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Gardner-Webb Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings
KenPom #361 · 5–28 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big South Conference · Boiling Springs, NC
Gardner-Webb finished 5–28 (BSth 9th, KenPom #361) in 2025–26. 14 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 11 are new this season.
Roster data through 2026–27
Where the door opens
our roster projection · your arrival yearForwards: open from 2026 — 3 ahead.
Guards: blocked until 2029.
Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads. Hover a cell for its evidence.
Guards in that room (8)
Forwards in that room (3)
If you want to play at Gardner-Webb
How to get recruited hereFor 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (14 ahead), F opening (3 ahead).
Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from NC, NY, AL.
0 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
29% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2026–27 · 14 playersGuards 8 of 14
Frontcourt 6 of 14 · forwards + centers
Returning production
Computed from 16 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
7 of 14 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
0 of 140 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Where from
NC 6 · NY 4 · AL 3 · TX 3 · CA 2 · CO 1
3 international: Kigali; Montreal, QC; Benin City
High schools: Thomas Jefferson HS ×2; Sunrise Christian Academy / Colorado Prep; Phelps School and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures2025–26 → 2026–27 · in
2025–26 → 2026–27 · out
How this roster compares
Big South Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)| Measure | Gardner-Webb | Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average guard height | 6′2″ | 6′3″ | −1″ |
| Average frontcourt height | 6′8″ | 6′9″ | −1″ |
| Roster size | 14 | 15 | −1 |
| Freshman share | 29% | 19% | +10pp |
The five-year arc
kenpom rank · wins · conference finishCoaching staff
Academics
published admissions dataHow this page is made: Rosters: official Gardner-Webb rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Gardner-Webb'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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