For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (13 ahead), F crowded (4 ahead).
Of the latest cycle's 13 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 10 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from SC, GA, VA.
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.
91% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2025–26 · 17 players
Guards 13 of 17
Cristian Sanon6′6″Jr11.5 PPG
Braylon Jackson6′5″Jr9.3 PPG
Ramere Draper6′4″Jr12.0 PPG
Justin Mims6′4″So5.6 PPG
Tory Davis6′2″RS-So0.5 PPG
Grayson Kirk6′2″Jr0.5 PPG
Horace Jacques, Jr.6′2″Jr
Chandler Mason6′1″Sr · final yr
Hunter Johnson6′0″So
Xavier Tubbs-Matthews6′0″Jr5.9 PPG
Donte Hickman6′0″Fr
Michael Shuler5′10″Grad · final yr3.6 PPG
Kaemon Khan5′10″RS-Fr
Frontcourt 4 of 17 · forwards + centers
Alex Atkinson6′10″So · F14.6 PPG
David Onyekonwu6′9″Sr · F · final yr2.9 PPG
Lyonel Hodges, Jr.6′8″Jr · F
Braylon Maddox6′7″Fr · F4.0 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Returning production
91%of recorded scoring returns
5 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Alex Atkinson14.6 PPG · returning
Ramere Draper12.0 PPG · returning
Cristian Sanon11.5 PPG · returning
Computed from 11 of 17 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.
Who actually gets onto this roster?
How players arrive
3from 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.
Where from
SC 6 · GA 4 · VA 3 · FL 2 · IL 2 · MD 2
High schools: Orlando Christian Prep; Anderson Christian School; Wayne Country Day School and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2024–25 → 2025–26 · in
→Hunter Johnson
→Ramere Draper
→Chandler Mason
→Grayson Kirk
→Xavier Tubbs-Matthews
→Alex Atkinson
→Horace Jacques, Jr.
→Braylon Jackson
→Lyonel Hodges, Jr.
→Justin Mims
2024–25 → 2025–26 · out
←Bray Greer
←Gregory Spurlock
←Zion Obanla
←Camden Easley
←Damerius Wash
←Trajon Pate
←HowVante Hutcherson
←Guy Fauntleroy
←John Whitehead III
How this roster compares
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Measure
Claflin
Conference
Average guard height
6′2″
6′2″
Average frontcourt height
6′9″
6′7″
+2″
Roster size
17
16
+1
Freshman share
18%
19%
−1pp
Academics
published admissions data
Acceptance rate65%
How this page is made: Rosters: official Claflin rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · 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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