D3 · USA South Athletic Conference

NC Wesleyan Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · USA South Athletic Conference · Rocky Mount, NC

NC Wesleyan (D3, USA South Athletic Conference) lists 17 players on the 2025–26 roster; 7 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster17 players
New this season7
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2027
Most common home stateNC (25)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2027 — 10 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gblocked11 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead
2027
Gopening10 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
2028
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
2029
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen2 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Omari Bolden6′3″Jr
Nasir Johnson6′1″So
DJ Benbow6′3″So
Brayden Blue6′3″Jr
Fisayo Adebimpe6′2″Jr
Josh Laney6′0″Jr
Rashod Smith5′10″Jr
Ro'Mello Pegues6′0″Fr
James Jones6′4″Jr
Christian Etter6′3″Fr
Deejayy Cox6′3″Sr
Forwards in that room (6)
Jordan Dancy6′5″So
Dahir Hagi6′9″Fr
Markquan Gilbert6′4″Jr
Justin Burden6′5″Sr
Marcus Portis6′5″Jr
Zarion Williams6′8″Fr
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If you want to play at NC Wesleyan

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (11 ahead), F blocked (6 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 7 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NC.

0 of 17 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

81% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 17 players

Guards 11 of 17

James Jones6′4″Jr9.9 PPG
Omari Bolden6′3″Jr4.6 PPG
DJ Benbow6′3″So2.5 PPG
Brayden Blue6′3″Jr0.8 PPG
Christian Etter6′3″Fr
Deejayy Cox6′3″Sr · final yr5.9 PPG
Fisayo Adebimpe6′2″Jr
Nasir Johnson6′1″So17.3 PPG
Josh Laney6′0″Jr1.4 PPG
Ro'Mello Pegues6′0″Fr4.8 PPG
Rashod Smith5′10″Jr15.2 PPG

Frontcourt 6 of 17 · forwards + centers

Dahir Hagi6′9″Fr · F
Zarion Williams6′8″Fr · F
Jordan Dancy6′5″So · F0.7 PPG
Justin Burden6′5″Sr · F · final yr10.5 PPG
Marcus Portis6′5″Jr · F2.4 PPG
Markquan Gilbert6′4″Jr · F12.6 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

81%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Nasir Johnson17.3 PPG · returning
Rashod Smith15.2 PPG · returning
Markquan Gilbert12.6 PPG · returning

Computed from 13 of 17 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

4from high school3via the portal

14 of 17 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 17

0 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

NC 25

High schools: Ben L. Smith ×3; Enloe ×2; White Oak ×2 and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Nasir Johnson
→Josh Laney
→Rashod Smith

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Jalen Mattocks
←Khalid Chavis-Hinds
←Jaylon Bumpass
←Jackson Thompson
←Ky'ron Kelly
←Kaleb Brooks
←Shakei Hines

How this roster compares

USA South Athletic Conference (7 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureNC WesleyanConference
Average guard height6′2″6′1″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′6″6′6″
Roster size1717
Freshman share24%29%−5pp

Coaching staff

Garrett DorfmanAssistant men's basketball coach
Marques TaylorAssistant men's basketball coach
DeAndre HayesAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 2 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate80%
SAT midpoint990
ACT midpoint18

How this page is made: Rosters: official NC Wesleyan 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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