Western Carolina

2026–27 Projected Roster

9 returning3 transfers in2 transfers out

Returning Players

9

Player	Pos	Yr	Rtg	~MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	Status
Tidjiane Dioumassi	G	Sr	61	14.1	8.9	2.7	2.7	Returning
Tahlan Pettway	G	So	68	33.4	8.5	2.2	2.3	Returning
Justin Johnson	F	Jr	59	11.8	6.7	2.5	0.9	Returning
Samuel Dada	F	So	75	35.0	6.6	7.6	0.7	Returning
Abdulai Fanta Kabba	C	Jr	64	20.0	4.7	5.8	0.4	Returning
Fischer Brown	G	Jr	48	—	2.2	1.1	0.4	Returning
Drew Hollifield	G	So	49	7.2	2.2	0.3	0.0	Returning
Tayeshaun Smith	F	So	58	10.0	1.5	1.7	0.2	Returning
Max Williams	G	So	48	—	0.0	0.3	0.0	Returning

Transfers In

3

Player	Pos	Yr	Rtg	~MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	From
Malachi Brown	G	Sr	65	23.6	12.2	3.8	3.0	Georgia State
Travelle Bryson	F	So	63	17.0	8.8	3.4	0.9	Howard
Jaxon Prunty	G	Jr	66	27.9	3.8	2.0	0.9	Charleston

Transfers Out

2

Player	Pos	Yr	PPG	RPG	APG	To
Cord Stansberry	G	Sr	14.1	4.0	2.1	Missouri
CJ Hyland	G	Jr	6.2	1.1	1.1	Denver

Rtg = projected next-season player rating. ~MPG = estimated minutes per game based on rating share of 200. PPG / RPG / APG are from the 2025–26 season.

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