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2026-27 Basketball Roster

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Players

  • G 6'3" 165 lbs
    0

    DeShawn Denson II

    Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. Midwest City
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    Freshman Oklahoma City, Okla. Midwest City
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  • G 6'4" 190 lbs
    1

    EJ McQuillan

    Sr. Port Allen, La. Port Allen LSU Alexandria
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    Senior Port Allen, La. Port Allen LSU Alexandria
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  • G 6'1" 165 lbs
    2

    Meechie White

    Sr. Louisville, Ky. Louisville Male Eastern Illinois
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    Senior Louisville, Ky. Louisville Male Eastern Illinois
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  • G 6'7" 215 lbs
    3

    EJ Hazelett III

    Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. Kankakee
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    Freshman Indianapolis, Ind. Kankakee
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  • G 6'7" 220 lbs
    5

    Chance Puryear

    R-So. Dallas, Texas Carter SMU
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    Redshirt Sophomore Dallas, Texas Carter SMU
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  • G 6'1" 185 lbs
    7

    Karmani Gregory

    R-Sr. Palmetto, Fla. Southeast USC Upstate
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    Redshirt Senior Palmetto, Fla. Southeast USC Upstate
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  • G 6'5" 195 lbs
    9

    Duce Paschal

    So. Portland, Ore. Central Catholic Weber State
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    Sophomore Portland, Ore. Central Catholic Weber State
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  • F 6'10" 205 lbs
    11

    Kingston Land

    Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio Archbishop Moeller Link Prep Academy
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    Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio Archbishop Moeller Link Prep Academy
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  • G 6'4" 210 lbs
    12

    Greyson Pritzl

    Sr. West Allis, Wis. Saint Leo Lander
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    Senior West Allis, Wis. Saint Leo Lander
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  • G 6'5" 190 lbs
    13

    Maguire Mitchell

    So. Zionsville, Ind. Zionsville IU Indy
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    Sophomore Zionsville, Ind. Zionsville IU Indy
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  • F 6'9" 235 lbs
    15

    Aleksa Vlajic

    So. Belgrade, Serbia Hoosac School Buffalo
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    Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia Hoosac School Buffalo
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  • G 6'4" 195 lbs
    21

    Martin Kaupanger

    R-Fr. Gig Harbor, Wash. Annie Wright
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    Redshirt Freshman Gig Harbor, Wash. Annie Wright
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  • G 6'2" 205 lbs
    23

    Ian Thomas

    Fr. Saint Louis, Mo. Desmet Jesuit
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    Freshman Saint Louis, Mo. Desmet Jesuit
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  • F 6'9" 225 lbs
    32

    Kade Speckman

    Fr. Denver, Colo. Lutheran South Central Prep
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    Freshman Denver, Colo. Lutheran South Central Prep
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  • F 6'7" 225 lbs
    35

    Jackson Cooper

    Sr. Portland, Ore. Cleveland High Oregon Tech
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    Senior Portland, Ore. Cleveland High Oregon Tech
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  • F 6'10" 255 lbs
    45

    Alessio Calamita

    Jr. Gerlingen, Germany FC Bayern Munich
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    Junior Gerlingen, Germany FC Bayern Munich
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Staff Roster

Basketball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Matthew Graves

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  • Associate Head Coach

    Mark Slessinger

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  • Assistant Coach

    Byron Jones

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  • Assistant Coach

    Jake Odum

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  • Assistant Coach

    Bradley Feig

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  • Assistant Coach

    Isaiah Tisdale

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  • Graduate Assistant

    Carter Stoltzfus

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  • Graduate Assistant

    Caleb Swearingen

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Basketball Support Staff

  • Athletic Trainer / Men's Basketball & Spirit

    Michael Nordgren, MS LAT ATC

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  • Head Coach For Sports Performance and Science

    Logan Spung

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  • Medical Director / Primary Care Sports Medicine Physcian

    Dr. Andrew McDonald, MD

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2026-27 Basketball Roster
No. Full Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School Previous School Twitter Instagram
0 DeShawn Denson II G 6-3 165 Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. / Midwest City DeShawnDenson2 deshawn.denson2
1 EJ McQuillan G 6-4 190 Sr. Port Allen, La. / Port Allen LSU Alexandria ej1k24 ejmcquillan_1
2 Meechie White G 6-1 165 Sr. Louisville, Ky. / Louisville Male Eastern Illinois 0fficialmeechie dmeechie3
3 EJ Hazelett III G 6-7 215 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. / Kankakee EjHazelett ejhaz3
5 Chance Puryear G 6-7 220 R-So. Dallas, Texas / Carter SMU chance_puryear 5hance
7 Karmani Gregory G 6-1 185 R-Sr. Palmetto, Fla. / Southeast USC Upstate karmani_gregory karmani.gregory
9 Duce Paschal G 6-5 195 So. Portland, Ore. / Central Catholic Weber State duce_paschal _ducepaschal_
11 Kingston Land F 6-10 205 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Archbishop Moeller Link Prep Academy LandKingston kingston_land_
12 Greyson Pritzl G 6-4 210 Sr. West Allis, Wis. / Saint Leo Lander GreysonPritzl greysonpritzl
13 Maguire Mitchell G 6-5 190 So. Zionsville, Ind. / Zionsville IU Indy MaguireMitchel3 maguire_mitchell5
15 Aleksa Vlajic F 6-9 235 So. Belgrade, Serbia / Hoosac School Buffalo 27A1520 aleksa_vlajic
21 Martin Kaupanger G 6-4 195 R-Fr. Gig Harbor, Wash. / Annie Wright martinkaupanger martinkaupanger
23 Ian Thomas G 6-2 205 Fr. Saint Louis, Mo. / Desmet Jesuit _IanThomas3 _ianthomas3
32 Kade Speckman F 6-9 225 Fr. Denver, Colo. / Lutheran South Central Prep kade_speckman kade.speckman
35 Jackson Cooper F 6-7 225 Sr. Portland, Ore. / Cleveland High Oregon Tech JacksonCoop35 jackson.cooper35
45 Alessio Calamita F 6-10 255 Jr. Gerlingen, Germany / FC Bayern Munich Calamita_45 alessio_calamita

Basketball Coaching Staff

Basketball - Coaching Staff
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Matthew Graves Matthew Graves Head Coach
Mark Slessinger Headshot - UNO Mark Slessinger Associate Head Coach
Byron Jones headshot Byron Jones Assistant Coach
Jake Odum Assistant Coach
Bradley Feig UNO Headshot Bradley Feig Assistant Coach
Isaiah Tisdale temp headshot Isaiah Tisdale Assistant Coach
Carter Stoltzfus Graduate Assistant
Caleb Swearingen Graduate Assistant

Basketball Support Staff

Basketball - Support Staff
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Nordgren Michael Nordgren, MS LAT ATC Athletic Trainer / Men's Basketball & Spirit
S&C HS Logan Spung Head Coach For Sports Performance and Science
Dr. Andrew McDonald, MD Medical Director / Primary Care Sports Medicine Physcian

Staff Roster

Basketball Coaching Staff

Basketball Support Staff