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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

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Players

  • Guard 6'5" 215 lbs
    0

    Jace Carter

    Fr. Titusville, Fla. Astronaut
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    Freshman Titusville, Fla. Astronaut
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  • Forward 6'8" 185 lbs
    2

    Michael Diggins

    Gr. Las Vegas, Nev. Durango
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    Graduate Student Las Vegas, Nev. Durango
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  • Guard 6'3" 205 lbs
    3

    Damaria Franklin

    Jr. Chicago, Ill. Niles North Tennessee Tech
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    Junior Chicago, Ill. Niles North Tennessee Tech
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  • Forward 6'8" 220 lbs
    4

    Brandon Battle

    Gr. Warren, Ohio North Crowley Alabama State
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    Graduate Student Warren, Ohio North Crowley Alabama State
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  • Guard 6'3" 160 lbs
    5

    Jalen Warren

    Gr. Milton, Ontario Bishop Reding Florida Gulf Coast
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    Graduate Student Milton, Ontario Bishop Reding Florida Gulf Coast
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  • Guard 6'1" 175 lbs
    10

    Jalen Johnson

    R-Jr. Hopkinsville, Ky. Hopkinsville John A. Logan
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    Redshirt Junior Hopkinsville, Ky. Hopkinsville John A. Logan
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  • Guard 6'0" 160 lbs
    13

    Kevin Johnson

    Gr. Thibodaux, La. E.D. White Catholic Nicholls State
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    Graduate Student Thibodaux, La. E.D. White Catholic Nicholls State
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  • Guard 6'0" 190 lbs
    14

    Brad Bowditch

    So. Milton, Wis. IMG Academy (Fla.)
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    Sophomore Milton, Wis. IMG Academy (Fla.)
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  • Guard 6'6" 210 lbs
    15

    Griffin Yaklich

    So. Joliet, Ill. Saline (Mich.)
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    Sophomore Joliet, Ill. Saline (Mich.)
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  • Guard 6'5" 205 lbs
    20

    Jamie Ahale

    Gr. Montrose, Australia Box Hill Senior Secondary Mineral Area
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    Graduate Student Montrose, Australia Box Hill Senior Secondary Mineral Area
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  • Forward 6'11" 230 lbs
    22

    Marcus Larsson

    Jr. Oslo, Norway Froya Basket Incarnate Word
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    Junior Oslo, Norway Froya Basket Incarnate Word
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  • Forward 6'6" 215 lbs
    23

    Zion Griffin

    Jr. Chicago, Ill. Hinsdale South Iowa State
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    Junior Chicago, Ill. Hinsdale South Iowa State
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  • Forward 6'9" 205 lbs
    33

    Jaden Brownell

    Fr. Sandy, Utah Alta
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    Freshman Sandy, Utah Alta
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  • Forward 6'7" 240 lbs
    50

    Filip SkobaljHear how to pronounce Filip Skobalj

    Fr. Belgrade, Serbia Don Bosco-Schule Rostock
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    Freshman Belgrade, Serbia Don Bosco-Schule Rostock
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Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Luke Yaklich

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  • Assistant Coach

    Dee Brown

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  • Assistant Coach

    Will Veasley

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  • Assistant Coach

    Bill Wuczynski

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  • Director of Operations

    Henry Stark

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  • Director of Player Personnel

    Dan Ryan

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  • Director of Scouting

    Tre Lesley

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  • Director of Brand Strategy & Player Innovation

    Mike Glasgow

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  • Graduate Manager

    Madison Williams

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  • Associate Athletics Director - Sports Performance | Director of Basketball Performance

    Mike Schweigert

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  • Director of Intercollegiate Athletics (Sport Supervisor - MBB)

    Michael Lipitz

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  • Associate Athletic Director - Academic Services

    Lisa Hehman

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  • Director of Communications (MBB Contact)

    Dan Wallace

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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
# Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Year Hometown High School Last College Twitter Instagram
0 Jace Carter 6-5 215 Guard Fr. Titusville, Fla. Astronaut JaceCarter0 jacecarter0
2 Michael Diggins 6-8 185 Forward Gr. Las Vegas, Nev. Durango MikeDiggs15 mikediggs15
3 Damaria Franklin 6-3 205 Guard Jr. Chicago, Ill. Niles North Tennessee Tech Marsssss_3 damaria_franklin
4 Brandon Battle 6-8 220 Forward Gr. Warren, Ohio North Crowley Alabama State jamal1_b mrrohio
5 Jalen Warren 6-3 160 Guard Gr. Milton, Ontario Bishop Reding Florida Gulf Coast JalenWarren_5 isowarren5
10 Jalen Johnson 6-1 175 Guard R-Jr. Hopkinsville, Ky. Hopkinsville John A. Logan jalen10__ iamjalen__
13 Kevin Johnson 6-0 160 Guard Gr. Thibodaux, La. E.D. White Catholic Nicholls State ballhard_3 iam_kevinjohnson3
14 Brad Bowditch 6-0 190 Guard So. Milton, Wis. IMG Academy (Fla.) bradbowditc24 bradbowdy
15 Griffin Yaklich 6-6 210 Guard So. Joliet, Ill. Saline (Mich.) YaklichGriffin gjy15
20 Jamie Ahale 6-5 205 Guard Gr. Montrose, Australia Box Hill Senior Secondary Mineral Area jamie_ahale jamieahale
22 Marcus Larsson 6-11 230 Forward Jr. Oslo, Norway Froya Basket Incarnate Word larsmarcuslarsson
23 Zion Griffin 6-6 215 Forward Jr. Chicago, Ill. Hinsdale South Iowa State Deuce0_ zg3five
33 Jaden Brownell 6-9 205 Forward Fr. Sandy, Utah Alta jman10121012 jbrownell_1012
50 Filip SkobaljHear how to pronounce Filip Skobalj 6-7 240 Forward Fr. Belgrade, Serbia Don Bosco-Schule Rostock FSkobalj filipskobalj

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff
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Yaklich Luke Yaklich Head Coach
Dee Brown headshot Dee Brown Assistant Coach
Will Veasley Will Veasley Assistant Coach
Bill Wuczynski Bill Wuczynski Assistant Coach
Henry Stark Henry Stark Director of Operations
Dan Ryan Dan Ryan Director of Player Personnel
Tre Lesley Tre Lesley Director of Scouting
Mike Glasgow Mike Glasgow Director of Brand Strategy & Player Innovation
Madison Williams Madison Williams Graduate Manager
Schweigert 24 Mike Schweigert Associate Athletics Director - Sports Performance | Director of Basketball Performance
Lipitz24 Michael Lipitz Director of Intercollegiate Athletics (Sport Supervisor - MBB)
Lisa Hehman Lisa Hehman Associate Athletic Director - Academic Services
Dan Wallace Dan Wallace Director of Communications (MBB Contact)

Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

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