D2 · South Atlantic Conference

Newberry Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · South Atlantic Conference · Newberry, SC

Newberry (D2, South Atlantic Conference) lists 19 players on the 2025–26 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster19 players
New this season6
Transfer additions2
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2027
Most common home stateSC (13)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2027 — 3 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gcrowded12 ahead
Fbalanced6 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gbalanced7 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening6 ahead
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
Copen1 ahead
2029
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (12)
Joshua Goodman6′5″Fr
Makhi Rivers5′11″Jr
Kayzzin McDowell6′3″RS-Fr
AJ Thompson5′10″Grad
Desmond Ware6′0″Fr
Matthew Foor6′2″RS-So
Houston Jones6′5″Sr
Drew Robinson6′0″Grad
Reggie Abram5′9″RS-Sr
AJ Demirov6′0″Fr
James Lovorn6′0″Grad
Shane Hawkins6′4″RS-So
Forwards in that room (6)
Janyle Pittman6′4″Sr
Gyterson Louissaint6′7″Jr
Drake Downs6′8″Sr
Joseph Ahart6′8″Fr
Malakhi Stremlow6′7″Grad
Davionta Moses6′7″Jr
Centers in that room (1)
Brett Dent6′10″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Newberry

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For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (12 ahead), F balanced (6 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 7 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 2 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from SC, IL, CA.

0 of 19 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 19 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

40% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 19 players

Guards 12 of 19

Joshua Goodman6′5″Fr2.0 PPG
Houston Jones6′5″Sr · final yr6.7 PPG
Shane Hawkins6′4″RS-So1.8 PPG
Kayzzin McDowell6′3″RS-Fr9.5 PPG
Matthew Foor6′2″RS-So6.3 PPG
Desmond Ware6′0″Fr1.0 PPG
Drew Robinson6′0″Grad · final yr13.1 PPG
AJ Demirov6′0″Fr
James Lovorn6′0″Grad · final yr
Makhi Rivers5′11″Jr9.3 PPG
AJ Thompson5′10″Grad · final yr1.9 PPG
Reggie Abram5′9″RS-Sr · final yr1.5 PPG

Frontcourt 7 of 19 · forwards + centers

Brett Dent6′10″So · C2.9 PPG
Drake Downs6′8″Sr · F · final yr18.8 PPG
Joseph Ahart6′8″Fr · F
Gyterson Louissaint6′7″Jr · F1.9 PPG
Malakhi Stremlow6′7″Grad · F · final yr10.8 PPG
Davionta Moses6′7″Jr · F1.1 PPG
Janyle Pittman6′4″Sr · F · final yr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

40%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Kayzzin McDowell9.5 PPG · returning
Makhi Rivers9.3 PPG · returning
Matthew Foor6.3 PPG · returning

Computed from 15 of 19 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

5from high school2via the portal

17 of 19 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 19

0 of 19 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

SC 13 · IL 2 · CA 1 · FL 1 · GA 1 · IN 1

1 international: Eleuthera

High schools: Hammond High School; Lloyd C Bird High School; Mauldin High School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Matthew Foor
→Houston Jones

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Devario Sheppard
←Kobe Adams
←Tre Lawerence
←Olyn Knox

How this roster compares

South Atlantic Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureNewberryConference
Average guard height6′1″6′2″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′8″−1″
Roster size1917+2
Freshman share26%28%−2pp

Coaching staff

Jelani JohnsonAssociate head coach
Brian HewittAssistant coach
Luke SealsAssistant coach
Staff changes4 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2022–23, 1 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate90%
SAT midpoint1045
ACT midpoint19

How this page is made: Rosters: official Newberry 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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