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Charleston Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #193 · 21–11 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Coastal Athletic Association · Charleston, SC

Charleston finished 21–11 (CAA 6th, KenPom #193) in 2025–26. 13 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster13 players
New this season9
Transfer additions7
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards and Centers · 2029
Most common home stateNC (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards and Centers: open from 2029 — 7 ahead.

2027
Gblocked10 ahead
Fcrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fbalanced2 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening7 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
Eli Ellis6′0″So
Djordje Curcic6′3″Sr
Conner Groce6′0″RS-So
Xavier Abreu6′3″So
AJ Fowler6′4″So
Kobe Edwards6′2″Fr
JaShawn Ladd6′4″Fr
Martin Kalu6′6″So
Ben Bradford6′5″Jr
Max Green6′6″Jr
Forwards in that room (2)
Will Mortimore6′10″Jr
Trey Scott III6′11″RS-So
Centers in that room (1)
Braden Pierce7′0″RS-So
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If you want to play at Charleston

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (10 ahead), F crowded (2 ahead · multi-yr), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NC, GA, IN.

4 of 13 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 4 of 13 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

14% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 13 players

Guards 10 of 13

Martin Kalu6′6″So8.8 PPG
Max Green6′6″Jr
Ben Bradford6′5″Jr
AJ Fowler6′4″So
JaShawn Ladd6′4″Fr
Djordje Curcic6′3″Sr · final yr0.3 PPG
Xavier Abreu6′3″So
Kobe Edwards6′2″Fr
Eli Ellis6′0″So
Conner Groce6′0″RS-So

Frontcourt 3 of 13 · forwards + centers

Braden Pierce7′0″RS-So · C
Trey Scott III6′11″RS-So · F
Will Mortimore6′10″Jr · F2.6 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

14%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Martin Kalu8.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Will Mortimore2.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Djordje Curcic0.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 of 16 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 school7via the portal

6 of 13 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

4 of 13

4 of 13 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Eli Ellis #104.

Where from

NC 6 · GA 2 · IN 2 · MA 2 · AR 1 · CA 1

4 international: Cacak, Serbia; Maitland, Australia; Melbourne; Quakenbrück, Germany

High schools: Phillips Academy ×2; Gimnazija; Lexington (S.C.) and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Braden Pierce
→Eli Ellis
→Conner Groce
→Xavier Abreu
→Trey Scott III
→Ben Bradford
→Max Green

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Colby Duggan
←Christian Reeves
←Chol Machot
←Chris Davis Jr.
←Joey Scarpitti
←Jaxon Prunty
←Mister Dean
←Chadlyn Traylor

How this roster compares

Coastal Athletic Association (13 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureCharlestonConference
Average guard height6′3″6′4″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′11″6′9″+2″
Roster size1315−2
Freshman share15%21%−6pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1312021–22#702022–23#992023–24#1612024–25#1932025–26
17–15 · CAA 3rd31–4 · CAA 1st27–8 · CAA 1st24–9 · CAA 2nd21–11 · CAA 6th

Coaching staff

John GroceHead coach
Aaron FearneAssistant coach / TD arena, 316
Rob FulfordAssistant coach / TD arena, 318
Jonathan HolmesAssistant coach / TD arena, 314
Robby PridgenAssistant coach / TD arena, 314
Mike AllenAssistant coach / TD arena, 319
Staff changes11 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 5 before 2024–25, 6 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate60%
SAT midpoint1185
ACT midpoint26

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