio St. Francis
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    Redshirt Senior Cincinnati, Ohio St. Francis
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  • Forward F 6'8" 225 lbs
    12

    Adam Olsen

    Jr. Surrey, B.C, Canada UBC
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    Junior Surrey, B.C, Canada UBC
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  • Guard G 6'5" 185 lbs
    14

    John Broom

    R-So. Jacksonville, Ala. Jacksonville HS
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    Redshirt Sophomore Jacksonville, Ala. Jacksonville HS
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  • Forward F 6'5" 220 lbs
    34

    Randy Brady

    Sr. Chattanooga, Tenn. Chattanooga
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    Senior Chattanooga, Tenn. Chattanooga
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Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Richie Riley

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  • Associate Head Coach

    Rodney Crawford

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  • Assistant Coach

    Orin Bailey Jr.

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  • Assistant Coach

    Riley Conroy

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  • Assistant Coach & Director of Operations

    Ogi Vasiljevic

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Men's Basketball Support Staff

  • Director of Olympic Athletic Performance (Men's Basketball & Men's Tennis)

    Samuel Romanski

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  • Director of Video Operations

    T'Chad Mcalman

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  • Assistant Director/Athletic Academic Counselor

    Ciro Minopoli

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  • Associate Athletic Trainer

    Christopher McDonald

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  • Head Student Manager

    Alex Heim

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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
# Full Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown / Previous School
0 Samuel Shoptaw G 6-2 205 Fr. London, Ky. / Windermere Prep (Fla.)
1 Jayden Cooper G 6-2 185 Jr. Pike Road, Ala. / Faulkner
2 Chaze Harris G 6-6 190 Sr. Cleveland, Ohio / Life
3 Stephen Williams F 6-9 240 So. Atmore, Ala. / Coastal Alabama CC
4 Hantz Louis-Jeune G 6-5 185 Gr. Lake Worth, Fla. / Lenoir-Rhyne
6 JJ Wheat G 6-0 180 Sr. Clarksville, Tenn. / Freed-Hardeman
7 Brian Hawthorne G 6-2 190 Jr. Shawnee, Kan. / Rockhurst
8 Desmond Williams G 6-2 185 Fr. Mobile, Ala. / Baker HS
9 Peyton Law F 6-7 220 Sr. Calhoun, Ga. / Freed-Hardeman
10 Maxwell Land G 6-4 200 R-Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Francis
12 Adam Olsen F 6-8 225 Jr. Surrey, B.C, Canada / UBC
14 John Broom G 6-5 185 R-So. Jacksonville, Ala. / Jacksonville HS
34 Randy Brady F 6-5 220 Sr. Chattanooga, Tenn. / Chattanooga

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Richie Riley Richie Riley Head Coach
Rodney Crawford Rodney Crawford Associate Head Coach
Orin Bailey Orin Bailey Jr. Assistant Coach
Riley Conroy Riley Conroy Assistant Coach
Ogi Vasiljevic Ogi Vasiljevic Assistant Coach & Director of Operations

Men's Basketball Support Staff

Men's Basketball - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Sam Romanski Samuel Romanski Director of Olympic Athletic Performance (Men's Basketball & Men's Tennis)
T'chad Mcalman T'Chad Mcalman Director of Video Operations
Ciro Minopoli Ciro Minopoli Assistant Director/Athletic Academic Counselor
christopher mcdonald Christopher McDonald Associate Athletic Trainer
Alex Heim Alex Heim Head Student Manager

Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball Support Staff