Complete Roster
Bulls add 15 players: 12 through the transfer portal and three high school signees;
Class includes four four-star rated recruits
TAMPA, MAY 13, 2026 – South Florida Head Men's Basketball Coach
Chris Mack and his staff have finalized the Bulls' 15-man roster, assembling one of the top transfer classes in the American Conference and among Group of 6 programs.
The Bulls will welcome 15 new players in Mack's first season at the helm, with no returning players from the 2025-26 squad that went 25-9, reached the NCAA tournament and won an American Conference title (claiming both the regular season and tournament crowns) for the second time in three years.
"We are very excited about the players joining our program and the balance we've built across the roster, from freshmen to veterans with significant collegiate experience," Mack said. "Our goal was to build a team with skill at all five positions, and I think we've done a really good job of that with players who believe in our culture and are excited to continue building the championship standard at South Florida."
The Bulls reloaded with 12 transfer portal additions and three high school signees. The Bulls portal class features four players with a composite rating of .9100 or higher and a four-star rating, according to 247Sports. The Bulls' average transfer rating of 89.00 ranks third among Group of 6 programs, while the overall class ranked among the top 10 nationally among the Group of 6 according to 247Sports.
"Our staff hit the ground running and did a tremendous job identifying and recruiting talented players who also fit the mindset, work ethic and commitment we want in our program," Mack said. "We can't wait to get these guys on campus in June and get to work."
The new 15-man roster features eight guards, six forwards and one center. Three newcomers have already earned collegiate all-conference honors, while two were named their state's high school Gatorade Player of the Year:
Jake Feldhaus (Kentucky) and
Sonny Wilson (Michigan). Four additions were rated as four-star recruits out of high school by 247Sports, including guards
Mike James and
Jayden Johnson and forwards
Zayden High and
Joshua Lewis. James, High and Lewis — a Tampa native and former Blake High School standout — arrive through the transfer portal, while Johnson joins from the high school ranks.
Five players enter at least their fourth season of college basketball, while eight will play in either their first or second collegiate season. Three newcomers arrive as 1,000-point career scorers in college and five have logged 640 points or more.
Guard
AJ Dancler (6-2, 180), a transfer from Coastal Carolina, brings 1,122 career points, 356 rebounds and 206 steals to Tampa and is coming off a season in which he averaged 15.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. He played his first two seasons at Le Moyne, where he earned All-Northeast Conference selection. He is a career 38.8 percent shooter from three with 168 made threes.
Wilson (6-1, 175) was a two-time All-MAC selection at Toledo, starting 98 games while totaling 1,338 career points and logging 373 rebounds, 331 assists and 101 steals. He averaged 17.0 points and 4.6 assists per game in 2025-26 and recorded 10 20-point outings.
Forward
Reph Stevenson (6-9, 225) arrives with 1,037 career points and 647 rebounds after earning three All-North Coast Athletic Conference selections at NCAA Division III DePauw University.
In the back court, the Bulls added eight guards ranging between 6-1 and 6-6. Joining Dancler and Wilson is College of Charleston transfer
Chris Davis Jr. (6-4, 200), who ranks fifth in Wisconsin state high school history with 2,688 points. Davis averaged 7.6 points per game and shot 38.8 percent from three (40-of-103) during his freshman season playing for Mack at Charleston.
Mike James (6-5, 205), who will be 24 years old at the start of the 2026-27 season, is a former Florida Class 7A Player of the Year and brings 86 collegiate games and 756 career points and 306 rebounds to Tampa. The Orlando native started 64 games in two healthy seasons at Louisville, but saw injuries curtail two seasons before ultimately coming to USF from Vanderbilt. In his last fully healthy season at Louisville in 2023-24, he averaged 12.6 points and 5.0 rebounds a game.
Andrej Shoshkikj (6-2, 182) made 21 starts as a freshman at Stony Brook and averaged 10.7 points and 2.4 assists per game. The North Macedonia native previously played more than 40 games in the country's top-tier league, the Prva Liga, before coming to the United States. He shot 45.1 percent from three (45-102) and 96.4 percent from the line last season.
