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Players

  • Guard G 6'1" 186 lbs
    0

    Ja'Kobi Gillespie

    Jr. Sociology Greeneville, Tenn. Greeneville HS Belmont
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    Junior Sociology Greeneville, Tenn. Greeneville HS Belmont
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  • Guard G 6'4" 198 lbs
    1

    Rodney Rice

    So. Human Development Clinton, Md. DeMatha Catholic Virginia Tech
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    Sophomore Human Development Clinton, Md. DeMatha Catholic Virginia Tech
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  • Guard G 6'5" 200 lbs
    2

    Jahari Long

    5th Economics Houston, Texas Episcopal Seton Hall
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    Fifth Year Economics Houston, Texas Episcopal Seton Hall
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  • Center C 7'0" 245 lbs
    4

    Braden Pierce

    R-Fr. Letters & Sciences Woodstock, Ga. IMG Academy (Fla.)
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    Redshirt Freshman Letters & Sciences Woodstock, Ga. IMG Academy (Fla.)
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  • Guard G 6'5" 208 lbs
    5

    DeShawn Harris-Smith

    So. Letters & Sciences Woodbridge, Va. Paul VI Catholic
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    Sophomore Letters & Sciences Woodbridge, Va. Paul VI Catholic
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  • Forward F 6'9" 215 lbs
    6

    Tafara Gapare

    Jr. African American Studies Wellington, New Zealand South Kent (Conn.) School UMass / Georgia Tech
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    Junior African American Studies Wellington, New Zealand South Kent (Conn.) School UMass / Georgia Tech
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  • Guard G 6'6" 212 lbs
    7

    Malachi Palmer

    Fr. Letters & Sciences Harrisburg, Pa. Mt. Zion Prep
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    Freshman Letters & Sciences Harrisburg, Pa. Mt. Zion Prep
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  • Guard G 6'2" 180 lbs
    8

    Jay Young

    Gr. Nonprofit Management Dallas, Texas Garland HS Grambling State / Baton Rouge CC / UCF / Memphis
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    Graduate Student Nonprofit Management Dallas, Texas Garland HS Grambling State / Baton Rouge CC / UCF / Memphis
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  • Guard G 6'4" 217 lbs
    9

    Selton Miguel

    5th African American Studies Luanda, Angola West Oaks Academy Kansas State / South Florida
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    Fifth Year African American Studies Luanda, Angola West Oaks Academy Kansas State / South Florida
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  • Forward F 6'9" 252 lbs
    10

    Julian Reese

    Sr. Human Development Baltimore, Md. St. Frances Academy
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    Senior Human Development Baltimore, Md. St. Frances Academy
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  • Guard G 6'3" 185 lbs
    13

    Chance Stephens

    R-So. Sociology Riverside, Calif. Riverside Poytechnic Loyola Marymount (Calif.)
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    Redshirt Sophomore Sociology Riverside, Calif. Riverside Poytechnic Loyola Marymount (Calif.)
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  • Forward F 6'6" 225 lbs
    22

    Jordan Geronimo

    5th Human Development Newark, N.J. St. Paul’s School (N.H.) Indiana
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    Fifth Year Human Development Newark, N.J. St. Paul’s School (N.H.) Indiana
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  • Center C 6'10" 246 lbs
    25

    Derik Queen

    Fr. Letters & Sciences Baltimore, Md. Montverde Academy
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    Freshman Letters & Sciences Baltimore, Md. Montverde Academy
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  • Guard G 6'3" 180 lbs
    30

    Lukas Sotell

    So. Economics Stamford, Conn. Stamford HS Montverde Academy
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    Sophomore Economics Stamford, Conn. Stamford HS Montverde Academy
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  • Guard G 6'1" 210 lbs
    40

    Ben Murphy

    Sr. Economics Reisterstown, Md. Franklin HS Howard Community College
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    Senior Economics Reisterstown, Md. Franklin HS Howard Community College
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Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

  • Head Men's Basketball Coach

    Kevin Willard

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  • Associate Head Coach

    David Cox

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  • Assistant Coach

    Kevin Norris

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  • Assistant Coach

    Greg Manning Jr.

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  • Director of Player Personnel/Assistant Coach

    Ricky Harris

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  • Director of Player Development/Assistant Coach

    Brenton Petty

    Full Bio
  • Director of Basketball Operations

    Charlie Butler

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  • Coordinator of Basketball Operations

    Chris Robinson

    Full Bio
  • Director of Basketball Performance

    Kyle Tarp

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  • Associate Head Athletic Trainer (MBB)

    Matt Charvat, MA, ATC

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  • Graduate Assistant

    Will DeVizio

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  • Graduate Assistant

    Thomas Weaver

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Men's Basketball Support Staff

  • Student-Athlete Development

    Adaeze Alaeze-Garbo

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  • Strategic Communications (2nd)

    Bryant Avery

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  • Broadcasting & Production

    Connor Basch

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  • Facilities, Operations & Events

    Henry Boothe

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  • Ticket Operations

    Marie Brown

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  • Compliance

    Gabe Carter

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  • Athletic Trainer

    Matt Charvat

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  • Broadcasting & Production

    Josh Clayton

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  • Photographer (2nd)

    Ian Cox

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  • Sports Nutrition

    Spencer Ferguson, MS, RD, LDN, CSSD

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  • Academic Support & Career Development

    Chasity Frieson

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  • Athletic Mental Health Counselor

    Dr. Sesooter Ikpah, Psy.D.

