D2 · South Atlantic Conference

Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · South Atlantic Conference · Hickory, NC

Lenoir-Rhyne (D2, South Atlantic Conference) lists 16 players on the 2026–27 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season10
Transfer additions7
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2027
Most common home stateNC (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2027 — 2 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2030.

2026
Gcrowded10 ahead
Fcrowded6 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
Cbalanced2 ahead
2028
Gbalanced6 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
Mike Jones Jr.5′10″Fr
Deuce Benjamin6′0″RS-Sr
Simon Wheeler5′10″Sr
Jaylen Subject6′5″Sr
Jake Mattachione6′3″So
Zach Curran6′1″Jr
Conner Tilley6′3″RS-Jr
Nickalai Anderson6′8″Fr
Rogelio Rivera6′2″RS-Fr
Chris Crudup6′2″RS-So
Forwards in that room (4)
Shem Sawy6′7″Jr
Sam Martin6′9″Sr
Landon Vaughan6′9″So
Devere Palmer Jr.6′6″Sr
Centers in that room (2)
Beau Patterson7′0″Fr
Chae Haynes6′9″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Lenoir-Rhyne

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (10 ahead), F crowded (6 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NC, IL, MI.

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.

15% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 10 of 16

Nickalai Anderson6′8″Fr
Jaylen Subject6′5″Sr · final yr
Jake Mattachione6′3″So
Conner Tilley6′3″RS-Jr2.3 PPG
Rogelio Rivera6′2″RS-Fr2.9 PPG
Chris Crudup6′2″RS-So2.5 PPG
Zach Curran6′1″Jr
Deuce Benjamin6′0″RS-Sr · final yr
Mike Jones Jr.5′10″Fr
Simon Wheeler5′10″Sr · final yr

Frontcourt 6 of 16 · forwards + centers

Beau Patterson7′0″Fr · C
Sam Martin6′9″Sr · F · final yr6.4 PPG
Landon Vaughan6′9″So · F0.0 PPG
Chae Haynes6′9″Sr · C · final yr
Shem Sawy6′7″Jr · F0.9 PPG
Devere Palmer Jr.6′6″Sr · F · final yr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

15%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Sam Martin6.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Rogelio Rivera2.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Chris Crudup2.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 15 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 school7via the portal

9 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

NC 6 · IL 2 · MI 2 · NM 2 · PA 2 · TX 2

3 international: Calgary, Canada; Calgary, Canada; Vancouver

High schools: Moravian Prep ×3; Edge Prep ×2; Bandys HS ×2 and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Shem Sawy
→Deuce Benjamin
→Landon Vaughan
→Simon Wheeler
→Chae Haynes
→Jaylen Subject
→Devere Palmer Jr.

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Seth Reed
←Amarion Savage
←Shem Sawy
←Conrad Luczynski
←Landon Vaughan

How this roster compares

South Atlantic Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureLenoir-RhyneConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′8″+1″
Roster size1617−1
Freshman share25%28%−3pp

Coaching staff

Brent OwenHead men's basketball coach
Tyrone GradyAssistant men's basketball coach
Cesar Lujan-FloresAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2024–25, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate85%

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