2025 ODU Basketball Roster Churn

Updated as of April 29, 2025 - Jordan Battle and L.J. Thomas commit to ODU. Dani Pounds commits to Tennessee Tech. Jaylen Jenkins enters transfer portal. Devin Ceaser commits to UMBC.

Here's your one stop shop for information on the 2025-2026 ODU Men's Basketball Roster. As of this posting, the Monarchs have three rosters spot remaining for the season but that will change as players enter the portal, commit to ODU or walk-ons are put on scholarship.

It should be noted that the NCAA has implemented a roster limit of 15 for basketball next season, so we could see significant change this offseason for both scholarship and walk-on athletes at ODU. What we don't know is if ODU will treat walk-ons now as practice players. Will they make a push to have every rostered athlete on scholarship? We honestly don't know. So, until the decision on how to deal with these new limits are known, we will act as if all the athletes are returning. 

Make sure to bookmark this page as we will post updates as they become available. Class year will be for the 2025-26 season.

Current Scholarships Available - 2 

Slated to Return (9)-

Returning Scholarship Student Athletes (5):
Robert Davis Jr., 6'6, 185 lbs., junior, guard
Scottie Hubbard, 6'6, 224 lbs., soph., guard
Stephaun Walker, 6'7, 216 lbs., senior, wing
Donovan Raymond, 6'10, 217 lbs., junior, forward
Caelum Swanton-Rodger, 7'0, 227 lbs., senior, post

Returning Walk-On Student Athletes (4):
Cooper Jones, 6'1, 163 lbs., senior, guard 
Rieco Hellams, 5'8, 160 lbs., soph., guard
CJ Parker, 6'6, 182 lbs., soph., wing
Ben Nacey, 6'8, 264 lbs., soph., post

Outgoing (10)-

Graduating (3):
Imo Essien, 5'11, 184 lbs., point guard
RJ Blakney, 6'6, 210 lbs., wing
Sean Durugordon, 6'6, 216 lbs., guard

Transfers (7):
Devin Ceaser, 6'0, 170 lbs., guard - Committed to UMBC
Jaden Johnson, 6'2, 206 lbs., soph., point guard - Committed to La Salle
Deion Ware, 6'4, 181 lbs., guard
Dani Pounds, 6'7, 220 lbs., forward - Committed to Tennessee Tech
Vytautas Zygas, 6'6, 205 lbs., soph., guard - Walk-on
Caden Diggs, 6'7, 197 lbs., soph., wing
Jaylen Jenkins, 5'9, 146 lbs., junior, guard - Walk-on

Incoming (6)-

High School Signees (1):
Zacch Wiggins, 6'5, 180 lb., guard - Highlight | 247 

Transfers (5):
Jared Turner, 6'9, 210 lbs., junior, wing - Highlight | 247

Ketron "KC" Shaw, 6'5, 190 lbs., senior, guard- Highlight | 247

Drew McKenna, 6'9, 215 lbs., soph., wing - 247

Jordan Battle, 6'2, 200 lb., senior, guard 

L.J. Thomas, 6'2, 205 lb., senior, point guard -