NAIA · Sooner Athletic Conference

Central Christian Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

NAIA · Sooner Athletic Conference · McPherson, KS

Central Christian (NAIA, Sooner Athletic Conference) lists 17 players on the 2026–27 roster; 9 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 season9
Transfer additions9
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards and Centers · 2028
Most common home stateTX (9)

Openings

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards and Centers: open from 2028 — 8 ahead.

2027
Gblocked9 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced2 ahead
2028
Gopening8 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2029
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Ahmari Mahdi—Jr
Jaeden Whitten6′3″Sr
De'Von Wallace6′1″So
Ian Crump6′3″So
Antwon Agee6′1″Jr
James Pyle—So
Lloyd Galatas6′2″Jr
Jawun Shaw5′10″Jr
Quevon Purucker6′1″Jr
Forwards in that room (3)
Terrell Tollette6′7″So
Pawlose Aschalew6′6″Jr
Jerrod Mackey6′5″Jr
Centers in that room (2)
Batosse Gado6′11″Sr
Agbo Ogbonna6′8″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

Playing at Central Christian

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (9 ahead), F crowded (3 ahead · multi-yr), C balanced (2 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 0 came straight from high school and 9 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from TX, KS, 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.

23% of last season's scoring returns.

Depth chart

2026–27 · 17 players

Guards 9 of 17

Jaeden Whitten6′3″Sr · final yr10.5 PPG
Ian Crump6′3″So
Lloyd Galatas6′2″Jr
De'Von Wallace6′1″So1.0 PPG
Antwon Agee6′1″Jr
Quevon Purucker6′1″Jr
Jawun Shaw5′10″Jr
Ahmari Mahdi—Jr
James Pyle—So

Frontcourt 5 of 17 · forwards + centers

Batosse Gado6′11″Sr · C · final yr
Agbo Ogbonna6′8″Jr · C
Terrell Tollette6′7″So · F
Pawlose Aschalew6′6″Jr · F
Jerrod Mackey6′5″Jr · F
3 without a listed position:Andruw Rondon 6′8″ · SrLejai Jordan 6′2″ · JrJayson Ward 6′1″ · Jr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

23%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jaeden Whitten10.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Andruw Rondon5.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
De'Von Wallace1.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 11 of 17 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.

Roster makeup

Arrivals

0from high school9via the portal

8 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

TX 9 · KS 5 · FL 2 · IL 1 · LA 1 · MD 1

2 international: Enugu; Cotonou

High schools: Bryan Adams HS ×2; Mansfield Legacy HS; Salina South HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Terrell Tollette
→Pawlose Aschalew
→Agbo Ogbonna
→Ian Crump
→Antwon Agee
→Jerrod Mackey
→James Pyle
→Lloyd Galatas
→Jawun Shaw

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Travis King
←Michael Doria
←Aaron Doria

Roster comparison

Sooner Athletic Conference (10 programs, 2026–27 medians)
MeasureCentral ChristianConference
Average guard height6′1″6′1″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′7″
Roster size1714+3
Freshman share0%17%−17pp

Coaching staff

TJ GrantAssistant coach
Guy GardnerAssociate head coach
Tony RomeroHead coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 0 offseasons.

How this page is made: Rosters: official Central Christian rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Stats: 2025–26, the newest season with recorded stats for Central Christian; 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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