Men's Basketball Signs Two More Players for 2025-26

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich.—Two more student-athletes—Keenan Garner and Nsikan Usen—have signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Central Michigan Men's Basketball program, Head Coach Andy Bronkema announced on Thursday.

Garner and Usen will join 11 other members of Central Michigan's incoming 2025 recruiting class. Both players will enroll at Central Michigan in June. Bronkema and staff have now brought in 13 players for the 2025-26 season.

"We are excited to welcome both Keenan and Nsikan to Central Michigan," Bronkema said. "The exciting part about both of these players is that they want to win, they heard about our vision, and were excited about it. As with all of our recruits, our staff did a great job identifying our type of players and getting them to campus."

SPRING 2025 MEN'S BASKETBALL SIGNEES (13)

Player	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Year	Hometown/Previous School/High School
Tamario Adley	G	6-1	185	Senior	Detroit, Mich./Wayne State/Macomb CC/Warren De La Salle
Uchenna Amene	G	6-1	180	Freshman	Northville, Mich./DME Academy/Detroit Catholic Central H.S.
Will Ashford	G	6-5	200	Sophomore	Aurora, Ill./Purdue Northwest/Metea Valley H.S.
Jorden Brooks	G	6-1	185	Junior	Grand Rapids, Mich./Ferris State/Catholic Central H.S.
Phat Phat Brooks	G	6-2	190	Sophomore	Grand Rapids, Mich./Michigan/Catholic Central H.S.
Nathan Claerbaut	C	7-0	230	Senior	Zeeland, Mich./Ferris State/East H.S.
Keenan Garner	F	6-6	220	Sophomore	Fishers, Ind./IU-Indianapolis/Fishers H.S.
Jalen Kampen	G	6-4	175	Freshman	Parchment, Mich./Parchment H.S.
Logan McIntire	G	6-5	195	Senior	Ramsey, Ind./Kentucky Wesleyan/Evansville/N. Harrison H.S.
Nick Mullen	F	6-10	230	Senior	Chesterton, Ind./IU-South Bend/Chesterton H.S.
Kayden Nation	F	6-7	215	Junior	Peoria, Ill./Indian Hills C.C./Western Nebraska/Colorado Prep
Nsikan Usen	F	6-6	205	Freshman	Milford, Mich./Lakeland H.S.
Jaxson Whitaker	G	6-4	210	Sophomore	Muskegon, Mich./Ferris State/Reeths-Puffer H.S.

The following is information on each of the two new signees:

KEENAN GARNER
Forward | 6-6 | 220 | Sophomore | Fishers, Ind./IU-Indianapolis/Fishers H.S.

Enrolled at Central Michigan for the summer session … Played for the Under 19 German National Team during summer 2025 for the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Switzerland.

2024-25 AT IU-INDIANAPOLIS

As a freshman guard, appeared in all 32 games, making 14 starts ... Averaged 5.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game while shooting 46.4 percent from the floor while playing 19.5 minutes per contest ... Scored in double-digits six times while grabbing double-figure rebounds three times ... Made his collegiate debut with a double-double of 11 points (4-8 FG, 3-5 FT) and 13 rebounds against IU Columbus on Nov. 4 in just 19 minutes ... Also notched a double-double with 12 points (5-7 FG, 2-2 FT) and 10 rebounds in the win over Trinity Christian on Nov. 30 ... Earned #HLMBB Freshman of the Week on Nov. 18 after averaging 11.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in contests against Goshen (Nov. 12) and Eastern Michigan (Nov. 14) ... Closed the year with a career-high 14 points (6-6 FG, 1-1 3's, 1-1 FT) and three steals in the Horizon League Tournament loss at Wright State (March 4) ... Had nine points and 13 rebounds (8 offensive) in the regular season finale win over Wright State (March 1) ... Named to IU Indy's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) for the fall semester.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2024 graduate of Fishers High School, where he played two years of varsity basketball for head coach Garrett Winegar … Named to the Indiana All-Star Team and First Team All-State honoree ... One of six finalists for the Indiana Mr. Basketball Award ... First Team All-State selection by the Associated Press … Named to the IBCA Senior Supreme 15 All-State team in 2024 … Named the Hamilton County Reporter Player of the Year … First Team All-County selection … Served as team captain for the Tigers during his senior year … Named WISH High School Athlete of the Week during his senior season … Averaged 15.9 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game while shooting 58 percent from the floor as a senior … As a senior, registered seven 20-point games, 26 double figure scoring games, 10 double figure rebounding games, and eight double-doubles on the year … Led the Tigers to the Class 4A state championship, the first title in school history, a 29-1 overall record, and conference title with a 7-0 record as a senior … Fishers concluded the year on a 13-game win streak and defeated Ben Davis 65-56 for the state championship … Finished with 19 points, nine rebounds, and five assists in the state title game … Scored a season-high 27 points with 10 rebounds vs. Lawrence North … Averaged 8.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game his junior year ... Led the Tigers to a 14-12 overall record during his junior season … Played in the 2022 FIBA U16 European Championships for FC Kaiserslautern, averaging 11.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game while shooting 57.1 percent from the field over seven games ... Recorded double-doubles against teams from Romania and Ukraine in the event... had 16 points on a perfect 7-of-7 shooting in the finals against Finland.

PERSONAL

Born Keenan Garner on April 25, 2006 in Germany … Dual United States, German citizen … Grew up on a U.S. Army base in Germany, playing primarily against other schools from nearby military bases … Father was stationed in Germany … Committed to Central Michigan on May 30, 2025 … Originally signed with NCAA Division I IU-Indianapolis after considering offers from schools Bradley, Wright State, Eastern Illinois, IUPUI, Kent State, Furman, Illinois State, and SIU-Edwardsville, along with NAIA programs.

ARTICLES
Fishers' Indiana All-Star Keenan Garner commits to IU Indy basketball
https://youarecurrent.com/2025/03/04/fishers-grad-seeks-spot-on-german-squad/
Athlete of the Week: Keenan Garner

NSIKAN USEN
Forward | 6-6 | 205 | Freshman | Milford, Mich./Lakeland H.S.

HIGH SCHOOL

A June 2025 graduate of Lakeland High School, where he played one years of varsity basketball for head coach Ron Thompson … All-Area honorable mention selection as a junior … Named to the Detroit News All-North honorable mention team … Earned Detroit Free Press All-Area honorable mention honors … Two-time First Team All-Conference honoree as a junior and senior … Earned team Most Valuable Player Award as a junior and Defensive MVP honors as a sophomore … Averaged 14.0 points, eight rebounds, two steals, and two blocked shots as a senior at Lakeland … Set new single-game rebounding record vs. South Lyon East … Averaged 15.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.0 blocks, and 1.5 steals per game as a junior at International Academy in White Lake, Mich. … Plays club basketball for D Rice Elite … Graduated with a 3.8 grade point average … Involved in National Honor Society, MAPS and in community service activities.

PERSONAL

Born Nsikan Usen on January 10, 2007 … Selected Central Michigan over offers from Grand Valley State and Lehigh.

—CMU—

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