D2 · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Elizabeth City State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Elizabeth City, NC

Elizabeth City State (D2, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) lists 19 players on the 2025–26 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster19 players
New this season9
Transfer additions7
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2027
Most common home stateNC (13)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2027 — 9 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gcrowded12 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gopening9 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2029
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (12)
Sayquon Deas6′2″Jr
Jawan Browder6′3″Jr
Jaquantae Harris6′1″Sr
Kenneth Miller6′5″Fr
Khyrie Staten6′1″Sr
Devon Lassiter Jr.6′3″Fr
Leslie Minter6′6″So
Trevor Smith6′0″Jr
Joseph Thompson6′3″Sr
Braylon Wheeler5′10″So
Kuron Coleman6′4″Jr
Sterling Vaughn6′2″So
Forwards in that room (6)
Daniel Nixon6′7″Sr
Terence Thorbs6′6″So
Anthony Djami-Tchoula6′7″Jr
Sayvion Saunders6′8″So
Donovan Flamer6′9″Fr
CJ McCord6′5″Jr
Centers in that room (1)
Tailon Manson6′7″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Elizabeth City State

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (12 ahead), F blocked (6 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NC, VA, MD.

2 of 19 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 2 of 19 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

71% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 19 players

Guards 12 of 19

Leslie Minter6′6″So2.0 PPG
Kenneth Miller6′5″Fr2.9 PPG
Kuron Coleman6′4″Jr
Jawan Browder6′3″Jr2.0 PPG
Devon Lassiter Jr.6′3″Fr
Joseph Thompson6′3″Sr · final yr2.5 PPG
Sayquon Deas6′2″Jr
Sterling Vaughn6′2″So2.0 PPG
Jaquantae Harris6′1″Sr · final yr12.1 PPG
Khyrie Staten6′1″Sr · final yr1.5 PPG
Trevor Smith6′0″Jr10.5 PPG
Braylon Wheeler5′10″So3.8 PPG

Frontcourt 7 of 19 · forwards + centers

Donovan Flamer6′9″Fr · F11.1 PPG
Sayvion Saunders6′8″So · F
Daniel Nixon6′7″Sr · F · final yr2.4 PPG
Anthony Djami-Tchoula6′7″Jr · F
Tailon Manson6′7″So · C1.8 PPG
Terence Thorbs6′6″So · F5.0 PPG
CJ McCord6′5″Jr · F3.5 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

71%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Donovan Flamer11.1 PPG · returning
Trevor Smith10.5 PPG · returning
Terence Thorbs5.0 PPG · returning

Computed from 14 of 19 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

3from high school7via the portal

12 of 19 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

2 of 19

2 of 19 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Trevor Smith #242.

Where from

NC 13 · VA 7 · MD 3 · GA 2 · DC 1 · FL 1

1 international: Paris, France

High schools: Hampton ×2; Northwood Temple Academy; St. Mary's Lynn and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Sayquon Deas
→Daniel Nixon
→Khyrie Staten
→Anthony Djami-Tchoula
→Trevor Smith
→Braylon Wheeler
→Kuron Coleman

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Kam Johnson
←Cole Sinclair
←Ali Barry
←Emory Berry
←Xavier Tubbs-Matthews
←Maurice Crump
←Malik Johnson
←Reggie Raynor
←John Baldwin
←Amare Haynie
←Michael Eads Jr.

How this roster compares

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureElizabeth City StateConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′7″
Roster size1916+3
Freshman share16%19%−3pp

Coaching staff

John Richardson IIIHead coach
Anquell McCollumAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 3 offseasons — 3 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate64%
SAT midpoint965
ACT midpoint17

How this page is made: Rosters: official Elizabeth City State 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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