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Presbyterian Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #281 · 15–18 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big South Conference · Clinton, SC

Presbyterian finished 15–18 (BSth 7th, KenPom #281) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season6
Transfer additions1
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2029
Most common home stateFL (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2029 — 6 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gblocked12 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
2028
Gbalanced11 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening6 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen2 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (12)
Nehemiah Young6′4″Fr
Wade Marsh6′1″Fr
JD Bowden6′2″So
Luke Allison6′0″Jr
Khalon Hudson6′6″RS-Jr
Chaise Smith5′5″Fr
Erik Taylor6′1″RS-So
Triston Wilson6′7″Jr
EJ Smith6′3″Jr
Iverson King6′6″Jr
Carl Parrish6′3″Sr
Amare Anderson5′11″So
Forwards in that room (4)
Chidi Chiakwelu6′8″RS-So
Langston Hackworth6′10″Fr
Augustine Ayelyine6′10″RS-Fr
Jaylen Peterson6′8″RS-Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Presbyterian

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (12 ahead), F crowded (4 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 6 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 1 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from FL, NC, GA.

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.

73% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 12 of 16

Triston Wilson6′7″Jr11.4 PPG
Khalon Hudson6′6″RS-Jr3.9 PPG
Iverson King6′6″Jr4.5 PPG
Nehemiah Young6′4″Fr
EJ Smith6′3″Jr
Carl Parrish6′3″Sr · final yr14.4 PPG
JD Bowden6′2″So2.0 PPG
Wade Marsh6′1″Fr
Erik Taylor6′1″RS-So6.2 PPG
Luke Allison6′0″Jr0.4 PPG
Amare Anderson5′11″So1.2 PPG
Chaise Smith5′5″Fr

Frontcourt 4 of 16 · forwards + centers

Langston Hackworth6′10″Fr · F
Augustine Ayelyine6′10″RS-Fr · F
Chidi Chiakwelu6′8″RS-So · F3.4 PPG
Jaylen Peterson6′8″RS-Sr · F · final yr10.9 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

73%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Carl Parrish14.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Triston Wilson11.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jaylen Peterson10.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 of 13 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

5from high school1via the portal

15 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

FL 6 · NC 3 · GA 2 · SC 2 · IL 1 · MT 1

2 international: Sunyani, Ghana; Sunyani, Ghana

High schools: Sentinel High School; George Ranch; Westside High School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→EJ Smith

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Augustine Ayelyine
←Josh Pickett

How this roster compares

Big South Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasurePresbyterianConference
Average guard height6′2″6′3″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1615+1
Freshman share31%19%+12pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2702021–22#3392022–23#2812023–24#2532024–25#2812025–26
12–20 · BSth 8th5–27 · BSth 10th14–19 · BSth 7th14–19 · BSth 6th15–18 · BSth 7th

Coaching staff

Quinton FerrellHead coach
Al'lonzo ColemanAssistant coach
Rob LaneAssistant coach
Jamie WilsonAssistant coach
Elton PollockHead coach
Justin GriffithAssociate head coach
Staff changes6 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26, 2 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate68%
SAT midpoint1115
ACT midpoint23

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