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2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster

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Players

  • Guard G 6'4" 175 lbs
    0

    Brandon Jennings

    Jr. Richmond, Va. St. Christopher's School
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    Junior Richmond, Va. St. Christopher's School
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  • Guard G 6'1" 195 lbs
    1

    Nyk Lewis

    So. Washington, D.C. Gonzaga HS
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    Sophomore Washington, D.C. Gonzaga HS
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  • Guard G 6'0" 195 lbs
    4

    Ahmad Nowell

    Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. Imhotep (UConn)
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    Junior Philadelphia, Pa. Imhotep (UConn)
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  • Guard/Forward G/F 6'8" 220 lbs
    8

    Michael Belle

    Sr. London, England (Strasbourg)
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    Senior London, England (Strasbourg)
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  • Guard G 6'5" 180 lbs
    14

    Jordan Tillery

    So. Orlando, Fla. IMG Academy
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    Sophomore Orlando, Fla. IMG Academy
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  • Guard G 6'6" 195 lbs
    15

    Tyrell Ward

    Sr. Washington, D.C. Dematha Catholic (LSU)
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    Senior Washington, D.C. Dematha Catholic (LSU)
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  • Forward F 6'11" 235 lbs
    17

    Lazar Djokovic

    Sr. Gornji Milanovac, Serbia Graficko-Medijska (Xavier/Charleston)
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    Senior Gornji Milanovac, Serbia Graficko-Medijska (Xavier/Charleston)
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  • Forward F 6'9" 220 lbs

    Torey Alston

    Jr. Durham, N.C. Winston-Salem Christian (MTSU)
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    Junior Durham, N.C. Winston-Salem Christian (MTSU)
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  • Guard G 6'7" 220 lbs

    Blake Harper

    Jr. Washington, D.C. Gonzaga HS (Howard/Creighton)
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    Junior Washington, D.C. Gonzaga HS (Howard/Creighton)
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  • Guard G 6'7" 205 lbs

    Sammy Jackson

    Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. Roman Catholic
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    Freshman Philadelphia, Pa. Roman Catholic
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  • Forward F 6'10" 210 lbs

    Stefan Plisnic

    Fr. Belgrade, Serbia IMG Academy (Fla.)
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    Freshman Belgrade, Serbia IMG Academy (Fla.)
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  • Guard G 6'4" 175 lbs

    Nyle Ralph-Beyer

    Jr. West Chester, Pa. Henderson (Sacred Heart)
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    Junior West Chester, Pa. Henderson (Sacred Heart)
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  • Forward F 6'10" 200 lbs

    Collin Ross

    Fr. Atlanta, Ga. SPIRE Academy
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    Freshman Atlanta, Ga. SPIRE Academy
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Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Phil Martelli Jr.

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  • Associate Head Coach

    Jimmy Martelli

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  • Assistant Coach

    Chris Cole

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  • Assistant Coach

    Brett Nelson

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  • Assistant Coach

    Brandon Rozzell

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  • Special Assistant to the Head Coach

    Brendan Phelps

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  • Director of Recruiting

    Bradford Burgess

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  • Director of Analytics

    Michael Parme

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  • Video Coordinator

    Harrison Chipkin

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  • Director of Sports Performance for Men's Basketball

    Daniel Roose

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  • Director of Sports Medicine for Men's Basketball

    Joshua Wall

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2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
# Full Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School (Previous) Twitter Instagram
0 Brandon Jennings G 6-4 175 Jr. Richmond, Va. / St. Christopher's School ygb.brandon
1 Nyk Lewis G 6-1 195 So. Washington, D.C. / Gonzaga HS nyklewis nyklewis
4 Ahmad Nowell G 6-0 195 Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. / Imhotep (UConn) AhmadNowell0 ahmadnowell0
8 Michael Belle G/F 6-8 220 Sr. London, England / (Strasbourg) michaeljbelle
14 Jordan Tillery G 6-5 180 So. Orlando, Fla. / IMG Academy jiggy_jordxn jiggyjord4n
15 Tyrell Ward G 6-6 195 Sr. Washington, D.C. / Dematha Catholic (LSU) tyrellward_ tyrellward_
17 Lazar Djokovic F 6-11 235 Sr. Gornji Milanovac, Serbia / Graficko-Medijska (Xavier/Charleston) lazardjokovic17 lazardjokovic17
Torey Alston F 6-9 220 Jr. Durham, N.C. / Winston-Salem Christian (MTSU) alston_torey 2bdtorey
Blake Harper G 6-7 220 Jr. Washington, D.C. / Gonzaga HS (Howard/Creighton) @bharp__ _bharp
Sammy Jackson G 6-7 205 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. / Roman Catholic Sjacks30 sjackkkk
Stefan Plisnic F 6-10 210 Fr. Belgrade, Serbia / IMG Academy (Fla.) plisnicstefann
Nyle Ralph-Beyer G 6-4 175 Jr. West Chester, Pa. / Henderson (Sacred Heart) BeyerNyle nyle_r.b
Collin Ross F 6-10 200 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. / SPIRE Academy thecollinross collinnn33

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Phil Martelli Jr. headshot 2025 Phil Martelli Jr. Head Coach
Jimmy Martelli 2122 headshot Jimmy Martelli Associate Head Coach
Chris Cole headshot Chris Cole Assistant Coach
Brett Nelson headshot 2025 Brett Nelson Assistant Coach
Brandon Rozzell headshot 2025 Brandon Rozzell Assistant Coach
Brendan Phelps headshot 2025 Brendan Phelps Special Assistant to the Head Coach
Bradford Burgess headshot 2025 Bradford Burgess Director of Recruiting
Michael Parme headshot 2025 Michael Parme Director of Analytics
Harrison Chipkin headshot 2025 Harrison Chipkin Video Coordinator
Daniel Roose headshot 23-24 Daniel Roose Director of Sports Performance for Men's Basketball
Josh Wall headshot 23-24 Joshua Wall Director of Sports Medicine for Men's Basketball

Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff