D3 · Old Dominion Athletic Conference

Lynchburg Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Old Dominion Athletic Conference · Lynchburg, VA

Lynchburg (D3, Old Dominion Athletic Conference) lists 15 players on the 2025–26 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster15 players
New this season6
Transfer additions2
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2027
Most common home stateNC (8)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2027 — 7 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gopening7 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening4 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Ty Sanders6′4″Fr
Cooper Stamn6′2″Fr
Tobias Labaque6′3″So
Jesse Mitchell6′4″Jr
Piercen Young6′3″Sr
Deondre Ross6′1″Sr
Michael Gray6′1″Jr
Jaden Palmore6′2″Fr
Jake Hart6′1″Jr
Forwards in that room (5)
Jayson Easton6′4″Sr
Elijah Thomas6′3″RS-Jr
Tyler Buggs6′6″RS-Jr
John Henderson6′6″Jr
Jamarcus Brown6′6″So
Centers in that room (1)
Kaden Hammond6′6″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Lynchburg

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 6 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 2 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NC, VA, GA.

0 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

71% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 15 players

Guards 9 of 15

Ty Sanders6′4″Fr0.6 PPG
Jesse Mitchell6′4″Jr8.5 PPG
Tobias Labaque6′3″So
Piercen Young6′3″Sr · final yr8.4 PPG
Cooper Stamn6′2″Fr
Jaden Palmore6′2″Fr3.5 PPG
Deondre Ross6′1″Sr · final yr3.8 PPG
Michael Gray6′1″Jr9.4 PPG
Jake Hart6′1″Jr2.5 PPG

Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers

Tyler Buggs6′6″RS-Jr · F2.9 PPG
John Henderson6′6″Jr · F4.2 PPG
Jamarcus Brown6′6″So · F20.7 PPG
Kaden Hammond6′6″Fr · C
Jayson Easton6′4″Sr · F · final yr11.1 PPG
Elijah Thomas6′3″RS-Jr · F4.9 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

71%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jamarcus Brown20.7 PPG · returning
Michael Gray9.4 PPG · returning
Jesse Mitchell8.5 PPG · returning

Computed from 12 of 15 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

4from high school2via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 15

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

Where from

NC 8 · VA 6 · GA 2 · CO 1 · MD 1

2 international: Córdoba; Iron Station

High schools: Providence Grove High School; Floyd E. Kellam; Fuquay-Varina and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Jesse Mitchell
→Deondre Ross

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Shawn Valentine
←Jonathan Foust
←Mason Makovec
←Cole Callaway
←Van Nellessen

How this roster compares

Old Dominion Athletic Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureLynchburgConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′5″6′6″−1″
Roster size1517−2
Freshman share27%29%−2pp

Coaching staff

Hilliary ScottHead men's basketball coach
Dylan HallAssistant men's basketball coach
Brandon VanoverAssistant men's basketball coach
John CranfordAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes2 on-court staff changes in 3 offseasons — 2 before 2024–25.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate43%
SAT midpoint1125

How this page is made: Rosters: official Lynchburg rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · New this season: players not listed on the 2024–25 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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