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USC Upstate Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #299 · 13–19 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big South Conference · Spartanburg, SC

USC Upstate finished 13–19 (BSth 8th, KenPom #299) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 13 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season13
Transfer additions12
Most common home stateCA (2)

If you want to play at USC Upstate

How to get recruited here

Of the latest cycle's 13 arrivals, 1 came straight from high school and 12 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CA, FL, SC.

1 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 1 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

2% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 10 of 15

Zachary Johnson6′6″So
Derek Edmond6′5″Jr
Joe Baldwin6′5″Fr
Kejuan Payne III6′5″RS-Jr
Ries Naugle6′4″So
Amont'e Allen-Johnson6′1″RS-Sr · final yr
Waqo Tessema6′0″RS-Jr
CJ Rich5′10″Sr · final yr
Noah Mvula5′10″So
Jalyn Patterson5′10″So

Frontcourt 5 of 15 · forwards + centers

Coen Collier7′1″Sr · C · final yr1.8 PPG
Alessandro Perotti6′9″So · F
David Tubek6′8″Jr · F
Miles Webb6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Andrej Radivojevic—C
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

2%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Coen Collier1.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 of 14 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

1from high school12via the portal

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

Rankings

1 of 15

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

Best-ranked: David Tubek #347.

Where from

CA 2 · FL 2 · SC 2 · UT 2 · IL 1 · MI 1

9 international: Estevan; Roatan; Winnipeg, MB; Christchurch and 5 more

High schools: Windermere HS; Southeast HS; Kenwood Academy HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Derek Edmond
→Ries Naugle
→Zachary Johnson
→Andrej Radivojevic
→Noah Mvula
→David Tubek
→Kejuan Payne III
→Miles Webb
→Amont'e Allen-Johnson
→Waqo Tessema
→Jalyn Patterson
→Alessandro Perotti

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Chico Johnson
←Mason Bendinger
←Jafeth Martinez
←Carmelo Adkins
←Learic Davis
←Kanye Jones
←Karmani Gregory
←TJ Lewis
←Nic Book
←Tyler Smith

How this roster compares

Big South Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureUSC UpstateConference
Average guard height6′2″6′3″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′9″+1″
Roster size1515
Freshman share7%19%−12pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2662021–22#2482022–23#2842023–24#3342024–25#2992025–26
15–17 · BSth 7th16–16 · BSth 6th10–20 · BSth 8th6–26 · BSth 9th13–19 · BSth 8th

Coaching staff

Marty RichterHead coach
Cavel WitterAssistant coach
Nashad MackeyAssistant coach
Vince FritzAssistant coach
Riley McGillanAssistant coach
Shaun VandiverAssistant coach
Staff changes10 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 4 before 2024–25, 3 before 2025–26, 2 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate67%
SAT midpoint1050
ACT midpoint21

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