D1 · United Athletic Conference

West Georgia Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 1 · United Athletic Conference · Carrollton, GA

West Georgia (D1, United Athletic Conference) lists 16 players on the 2026–27 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season10
Transfer additions8
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateGA (8)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 7 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded10 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
2027
Gblocked8 ahead
Fblocked7 ahead
2028
Gopening7 ahead
Fbalanced6 ahead
2029
Gopening3 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Lou Hutchinson6′7″RS-Sr
Cameron Merritt5′11″RS-Jr
Justin Redmond6′2″Jr
Micah Smith6′7″Jr
Amir Williams6′7″Jr
TJ Farrington5′9″Fr
Chas Lewless6′2″RS-So
Juaquin Dixon6′4″Jr
Max Young6′3″RS-So
Forwards in that room (7)
David Simon6′11″RS-Jr
Marshal Destremau6′9″RS-Sr
Jaylin Sweat6′6″Fr
Kenneth Chime6′9″RS-So
Sam Maynard6′6″RS-So
Xavier Shegog6′6″RS-So
Aleix Sempere6′8″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at West Georgia

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (10 ahead), F balanced (5 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 8 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from GA, IL, TN.

1 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 1 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

22% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 9 of 16

Lou Hutchinson6′7″RS-Sr · final yr
Micah Smith6′7″Jr
Amir Williams6′7″Jr
Juaquin Dixon6′4″Jr
Max Young6′3″RS-So
Justin Redmond6′2″Jr
Chas Lewless6′2″RS-So12.8 PPG
Cameron Merritt5′11″RS-Jr
TJ Farrington5′9″Fr

Frontcourt 7 of 16 · forwards + centers

David Simon6′11″RS-Jr · F
Marshal Destremau6′9″RS-Sr · F · final yr
Kenneth Chime6′9″RS-So · F5.0 PPG
Aleix Sempere6′8″Jr · F
Jaylin Sweat6′6″Fr · F
Sam Maynard6′6″RS-So · F
Xavier Shegog6′6″RS-So · F1.5 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

22%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Chas Lewless12.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Kenneth Chime5.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Xavier Shegog1.5 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

2from high school8via the portal

8 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

1 of 16

1 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Micah Smith #239.

Where from

GA 8 · IL 2 · TN 2 · DC 1 · DE 1 · MI 1

6 international: Perth, Australia; Belgrade; Enugu; Windsor, ON and 2 more

High schools: IMG Academy; McCallie School; Turpin and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Lou Hutchinson
→Justin Redmond
→David Simon
→Marshal Destremau
→Amir Williams
→Juaquin Dixon
→Sam Maynard
→Aleix Sempere

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Josh Smith
←JaVar Daniel
←Brady Hardewig
←Eric Baldassarre

How this roster compares

United Athletic Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureWest GeorgiaConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′9″−1″
Roster size1614+2
Freshman share13%29%−16pp

Coaching staff

Dave MooreHead coach
Andy YoungAssistant coach
Mark SchultAssistant coach
Willie EvansAssistant coach
Chase CrawfordAssistant coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 2 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate52%
SAT midpoint1035
ACT midpoint21

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