D2 · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Claflin Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Orangeburg, SC

Claflin (D2, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) lists 17 players on the 2025–26 roster; 12 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster17 players
New this season12
Transfer additions10
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2027
Most common home stateSC (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2027 — 11 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gcrowded13 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
2027
Gopening11 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
2029
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (13)
Tory Davis6′2″RS-So
Michael Shuler5′10″Grad
Hunter Johnson6′0″So
Ramere Draper6′4″Jr
Chandler Mason6′1″Sr
Grayson Kirk6′2″Jr
Xavier Tubbs-Matthews6′0″Jr
Horace Jacques, Jr.6′2″Jr
Kaemon Khan5′10″RS-Fr
Braylon Jackson6′5″Jr
Justin Mims6′4″So
Donte Hickman6′0″Fr
Cristian Sanon6′6″Jr
Forwards in that room (4)
Braylon Maddox6′7″Fr
David Onyekonwu6′9″Sr
Alex Atkinson6′10″So
Lyonel Hodges, Jr.6′8″Jr
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If you want to play at Claflin

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (13 ahead), F crowded (4 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 13 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 10 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from SC, GA, VA.

0 of 17 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

91% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 17 players

Guards 13 of 17

Cristian Sanon6′6″Jr11.5 PPG
Braylon Jackson6′5″Jr9.3 PPG
Ramere Draper6′4″Jr12.0 PPG
Justin Mims6′4″So5.6 PPG
Tory Davis6′2″RS-So0.5 PPG
Grayson Kirk6′2″Jr0.5 PPG
Horace Jacques, Jr.6′2″Jr
Chandler Mason6′1″Sr · final yr
Hunter Johnson6′0″So
Xavier Tubbs-Matthews6′0″Jr5.9 PPG
Donte Hickman6′0″Fr
Michael Shuler5′10″Grad · final yr3.6 PPG
Kaemon Khan5′10″RS-Fr

Frontcourt 4 of 17 · forwards + centers

Alex Atkinson6′10″So · F14.6 PPG
David Onyekonwu6′9″Sr · F · final yr2.9 PPG
Lyonel Hodges, Jr.6′8″Jr · F
Braylon Maddox6′7″Fr · F4.0 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

91%of recorded scoring returns
5 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Alex Atkinson14.6 PPG · returning
Ramere Draper12.0 PPG · returning
Cristian Sanon11.5 PPG · returning

Computed from 11 of 17 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

3from high school10via the portal

7 of 17 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 17

0 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

SC 6 · GA 4 · VA 3 · FL 2 · IL 2 · MD 2

High schools: Orlando Christian Prep; Anderson Christian School; Wayne Country Day School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Hunter Johnson
→Ramere Draper
→Chandler Mason
→Grayson Kirk
→Xavier Tubbs-Matthews
→Alex Atkinson
→Horace Jacques, Jr.
→Braylon Jackson
→Lyonel Hodges, Jr.
→Justin Mims

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Bray Greer
←Gregory Spurlock
←Zion Obanla
←Camden Easley
←Damerius Wash
←Trajon Pate
←HowVante Hutcherson
←Guy Fauntleroy
←John Whitehead III

How this roster compares

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureClaflinConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′7″+2″
Roster size1716+1
Freshman share18%19%−1pp

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate65%

How this page is made: Rosters: official Claflin 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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