NAIA · Appalachian Athletic Conference

Bluefield Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

NAIA · Appalachian Athletic Conference · Bluefield, VA

Bluefield (NAIA, Appalachian Athletic Conference) lists 17 players on the 2026–27 roster; 15 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

Roster17 players
New this season15
Transfer additions10
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2028
Most common home stateVA (14)

Openings

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2028 — 13 ahead.

2027
Gblocked13 ahead · multi-yr
Fcrowded4 ahead
2028
Gopening13 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
2029
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (13)
LeBrie Goudy-Lee6′3″Jr
Ethan McClanahan5′11″Fr
Lane McMullen6′1″Fr
Gavin Lance6′0″Fr
Mike Alexander6′4″Jr
Josh Barthelemy6′7″Jr
William O'Shields6′4″Jr
Sinceir Morris6′3″Fr
AJ Armstrong6′4″Jr
Tyler Suber5′11″Jr
Kendrick Davis6′1″Jr
Pharoah Fields6′2″Jr
Britt Beasley5′11″So
Forwards in that room (4)
Danard Hollingsworth Jr.6′5″Jr
Kyle Hunt6′4″Fr
Nuer Bijek6′6″Jr
Michael Davis6′8″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

Playing at Bluefield

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (13 ahead · multi-yr), F crowded (4 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 15 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 10 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from VA, WV, FL.

0 of 17 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

14% of last season's scoring returns.

Depth chart

2026–27 · 17 players

Guards 13 of 17

Josh Barthelemy6′7″Jr
Mike Alexander6′4″Jr
William O'Shields6′4″Jr
AJ Armstrong6′4″Jr
LeBrie Goudy-Lee6′3″Jr
Sinceir Morris6′3″Fr
Pharoah Fields6′2″Jr4.1 PPG
Lane McMullen6′1″Fr
Kendrick Davis6′1″Jr
Gavin Lance6′0″Fr
Ethan McClanahan5′11″Fr
Tyler Suber5′11″Jr4.1 PPG
Britt Beasley5′11″So

Frontcourt 4 of 17 · forwards + centers

Michael Davis6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Nuer Bijek6′6″Jr · F
Danard Hollingsworth Jr.6′5″Jr · F
Kyle Hunt6′4″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

14%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Pharoah Fields4.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Tyler Suber4.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 11 of 13 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.

Roster makeup

Arrivals

5from high school10via the portal

7 of 17 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 17

0 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Hometowns

VA 14 · WV 4 · FL 3 · CA 2 · AZ 1 · IA 1

2 international: U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands; U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands

High schools: Grundy ×2; Life Christian Academy; Ivanna Eudora and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Danard Hollingsworth Jr.
→LeBrie Goudy-Lee
→Mike Alexander
→Josh Barthelemy
→William O'Shields
→Nuer Bijek
→AJ Armstrong
→Michael Davis
→Kendrick Davis
→Britt Beasley

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Ahsani Ambo
←Lenair Young
←Zac Hall
←Chase Ragin-Moore
←Tyler Owens

Roster comparison

Appalachian Athletic Conference (9 programs, 2026–27 medians)
MeasureBluefieldConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′6″6′7″−1″
Roster size1717
Freshman share29%35%−6pp

Coaching staff

Ethan RainwaterAssistant men's & women's basketball coach
Joseph CooperHead men's basketball coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 0 offseasons.

How this page is made: Rosters: official Bluefield rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Stats: 2025–26, the newest season with recorded stats for Bluefield; 2026–27 stats are not on file. · 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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