D2 · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Shaw Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Raleigh, NC

Shaw (D2, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) lists 16 players on the 2025–26 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster16 players
New this season10
Transfer additions8
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2027
Most common home stateNC (12)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2027 — 9 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gcrowded12 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gopening9 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2029
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (12)
Isaiah Buckley6′2″So
Kyan Bowman6′4″RS-Fr
Darius Abraham6′2″Jr
Tamari Rowland6′5″RS-So
Devin Sims6′4″Fr
Dreveon Scott6′5″RS-Sr
Alijah England6′5″Jr
Carl Roberts6′0″Sr
Isaac Tatum6′0″Fr
Zy'lee Bazemore6′1″Jr
Zailan Blue6′1″Jr
Justin Harris5′10″Sr
Forwards in that room (3)
Avion Pinner6′8″Jr
Avery Huggins6′6″Sr
Shamon Jackson6′9″So
Centers in that room (1)
Daniel Mbaeteka7′0″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Shaw

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For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (12 ahead), F balanced (3 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 8 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NC, GA, MD.

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.

60% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 16 players

Guards 12 of 16

Tamari Rowland6′5″RS-So3.4 PPG
Dreveon Scott6′5″RS-Sr · final yr15.9 PPG
Alijah England6′5″Jr10.3 PPG
Kyan Bowman6′4″RS-Fr2.3 PPG
Devin Sims6′4″Fr2.4 PPG
Isaiah Buckley6′2″So14.4 PPG
Darius Abraham6′2″Jr6.3 PPG
Zy'lee Bazemore6′1″Jr0.4 PPG
Zailan Blue6′1″Jr
Carl Roberts6′0″Sr · final yr
Isaac Tatum6′0″Fr5.1 PPG
Justin Harris5′10″Sr · final yr4.2 PPG

Frontcourt 4 of 16 · forwards + centers

Daniel Mbaeteka7′0″So · C0.9 PPG
Shamon Jackson6′9″So · F4.9 PPG
Avion Pinner6′8″Jr · F4.0 PPG
Avery Huggins6′6″Sr · F · final yr16.2 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

60%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Isaiah Buckley14.4 PPG · returning
Alijah England10.3 PPG · returning
Darius Abraham6.3 PPG · returning

Computed from 14 of 16 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

3from high school8via the portal

8 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 12 · GA 4 · MD 4 · NY 2 · CA 1 · IN 1

1 international: Benin City

High schools: Harding HS; Stephen's & St. Agnes HS; East Wake HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Isaiah Buckley
→Avion Pinner
→Alijah England
→Carl Roberts
→Avery Huggins
→Zy'lee Bazemore
→Shamon Jackson
→Zailan Blue

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Linwood Grandy
←Trent McIntyre
←Jermaine Vereen
←Tre Powell
←Dee Barnes
←Jaylen Bandy
←Ty Outlaw
←K.J. West
←Ellija Preddy
←Elijiah Scranton

How this roster compares

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureShawConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′7″+2″
Roster size1616
Freshman share19%19%

Coaching staff

Wykevin BazemoreActing head men's basketball coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 4 offseasons.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate80%

How this page is made: Rosters: official Shaw 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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