D2 · Conference Carolinas

Converse Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Conference Carolinas · Spartanburg, SC

Converse (D2, Conference Carolinas) lists 20 players on the 2026–27 roster; 12 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster20 players
New this season12
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2029
Most common home stateSC (14)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2029 — 5 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2030.

2026
Gblocked10 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
2027
Gcrowded10 ahead
Fblocked9 ahead
2028
Gbalanced8 ahead
Fblocked8 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening5 ahead
Fbalanced8 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen5 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
Camden Edmonds6′5″RS-So
Ayden Hickman6′3″Sr
Sirr Hughes5′11″Grad
Kenny Vera6′3″RS-Fr
Jalen Alston6′4″Jr
Tre Locklear5′9″RS-Jr
Jayden Crews6′3″Fr
Jonathon Pickering6′1″So
Emmanuel Okogie6′3″Jr
Zayd Taylor5′9″So
Forwards in that room (9)
Isaiah Atkins6′8″Fr
Caden Kreger6′7″RS-So
Ioannis Donakis6′6″So
Ethan Brownell6′6″So
Kevin Butler6′5″Fr
Mekhi Johnson6′7″Sr
AJ Jeter6′6″Fr
Gavin Griffin6′4″Fr
Eli Brown6′5″Fr
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If you want to play at Converse

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (10 ahead), F balanced (4 ahead).

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

Most arrivals come from SC, NC, TX.

0 of 20 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 20 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

40% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 20 players

Guards 10 of 20

Camden Edmonds6′5″RS-So10.6 PPG
Jalen Alston6′4″Jr
Ayden Hickman6′3″Sr · final yr
Kenny Vera6′3″RS-Fr
Jayden Crews6′3″Fr
Emmanuel Okogie6′3″Jr
Jonathon Pickering6′1″So4.5 PPG
Sirr Hughes5′11″Grad · final yr
Tre Locklear5′9″RS-Jr11.6 PPG
Zayd Taylor5′9″So6.6 PPG

Frontcourt 9 of 20 · forwards + centers

Isaiah Atkins6′8″Fr · F
Caden Kreger6′7″RS-So · F
Mekhi Johnson6′7″Sr · F · final yr
Ioannis Donakis6′6″So · F1.8 PPG
Ethan Brownell6′6″So · F2.2 PPG
AJ Jeter6′6″Fr · F
Kevin Butler6′5″Fr · F
Eli Brown6′5″Fr · F
Gavin Griffin6′4″Fr · F
1 without a listed position:Reese Jolley · Fr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

40%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Tre Locklear11.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Camden Edmonds10.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Zayd Taylor6.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 11 of 14 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

8from high school4via the portal

16 of 20 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 20

0 of 20 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

SC 14 · NC 3 · TX 3 · GA 2 · OH 1

3 international: Friedberg; Hualien; Thessaloniki

High schools: Boiling Springs HS ×2; West Stokes HS; Lutheran East HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Caden Kreger
→Ayden Hickman
→Emmanuel Okogie
→Mekhi Johnson

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Chrisean Oree
←Will Fowler
←Harry Chen
←Finley Pruever

How this roster compares

Conference Carolinas (14 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureConverseConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′6″6′7″−1″
Roster size2018+2
Freshman share40%29%+11pp

Coaching staff

Logan SpringerAssistant coach
Xzavier BarmoreAssistant coach
Dexter TerryAssistant coach/head devo basketball coach
Kyle PerryHead coach
Staff changes6 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 4 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate68%
SAT midpoint1138

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