D2 · Peach Belt Conference

Clayton State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Peach Belt Conference · Morrow, GA

Clayton State (D2, Peach Belt Conference) lists 17 players on the 2026–27 roster; 13 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster17 players
New this season13
Transfer additions12
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateGA (15)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 6 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
2027
Gcrowded10 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening6 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
2029
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen3 ahead
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Camarion Johnson6′4″Sr
Mark Smith Jr.6′2″Fr
Chase Hill6′3″Sr
Champ Hayden6′2″Jr
Joey Thomas6′5″Sr
David Jones6′5″Jr
Justin Evans6′2″Sr
Nick Durham6′2″So
Elijah Lewis6′0″Jr
Logan Sparks6′4″So
Willie Townsend6′2″So
Forwards in that room (5)
Mamour Mbow6′9″So
Erez Poran6′6″So
Channing Beadles6′5″So
Tim James6′6″Jr
Josh Bryant6′7″Jr
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If you want to play at Clayton State

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F balanced (4 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 13 arrivals, 1 came straight from high school and 12 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from GA, AL, FL.

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.

19% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 17 players

Guards 11 of 17

Joey Thomas6′5″Sr · final yr10.9 PPG
David Jones6′5″Jr0.3 PPG
Camarion Johnson6′4″Sr · final yr
Logan Sparks6′4″So
Chase Hill6′3″Sr · final yr
Mark Smith Jr.6′2″Fr
Champ Hayden6′2″Jr
Justin Evans6′2″Sr · final yr2.1 PPG
Nick Durham6′2″So
Willie Townsend6′2″So
Elijah Lewis6′0″Jr

Frontcourt 6 of 17 · forwards + centers

Petar Asceric6′11″Jr · C
Mamour Mbow6′9″So · F1.1 PPG
Josh Bryant6′7″Jr · F
Erez Poran6′6″So · F
Tim James6′6″Jr · F
Channing Beadles6′5″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

19%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Joey Thomas10.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Justin Evans2.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Mamour Mbow1.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 10 of 13 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 school12via the portal

5 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

GA 15 · AL 2 · FL 1 · IL 1 · LA 1 · MA 1

3 international: Belgrade, Serbia; Kfar Vradim; Dakar

High schools: Central HS ×3; Alcovy HS ×2; Lanier HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Camarion Johnson
→Chase Hill
→Champ Hayden
→Erez Poran
→Channing Beadles
→Tim James
→Josh Bryant
→Nick Durham
→Elijah Lewis
→Petar Asceric
→Logan Sparks
→Willie Townsend

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Marcus Harris
←Tahai Morgan
←Bryce Dawson
←Andre Young
←Eddie Page

How this roster compares

Peach Belt Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureClayton StateConference
Average guard height6′3″6′2″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′8″−1″
Roster size1716+1
Freshman share6%27%−21pp

Coaching staff

Ray JohnsonAssistant men's basketball coach
Carl LittleHead men's basketball coach
Rodnic WardAssistant coach
Joe MarcinkoAssistant coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26, 3 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate68%
SAT midpoint958

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