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  • Lead Photographer

    Mackenzie Miles

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  • Development

    Kirby Mills

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  • Equipment Manager

    Benjamin Nash

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  • Marketing Strategy & Fan Experience

    Rachel Palmer

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  • Strategic Communications (Primary)

    John Sinnett

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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
# Full Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Major Hometown / High School Previous School Instagram Twitter Opendorse Pronunciation
0 Ja'Kobi Gillespie G 6-1 186 Jr. Sociology Greeneville, Tenn. / Greeneville HS Belmont k0b1g k0b1g jakobi-gillespie
1 Rodney Rice G 6-4 198 So. Human Development Clinton, Md. / DeMatha Catholic Virginia Tech rodneyjrice rodneyrice__ rodney-rice
2 Jahari Long G 6-5 200 5th Economics Houston, Texas / Episcopal Seton Hall jbooqi jahari2_ jahari-long
4 Braden Pierce C 7-0 245 R-Fr. Letters & Sciences Woodstock, Ga. / IMG Academy (Fla.) bradenpiercee bradenpierce24 braden-pierce
5 DeShawn Harris-Smith G 6-5 208 So. Letters & Sciences Woodbridge, Va. / Paul VI Catholic thatdogdeshawn dcincooo deshawn-harris-smith
6 Tafara Gapare F 6-9 215 Jr. African American Studies Wellington, New Zealand / South Kent (Conn.) School UMass / Georgia Tech tafara.gapare Tafara_Gapare5 tafara-gapare
7 Malachi Palmer G 6-6 212 Fr. Letters & Sciences Harrisburg, Pa. / Mt. Zion Prep malachipalmer malachipalmerr malachi-palmer
8 Jay Young G 6-2 180 Gr. Nonprofit Management Dallas, Texas / Garland HS Grambling State / Baton Rouge CC / UCF / Memphis jayyoung.1 JayhlonYoung jayhlon-young
9 Selton Miguel G 6-4 217 5th African American Studies Luanda, Angola / West Oaks Academy Kansas State / South Florida hollywood.sel selton_miguel seltin-miguel
10 Julian Reese F 6-9 252 Sr. Human Development Baltimore, Md. / St. Frances Academy shifty_ju reese10julian julian-reese-profile
13 Chance Stephens G 6-3 185 R-So. Sociology Riverside, Calif. / Riverside Poytechnic Loyola Marymount (Calif.) chance_the_sniper sniperstephens3 chance-stephens?from=maryland-terrapins
22 Jordan Geronimo F 6-6 225 5th Human Development Newark, N.J. / St. Paul’s School (N.H.) Indiana jordangeronimo22 jordangeronimo2 jordan-geronimo
25 Derik Queen C 6-10 246 Fr. Letters & Sciences Baltimore, Md. / Montverde Academy theederikqueen derikqueen1 derik-queen
30 Lukas Sotell G 6-3 180 So. Economics Stamford, Conn. / Stamford HS Montverde Academy lukassotell LukasSotell lukas-sotell
40 Ben Murphy G 6-1 210 Sr. Economics Reisterstown, Md. / Franklin HS Howard Community College benwmurphy ben10murphy benjamin-murphy

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Kevin Willard Kevin Willard Head Men's Basketball Coach
David Cox David Cox Associate Head Coach
Kevin Norris Head Shot Kevin Norris Assistant Coach
Greg Manning Greg Manning Jr. Assistant Coach
Ricky Harris - Head Shot Ricky Harris Director of Player Personnel/Assistant Coach
Brenton Petty Brenton Petty Director of Player Development/Assistant Coach
Charlie Butler Charlie Butler Director of Basketball Operations
Chris Robinson Chris Robinson Coordinator of Basketball Operations
Kyle Tarp Kyle Tarp Director of Basketball Performance
Charvat_AD Matt Charvat, MA, ATC Associate Head Athletic Trainer (MBB)
Will DeVizio Will DeVizio Graduate Assistant
Thomas Weaver Thomas Weaver Graduate Assistant

Men's Basketball Support Staff

Men's Basketball - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Adaeze Alaeze Adaeze Alaeze-Garbo Student-Athlete Development
Bryant Avery Bryant Avery Strategic Communications (2nd)
Connor Basch Connor Basch Broadcasting & Production
Henry Boothe Henry Boothe Facilities, Operations & Events
Brown_AD Marie Brown Ticket Operations
Gabe Carter Gabe Carter Compliance
Matt Charvat Matt Charvat Athletic Trainer
Josh Clayton Josh Clayton Broadcasting & Production
Ian Cox Ian Cox Photographer (2nd)
Spencer Ferguson Spencer Ferguson, MS, RD, LDN, CSSD Sports Nutrition
Chastity Frieson Chasity Frieson Academic Support & Career Development
Sesooter Ikpah Dr. Sesooter Ikpah, Psy.D. Athletic Mental Health Counselor
Mackenzie Miles Mackenzie Miles Lead Photographer
Kirby Mills Kirby Mills Development
Ben Nash Benjamin Nash Equipment Manager
Rachel Palmer Rachel Palmer Marketing Strategy & Fan Experience
John Sinnett John Sinnett Strategic Communications (Primary)

Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball Support Staff