NAIA · Continental Athletic Conference

Arkansas Baptist Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

NAIA · Continental Athletic Conference · Little Rock, AR

Arkansas Baptist (NAIA, Continental Athletic Conference) lists 15 players on the 2026–27 roster; 11 are new this season.

This is the roster's depth by position and its projected openings, built from the listed roster. It is not an official depth chart issued by the coaching staff.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season11
Transfer additions11
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards and Centers · 2028
Most common home stateTN (3)

Openings

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards and Centers: open from 2028 — 5 ahead.

2027
Gblocked6 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fopen3 ahead
Copen2 ahead
2029
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (6)
Jamarion Harvey6′1″Sr
Osiris Mahr6′6″Jr
Le'Khai Davis6′5″Jr
Harry Gelin6′5″Jr
Antoine Burns6′3″Jr
Antonio Pringley6′1″So
Forwards in that room (5)
Tariq Pitts6′6″Sr
Julius Lymon6′6″Sr
Edarious Williams6′8″Jr
Cordaious Sledge6′5″Jr
Sherod Dent Jr.6′7″Jr
Centers in that room (2)
Rodney Shelton6′7″Jr
Christopher Pitts6′8″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

Playing at Arkansas Baptist

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (6 ahead), F balanced (5 ahead), C crowded (2 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 0 came straight from high school and 11 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from TN, FL, IL.

0 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 6 of 15

Osiris Mahr6′6″Jr
Le'Khai Davis6′5″Jr
Harry Gelin6′5″Jr
Antoine Burns6′3″Jr
Jamarion Harvey6′1″Sr · final yr
Antonio Pringley6′1″So

Frontcourt 7 of 15 · forwards + centers

Edarious Williams6′8″Jr · F
Christopher Pitts6′8″Jr · C
Rodney Shelton6′7″Jr · C
Sherod Dent Jr.6′7″Jr · F
Tariq Pitts6′6″Sr · F · final yr
Julius Lymon6′6″Sr · F · final yr
Cordaious Sledge6′5″Jr · F
2 without a listed position:Tray'von Thomas 6′2″ · SrShaah Rahmaan · Jr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Roster makeup

Arrivals

0from high school11via the portal

4 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 15

0 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Hometowns

TN 3 · FL 2 · IL 2 · AR 1 · GA 1 · MO 1

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Tariq Pitts
→Julius Lymon
→Jamarion Harvey
→Osiris Mahr
→Shaah Rahmaan
→Rodney Shelton
→Le'Khai Davis
→Harry Gelin
→Antoine Burns
→Antonio Pringley
→Cordaious Sledge

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Caleb Jackson
←Cordarious Sledge
←Tiriq Pitts

Roster comparison

Continental Athletic Conference (8 programs, 2026–27 medians)
MeasureArkansas BaptistConference
Average guard height6′4″6′2″+2″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′6″+1″
Roster size1515
Freshman share0%18%−18pp

Coaching staff

Tyrin JonesAssistant coach
Donald WilliamsSpecial assistant coach
Gerald WatkinsHead coach
Fred AlbrightAssistant coach
James WashingtonSpecial assistant coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 0 offseasons.

How this page is made: Rosters: official Arkansas Baptist rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.

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