D1 · Southeastern Conference

South Carolina Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #98 · 13–19 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Southeastern Conference · Columbia, SC

South Carolina finished 13–19 (SEC 15th, KenPom #98) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 12 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season12
Transfer additions9
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2026
Most common home stateSC (5)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2026 — 9 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gopening9 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead
2027
Gbalanced6 ahead
Fcrowded6 ahead
2028
Gbalanced3 ahead · multi-yr
Fcrowded4 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening3 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (7)
Shane Blakeney6′5″Grad
Eli Sparkman6′0″Grad
Ford Wilder6′4″Fr
Kory Mincy6′1″Sr
Marcus Johnson6′2″Fr
Davion Hannah6′6″So
Grant Polk6′6″So
Forwards in that room (8)
Aleksas Bieliauskas6′11″So
Jakub Nečas6′10″Sr
Camden Heide6′7″RS-Sr
Hayden Assemian6′6″So
Mathias Alessanco6′8″Fr
Nasir Hines6′10″So
Hugo López6′9″—
Juan Fernández6′11″Senior
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at South Carolina

How to get recruited here

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

Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 9 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from SC, OH, NC.

5 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 5 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

10% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 7 of 15

Davion Hannah6′6″So
Grant Polk6′6″So3.8 PPG
Shane Blakeney6′5″Grad · final yr
Ford Wilder6′4″Fr
Marcus Johnson6′2″Fr
Kory Mincy6′1″Sr · final yr
Eli Sparkman6′0″Grad · final yr0.5 PPG

Frontcourt 8 of 15 · forwards + centers

Aleksas Bieliauskas6′11″So · F
Juan Fernández6′11″Senior · F
Jakub Nečas6′10″Sr · F · final yr
Nasir Hines6′10″So · F
Hugo López6′9″F
Mathias Alessanco6′8″Fr · F
Camden Heide6′7″RS-Sr · F · final yr
Hayden Assemian6′6″So · F2.4 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

10%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Grant Polk3.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Hayden Assemian2.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Eli Sparkman0.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 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

3from high school9via the portal

6 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

5 of 15

5 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Davion Hannah #46.

Where from

SC 5 · OH 3 · NC 2 · VA 2 · DC 1 · FL 1

8 international: Clichy; Blansko; Vienna, Austria; Joinville and 4 more

High schools: Moravian Prep (Hudson, N.C.) ×3; Garfield Heights ×2; Lexington and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Aleksas Bieliauskas
→Shane Blakeney
→Jakub Nečas
→Camden Heide
→Kory Mincy
→Nasir Hines
→Davion Hannah
→Hugo López
→Juan Fernández

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Elijah Strong
←Abu Yarmah
←Eli Ellis
←Christ Essandoko
←Cam Scott
←EJ Walker
←Jordan Butler

How this roster compares

Southeastern Conference (16 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureSouth CarolinaConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1515
Freshman share20%27%−7pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1062021–22#2122022–23#502023–24#752024–25#982025–26
18–13 · SEC 12th11–21 · SEC 14th26–8 · SEC 8th12–20 · SEC 15th13–19 · SEC 15th

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate60%
SAT midpoint1255
ACT midpoint29

How this page is made: Rosters: official South Carolina rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: South Carolina'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 · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · 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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