D2 · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Bluefield State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Bluefield, WV

Bluefield State (D2, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) lists 14 players on the 2026–27 roster; 7 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season7
Transfer additions6
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2026
Most common home stateNC (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2026 — 2 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gcrowded13 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
Copen2 ahead
2027
Gbalanced11 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2028
Gopening6 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopening3 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Jalen Baker6′6″So
Colin Harshman6′3″Sr
Izrael Everett6′0″So
Josiah Watkins6′3″Sr
Ellija Preddy6′1″Sr
Bonard (BJ) Johnson Jr.6′2″Sr
Draven Pilson6′8″Jr
Kyree Smith6′4″Sr
Khyelle Ingram6′5″Jr
Braylon Wheeler5′11″Jr
Markelle Ray5′11″Fr
Forwards in that room (2)
Jayson Harris6′9″Grad
Anthony Davenport6′8″Sr
Centers in that room (1)
Deandre Seeden6′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 Bluefield State

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (13 ahead), F balanced (3 ahead), C open (2 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 7 arrivals, 1 came straight from high school and 6 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NC, MD, VA.

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.

39% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 11 of 14

Draven Pilson6′8″Jr
Jalen Baker6′6″So0.5 PPG
Khyelle Ingram6′5″Jr
Kyree Smith6′4″Sr · final yr4.8 PPG
Colin Harshman6′3″Sr · final yr
Josiah Watkins6′3″Sr · final yr0.9 PPG
Bonard (BJ) Johnson Jr.6′2″Sr · final yr
Ellija Preddy6′1″Sr · final yr12.1 PPG
Izrael Everett6′0″So
Braylon Wheeler5′11″Jr
Markelle Ray5′11″Fr

Frontcourt 3 of 14 · forwards + centers

Deandre Seeden6′11″Sr · C · final yr
Jayson Harris6′9″Grad · F · final yr
Anthony Davenport6′8″Sr · F · final yr9.7 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

39%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Ellija Preddy12.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Anthony Davenport9.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Kyree Smith4.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 of 18 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 school6via the portal

8 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

NC 6 · MD 5 · VA 4 · NY 2 · CA 1 · DC 1

2 international: Sydney, Australia; Bridgetown

High schools: The Lodge School Barbados; Bourbon County HS; Richlands-Northeast HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Bonard (BJ) Johnson Jr.
→Draven Pilson
→Jayson Harris
→Deandre Seeden
→Khyelle Ingram
→Braylon Wheeler

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Maurice (MJ) Crump
←Ernest Johnson II
←Todd Dumphord II

How this roster compares

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureBluefield StateConference
Average guard height6′3″6′2″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′7″+2″
Roster size1416−2
Freshman share7%19%−12pp

Coaching staff

Ray BroughtonAssociate head coach
Cedric CurrieAssistant coach
Luke D'AlessioHead coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2024–25, 3 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate97%
SAT midpoint995
ACT midpoint20

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