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)
Measure
Lenoir-Rhyne
Conference
Average guard height
6′2″
6′2″
Average frontcourt height
6′9″
6′8″
+1″
Roster size
16
17
−1
Freshman share
25%
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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