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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

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Players

  • Guard 6'5" 210 lbs
    0

    Jace Carter

    So. Communications Titusville, Fla. Astronaut
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    Sophomore Communications Titusville, Fla. Astronaut
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  • Guard 6'2" 200 lbs
    1

    Jalen Jackson

    Fr. Kinesiology Fort Wayne, Ind. Northrop
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    Freshman Kinesiology Fort Wayne, Ind. Northrop
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  • Guard 6'4" 185 lbs
    2

    Steven Clay

    Fr. Human Development & Learning Milwaukee, Wis. Menomonee Falls
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    Freshman Human Development & Learning Milwaukee, Wis. Menomonee Falls
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  • Guard 6'5" 185 lbs
    3

    CJ Jones

    Fr. Human Development & Learning East St. Louis, Ill. East St. Louis
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    Freshman Human Development & Learning East St. Louis, Ill. East St. Louis
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  • Guard 6'1" 185 lbs
    4

    Tre Anderson

    Gr. Grad School - Youth Development Tacoma, Wash. Rainier Beach
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    Graduate Student Grad School - Youth Development Tacoma, Wash. Rainier Beach
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  • Guard 6'8" 210 lbs
    5

    Toby Okani

    Jr. Marketing Orange, N.J. Cushing Academy (Mass.)
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    Junior Marketing Orange, N.J. Cushing Academy (Mass.)
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  • Guard 6'6" 205 lbs
    15

    Griffin Yaklich

    Jr. Marketing Joliet, Ill. Saline (Mich.)
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    Junior Marketing Joliet, Ill. Saline (Mich.)
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  • Forward 6'9" 230 lbs
    33

    Jaden Brownell

    R-Fr. Rehabilitation Sciences Sandy, Utah Alta
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    Redshirt Freshman Rehabilitation Sciences Sandy, Utah Alta
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  • Center 6'10" 215 lbs
    42

    Bessanty Saragba

    Fr. Applied Health Sciences (Undeclared) Marseille, France Trinity Collegiate School (S.C.)
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    Freshman Applied Health Sciences (Undeclared) Marseille, France Trinity Collegiate School (S.C.)
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  • Forward 6'7" 240 lbs
    50

    Filip Skobalj

    So. Business Management Belgrade, Serbia Don Bosco-Schule Rostock
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    Sophomore Business Management Belgrade, Serbia Don Bosco-Schule Rostock
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  • Center 6'10" 255 lbs
    54

    Cameron Fens

    Fr. Economics Dubuque, Iowa Hempstead
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    Freshman Economics Dubuque, Iowa Hempstead
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Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Luke Yaklich

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  • Assistant Coach

    Will Veasley

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  • Assistant Coach

    Bill Wuczynski

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  • Assistant Coach

    C.J. Rivers

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  • Director of Basketball Operations

    Ryan Kapustka

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  • Director of Player Personnel

    Madison Williams

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  • Graduate Manager

    Jovan Dukes

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  • Graduate Manager

    Dylan Sortillo

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

    Mike Schweigert

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  • Associate Athletics Director - Academic Services

    Karen Dixon

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  • Director of Intercollegiate Athletics (Sport Supervisor - Men's Basketball)

    Michael Lipitz

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  • Director of Scouting

    Marlon London

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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
# Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Year Major Hometown High School Twitter Instagram
0 Jace Carter 6-5 210 Guard So. Communications Titusville, Fla. Astronaut JaceCarter0 jacecarter0
1 Jalen Jackson 6-2 200 Guard Fr. Kinesiology Fort Wayne, Ind. Northrop _jalenjackson jalencarmelojackson
2 Steven Clay 6-4 185 Guard Fr. Human Development & Learning Milwaukee, Wis. Menomonee Falls StevenClay_MKE _steven_clay
3 CJ Jones 6-5 185 Guard Fr. Human Development & Learning East St. Louis, Ill. East St. Louis urcjay urcjay
4 Tre Anderson 6-1 185 Guard Gr. Grad School - Youth Development Tacoma, Wash. Rainier Beach _TrillyTre trevanteanderson
5 Toby Okani 6-8 210 Guard Jr. Marketing Orange, N.J. Cushing Academy (Mass.) t_boogi1 t.boogi
15 Griffin Yaklich 6-6 205 Guard Jr. Marketing Joliet, Ill. Saline (Mich.) YaklichGriffin gjy15
33 Jaden Brownell 6-9 230 Forward R-Fr. Rehabilitation Sciences Sandy, Utah Alta jman10121012 jbrownell_1012
42 Bessanty Saragba 6-10 215 Center Fr. Applied Health Sciences (Undeclared) Marseille, France Trinity Collegiate School (S.C.)
50 Filip Skobalj 6-7 240 Forward So. Business Management Belgrade, Serbia Don Bosco-Schule Rostock FSkobalj filipskobalj
54 Cameron Fens 6-10 255 Center Fr. Economics Dubuque, Iowa Hempstead cameronfens54 cameronfens54

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Yaklich Luke Yaklich Head Coach
Will Veasley Will Veasley Assistant Coach
Bill Wuczynski Bill Wuczynski Assistant Coach
C.J. Rivers C.J. Rivers Assistant Coach
Ryan K. Ryan Kapustka Director of Basketball Operations
Madison Williams Madison Williams Director of Player Personnel
Jovan Dukes Jovan Dukes Graduate Manager
Dylan Sortillo Dylan Sortillo Graduate Manager
Schweigert 24 Mike Schweigert Associate Athletics Director - Sports Performance | Director of Basketball Performance
Dixon 24 Karen Dixon Associate Athletics Director - Academic Services
Lipitz24 Michael Lipitz Director of Intercollegiate Athletics (Sport Supervisor - Men's Basketball)
Marlon London Marlon London Director of Scouting

Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff