D3 · Old Dominion Athletic Conference

Shenandoah Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Old Dominion Athletic Conference · Winchester, VA

Shenandoah (D3, Old Dominion Athletic Conference) lists 16 players on the 2025–26 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster16 players
New this season6
Transfer additions0
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2028
Most common home stateVA (13)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2028 — 4 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fblocked7 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gbalanced5 ahead
Fbalanced6 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Matthew Simmons6′0″Sr
Lane Nester6′3″So
Andrew Ford6′2″Fr
Dorian Davis6′2″Sr
Kameron Brown6′5″Fr
Isaiah Lee6′3″Fr
Samuel Dailey6′3″Jr
Landon Russ5′11″Sr
Forwards in that room (7)
John Allen6′10″Jr
Jaylen Lemon6′5″Fr
Conner Long6′6″Sr
Joshua Randolph6′7″So
Ellis Wright6′7″So
Seth Sanusi6′3″Fr
Joseph Baldwin6′5″Jr
Centers in that room (1)
Connor Johnson6′8″Fr
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If you want to play at Shenandoah

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (8 ahead), F blocked (7 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

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

Most arrivals come from VA, MD, NC.

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.

69% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 16 players

Guards 8 of 16

Kameron Brown6′5″Fr2.3 PPG
Lane Nester6′3″So
Isaiah Lee6′3″Fr5.8 PPG
Samuel Dailey6′3″Jr3.3 PPG
Andrew Ford6′2″Fr3.9 PPG
Dorian Davis6′2″Sr · final yr14.5 PPG
Matthew Simmons6′0″Sr · final yr3.9 PPG
Landon Russ5′11″Sr · final yr5.7 PPG

Frontcourt 8 of 16 · forwards + centers

John Allen6′10″Jr · F6.4 PPG
Connor Johnson6′8″Fr · C
Joshua Randolph6′7″So · F
Ellis Wright6′7″So · F17.3 PPG
Conner Long6′6″Sr · F · final yr0.8 PPG
Jaylen Lemon6′5″Fr · F3.9 PPG
Joseph Baldwin6′5″Jr · F9.1 PPG
Seth Sanusi6′3″Fr · F2.7 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

69%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Ellis Wright17.3 PPG · returning
Joseph Baldwin9.1 PPG · returning
John Allen6.4 PPG · returning

Computed from 13 of 16 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

6from high school0via the portal

16 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

VA 13 · MD 4 · NC 3 · CA 1 · IL 1 · NJ 1

High schools: The Burlington School ×2; Salem ×2; Grace Brethren Christian and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

No portal arrivals this cycle.

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Kellen Tyson
←Marcus NeSmith
←Kendrick Robinson
←Jordan Durham
←Shamir Taylor
←Joshua Stephen
←Chase Ambrosius
←Tye Thompson

How this roster compares

Old Dominion Athletic Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureShenandoahConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′6″6′6″
Roster size1617−1
Freshman share38%29%+9pp

Coaching staff

Isaac BlueAssistant coach
Avery WhiteAssistant coach
Keith DoyleAssistant coach
Nick DoyleHead coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2022–23, 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate77%

How this page is made: Rosters: official Shenandoah 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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