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Charleston Southern Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #242 · 15–17 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big South Conference · Charleston, SC

Charleston Southern finished 15–17 (BSth 4th, KenPom #242) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 12 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season12
Transfer additions10
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2028
Most common home stateGA (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2028 — 5 ahead.

2027
Gbalanced9 ahead
Fcrowded6 ahead
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2029
Gopening3 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Riley Brooks6′5″Sr
Jefferson McLamb6′5″Sr
Jacob Taylor6′3″So
Nicholas Errica6′5″RS-So
DJ Hubbard6′3″Fr
Alex Harper6′3″Jr
Jackson Crawford5′11″Sr
Anthony Ruffolo6′0″Sr
Kaleb Lofton6′0″RS-Jr
Forwards in that room (7)
Devin Brafford7′1″Jr
Tito Deng7′0″Sr
Assane Mandian6′7″So
Lase Olalere6′11″RS-Jr
Mathok Majok7′4″Sr
Sharief Parks6′8″Sr
Marquise Leslie6′7″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Charleston Southern

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (9 ahead), F crowded (6 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 10 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from GA, NC, VA.

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.

12% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 9 of 16

Riley Brooks6′5″Sr · final yr
Jefferson McLamb6′5″Sr · final yr
Nicholas Errica6′5″RS-So
Jacob Taylor6′3″So5.2 PPG
DJ Hubbard6′3″Fr
Alex Harper6′3″Jr
Anthony Ruffolo6′0″Sr · final yr
Kaleb Lofton6′0″RS-Jr
Jackson Crawford5′11″Sr · final yr

Frontcourt 7 of 16 · forwards + centers

Mathok Majok7′4″Sr · F · final yr
Devin Brafford7′1″Jr · F2.5 PPG
Tito Deng7′0″Sr · F · final yr
Lase Olalere6′11″RS-Jr · F4.6 PPG
Sharief Parks6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Assane Mandian6′7″So · F
Marquise Leslie6′7″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

12%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jacob Taylor5.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Lase Olalere4.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Devin Brafford2.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 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 school10via the portal

6 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

GA 4 · NC 4 · VA 2 · CA 1 · CT 1 · FL 1

4 international: Saly; Kuajok, South Sudan; Twic, South Sudan; Cremona

High schools: Milton HS; Flint Hill HS; Charleston Charter Math & Science and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Riley Brooks
→Jefferson McLamb
→Tito Deng
→Assane Mandian
→Nicholas Errica
→Alex Harper
→Mathok Majok
→Jackson Crawford
→Sharief Parks
→Anthony Ruffolo

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Easton Hupp
←A'lahn Sumler
←AJ Gladieux
←Anthony Gause
←Brycen Blaine
←Armari Carraway

How this roster compares

Big South Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureCharleston SouthernConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′11″6′9″+2″
Roster size1615+1
Freshman share13%19%−6pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#3432021–22#3012022–23#3212023–24#3122024–25#2422025–26
6–25 · BSth 12th10–21 · BSth 9th10–20 · BSth 9th10–22 · BSth 8th15–17 · BSth 4th

Coaching staff

Mike HowlandAssociate head coach
Nate LouisAssistant coach/recruiting coordinator
Colton EverettAssistant coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate96%
SAT midpoint1095
ACT midpoint21

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