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Liberty Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #116 · 26–8 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Conference USA · Lynchburg, VA

Liberty finished 26–8 (C-USA 2nd, KenPom #116) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season9
Transfer additions6
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029
Most common home stateKY (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 3 ahead.

2026
Gcrowded4 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead
2027
Gblocked6 ahead
Fblocked9 ahead
2028
Gbalanced5 ahead
Fbalanced8 ahead
2029
Gopening3 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (6)
Cobi Campbell6′2″Fifth Year
Eli Sancomb6′5″Fr
Matthew Shelton6′5″Jr
Cooper Campbell6′1″Jr
Zander Carter6′6″So
Eli Herbert6′4″Fr
Forwards in that room (9)
Torr Sorensen6′7″So
Osmar Garcia-Araujo6′7″Sr
Drew Grimes6′9″So
TJ Drain6′8″So
Sean Register Jr.6′7″So
Ryan Jones Jr.6′8″Jr
Reece Davidson6′8″Fr
Brady Kester6′8″Jr
Dillon Claussen6′8″Jr
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How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (4 ahead), F blocked (6 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 6 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from KY, FL, NC.

5 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 5 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

11% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 6 of 15

Zander Carter6′6″So3.3 PPG
Eli Sancomb6′5″Fr
Matthew Shelton6′5″Jr
Eli Herbert6′4″Fr
Cobi Campbell6′2″Fifth Year
Cooper Campbell6′1″Jr

Frontcourt 9 of 15 · forwards + centers

Drew Grimes6′9″So · F0.7 PPG
TJ Drain6′8″So · F1.6 PPG
Ryan Jones Jr.6′8″Jr · F1.9 PPG
Reece Davidson6′8″Fr · F
Brady Kester6′8″Jr · F0.9 PPG
Dillon Claussen6′8″Jr · F
Torr Sorensen6′7″So · F0.7 PPG
Osmar Garcia-Araujo6′7″Sr · F · final yr
Sean Register Jr.6′7″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

11%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Zander Carter3.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Ryan Jones Jr.1.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
TJ Drain1.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 of 15 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

3from high school6via the portal

9 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

5 of 15

5 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Ryan Jones Jr. #80.

Where from

KY 4 · FL 3 · NC 2 · VA 2 · WA 2 · WV 2

2 international: Caracas; Boeblingen

High schools: Paul G. Blazer High School ×2; Normal Community High School; Central Hardin High School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Osmar Garcia-Araujo
→Cobi Campbell
→Sean Register Jr.
→Dillon Claussen
→Matthew Shelton
→Cooper Campbell

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Isaiah Ihnen
←Brett Decker Jr.
←JC Shirer Jr.

How this roster compares

Conference USA (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureLibertyConference
Average guard height6′4″6′3″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′9″−1″
Roster size1515
Freshman share20%23%−3pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1222021–22#492022–23#148→ moved to the C-USA2023–24#622024–25#1162025–26
22–11 · ASUN 1st27–9 · ASUN 1st18–14 · C-USA 4th28–7 · C-USA 1st26–8 · C-USA 2nd

Coaching staff

Ritchie McKayHead men's basketball coach
Derek JohnstonAssociate head coach
Stephen BurggrafAssistant coach
Kyle RodeAssistant coach
Zach FarquharAssistant coach/player development
Chris RogersAssistant coach
Staff changes6 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 3 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate99%

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