D2 · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Johnson C. Smith Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Charlotte, NC

Johnson C. Smith (D2, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) lists 16 players on the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season9
Transfer additions2
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateVA (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 3 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gblocked12 ahead · multi-yr
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gblocked12 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
2029
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
2030
Gopen9 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (13)
Christopher Mitchell5′10″Fr
Kenneth Grant6′1″Fr
Micah Norris—Fr
Ja'meer Reynolds6′7″Fr
Michael Johnson6′3″So
Jessiah Pierre-Johnson6′3″Jr
Domanic Betancourt6′9″Fr
Orlando Hudson6′1″So
Jaquavious Wallace6′5″Fr
Reginald Hinton6′0″Fr
Taurean McKinnon6′3″Fr
Trent Hinkle5′10″Fr
Justin Bumbray6′7″So
Forwards in that room (3)
Deangelo Canty-Waddington6′8″Jr
Jared Davis6′7″Jr
Travon Gray6′5″So
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How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (12 ahead · multi-yr), F crowded (3 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 9 came straight from high school and 2 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from VA, IN, NC.

0 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 13 of 16

Domanic Betancourt6′9″Fr
Ja'meer Reynolds6′7″Fr
Justin Bumbray6′7″So
Jaquavious Wallace6′5″Fr
Michael Johnson6′3″So
Jessiah Pierre-Johnson6′3″Jr
Taurean McKinnon6′3″Fr
Kenneth Grant6′1″Fr
Orlando Hudson6′1″So
Reginald Hinton6′0″Fr
Christopher Mitchell5′10″Fr
Trent Hinkle5′10″Fr
Micah Norris—Fr

Frontcourt 3 of 16 · forwards + centers

Deangelo Canty-Waddington6′8″Jr · F
Jared Davis6′7″Jr · F
Travon Gray6′5″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

9from high school2via the portal

14 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 16

0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

VA 4 · IN 3 · NC 3 · FL 2 · GA 2 · KY 1

High schools: Winston-Salem Christian ×2; West Florence; Good Counsel and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Deangelo Canty-Waddington
→Jessiah Pierre-Johnson

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Deangelo Canty-Weddington

How this roster compares

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureJohnson C. SmithConference
Average guard height6′3″6′2″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′7″
Roster size1616
Freshman share56%19%+37pp

Coaching staff

Antwain BanksHead coach, men's basketball
Tony WillsAssistant men's basketball coach
Trevin ParksAssistant men's basketball coach
Joseph C. Martin-ToneyAssistant men's basketball coach
Chad FosterAssistant coach, basketballl
Hamish ReedAssistant coach, men's basketball
Staff changes4 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 4 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate45%

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