D2 · Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Allen Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Columbia, SC

Allen (D2, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) lists 18 players on the 2025–26 roster; 16 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster18 players
New this season16
Transfer additions12
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2026
Most common home stateGA (5)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2026 — 1 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2027.

2026
Gblocked11 ahead
Fbalanced6 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2027
Gopening10 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2028
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Tavaris Bell6′1″Fr
CJ Winters6′4″Fr
Sterling Blakely6′4″Jr
Shadale Knight6′0″Jr
Naji Wright6′7″Jr
Ky'Den Mays6′7″Fr
Julian McGowan6′6″Jr
Blair Crutcher6′8″Jr
Christopher McKnight6′5″Jr
Ashton Henderson6′2″Sr
Kai Queen6′2″So
Forwards in that room (6)
Emon Glenn6′6″Fr
Baker Beal6′5″Sr
Troy McCant Jr6′8″Sr
Jacquez Shuler7′1″Jr
Jaren Phillips6′5″Jr
Jordahn Johnson6′7″Sr
Centers in that room (1)
Mark Anthony Huffman6′11″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Allen

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (11 ahead), F balanced (6 ahead), C open (1 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 16 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 12 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from GA, SC, NC.

0 of 18 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

77% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 18 players

Guards 11 of 18

Blair Crutcher6′8″Jr2.8 PPG
Naji Wright6′7″Jr3.8 PPG
Ky'Den Mays6′7″Fr9.7 PPG
Julian McGowan6′6″Jr6.8 PPG
Christopher McKnight6′5″Jr12.1 PPG
CJ Winters6′4″Fr
Sterling Blakely6′4″Jr6.4 PPG
Ashton Henderson6′2″Sr · final yr8.5 PPG
Kai Queen6′2″So1.8 PPG
Tavaris Bell6′1″Fr11.1 PPG
Shadale Knight6′0″Jr10.7 PPG

Frontcourt 7 of 18 · forwards + centers

Jacquez Shuler7′1″Jr · F5.0 PPG
Mark Anthony Huffman6′11″Sr · C · final yr
Troy McCant Jr6′8″Sr · F · final yr1.0 PPG
Jordahn Johnson6′7″Sr · F · final yr14.8 PPG
Emon Glenn6′6″Fr · F6.5 PPG
Baker Beal6′5″Sr · F · final yr
Jaren Phillips6′5″Jr · F6.2 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

77%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Christopher McKnight12.1 PPG · returning
Tavaris Bell11.1 PPG · returning
Shadale Knight10.7 PPG · returning

Computed from 15 of 18 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

4from high school12via the portal

6 of 18 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 18

0 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

GA 5 · SC 5 · NC 4 · CA 3 · IL 3 · MI 3

1 international: Toronto, Ontario

High schools: Word of God Christian Academy; Winston-Salem Christian School; New Manchester High School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Sterling Blakely
→Shadale Knight
→Naji Wright
→Julian McGowan
→Blair Crutcher
→Troy McCant Jr
→Jacquez Shuler
→Christopher McKnight
→Jaren Phillips
→Ashton Henderson
→Jordahn Johnson
→Kai Queen

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Demetri Patterson
←Ethan Hill
←BJ Francis
←DJ Stubbs
←Samaad Wright
←Noel Scott
←Jordan Edmond
←Jeremiah Francis
←Marc Raye Jr.
←Peyton Weathersby
←Ka'Mari Towns
←Caleb Helm
←Akhwari Smith
←Shawn Jones Jr.
←Tavis Bridges
←Semaj Brown
←Mike Best
←Hunter Johnson

How this roster compares

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (14 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureAllenConference
Average guard height6′4″6′3″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1815+3
Freshman share22%18%+4pp

Coaching staff

Doug WhittlerHead men's basketball coach
Carldrelle CooperAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes8 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2022–23, 5 before 2023–24, 2 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate73%

How this page is made: Rosters: official Allen rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · New this season: players not listed on the 2024–25 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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