D2 · Mountain East Conference

Charleston (WV) Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Mountain East Conference · Charleston, WV

Charleston (WV) (D2, Mountain East Conference) lists 19 players on the 2025–26 roster; 13 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster19 players
New this season13
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2029
Most common home stateWV (9)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2029 — 8 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2030.

2026
Gblocked15 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gcrowded15 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gbalanced11 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening8 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen7 ahead
Fopen3 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (16)
Michael Lowe6′0″So
Jalen Rivens6′4″Grad
Jalen Rivens6′4″Sr
Kaden Davis6′5″Fr
Logan Phillips6′2″Jr
Braden Chapman6′4″Jr
Nathan Dixon6′3″Fr
Ben Nicol6′7″RS-So
Eli Robertson6′4″Jr
Austin Kalb6′1″Fr
Edvard Kristiansen6′5″RS-Fr
Donovan Carney6′3″Fr
Hamilton Campbell6′1″Jr
Eli Wilson6′2″Fr
Dior Carter6′6″Fr
Jayallen Turner6′5″RS-Fr
Forwards in that room (3)
Caleb Autry6′6″Fr
Finn Doentgens6′11″Fr
Ekene Anyiam-Osigwe6′8″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Charleston (WV)

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (15 ahead), F crowded (3 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 15 arrivals, 11 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from WV, NC, OH.

0 of 19 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 19 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 19 players

Guards 16 of 19

Ben Nicol6′7″RS-So
Dior Carter6′6″Fr
Kaden Davis6′5″Fr
Edvard Kristiansen6′5″RS-Fr
Jayallen Turner6′5″RS-Fr
Jalen Rivens6′4″Grad · final yr1.8 PPG
Jalen Rivens6′4″Sr · final yr1.8 PPG
Braden Chapman6′4″Jr
Eli Robertson6′4″Jr1.7 PPG
Nathan Dixon6′3″Fr
Donovan Carney6′3″Fr
Logan Phillips6′2″Jr
Eli Wilson6′2″Fr
Austin Kalb6′1″Fr
Hamilton Campbell6′1″Jr
Michael Lowe6′0″So

Frontcourt 3 of 19 · forwards + centers

Finn Doentgens6′11″Fr · F
Ekene Anyiam-Osigwe6′8″Fr · F
Caleb Autry6′6″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

11from high school4via the portal

15 of 19 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 19

0 of 19 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

WV 9 · NC 5 · OH 3 · VA 3 · FL 2 · PA 2

4 international: Bergen, Norway; Taipei, Taiwan; Lagos; Recklinghausen

High schools: DeSales High School; Universal School; South Charleston High School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Jalen Rivens
→Braden Chapman
→Ben Nicol
→Hamilton Campbell

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Ayinde Taylor II
←Ja'Corey Lipkins
←Rico Carr-Cole
←Kris Lin
←Matthew Shelton
←Trevor Barrett
←Tate Adkins

How this roster compares

Mountain East Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureCharleston (WV)Conference
Average guard height6′4″6′2″+2″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′7″+1″
Roster size1920−1
Freshman share58%31%+27pp

Coaching staff

Ryan ArrowoodAssistant coach
Payton SturmAssistant coach
Cal DavisAssistant coach
Cameron MarksVolunteer assistant coach
James LongHead coach
Tyler CardAssistant coach | head of goalkeeping
Staff changes2 on-court staff changes in 5 offseasons — 2 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate62%

How this page is made: Rosters: official Charleston (WV) rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · Stats: 2024–25, the newest season with recorded stats for Charleston (WV); 2025–26 stats are not on file. · New this season: players not listed on the 2024–25 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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