D3 · Old Dominion Athletic Conference

Virginia Wesleyan Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Old Dominion Athletic Conference · Virginia Beach, VA

Virginia Wesleyan (D3, Old Dominion Athletic Conference) lists 17 players on the 2025–26 roster; 4 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster17 players
New this season4
Transfer additions0
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2026
Most common home stateVA (21)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2026 — 3 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Cbalanced3 ahead
2027
Gcrowded6 ahead
Fbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced3 ahead
2028
Gopening4 ahead
Fbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
Copening2 ahead
2029
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Khai Seargeant5′11″Sr
Austin Smith5′11″Sr
Omari DeVeaux6′2″Grad
Marcus Rustin5′11″So
Samuel Futch Jr.6′1″Freshman
Demeir Pollard6′3″So
Jayson Williams6′4″Jr
Paul Anderson6′3″Jr
Brayden Thorne6′1″So
Noah Ceasar6′0″Freshman
Malcolm Velmar6′0″So
Forwards in that room (3)
Amari Moorer6′6″Sr
Tykie Jones6′4″Freshman
T.J. East6′4″Sr
Centers in that room (3)
JT Ellis6′7″Freshman
Jeremiah Boateng6′4″Sr
Miles Hancock6′6″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Virginia Wesleyan

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (11 ahead), F opening (3 ahead), C balanced (3 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 4 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 0 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from VA, MD, NC.

0 of 17 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

84% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 17 players

Guards 11 of 17

Jayson Williams6′4″Jr0.6 PPG
Demeir Pollard6′3″So5.2 PPG
Paul Anderson6′3″Jr7.6 PPG
Omari DeVeaux6′2″Grad · final yr14.5 PPG
Samuel Futch Jr.6′1″Freshman
Brayden Thorne6′1″So0.9 PPG
Noah Ceasar6′0″Freshman
Malcolm Velmar6′0″So2.2 PPG
Khai Seargeant5′11″Sr · final yr12.0 PPG
Austin Smith5′11″Sr · final yr0.6 PPG
Marcus Rustin5′11″So0.8 PPG

Frontcourt 6 of 17 · forwards + centers

JT Ellis6′7″Freshman · C
Amari Moorer6′6″Sr · F · final yr12.3 PPG
Miles Hancock6′6″So · C1.6 PPG
Tykie Jones6′4″Freshman · F
Jeremiah Boateng6′4″Sr · C · final yr2.2 PPG
T.J. East6′4″Sr · F · final yr3.0 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

84%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Omari DeVeaux14.5 PPG in 2024–25 · returning
Amari Moorer12.3 PPG in 2024–25 · returning
Khai Seargeant12.0 PPG in 2024–25 · returning

Computed from 17 of 20 players on the 2024–25 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2025–26 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

4from high school0via the portal

17 of 17 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 17

0 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

VA 21 · MD 2 · NC 1

High schools: Peninsula Catholic High School ×2; South County High School; The Carmel School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

No portal arrivals this cycle.

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Jordan Watlington
←Da'Mon Duffin
←Aaron Brown
←Ichi Layne
←Elijah Gardner
←Waylo Wilson
←DK Moore

How this roster compares

Old Dominion Athletic Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureVirginia WesleyanConference
Average guard height6′1″6′2″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′5″6′6″−1″
Roster size1717
Freshman share24%29%−5pp

Coaching staff

Jamal Matin AbdulAssistant men's basketball coach
John DeCandidoVolunteer assistant coach
Erik JohnsonVolunteer assistant coach
Dave MacedoHead men's basketball coach
Marcus CurryAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 1 offseasons — 3 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate73%
SAT midpoint1265
ACT midpoint29

How this page is made: Rosters: official Virginia Wesleyan rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · Stats: 2024–25, the newest season with recorded stats for Virginia Wesleyan; 2025–26 stats are not on file. · 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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