D2 · Sunshine State Conference

Palm Beach Atlantic Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Sunshine State Conference · West Palm Beach, FL

Palm Beach Atlantic (D2, Sunshine State Conference) lists 15 players on the 2026–27 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season6
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2028
Most common home stateFL (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2028 — 5 ahead.

2026
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fcrowded8 ahead
2027
Gblocked6 ahead
Fcrowded7 ahead
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
2029
Gopening2 ahead
Fopen3 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (6)
JP Dragas6′1″Jr
Dante DePante6′4″RS-Jr
Xanda Marsters—Fr
Kollin Claridy6′3″Sr
RayRay Collum5′9″So
Tyler Burton5′9″Jr
Forwards in that room (7)
Cam Bryant6′7″So
Blake Wilson6′5″RS-So
Camerin James6′5″Sr
Clay Payne6′8″So
Christian Kirkland6′8″RS-Jr
Conner Hoffman6′5″Jr
Graham Worland6′6″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Palm Beach Atlantic

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (8 ahead), F crowded (8 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 6 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from FL, TN, NC.

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.

62% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 6 of 15

Dante DePante6′4″RS-Jr2.3 PPG
Kollin Claridy6′3″Sr · final yr4.4 PPG
JP Dragas6′1″Jr
RayRay Collum5′9″So
Tyler Burton5′9″Jr9.5 PPG
Xanda Marsters—Fr

Frontcourt 8 of 15 · forwards + centers

Bailey Holt6′11″Fr · C
Clay Payne6′8″So · F5.5 PPG
Christian Kirkland6′8″RS-Jr · F7.2 PPG
Cam Bryant6′7″So · F2.1 PPG
Graham Worland6′6″Sr · F · final yr10.4 PPG
Blake Wilson6′5″RS-So · F10.1 PPG
Camerin James6′5″Sr · F · final yr
Conner Hoffman6′5″Jr · F
1 without a listed position:John Whitaker · Fr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

62%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Graham Worland10.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Blake Wilson10.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Tyler Burton9.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 of 16 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

3from high school3via the portal

12 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

FL 6 · TN 4 · NC 3 · PA 3 · GA 1 · OH 1

2 international: Gold Coast; Sydney, Australia

High schools: Moravian Prep ×3; McCallie HS; GBB Academy and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→JP Dragas
→Camerin James
→Conner Hoffman

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Trent McNair
←Bobby Hardison

How this roster compares

Sunshine State Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasurePalm Beach AtlanticConference
Average guard height6′0″6′2″−2″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′8″−1″
Roster size1516−1
Freshman share20%24%−4pp

Coaching staff

Cole RoseHead men's basketball coach
Bobby HainAssistant men's basketball coach
Quay KennedyAssistant men's basketball coach
Carson DowlingAssistant men's basketball coach
Dan CarsonHead men's lacrosse coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2024–25, 3 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate82%
SAT midpoint1135
ACT midpoint23

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