D1 · Southern Conference

ETSU Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #192 · 23–11 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Southern Conference · Johnson City, TN

ETSU finished 23–11 (SoCon 2nd, KenPom #192) in 2025–26. 14 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season10
Transfer additions6
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2028
Most common home stateAL (2)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2028 — 6 ahead.

2027
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
2028
Gopening6 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2029
Gopening4 ahead · multi-yr
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
BJ Ward6′0″Sr
Colt Busse6′4″Fr
Maki Johnson6′4″Sr
Tyran Mason6′6″Jr
DeCarl Payne6′1″Fr
Trevor Hennig6′4″Jr
Jayden Cooper6′2″Sr
Maddox Huff6′3″RS-Fr
Ben Maller6′4″Fr
Forwards in that room (5)
Kendall Campbell6′8″Sr
Marqus Marion6′9″RS-Jr
Elton Smith6′8″Fr
Jordan McCullum6′8″Jr
Brayden Crump6′8″RS-Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

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How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 6 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from AL, FL, KY.

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.

23% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 9 of 14

Tyran Mason6′6″Jr
Colt Busse6′4″Fr
Maki Johnson6′4″Sr · final yr5.7 PPG
Trevor Hennig6′4″Jr
Ben Maller6′4″Fr
Maddox Huff6′3″RS-Fr
Jayden Cooper6′2″Sr · final yr
DeCarl Payne6′1″Fr
BJ Ward6′0″Sr · final yr

Frontcourt 5 of 14 · forwards + centers

Marqus Marion6′9″RS-Jr · F
Kendall Campbell6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Elton Smith6′8″Fr · F
Jordan McCullum6′8″Jr · F8.3 PPG
Brayden Crump6′8″RS-Jr · F6.4 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

23%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jordan McCullum8.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Brayden Crump6.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Maki Johnson5.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 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

5from high school6via the portal

8 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: Jordan McCullum #169.

Where from

AL 2 · FL 2 · KY 2 · MD 2 · MO 2 · NC 2

2 international: Skovlunde; Vichy, France

High schools: Huntington Prep; Ballard HS; Menchville HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→BJ Ward
→Tyran Mason
→Kendall Campbell
→Marqus Marion
→Trevor Hennig
→Jayden Cooper

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Blake Barkley
←Isaiah Sutherland
←Frederico Whitaker Jr.
←Joseph Carter
←Jaylen Smith
←Henry Sisemore
←Gabe Sisk

How this roster compares

Southern Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureETSUConference
Average guard height6′3″6′2″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1416−2
Freshman share36%25%+11pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1672021–22#2512022–23#1822023–24#1702024–25#1922025–26
15–17 · SoCon 5th12–20 · SoCon 8th19–16 · SoCon 6th19–13 · SoCon 5th23–11 · SoCon 2nd

Coaching staff

Brooks SavageHead coach
Kris ArkenbergAssistant coach
Miles LesterAssistant coach
Dwight PerryAssociate head coach
Staff changes6 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 2 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate86%
SAT midpoint1144
ACT midpoint23

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