For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (13 ahead), F balanced (3 ahead), C open (2 ahead).
Of the latest cycle's 7 arrivals, 1 came straight from high school and 6 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from NC, MD, VA.
0 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
39% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2026–27 · 14 players
Guards 11 of 14
Draven Pilson6′8″Jr
Jalen Baker6′6″So0.5 PPG
Khyelle Ingram6′5″Jr
Kyree Smith6′4″Sr · final yr4.8 PPG
Colin Harshman6′3″Sr · final yr
Josiah Watkins6′3″Sr · final yr0.9 PPG
Bonard (BJ) Johnson Jr.6′2″Sr · final yr
Ellija Preddy6′1″Sr · final yr12.1 PPG
Izrael Everett6′0″So
Braylon Wheeler5′11″Jr
Markelle Ray5′11″Fr
Frontcourt 3 of 14 · forwards + centers
Deandre Seeden6′11″Sr · C · final yr
Jayson Harris6′9″Grad · F · final yr
Anthony Davenport6′8″Sr · F · final yr9.7 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Returning production
39%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Ellija Preddy12.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Anthony Davenport9.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Kyree Smith4.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Computed from 13 of 18 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.
Who actually gets onto this roster?
How players arrive
1from high school6via the portal
8 of 14 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
0 of 14
0 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Where from
NC 6 · MD 5 · VA 4 · NY 2 · CA 1 · DC 1
2 international: Sydney, Australia; Bridgetown
High schools: The Lodge School Barbados; Bourbon County HS; Richlands-Northeast HS and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2025–26 → 2026–27 · in
→Bonard (BJ) Johnson Jr.
→Draven Pilson
→Jayson Harris
→Deandre Seeden
→Khyelle Ingram
→Braylon Wheeler
2025–26 → 2026–27 · out
←Maurice (MJ) Crump
←Ernest Johnson II
←Todd Dumphord II
How this roster compares
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Measure
Bluefield State
Conference
Average guard height
6′3″
6′2″
+1″
Average frontcourt height
6′9″
6′7″
+2″
Roster size
14
16
−2
Freshman share
7%
19%
−12pp
Coaching staff
Ray BroughtonAssociate head coach
Cedric CurrieAssistant coach
Luke D'AlessioHead coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2024–25, 3 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.
Academics
published admissions data
Acceptance rate97%
SAT midpoint995
ACT midpoint20
How this page is made: Rosters: official Bluefield State rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Bluefield State's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · 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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