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Coastal Carolina Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #231 · 19–13 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Sun Belt Conference · Conway, SC

Coastal Carolina finished 19–13 (Sun Belt 10th, KenPom #231) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 12 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season12
Transfer additions8
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2027
Most common home stateNC (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2027 — 5 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gblocked9 ahead · multi-yr
Fopening5 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gblocked9 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2029
Gopening8 ahead
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Bryson Sams5′9″Fr
Tristan Thompson6′5″So
JT Kelsheimer5′7″Fr
Darius Washington III7′1″So
Trey Perry6′1″So
Jaylen Cross6′3″So
Jaevian Alston6′9″So
Q Williams5′11″Fr
DaJohn Craig6′1″Jr
Forwards in that room (5)
Derrick Green6′9″Jr
Drew Fuquay6′8″Sr
Ashton Hardaway—Sr
Fletcher Bigham6′8″Sr
Jordan Buzzard7′1″Fr
Centers in that room (1)
Caleb Middleton—Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Coastal Carolina

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (9 ahead · multi-yr), F opening (5 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 8 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NC, SC, IN.

5 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 5 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

14% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 9 of 15

Darius Washington III7′1″So
Jaevian Alston6′9″So
Tristan Thompson6′5″So4.0 PPG
Jaylen Cross6′3″So
Trey Perry6′1″So
DaJohn Craig6′1″Jr4.5 PPG
Q Williams5′11″Fr
Bryson Sams5′9″Fr
JT Kelsheimer5′7″Fr

Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers

Jordan Buzzard7′1″Fr · F
Derrick Green6′9″Jr · F2.1 PPG
Drew Fuquay6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Fletcher Bigham6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Caleb Middleton—Jr · C
Ashton Hardaway—Sr · F · final yr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

14%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
DaJohn Craig4.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Tristan Thompson4.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Derrick Green2.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 11 of 15 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

4from high school8via the portal

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

Rankings

5 of 15

5 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Ashton Hardaway #121.

Where from

NC 6 · SC 4 · IN 3 · FL 2 · CA 1 · CO 1

4 international: Alexandria; Port Williams; Bangui; Cleveland, Ohio

High schools: Spring Valley; Marion; Sterling and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Darius Washington III
→Caleb Middleton
→Trey Perry
→Jaylen Cross
→Jaevian Alston
→Drew Fuquay
→Ashton Hardaway
→Fletcher Bigham

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Rasheed Jones
←Devin Brown
←AJ Dancler
←Connor Martin
←Braeden MacVicar

How this roster compares

Sun Belt Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureCoastal CarolinaConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′9″+1″
Roster size1515
Freshman share27%25%+2pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1632021–22#2912022–23#3142023–24#3162024–25#2312025–26
19–14 · Sun Belt 4th11–20 · Sun Belt 13th9–22 · Sun Belt 14th10–22 · Sun Belt 13th19–13 · Sun Belt 10th

Coaching staff

Justin GrayHead men's basketball coach
Jason AllisonAssistant men's basketball coach
Kylen ButlerAssistant men's basketball coach
Brian GravesAssistant men's basketball coach
Tim KoenigAssociate head men's basketball coach
Staff changes10 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 5 before 2023–24, 5 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate75%
SAT midpoint1110
ACT midpoint23

How this page is made: Rosters: official Coastal Carolina rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Coastal Carolina'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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