D1 · American Conference

Charlotte Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #172 · 17–17 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · American Conference · Charlotte, NC

Charlotte finished 17–17 (American 9th, KenPom #172) in 2025–26. 11 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster11 players
New this season9
Transfer additions7
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2028
Most common home stateGA (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2028 — 1 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gblocked5 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gbalanced4 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2029
Gopening3 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (5)
Lance Barnes6′4″Fr
Dorian Finister6′5″RS-Sr
Frank Oguche6′8″RS-Fr
Ryan Evans6′6″Jr
Keyshuan Tillery6′1″So
Forwards in that room (5)
Dylan Grant6′8″Jr
Jayden Fort6′9″RS-So
Tyler McKinley6′9″RS-So
Arden Conyers6′7″RS-Jr
Miguel Allen6′9″Fr
Centers in that room (1)
Peyton Marshall—Jr
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If you want to play at Charlotte

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (5 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead · multi-yr), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from GA, NC, SC.

7 of 11 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 7 of 11 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

9% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 11 players

Guards 5 of 11

Frank Oguche6′8″RS-Fr
Ryan Evans6′6″Jr
Dorian Finister6′5″RS-Sr · final yr
Lance Barnes6′4″Fr
Keyshuan Tillery6′1″So

Frontcourt 6 of 11 · forwards + centers

Jayden Fort6′9″RS-So · F
Tyler McKinley6′9″RS-So · F
Miguel Allen6′9″Fr · F
Dylan Grant6′8″Jr · F
Arden Conyers6′7″RS-Jr · F7.5 PPG
Peyton Marshall—Jr · C
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

9%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Arden Conyers7.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 of 16 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

3from high school7via the portal

4 of 11 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

7 of 11

7 of 11 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Keyshuan Tillery #57.

Where from

GA 4 · NC 2 · SC 2 · DC 1 · IN 1 · LA 1

10 international: Port Vila, Vanuatu; Toronto, Ontario; Hamilton, Ontario; Mississauga and 6 more

High schools: Archer High School ×2; Byron P. Steele High School; Oxford High School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Peyton Marshall
→Dylan Grant
→Jayden Fort
→Dorian Finister
→Tyler McKinley
→Ryan Evans
→Keyshuan Tillery

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Anton Bonke
←Spencer Elliott
←Nick Richart
←Jarne Elouna Eyenga
←Ben Bradford
←David Gomez
←Raúl Villar

How this roster compares

American Conference (13 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureCharlotteConference
Average guard height6′5″6′4″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′9″−1″
Roster size1115−4
Freshman share27%21%+6pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1912021–22#1042022–23#107→ moved to the American2023–24#2652024–25#1722025–26
17–14 · C-USA 8th22–14 · C-USA 4th19–12 · American 6th11–22 · American 13th17–17 · American 9th

Coaching staff

Wes MillerHead coach
Chad DollarAssociate head coach
Claude PardueAssistant coach
Marcus PaigeAssistant coach
Brian BoyleAssistant coach
Trent BrownAssistant coach - player development
Staff changes12 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 5 before 2024–25, 6 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate80%
SAT midpoint1220
ACT midpoint24

How this page is made: Rosters: official Charlotte rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Charlotte'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 · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · 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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