For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).
Of the latest cycle's 6 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 2 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from NC, VA, GA.
0 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
71% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2025–26 · 15 players
Guards 9 of 15
Ty Sanders6′4″Fr0.6 PPG
Jesse Mitchell6′4″Jr8.5 PPG
Tobias Labaque6′3″So
Piercen Young6′3″Sr · final yr8.4 PPG
Cooper Stamn6′2″Fr
Jaden Palmore6′2″Fr3.5 PPG
Deondre Ross6′1″Sr · final yr3.8 PPG
Michael Gray6′1″Jr9.4 PPG
Jake Hart6′1″Jr2.5 PPG
Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers
Tyler Buggs6′6″RS-Jr · F2.9 PPG
John Henderson6′6″Jr · F4.2 PPG
Jamarcus Brown6′6″So · F20.7 PPG
Kaden Hammond6′6″Fr · C
Jayson Easton6′4″Sr · F · final yr11.1 PPG
Elijah Thomas6′3″RS-Jr · F4.9 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Returning production
71%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jamarcus Brown20.7 PPG · returning
Michael Gray9.4 PPG · returning
Jesse Mitchell8.5 PPG · returning
Computed from 12 of 15 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.
Who actually gets onto this roster?
How players arrive
4from high school2via the portal
13 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
0 of 15
0 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Where from
NC 8 · VA 6 · GA 2 · CO 1 · MD 1
2 international: Córdoba; Iron Station
High schools: Providence Grove High School; Floyd E. Kellam; Fuquay-Varina and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2024–25 → 2025–26 · in
→Jesse Mitchell
→Deondre Ross
2024–25 → 2025–26 · out
←Shawn Valentine
←Jonathan Foust
←Mason Makovec
←Cole Callaway
←Van Nellessen
How this roster compares
Old Dominion Athletic Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Measure
Lynchburg
Conference
Average guard height
6′2″
6′2″
Average frontcourt height
6′5″
6′6″
−1″
Roster size
15
17
−2
Freshman share
27%
29%
−2pp
Coaching staff
Hilliary ScottHead men's basketball coach
Dylan HallAssistant men's basketball coach
Brandon VanoverAssistant men's basketball coach
John CranfordAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes2 on-court staff changes in 3 offseasons — 2 before 2024–25.
Academics
published admissions data
Acceptance rate43%
SAT midpoint1125
How this page is made: Rosters: official Lynchburg 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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