Guards
Ace Baldwin (1)
6’1″, 190lbs, Graduate
Baltimore, MD
Reigning B10 defensive player of the year, and the only active player in the NCAA with 1,000+ points, 600+ assists, and 250+ steals in their career. Averaged 2.7 steals per game last season, the highest mark in the B10 in more than 30 years.
D’MARCO DUNN (2)
6’5″, 205lbs, Senior
Tucson, AZ
A proven, effective scorer, both off-the-bench, and from the starting five. Dunn registered double-digit scoring games 10 times in 2023-24, while also shooting it at a 37% clip from behind the arc. Provides notable backcourt size.
Freddie Dilione (4)
6’5″, 195lbs, Sophomore
Fayetteville, NC
No. 41 overall recruit in the country in the 2023 class, and the #1 prospect in the state of North Carolina. Originally signed with Tennessee, and contributed in three of the Volunteer’s four NCAA tournament games during their Elite 8 run in 2023-24.
Jahvin Carter (0)
6’3″, 185lbs, Freshman
Alcoa, TN
No. 4 ranked player out of Tennessee in the 2024 recruiting class. 3,000 point scorer in high-school, with back-to-back state championships, and state title game MVPs in 2023 + 2024. McDonald’s All-American nominee.
Dominick Stewart (7)
6’5″, 195lbs, Freshman
Ocean Springs, MS
3,000 point scorer in high school, who was the MVP of both the ESPN Top 100 Showcase, and Kevin Durant Skills Showcase. Played for Team Durant on the Nike AAU circuit. Top 3-point shooter in Overtime Elite in 2024.
Forwards
Nick Kern (3)
6’6″, 205lbs, Senior
St. Louis, MO
Confidence grew as the season went on, as the team’s most prolific rim attacker averaged 10.3 points per game in conference play. Started 23 games, and shot 54% from the field, on his way to earning honorable mention all BIG10 honors in 2023-24.
Puff Johnson (5)
6’8″, 210lbs, Senior
Moon Township, PA
Was a late season difference maker in 2023-24 as he began to find his stroke from distance throughout the second half of the schedule. Averaged 13.8 points per game over his final four games, including 16/8/2 line in the B10 tournament vs. Indiana.
Zach Hicks (24)
6’8″, 205lbs, Senior
Camden, NJ
Started all 33 games in 2023-24. Led the team with 67 made threes to go along with an 81.3% clip from the charity stripe. Shot 41.3% from beyond the arc over his final twelve games. Memorably sank all three FTs in the closing seconds of an upset win over Illinois.
Eli Rice (11)
6’8″, 220lbs, Sophomore
Gatlin, TN
Led IMG Academy to a 24-3 record while averaging 19 points, and 7 rebounds per game. Appeared in 17 games for Nebraska as a true freshman, averaging 4.2 points per game, and shooting 37% from downtown.
Hudson Ward (11)
6’7″, 210lbs, Freshman
Leduc, AB
Recorded three separate 50+ point triple doubles at Western Canada Prep Academy. Was invited to play in the 2023 Peach Jam, as well as represent Team Canada in the U17 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Centers
Kachi Nzeh (15)
6’8″, 225lbs, Sophomore
Upper Darby, PA
Was the No. 2 overall recruit in the state of PA coming out of high school. Made 4 starts as a true freshman for Sean Miller at Xavier, while shooting 60% from the field. Scored 13 points, and grabbed 6 boards in a win against Georgetown late in the season.
Miles Goodman (8)
6’11”, 225lbs, Freshman
Seattle, WA
ESPN Top 100 recruit, and the second highest rated recruit in program history, only behind Tony Carr. Ranked as the No. 76 player nationally coming out of high school. Participated in the Pangos All-American camp. Averaged a double-double with 3 blocks and 2 steals per game in his AAU career.
Yanic Niederhauser (14)
7’0″, 250lbs, Junior
Fraschels, Switzerland
Started 26 games for Northern Illinois in 2023-24, averaging over 7 points, 4 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game. Shot 54% from the field, and tallied a career-best 27 points against Central Michigan late in the season.
Walk-Ons
Joe Sedora (10)
6’5″, 215lbs, Freshman
York, PA
Preferred walk-on for Mike Rhoades who was a 1,000+ point scorer at Red Lion High School, while also tallying 400+ rebounds, and 200+ assists in his career.