Newcomers to NAIA
The college basketball season has kicked off in earnest for the NAIA level and a number of recent and former Oregon high school graduates have made their collegiate debuts. Here's a list of all the players who appear on NAIA rosters for the 2026-27 season and are looking to hit the court at that level of college basketball for the very first time.
Class of 2026
Luke Eischen, Hillsboro - Warner Pacific
Julien Grant, Crater - Bismarck State (N.D.)
Drew Groenig, Southridge - Bushnell
Sam Harrison, Sheldon - Warner Pacific
Blake Hildebrandt, La Grande - Eastern Oregon
Jason Hull, South Wasco County - Trinity Bible (N.D.) (NCCAA member)
Ethan Larner, Portland Christian - Rocky Mountain (JV)
Kason Mitchell, Enterprise - Eastern Oregon
Chace Nichols, Trinity Lutheran - Southern Oregon
Ty Read, Churchill/Owyhee-ID - College of Idaho
Brody Rygh, Sherwood - Oregon Tech
Ezra Wells, Central - Corban (JV)
Former Oregon Preps
Joey Banry (2024 North Eugene/Lane) - Bushnell
Cedric Barnes (2021 Southridge/Linn-Benton) - Warner Pacific
Corbin Cichy (2025 Tigard/Porterville-CA) - Corban (JV)
Kallen Gutridge (2024 Wilsonville/Oregon State-FB) - Eastern Oregon
Jeremy Gaut (2021 South Medford/Siskiyous-CA) - Evergreen State
Aidan Kelly (2025 La Salle/Spokane Valley) - Ottawa (Ariz.)
Oliha Loyuk (2022 Franklin/Riverland-MN/Mt Hood) - Warner Pacific
Adrian Mosley (2023 West Linn/Mt San Jacinto-CA) - La Sierra (Calif.)
Dominic Papworth (2025 Franklin) - Warner Pacific
Ian Prictor (2024 Mountain View/Highline-WA) - Bushnell
Liam Ruttledge (2021 Jesuit/Puget Sound) - Warner Pacific
Lincoln Satterthwaite (2024 David Douglas/Clackamas) - Corban
Skyler Schmidt (2023 Central Catholic/Jessup/Lower Columbia-WA) - The Master's (Calif.)
Gabe Townsend (2023 Nelson/Linn-Benton) - Bushnell
Kayin Turner (2024 Sunset/College of Eastern Utah) - Warner Pacific
Vaughn Watah (2022 Klamath Falls) - Warner Pacific
Chance White (2024 Roosevelt/Lamar-CO/Lower Columbia) - Oregon Tech
Silas Wright (2023 Ashland/Dominican-CA) - Southern Oregon