NAIA · Mid-South Conference

Cumberland Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

NAIA · Mid-South Conference · Lebanon, TN

Cumberland (NAIA, Mid-South Conference) lists 21 players on the 2026–27 roster; 16 are new this season.

This is the roster's depth by position and its projected openings, built from the listed roster. It is not an official depth chart issued by the coaching staff.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster21 players
New this season16
Transfer additions5
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2027
Most common home stateTN (21)

Openings

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2027 — 1 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gblocked13 ahead · multi-yr
Fblocked7 ahead · multi-yr
Copen1 ahead
2028
Gcrowded13 ahead
Fblocked7 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gbalanced9 ahead
Fbalanced6 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen7 ahead
Fopen4 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (13)
Caleb Clarke6′3″Fr
Mari Bowman6′2″Fr
Cole Eads5′11″Fr
Kenny Ellis6′1″Jr
Arnez Anderson6′2″Jr
Connor Mancell6′3″RS-So
Grayson Scragg6′1″Fr
Josh Wiley6′3″Fr
Jaren Davis6′3″So
Nick Brunetti6′4″Jr
Bray Kirk6′2″Fr
Asa Hardyway6′2″Jr
Marcell Jackson6′0″Fr
Forwards in that room (7)
Ali Tore6′9″Fr
Chris Johnson6′7″Fr
Cooper Abner6′9″Jr
Caleb Carpenter6′9″So
Lucas Haymer6′8″Fr
Malik Currie6′7″So
Keller Jackson6′4″Fr
Centers in that room (1)
Matthew Stokes6′9″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

Playing at Cumberland

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (13 ahead · multi-yr), F blocked (7 ahead · multi-yr), C open (1 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 16 arrivals, 11 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from TN, KY, AL.

0 of 21 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 21 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Depth chart

2026–27 · 21 players

Guards 13 of 21

Nick Brunetti6′4″Jr13.4 PPG
Caleb Clarke6′3″Fr
Connor Mancell6′3″RS-So
Josh Wiley6′3″Fr
Jaren Davis6′3″So11.6 PPG
Mari Bowman6′2″Fr4.2 PPG
Arnez Anderson6′2″Jr19.8 PPG
Bray Kirk6′2″Fr4.2 PPG
Asa Hardyway6′2″Jr
Kenny Ellis6′1″Jr13.8 PPG
Grayson Scragg6′1″Fr
Marcell Jackson6′0″Fr
Cole Eads5′11″Fr

Frontcourt 8 of 21 · forwards + centers

Ali Tore6′9″Fr · F5.8 PPG
Cooper Abner6′9″Jr · F
Caleb Carpenter6′9″So · F
Matthew Stokes6′9″Sr · C · final yr
Lucas Haymer6′8″Fr · F
Chris Johnson6′7″Fr · F
Malik Currie6′7″So · F12.8 PPG
Keller Jackson6′4″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Roster makeup

Arrivals

11from high school5via the portal

16 of 21 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 21

0 of 21 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Hometowns

TN 21 · KY 2 · AL 1 · AR 1 · CA 1 · FL 1

1 international: Turkey

High schools: Green Hill HS ×2; Pope John Paul II ×2; Westmoreland HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Kenny Ellis
→Arnez Anderson
→Caleb Carpenter
→Malik Currie
→Asa Hardyway

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Antonio Wilkerson
←Jordan Jenkins
←Blake Fleming
←Triston Conger
←Zayin Humber
←Zaylin Rowland

Roster comparison

Mid-South Conference (7 programs, 2026–27 medians)
MeasureCumberlandConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′7″+1″
Roster size2116+5
Freshman share52%30%+22pp

Coaching staff

Nassir ColemanAssistant coach
Eric Evans IIHead coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 0 offseasons.

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