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Georgia Southern Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #229 · 21–16 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Sun Belt Conference · Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern finished 21–16 (Sun Belt 9th, KenPom #229) in 2025–26. 14 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season10
Transfer additions6
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateGA (7)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 5 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gblocked8 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead
2028
Gcrowded7 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
2029
Gopening6 ahead
Fopening2 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen2 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Dallas Gardner6′3″Sr
Josh Dixon6′1″So
Armani Henderson—Jr
Jeromy Davis—Fr
Rashaad Williams6′1″So
Dwayne Williams Jr.6′6″RS-So
Jayden Williams6′6″So
Jayden Crawford—Fr
Forwards in that room (6)
Tsvet Sotirov6′9″RS-Jr
Elton James—Fr
Hayden Clay—Fr
Truman Claytor IV6′6″Sr
Eltramon Smith Jr.6′7″Jr
Cole Crissman6′10″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Georgia Southern

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (8 ahead), F blocked (6 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 6 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from GA, NC, AL.

0 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

10% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 8 of 14

Dwayne Williams Jr.6′6″RS-So4.5 PPG
Jayden Williams6′6″So1.2 PPG
Dallas Gardner6′3″Sr · final yr
Josh Dixon6′1″So
Rashaad Williams6′1″So
Armani Henderson—Jr
Jeromy Davis—Fr
Jayden Crawford—Fr

Frontcourt 6 of 14 · forwards + centers

Cole Crissman6′10″Jr · F
Tsvet Sotirov6′9″RS-Jr · F2.7 PPG
Eltramon Smith Jr.6′7″Jr · F
Truman Claytor IV6′6″Sr · F · final yr
Elton James—Fr · F
Hayden Clay—Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

10%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Dwayne Williams Jr.4.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Tsvet Sotirov2.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jayden Williams1.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 of 17 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

4from high school6via the portal

8 of 14 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 14

0 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

GA 7 · NC 3 · AL 2 · TN 2 · AR 1 · AZ 1

2 international: LaSalle, Quebec; Trebinje

High schools: Permian; Academy of Central Florida; Male and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Josh Dixon
→Armani Henderson
→Truman Claytor IV
→Eltramon Smith Jr.
→Rashaad Williams
→Cole Crissman

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Cade Lomas
←Khayri Dunn
←Pavle Ridesic
←Amare Neal
←Cullen Schreiner
←Sean Van Dorn Jr.

How this roster compares

Sun Belt Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureGeorgia SouthernConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′9″−1″
Roster size1415−1
Freshman share29%25%+4pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2532021–22#1902022–23#2682023–24#2452024–25#2292025–26
13–16 · Sun Belt 10th17–16 · Sun Belt 8th9–24 · Sun Belt 11th17–16 · Sun Belt 9th21–16 · Sun Belt 9th

Coaching staff

Charlie HenryBice-peace head men's basketball coach
Kente' HartAssociate head coach
Nori JohnsonAssistant coach
George NeilsonAssistant coach
RJ GoubeauxAssistant s&c coach, olympic sports
Staff changes6 on-court staff changes in 3 offseasons — 4 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate88%
SAT midpoint1095
ACT midpoint21

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