Bowling Green State University Athletics
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

Jersey Number 15
Camden Karel
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Byron Center, Mich.
- High School:
- Byron Center
Byron Center High School |
Byron Center, Mich. |
- Ranked as the No. 3 player in the state of Michigan by Prep Hoops and the No. 1 Power Forward
- Earned Second Team All-State Honors in 2023-24 and Third-Team in 2024-25
- Two-Time First Team All-Conference honors (2024-25, 2023-24)
- Led Byron Center to first District Title in 30 years and First Regional Title in 39 years
- Eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career at Byron Center, the fifth player in school history to do so and the first since 2001
- Selected as a participant in the 2023 and 2024 NCAA College Basketball Academy
- Selected to the top 10 of the Detroit Free Press’ 100 Players To Watch in 2023-24
- Founding player for the WM Lakers (Blast) in West Michigan and Michigan Unified out of Detroit in 2022-23
- Named First Team All-Gold Twice on the AAU Adidas Circuit in 2022-23
Personal |
- Grandfather, Alan Gibbs, was a graduate assistant at BGSU for football under legendary coach Doyt L. Perry from 1964-65.
Derrick Butler, DaJion Humphrey, & Coach Simon Postgame Interview (Mar. 7, 2025)
Saturday, March 08
Marcus Johnson, Javontae Campbell, & Coach Simon Postgame Interview (Mar. 1, 2025)
Saturday, March 01
Javontae Campbell, Derrick Butler, & Coach Simon Postgame Interview (Feb. 21, 2025)
Saturday, February 22
Wilguens Jr. Exacte, Javontae Campbell, & Coach Simon Postgame Interview (Feb. 18, 2025)
Wednesday, February 19