D2 · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

PennWest Clarion Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · California, PA

PennWest Clarion (D2, Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) lists 14 players on the 2026–27 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season6
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home statePA (10)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 4 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead
2027
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
2028
Gbalanced7 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2029
Gopening5 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Caleb Gatewood6′6″So
Caden Young6′1″So
Messiah Dixon6′1″Fr
Ricky Goode-Wright6′0″RS-Sr
Lathario Miller Jr.6′3″Jr
Marcquell Freeman6′0″Fr
Brody McQuiston6′3″So
Ben Huth6′0″Sr
Jayden Statum6′1″RS-Jr
Forwards in that room (5)
Aydan Cunningham6′7″So
Khaden Moore6′5″Jr
Zaire Smaltz6′5″So
Yassine Idrissa6′6″Jr
Xavier Price6′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 PennWest Clarion

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F blocked (6 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 6 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from PA, VA, FL.

0 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

20% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 9 of 14

Caleb Gatewood6′6″So
Lathario Miller Jr.6′3″Jr
Brody McQuiston6′3″So
Caden Young6′1″So
Messiah Dixon6′1″Fr
Jayden Statum6′1″RS-Jr1.9 PPG
Ricky Goode-Wright6′0″RS-Sr · final yr4.7 PPG
Marcquell Freeman6′0″Fr
Ben Huth6′0″Sr · final yr

Frontcourt 5 of 14 · forwards + centers

Aydan Cunningham6′7″So · F8.7 PPG
Yassine Idrissa6′6″Jr · F
Xavier Price6′6″Sr · F · final yr
Khaden Moore6′5″Jr · F
Zaire Smaltz6′5″So · F1.6 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

20%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Aydan Cunningham8.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Ricky Goode-Wright4.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jayden Statum1.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 11 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

2from high school4via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 14

0 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

PA 10 · VA 4 · FL 2 · CT 1 · MD 1 · NY 1

High schools: Shippensburg ×2; Peters Township; William B. Travis and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Caleb Gatewood
→Khaden Moore
→Lathario Miller Jr.
→Xavier Price

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Jeremy Thomas II
←Gavin Cote
←Cam Crockett

How this roster compares

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (17 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasurePennWest ClarionConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′6″6′7″−1″
Roster size1415−1
Freshman share14%36%−22pp

Coaching staff

Damian PittsHead coach
Mike McCreadyAssistant coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 3 before 2023–24.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate94%
SAT midpoint1063

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