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Trey Muse
#25 · G
James Pantemis
#41 · G
Hunter Sulte
#26 · G
Ian Smith
#23 · D
Eric Miller
#15 · D
Brandon Bye
#5 · D
Kamal Miller
#4 · D
Juan Mosquera
#29 · D
Zac McGraw
#18 · D
Finn Surman
#20 · D
Alex Bonetig
#6 · D
Charles Ondo
#94 · D
Sawyer Jura
#16 · D
Diego Chará
#21 · M
Joao Ortiz
#80 · M
José Caicedo
#30 · M
Cole Bassett
#17 · M
Jimer Fory
#27 · M
David Da Costa
#10 · M
Eric Izoita
#73 · M
Felipe Mora
#9 · F
Ariel Lassiter
#7 · F
Omir Fernández
#22 · F
Kristoffer Velde
#99 · F
Alexander Aravena
#28 · F
Antony
#11 · F
Kevin Kelsy
#19 · F
Noah Santos
#37 · F
Gage Guerra
#88 · F