PORTSMOUTH, Ohio -- Shawnee State men's basketball has announced its roster for the 2026-27 season. The team includes five returners, three freshman and seven transfers.
#0 Tyson LaLonde
Sophomore // Guard
LaLonde returns for his second season in Portsmouth. As a freshman, LaLonde appeared in nine games, averaging 3.1 points per game while shooting 12-of-23 (.552) from the field, 3-of-10 (.300) from 3-point range and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line. He scored a career-high 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting in Shawnee State's 142-43 win over Crown College on Nov. 21, 2025.
#1 Ahmadou Aw
Junior // Forward
Aw will also be returning for his second year in Portsmouth this winter. In 27 appearances, and 22 starts, Aw averaged 7.5 points per game on 68-of-158 (.430) shooting from the field and 20-for-56 (.357) from 3-point range. Aw was named River States Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Jan. 27, and NAIA National Defensive Player of the Week on Jan. 28. At the conclusion of the regular season, Aw earned Third-Team All-River States Conference honors.
#2 Chioke Marshall
Redshirt Junior // Guard
Marshall enters his first season at Shawne State after spending his sophomore campaign at SUNY Niagara. In 25 games, Marshall averaged 27.4 points per game while shooting 203-for447 (.454) from the field, 55-for-158 from 3-point range and 157-for-169 (.929) from the free-throw line. He scored a season-high 50 points in the Wolves' 113-110 win over Jamestown CC, which marked a new program record for the Thunderwolves. Marshall was named the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region III Division II Player of the Year, and earned NJCAA Division II second-team All-American honors, becoming the 11th player in SUNY Niagara men's basketball history to do so. He ranks second all-time in career scoring at SUNY Niagara with 1,200 career points.
#3 Taj Long
Freshman // Guard
Long is set to begin his collegiate career at Shawnee State following his four-year career at Ben Davis HS in Indianapolis, Indiana. As a senior, Davis appeared in 21 of the Giants' 22 games, averaging 8.3 points per game. Long posted a season-high 22 points in the Giants' 68-66 loss to Carmel HS (Ind.) on Jan. 30, 2026. Long was a member of Ben Davis' 2022-23 IHSAA Class 4A State Championship team.
#4 Carson Reilly
Junior // Forward
Reilly transferred to Shawnee State after playing at Mt. Hood CC in Gresham, Oregon last season. Reilly appeared in 17 games for the Saints as a sophomore, averaging 12.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Reilly shot 82-for181 (.453) from the field, 31-for-73 (.425) from 3-point range and 15-for-20 (.750) from the free-throw line.
#5 Aiden Price
Senior // Guard
Price, a transfer from Mount Mercy in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, enters his first season in Portsmouth this winter. As a junior with the Mustangs, Price appeared in 15 games, starting in 13, while averaging 18.3 points per game. Fox attended NCAA Division III George Fox for his freshman and sophomore campaigns where he averaged 11.3 and 11.6 points per game, respectfully. Price is a one-time Northwest Conference (NWC) Athlete of the Week, an honor he earned as a freshman.
#6 Antoine Johnson
Freshman // Guard
Johnson averaged appeared in 28 of 32 games a senior at Theodore Roosevelt HS in Washington, D.C. last winter, averaging 5.4 points per game. He scored a season-high 13 points in the Roughriders' wins over Frederick Douglass on Dec. 6, 2025 and Anacostia on Jan. 21, 2026. In his final two seasons at Theodore Roosevelt, the Roughriders finished with records of 22-9 and 28-4, respectfully.
#7 Kiante Williams
Junior // Center
Williams will return to Portsmouth for his junior season at Shawnee State. The Lubbock, Texas, native averaged 9.3 points and five rebounds per game last season, and was named to the All-River States Conference Second Team. Williams scored a season-high 26 points in Shawnee State's 105-102 overtime win over IU East. In the 2024-25 season, as a freshman at Reid State CC, Williams averaged 10.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.
#10 Braylon Rucker
Freshman // Guard
Rucker will remain in his native Scioto County as he enters his freshman season at Shawnee State. Rucker averaged 16.9 points per game as a senior at Wheelersburg where he helped lead the Pirates to a 15-7 record. Rucker was named to the Division V All-District First-Team. He was also the starting quarterback for Wheelersburg's football team where threw for 1,715 yards and 17 touchdowns while rushing for another 719 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior.
#11 Kami Young
Junior // Guard
Young was an First-Team All-State selection at Pebblebrook HS in Mableton, Georgia, where he scored over 2,000 career points and averaged 26.2 points per game as a senior. After missing his entire 2022-23 season as a freshman at Rider University, Young transferred to Wallace State CC in Hancerville, Alabama for the 2023-24 campaign. Young appeared in 20 games, starting four, in his first year with the Lions, averaging 4.0 points per game while shooting 28.6% from the field. The following season, Young started in 24 games for Wallace State and drastically improved his offensive impact by scoring 22.7 points per game on 165-for-410 shooting from the field and 80-for-231 from 3-point range. He scored a season-high 42 points in the Lions' 116-113 loss to Coastal Alabama on Jan. 27, 2025. Young received 2024-25 NJCAA Divison I All-American honorable mention honors. Young did not appear in any games during the 2025-26 season with Alabama A&M.
#15 Jason Steele
Senior // Forward
Steele is back for his second season in Portsmouth. The Queens, New York, native returns as Shawnee State's lone All-River States Conference First-Team selection from last winter. Steele averaged a team-high 11.5 points per game and ranked third with 4.7 rebounds per game. He scored a career-high 23 points in Shawnee State 73-70 loss to Cumberlands on Nov. 1, 2025. Prior to Shawnee State, Steele spent two seasons at Long Island University where he appeared in 35 games and averaged 4.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.
#21 Taj Davis
Senior // Guard
Davis will enter his first season at Shawnee State this winter. Davis, from Tallahassee, Florida, spent last season with NCAA Division I Alabama A&M, appearing in 20 games, starting one, and shooting 41% from the field. As a sophomore, Davis played at Southern Union CC in Wadley, Alabama, where he averaged 14.7 points per game on 162-of-333 (.486) shooting from the field and 20-for-57 from 3-point range. He scored a season-high 26 points in the Bisons' wins over Coastal Alabama on Jan. 16, 2025, and Bishop State CC on March 7, 2025.
#24 Bailey Temming
Junior // Center
Temming is set to begin his junior season at Shawnee State after one-year stints at IU Southeast and Bellarmine. Last season, Temming averaged 8.4 points and a team-high 5.7 rebounds per game over 32 appearances with the Grenadiers. The Franklin, Ohio, native shot 107-of-177 (.605) from the field, and led the team with 51 blocks. He helped lead IU Southeast to a 2025-26 River States Conference Tournament championship, and an automatic bid to the NAIA National Tourmanent where they fell to Friends University, 118-112, in quadruple overtime. Temming and the Grenadiers defeated Shawnee State in the RSC Tournament semifinals at Waller Gymnasium, where he scored nine points and grabbed three rebounds. Temming redshirted as a freshman at Bellarmine without appearing in any games during the 2024-25 season.
#30 Brody Fields
Freshman // Guard
Fields officially committed to Shawnee State on Oct. 17, 2025, and will begin his collegiate career at Shawnee State this season. Fields was an All-Ohio Capital Conference (OCC) First-Team selection as a senior at Teays Valley HS in Ashville, Ohio, where he was also the recipient of the Bob Bowsher Award as Pickaway County's top senior boys basketball player. He also received All-Ohio Division II Third-Team honors. Fields finished his four-year career at Teays Valley as the Vikings' all-time leading scorer with 1,596 career points.
#33 Damon Charles
Senior // Forward
Charles returns to Portsmouth as the only four-year player at Shawnee State. Over the previous three seasons, Charles has appeared in 66 games, starting 10, averaging 1.6 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. He scored a career-high eight points in the Bears' 75-74 win over IU South Bend on Nov. 16, 2024.
Up Next
Shawnee State will begin the 2026-27 season on Saturday, Nov. 14, against Kentucky State at the William Exum Center in Frankfort, Kentucky. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m.
