D2 · Peach Belt Conference

North Georgia Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Peach Belt Conference · Dahlonega, GA

North Georgia (D2, Peach Belt Conference) lists 14 players on the 2026–27 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season6
Transfer additions0
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2026
Most common home stateGA (8)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2026 — 1 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2030.

2026
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2027
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gcrowded6 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gbalanced5 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Jake Stephens6′4″So
Tatum Holmes6′5″Fr
JoJo Peterson6′4″Grad
Dae Morrissette6′0″Fr
Chase Champion6′2″Sr
Bailey Macarthur6′5″Fr
Tyler Lesch6′3″Fr
Ja'mari Arnold5′11″Jr
Forwards in that room (5)
Nathan Garstang6′9″So
Cooper Kowalski6′9″So
Owen McLaughlin6′7″Fr
Zack Hawkinson6′6″Jr
Stephen Akwiwu6′6″Sr
Centers in that room (1)
Avery Coles7′0″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at North Georgia

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead), C open (1 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 6 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 0 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from GA, AL, FL.

0 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

40% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 8 of 14

Tatum Holmes6′5″Fr
Bailey Macarthur6′5″Fr
Jake Stephens6′4″So4.0 PPG
JoJo Peterson6′4″Grad · final yr3.1 PPG
Tyler Lesch6′3″Fr
Chase Champion6′2″Sr · final yr6.5 PPG
Dae Morrissette6′0″Fr
Ja'mari Arnold5′11″Jr3.5 PPG

Frontcourt 6 of 14 · forwards + centers

Avery Coles7′0″Fr · C
Nathan Garstang6′9″So · F
Cooper Kowalski6′9″So · F1.0 PPG
Owen McLaughlin6′7″Fr · F
Zack Hawkinson6′6″Jr · F9.8 PPG
Stephen Akwiwu6′6″Sr · F · final yr4.1 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

40%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Zack Hawkinson9.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Chase Champion6.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Stephen Akwiwu4.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 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

6from high school0via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 14

0 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

GA 8 · AL 3 · FL 2 · TN 2 · IL 1 · MI 1

1 international: New South Wales, Australia

High schools: Huntsville; Calvary Christian; Lithonia and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

No portal arrivals this cycle.

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Stone Bureau
←AJ Baskerville
←Enzo Combs
←Jameel Rideout

How this roster compares

Peach Belt Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureNorth GeorgiaConference
Average guard height6′3″6′2″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1416−2
Freshman share43%27%+16pp

Coaching staff

Joe EdwardsAssistant men's basketball coach
Dan EvansHead men's basketball coach
Ben CasanovaAssociate head men's basketball coach
Blake StinsonAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26, 2 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate68%
SAT midpoint1132
ACT midpoint23

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