Charge 2026-27 Opening Night Roster
By Cleveland Charge Staff /November 9, 2026
CLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Charge have finalized their 13-man roster ahead of the start of their 2026-27 NBA G League season. The team begins at home at historic Cleveland Public Hall tomorrow, November 10 at 7:00 p.m. against the Motor City Cruise (Detroit Pistons).
Leading the roster are Cleveland Cavaliers two-way players F Riley Minix, F/C Norchad Omier, and C Ernest Udeh Jr. Three players return to the Charge from last season’s roster: F Sy Chatman, G Sean McNeil, and G Jaxson Robinson. Joining the team as affiliate players are F Rashaun Agee, G Curtis Jones, and F Tre’von Spillers.
The Charge acquired the rights to two players in offseason trades: G Zack Austin and G Kadary Richmond. The team selected G Noam Yaacov in the 2026 NBA G League International Draft and the Charge chose Malahi Strickland in the second round of the 2026 NBA G League Draft to round out the group.
The Charge’s detailed roster is below:
| # | POS | PLAYER | HEIGHT | LBS | BIRTHDATE | SCHOOL/FROM | ACQUIRED |
| 13 | F | Rashaun Agee | 6-7 | 210 | 11/2/2000 | Texas A&M | Affiliate |
| 55 | G | Zack Austin | 6-5 | 215 | 8/11/2001 | Pittsburgh | Trade |
| 20 | F | Sy Chatman | 6-7 | 220 | 7/8/2000 | Buffalo | Returning |
| 5 | G | Curtis Jones | 6-3 | 195 | 10/4/2001 | Iowa State | Affiliate |
| 22 | G | Sean McNeil | 6-4 | 205 | 8/17/1998 | West Virginia | Returning |
| 12 | F | Riley Minix | 6-7 | 230 | 9/22/2000 | Moorehead St. | Two-Way |
| 77 | F/C | Norchad Omier | 6-7 | 248 | 8/28/2001 | Baylor | Two-Way |
| 1 | G | Kadary Richmond | 6-6 | 205 | 8/25/2001 | St. John’s | Trade |
| 2 | G | Jaxson Robinson | 6-6 | 192 | 12/3/2002 | Kentucky | Returning |
| 25 | F | Tre’Von Spillers | 6-7 | 215 | 10/1/2002 | Wake Forest | Affiliate |
| 30 | G | Markhi Strickland | 6-6 | 209 | 5/27/2001 | North Dakota | Draft |
| 88 | C | Ernest Udeh Jr. | 6-9 | 266 | 1/8/2004 | Miami | Two-Way |
| 31 | G | Noam Yaacov | 6-1 | 190 | 10/20/2004 | Utah | International Draft |
Head Coach – Eli Kell-Abrams (Emerson)
Associate Head Coach – Norm Richardson (Hofstra)
Assistant Coach – David Pavlakovich (Colorado)
Assistant Coach – Corey Wheeler (Albion College)
Director of Player Development – Sydney Armand (Rhode Island)
NBA Coaching Apprentice/Video Coordinator – Meighan Simmons (Tennessee)
Coaching Analyst – Cal Davis (West Virginia)
Basketball Operations/Coaching Assistant – Keith Pickens (Missouri State)
Head Athletic Trainer – Takuya Kikuchi (Oregon State)
Cleveland Clinic Athletic Trainer – Myles Thornton (Incarnate Word)
Strength & Conditioning Coach – Raphael Whittingham (Delaware State)
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ABOUT THE CLEVELAND CHARGE:
The Cleveland Charge are the NBA G League affiliate of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Founded in 2011 as the Canton Charge, the team is part of Rock Entertainment Group, the umbrella entity of sports and entertainment properties under the Dan Gilbert ROCK Family of Companies. Beginning in the 2024-25 season, the Cleveland Charge began playing home games at the historic Public Hall in downtown Cleveland. Charge games are also broadcasted on Rock Entertainment Sports Network (channel 979 on Spectrum and over-the-air on channel 22.1), a joint venture between Rock Entertainment Group and Gray Media.