Donovan Waleskowski (6-5, 205) played his first collegiate season at Holy Cross College (NAIA) and was named the CCAC Freshman of the Year after posting 15.0 ppg and shooting 32.7 percent from three (50-153).
The Bulls added two guards from the high school ranks in
Jayden Johnson (6-6, 210) and
Darren Moore (6-2, 170). Johnson was a two-time Kentucky All-State selection and became Trinity High School's (Louisville) all-time leading scorer with 1,488 points. Moore earned First Team All-NEPSAC AA honors as a combo guard playing at Northfield Mount Herman college prep school in Massachusetts.
In the frontcourt, the Bulls added seven players ranging from 6-7 to 7-0. Center
Tiefing Diawara (7-0, 240), a transfer from Syracuse, and forward
Zayden High (6-10, 230), a transfer from North Carolina, are the tallest additions and both arrive from ACC schools.
High appeared in 52 games over two seasons at North Carolina and finished the 2025-26 season strongly, averaging 7.6 points and 5.8 rebounds over the final nine games, highlighted by a double-double against NC State and a 15-point, seven-rebound performance against Pitt.
Diawara, a native of Mali who played four seasons for Club Orange 1 Bassano in Italy before coming to the U.S., saw limited action in his first season at Syracuse.
Freshman forward
Jake Feldhaus (6-8, 200) earned 2026 Kentucky Mr. Basketball honors after leading Madison High School to a 30-4 record while averaging 20.7 points, 13.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.8 blocks per game, recording 30 double-doubles.
Forward
Richard Goods (6-9, 225) arrives after a season at Stony Brook and one at Hampton. He made 27 starts last year at Stony Brook and averaged 7.7 points and 5.9 rebounds while posting 10 double-digit scoring outings.
Forward
Garrett Johnson (6-8, 220) joins USF after three seasons at George Washington and one at Princeton. The 22-year-old missed the 2024-25 season due to injury but previously made 34 starts at George Washington, scoring 640 career points with 226 rebounds. A career 36.3 percent three-point shooter, he has made 105 threes and averaged 11.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per game last season.
Joshua Lewis (6-7, 185) returns to Tampa after spending his freshman season at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. A 1,590-point scorer at Blake High School, Lewis made 15 starts as a freshman and averaged 8.1 points and 3.8 rebounds while shooting 44.4 percent from three and 51.4 percent overall from the field.
2026-27 South Florida Basketball Roster
Guards (8)
AJ Dancler G 6-2 175
Chris Davis Jr. G 6-4 200
Mike James G 6-5 198
Jayden Johnson G 6-6 180
Darren Moore G 6-2 170
Andrej Shoshkikj G 6-2 182
Donovan Waleskowski G 6-5 205
Sonny Wilson G 6-1 175
Forwards (6)
Jake Feldhaus F 6-8 220
Richard Goods F 6-9 225
Zayden High F 6-9 225
Garrett Johnson F 6-8 220
Joshua Lewis F 6-7 185
Reph Stevenson F 6-9 225
Center (1)
Tiefing Diawara C 7-0 240
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About USF Men's Basketball
South Florida men's basketball named Chris Mack as the program's 13th head coach on March 25, 2026. Mack came to Tampa after a pair of 20-win seasons at the College of Charleston. With more than 300 career wins, he brought a career winning percentage of nearly 68 percent to South Florida, including 12 20-win seasons and nine NCAA Tournament appearances. He led both Xavier and Louisville to the NCAA Tournament and made four Sweet 16 appearances and one Elite Eight with Xavier.
The program, entering its 56th season in 2026-27, won American Conference regular-season championships in 2024 and 2026 and claimed the conference tournament title in 2026. The Bulls have made 14 postseason appearances, including four NCAA Tournaments (the last in 2026), nine NITs, and a CBI championship in 2019. Three former Bulls players – Chucky Atkins, Charlie Bradley, and Rodenko Dobras – have had their jerseys retired and are members of the USF Athletic Hall of Fame, while two coaches – Amir Abdur-Rahim (2023-24) and Bobby Paschal (1986-96) – join them in the Hall of Fame.
The Bulls play their home games at the 10,400-seat Yuengling Center on the USF Tampa campus.
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