D2 · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Fayetteville State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State (D2, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) lists 16 players on the 2025–26 roster; 11 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster16 players
New this season11
Transfer additions9
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2026
Most common home stateNC (12)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2026 — 11 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2027.

2026
Gopening11 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
Cbalanced2 ahead
2027
Gopening5 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2028
Gopening3 ahead · multi-yr
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Larry Howell6′6″Sr
Travon Cooper II6′6″Jr
Chandler Kennedy5′8″Fr
Ezekiel Cannedy6′2″Sr
Anthony Mendez6′3″Fr
Darius Boben6′2″Sr
Terrell Williams6′3″Sr
Tyler Gill5′11″RS-Jr
Gerardo Santiago5′11″RS-Fr
Ibrahim Kourouma6′5″Sr
Tobias Shifflet5′10″Sr
Forwards in that room (3)
Romeo Aquino6′5″Sr
Traymond Willis-Shaw6′8″Jr
Kenneth Brayboy6′7″Jr
Centers in that room (2)
Mathias Billings6′7″RS-Jr
Omari Byrd6′9″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Fayetteville State

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G opening (11 ahead), F balanced (3 ahead), C balanced (2 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 9 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NC, NY, MI.

0 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

21% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 16 players

Guards 11 of 16

Larry Howell6′6″Sr · final yr20.6 PPG
Travon Cooper II6′6″Jr10.0 PPG
Ibrahim Kourouma6′5″Sr · final yr3.5 PPG
Anthony Mendez6′3″Fr
Terrell Williams6′3″Sr · final yr14.4 PPG
Ezekiel Cannedy6′2″Sr · final yr17.1 PPG
Darius Boben6′2″Sr · final yr8.2 PPG
Tyler Gill5′11″RS-Jr1.4 PPG
Gerardo Santiago5′11″RS-Fr
Tobias Shifflet5′10″Sr · final yr0.4 PPG
Chandler Kennedy5′8″Fr1.3 PPG

Frontcourt 5 of 16 · forwards + centers

Omari Byrd6′9″Sr · C · final yr0.9 PPG
Traymond Willis-Shaw6′8″Jr · F
Mathias Billings6′7″RS-Jr · C2.0 PPG
Kenneth Brayboy6′7″Jr · F5.5 PPG
Romeo Aquino6′5″Sr · F · final yr13.0 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

21%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Travon Cooper II10.0 PPG · returning
Kenneth Brayboy5.5 PPG · returning
Mathias Billings2.0 PPG · returning

Computed from 13 of 16 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

3from high school9via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 16

0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

NC 12 · NY 6 · MI 2 · GA 1 · MD 1 · OR 1

2 international: Nassau, Bahamas; Juana Diaz

High schools: Carmel Christian ×2; Holly Springs HS; West Creek and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Romeo Aquino
→Larry Howell
→Travon Cooper II
→Darius Boben
→Terrell Williams
→Traymond Willis-Shaw
→Kenneth Brayboy
→Omari Byrd
→Ibrahim Kourouma

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Isaiah Ray
←Myles Pierre
←Javon Floyd
←Isaiah Sutherland
←Tairell Fletcher
←Jayden Beloti
←Marcus Elliott
←Caleb Simmons

How this roster compares

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureFayetteville StateConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′7″
Roster size1616
Freshman share19%19%

Coaching staff

Devin HoehnHead men's basketball coach
Isiah GillAssistant coach
Desmond FreemanAssistant coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2022–23, 1 before 2023–24, 3 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate82%
SAT midpoint935
ACT midpoint17

How this page is made: Rosters: official Fayetteville State rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · New this season: players not listed on the 2024–25 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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