For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (9 ahead), F opening (5 ahead), C open (1 ahead).
Of the latest cycle's 6 arrivals, 1 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from PA, MD, GA.
2 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 2 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
51% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2026–27 · 16 players
Guards 9 of 16
Josiah Brown6′6″Jr1.7 PPG
Hussain Williams6′5″Sr · final yr7.3 PPG
Jamari Piercy6′5″Sr · final yr6.8 PPG
Daveyon Lydner6′4″So2.3 PPG
Brendan Johnson6′4″RS-So
Baasil Saunders6′4″Sr · final yr3.2 PPG
Malik Shackleford6′4″Fr
Camaren Sparrow6′4″Sr · final yr5.7 PPG
Sven Djopmo6′2″Jr
Frontcourt 7 of 16 · forwards + centers
Favour Aire6′11″RS-Sr · C · final yr2.8 PPG
Elijah Taylor6′9″Sr · F · final yr
Tafara Gapare6′9″F
Tyler Koenig6′9″Sr · F · final yr5.3 PPG
Nelson Lamizana6′9″So · F6.6 PPG
Allen Myers6′8″Jr · F
Levi Lawal6′5″Sr · F · final yr
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Returning production
51%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Hussain Williams7.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jamari Piercy6.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Nelson Lamizana6.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Computed from 15 of 17 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
1from high school5via the portal
11 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
2 of 16
2 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Best-ranked: Favour Aire #119.
Where from
PA 6 · MD 5 · GA 2 · NJ 2 · DE 1 · FL 1
4 international: Ekpoma, Nigeria; Wellington, New Zealand; Washington, D.C.; Reims, France
High schools: Imhotep Charter ×2; Keystone Academy; New Town HS and 2 more
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 3 before 2023–24, 2 before 2026–27.
Academics
published admissions data
Acceptance rate46%
SAT midpoint920
How this page is made: Rosters: official Coppin State rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Coppin State'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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