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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

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  • Guard/Forward G/F 6'7" 210 lbs
    0

    DeJean Desiré

    Jr. Business Administration Fort Washington, Md. Georgetown Prep
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    Junior Business Administration Fort Washington, Md. Georgetown Prep
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  • Guard G 6'3" 180 lbs
    1

    Dru Nickson

    So. Business Administration Melbourne, Fla. Holy Trinity Academy
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    Sophomore Business Administration Melbourne, Fla. Holy Trinity Academy
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  • Forward F 6'6" 225 lbs
    2

    Chris Murray

    Sr. Master's in Business Administration Miami, Fla. Southwest Miami Senior
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    Senior Master's in Business Administration Miami, Fla. Southwest Miami Senior
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  • Guard G 6'0" 185 lbs
    4

    David Velasco

    Jr. Aerospace Engineering Ponferrada, Spain La Inmaculada School
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    Junior Aerospace Engineering Ponferrada, Spain La Inmaculada School
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  • Guard G 6'2" 200 lbs
    5

    Wesley Simpson

    Gr. Master's in Business Administration DeLand, Fla. Union Grove
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    Graduate Student Master's in Business Administration DeLand, Fla. Union Grove
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  • Guard G 5'10" 170 lbs
    10

    Jared Berry

    Fr. Business Administration Apopka, Fla. Lake Highland Prep
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    Freshman Business Administration Apopka, Fla. Lake Highland Prep
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  • Guard G 6'1" 170 lbs
    12

    Jack Dillard

    R-Fr. Computational Mathematics Jacksonville, Fla. Providence School of Jacksonville
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    Redshirt Freshman Computational Mathematics Jacksonville, Fla. Providence School of Jacksonville
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  • Guard G 6'5" 210 lbs
    13

    Calvin Freeman II

    Jr. Aviation Business Administration Detroit, Mich. Trinity Christian Academy
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    Junior Aviation Business Administration Detroit, Mich. Trinity Christian Academy
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  • Forward F 6'7" 210 lbs
    14

    Jon Alessandro

    Jr. Accounting and Finance Beavercreek, Ohio Beavercreek (West Liberty)
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    Junior Accounting and Finance Beavercreek, Ohio Beavercreek (West Liberty)
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  • Guard G 6'1" 185 lbs
    22

    Malcolm Whitlow

    Jr. Homeland Security Lincoln, Neb. Carrolwood Day School (Pratt Community College)
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    Junior Homeland Security Lincoln, Neb. Carrolwood Day School (Pratt Community College)
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  • Guard G 6'3" 175 lbs
    24

    Milan Skoric

    Fr. Business Administration West Bloomfield, Mich. DME Academy
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    Freshman Business Administration West Bloomfield, Mich. DME Academy
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  • Guard/Forward G/F 6'5" 210 lbs
    25

    Michael McCalister

    So. Business Administration Ocoee, Fla. West Orange
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    Sophomore Business Administration Ocoee, Fla. West Orange
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  • Center C 6'8" 215 lbs
    30

    Jack Klinger

    Fr. Business Administration Longwood, Fla. Lake Brantley
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    Freshman Business Administration Longwood, Fla. Lake Brantley
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  • Forward F 6'7" 215 lbs
    31

    Nikola Jerotic

    Jr. Business Administration Belgrade, Serbia Southwest Christian Academy (Santa Fe College)
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    Junior Business Administration Belgrade, Serbia Southwest Christian Academy (Santa Fe College)
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  • Forward F 6'6" 225 lbs
    32

    Danny Sully

    Jr. Mechanical Engineering Troy, Mich. Troy
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    Junior Mechanical Engineering Troy, Mich. Troy
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  • Forward F 6'7" 210 lbs
    40

    Ryan Mueller

    Fr. Business Administration Brecksville, Ohio Gilmour Academy
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    Freshman Business Administration Brecksville, Ohio Gilmour Academy
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  • Guard G 6'4" 175 lbs
    44

