D3 · Southern Athletic Association

Oglethorpe Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Southern Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA

Oglethorpe (D3, Southern Athletic Association) lists 19 players on the 2026–27 roster; 11 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster19 players
New this season11
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2029
Most common home stateGA (20)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2029 — 8 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2030.

2026
Gcrowded12 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gblocked13 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
2028
Gcrowded12 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
2029
Gopening8 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen3 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (13)
Anderson Shepherd6′3″So
Andrew LaVigne6′2″Jr
Carter Watkins6′3″Jr
Justin Mallett6′3″Fr
Kam Stone5′11″So
Tyler Baldwin5′10″Jr
Christian Cooper6′1″Fr
Trace Wilhite6′3″RS-So
Willard Thompson6′2″RS-So
Dylan Wolle6′3″Grad
Cooper Colvin6′0″So
Camden Smith6′1″Fr
Brennan Gregoire5′10″Jr
Forwards in that room (6)
Eli Beard6′8″Fr
Braxton Geisler6′7″Fr
Wyatt Thomason6′5″Fr
Ethan Weems6′5″RS-Jr
Kaiden Zenkner6′9″Fr
Jamar Ingram6′5″Sr
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If you want to play at Oglethorpe

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (12 ahead), F crowded (3 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 7 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from GA, FL, AL.

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.

51% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 19 players

Guards 13 of 19

Anderson Shepherd6′3″So2.2 PPG
Carter Watkins6′3″Jr12.4 PPG
Justin Mallett6′3″Fr
Trace Wilhite6′3″RS-So
Dylan Wolle6′3″Grad · final yr
Andrew LaVigne6′2″Jr9.6 PPG
Willard Thompson6′2″RS-So8.7 PPG
Christian Cooper6′1″Fr
Camden Smith6′1″Fr
Cooper Colvin6′0″So0.6 PPG
Kam Stone5′11″So9.0 PPG
Tyler Baldwin5′10″Jr
Brennan Gregoire5′10″Jr0.4 PPG

Frontcourt 6 of 19 · forwards + centers

Kaiden Zenkner6′9″Fr · F
Eli Beard6′8″Fr · F
Braxton Geisler6′7″Fr · F
Wyatt Thomason6′5″Fr · F
Ethan Weems6′5″RS-Jr · F
Jamar Ingram6′5″Sr · F · final yr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

51%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Carter Watkins12.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Andrew LaVigne9.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Kam Stone9.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 of 15 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

7from high school4via the portal

15 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

GA 20 · FL 4 · AL 1 · TN 1

High schools: Roswell ×2; Habersham Central; Beachside and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Tyler Baldwin
→Trace Wilhite
→Jamar Ingram
→Dylan Wolle

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Reese Hamburger
←Cyrus LaPlant
←James McGriff

How this roster compares

Southern Athletic Association (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureOglethorpeConference
Average guard height6′1″6′1″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′6″+1″
Roster size1918+1
Freshman share37%28%+9pp

Coaching staff

Philip PonderHead men's basketball coach
Will LongAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 4 offseasons.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate88%
SAT midpoint1175
ACT midpoint27

How this page is made: Rosters: official Oglethorpe rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Oglethorpe'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 · 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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