D2 · Conference Carolinas

Belmont Abbey Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Conference Carolinas · Belmont, NC

Belmont Abbey (D2, Conference Carolinas) lists 16 players on the 2026–27 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season6
Transfer additions5
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateNC (10)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 8 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded12 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
2027
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening8 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
2029
Gopening5 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Gabe Cerda5′11″Sr
Franklin Davis6′4″Jr
Elijah Burnett6′1″Sr
Christian Foy6′6″Jr
Myles Smith6′4″So
Jordan Patton6′4″Jr
Elijah Kindle6′0″So
Judah Ravenell6′3″Sr
Shane Potts6′3″So
Bishop Saunders6′0″So
CJ Collins6′4″Fr
Forwards in that room (4)
Liberty Fusire6′10″So
Matas Piktuizis6′11″So
Elijah Adegbenro6′6″Jr
Kani Rashied-Henry6′8″Jr
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If you want to play at Belmont Abbey

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (12 ahead), F balanced (5 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 6 arrivals, 1 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NC, VA, SC.

0 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

75% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 11 of 16

Christian Foy6′6″Jr
Franklin Davis6′4″Jr12.1 PPG
Myles Smith6′4″So9.5 PPG
Jordan Patton6′4″Jr
CJ Collins6′4″Fr
Judah Ravenell6′3″Sr · final yr7.3 PPG
Shane Potts6′3″So1.6 PPG
Elijah Burnett6′1″Sr · final yr7.0 PPG
Elijah Kindle6′0″So
Bishop Saunders6′0″So
Gabe Cerda5′11″Sr · final yr11.7 PPG

Frontcourt 4 of 16 · forwards + centers

Matas Piktuizis6′11″So · F5.3 PPG
Liberty Fusire6′10″So · F2.2 PPG
Kani Rashied-Henry6′8″Jr · F
Elijah Adegbenro6′6″Jr · F0.8 PPG
1 without a listed position:Khamani Wertz · Sr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

75%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Franklin Davis12.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Gabe Cerda11.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Myles Smith9.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 of 17 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

1from high school5via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 16

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

Where from

NC 10 · VA 3 · SC 2 · CA 1 · GA 1 · TX 1

5 international: Bamako; Antwerp, BELGIUM; Kaunas; Harare, Zimbabwe and 1 more

High schools: Fairfax Christian; Cleveland CC; Millbrook/Lenoir Rhyne and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Khamani Wertz
→Christian Foy
→Kani Rashied-Henry
→Elijah Kindle
→Bishop Saunders

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Javon Brooks
←Will Nathaniel

How this roster compares

Conference Carolinas (14 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureBelmont AbbeyConference
Average guard height6′3″6′2″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′7″+2″
Roster size1618−2
Freshman share6%29%−23pp

Coaching staff

David BelfieldHead coach
Riley McGillanAssistant coach
Tyrell McDowellAssistant coach
Arlo WashingtonAssistant coach
Staff changes6 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 3 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate75%
SAT midpoint1118
ACT midpoint22

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