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.
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)
Measure
Clayton State
Conference
Average guard height
6′3″
6′2″
+1″
Average frontcourt height
6′7″
6′8″
−1″
Roster size
17
16
+1
Freshman share
6%
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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