    Theo Stangas

    Fr. Aerospace Engineering Sterling, Mass. Wachusett Regional
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    Freshman Aerospace Engineering Sterling, Mass. Wachusett Regional
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  • Guard G 6'3" 180 lbs
    55

    Jerry Bracey II

    So. Business Administration South Bend, Ind. Mishawaka Marian
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    Sophomore Business Administration South Bend, Ind. Mishawaka Marian
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Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Steve Ridder

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  • Assistant Coach

    Chad Keller

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  • Assistant Coach

    Patrick O'Grady

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  • Graduate Assistant Coach

    CJ Henagan

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  • Volunteer Assistant Coach

    Gino Macias

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Men's Basketball Support Staff

  • Student Manager

    Zach Phillips

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  • Student Manager

    Avery Williamson

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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Image # Full Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School (Previous School) Major
Desiré, DeJean 0 DeJean Desiré G/F 6-7 210 Jr. Fort Washington, Md. / Georgetown Prep Business Administration
Nickson, Dru 1 Dru Nickson G 6-3 180 So. Melbourne, Fla. / Holy Trinity Academy Business Administration
Murray, Chris 2 Chris Murray F 6-6 225 Sr. Miami, Fla. / Southwest Miami Senior Master's in Business Administration
Velasco, David 4 David Velasco G 6-0 185 Jr. Ponferrada, Spain / La Inmaculada School Aerospace Engineering
Simpson, Wesley 5 Wesley Simpson G 6-2 200 Gr. DeLand, Fla. / Union Grove Master's in Business Administration
Berry, Jared 10 Jared Berry G 5-10 170 Fr. Apopka, Fla. / Lake Highland Prep Business Administration
Dillard, Jack 12 Jack Dillard G 6-1 170 R-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. / Providence School of Jacksonville Computational Mathematics
Freeman II, Calvin 13 Calvin Freeman II G 6-5 210 Jr. Detroit, Mich. / Trinity Christian Academy Aviation Business Administration
Alessandro, Jon 14 Jon Alessandro F 6-7 210 Jr. Beavercreek, Ohio / Beavercreek (West Liberty) Accounting and Finance
Whitlow, Malcolm 22 Malcolm Whitlow G 6-1 185 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. / Carrolwood Day School (Pratt Community College) Homeland Security
Skoric, Milan 24 Milan Skoric G 6-3 175 Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich. / DME Academy Business Administration
McCalister, Michael 25 Michael McCalister G/F 6-5 210 So. Ocoee, Fla. / West Orange Business Administration
Klinger, Jack 30 Jack Klinger C 6-8 215 Fr. Longwood, Fla. / Lake Brantley Business Administration
Jerotic, Nikola 31 Nikola Jerotic F 6-7 215 Jr. Belgrade, Serbia / Southwest Christian Academy (Santa Fe College) Business Administration
Sully, Danny 32 Danny Sully F 6-6 225 Jr. Troy, Mich. / Troy Mechanical Engineering
Ryan Mueller 40 Ryan Mueller F 6-7 210 Fr. Brecksville, Ohio / Gilmour Academy Business Administration
Theo Stangas HS 44 Theo Stangas G 6-4 175 Fr. Sterling, Mass. / Wachusett Regional Aerospace Engineering
Bracey II, Jerry 55 Jerry Bracey II G 6-3 180 So. South Bend, Ind. / Mishawaka Marian Business Administration

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff
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Steve Ridder Head Coach
Keller Chad Keller Assistant Coach
O'Grady Patrick O'Grady Assistant Coach
CJ Henagan Graduate Assistant Coach
Gino Macias Gino Macias Volunteer Assistant Coach

Men's Basketball Support Staff

Men's Basketball - Support Staff
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Zach Phillips Zach Phillips Student Manager
Williamson Avery Williamson Student Manager

Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball Support Staff