For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (13 ahead), F balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).
Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from VA, NC, NY.
5 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 5 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
The roster, as a depth chart
2026–27 · 14 players
Guards 13 of 14
Maxim Klitschko7′3″Fr
Matthew Hinton6′9″Jr
Kaseem Watson6′8″Sr · final yr
Jayshayne Woodard6′7″Grad · final yr
Kaden Cooper6′7″Sr · final yr
Mason Pandov6′5″Fr
Jordyn Buchanan6′5″Jr
Brycen Blaine6′4″Sr · final yr
Trevor Best6′4″Jr
Daithi Quinn6′3″RS-Fr
Ashton McCullough6′3″Fr
Cian Medley5′11″Sr · final yr
Bryan Little—Fr
Frontcourt 1 of 14 · forwards + centers
Eli DeLaurier6′10″RS-Jr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Who actually gets onto this roster?
How players arrive
5from high school7via the portal
7 of 14 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
5 of 14
5 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Best-ranked: Kaden Cooper #62.
Where from
VA 5 · NC 3 · NY 2 · OK 2 · PA 2 · CA 1
6 international: Wilson, North Carolina; Adelaide; Zadar; Monroe and 2 more
High schools: Winston-Salem Christian; Kingston; South Aiken and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2025–26 → 2026–27 · in
→Kaseem Watson
→Brycen Blaine
→Matthew Hinton
→Trevor Best
→Kaden Cooper
→Cian Medley
→Jordyn Buchanan
2025–26 → 2026–27 · out
←Paddy D'Arcy
←Ladontae Felton
←Reid Cason
←Jake Baker
←Tybo Bailey
←Corey Caulker
←Isaiah Mbeng
←Vito Perkovic
How this roster compares
American Conference (13 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Measure
East Carolina
Conference
Average guard height
6′6″
6′4″
+2″
Average frontcourt height
6′10″
6′9″
+1″
Roster size
14
15
−1
Freshman share
36%
21%
+15pp
The five-year arc
kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
15–15 · American 10th16–17 · American 10th15–18 · American 10th19–14 · American 10th11–20 · American 12th
Staff changes9 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 3 before 2023–24, 3 before 2024–25, 3 before 2025–26.
Academics
published admissions data
Acceptance rate89%
SAT midpoint1180
How this page is made: Rosters: official East Carolina rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: East 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. · 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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