Winston Salem Christian School Prep (NC) 2026-27 Player Profiles
Founded in 1979, Winston Salem Christian School (WSCS) is a private, independent, non-denominational Christian school located in Winston Salem, NC. It serves roughly 400 students, ages 3 through 12th grade and a post-graduate year. They host boarding students and have an international program.
WSCS runs two college basketball prep teams, the National team and the Prep team. Its college placement pipeline has moved players to DI programs including VCU, Bowling Green, Pacific, Jacksonville State, Georgia Southern, Southeastern Louisiana, Lamar, Stonehill, Northern Illinois, Queens, and Delaware State, with substantial additional placement at the D2, NAIA, and junior college levels. The WSCS National team is comprised of high level high school players and competes on the Grind Session elite high school circuit. The Prep Team is primarily meant for post graduates, and it competes in the Elite Prep League and plays other high level prep teams outside of that conference play.
Antonio Lowe is the head coach of the Lions National team and is the Director of Basketball at the school. He arrived for the 2020-21 season. Lowe came to Winston Salem Christian from Moravian Prep (NC), where he won the inaugural Phenom Hoop State Championship. Before Moravian, Lowe was head basketball coach at Westridge Prep School (NC) for 2015 -18. He began coaching early in his life and has spent his entire tenure in the North Carolina prep and post-graduate ranks.
Jake Honeycutt has been the head coach of the Prep team since 2020. Honeycutt came to Winston Salem Christian from the University of North Carolina, where he spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the Tar Heels' junior varsity program beginning in 2018, working under Roy Williams and Hubert Davis. He has run the post-graduate program with an explicit college-placement mandate, publishing individual player profiles for college coaches, scouting services, and media each fall. His first priority is ensuring every player on the roster finds the appropriate level after the post-grad year. Below we profile his 2026-27 Prep team players.
Robin Cirot (2027) 5'11 point guard - Cirot is a European skilled, shot-making point guard
Leonardo Dos Santos (2027) 6'2 guard - A product of the Brazilian club system, playing for Fortaleza B.C. (Brazil - NBB) and Basquete Cearense . He has competed primarily in Brazilian national basketball competitions like the Novo Basquete Brasil .
CJ Flavell (2027) 6'4 shooting guard -Flavell is a New Zealand basketball player born in 2007. He i recently played at Tauranga Whai in New Zealand NBL. He is a strong bodied 2 guard who plays above the rim and is a good shooter. Projected to be a full scholarship level player.
DJ Franklin (2027) 5'9 point guard - Franklin is tough, scrappy and a high level on-ball defender.
Eydan Frydman (2027) 6'6 small forward - An 18 year old from France, Frydman played for ESSM Le Portel BBCO 21u last year. He also competed in the FIBA 3x3 18u Île-de-France event. He is super athletic and is projected to be a full scholarship level player.
Tidjane Humair (2027) 6'2 shooting guard - Humair had been playing professionally with BC Boncourt in Switzerland. He is the first player out of the BC Boncourt academy to join a U.S. school program. He is a 3 and D style player. 19 years old.
Caleb Jones (2027) 6'7 wing - Jones is an athletic playmaking wing who plays with a high motor. Projected to be a D1 player.
Ty Nyberg (2027) 6'1 guard - From Duluth, MN, Nyberg was a near 2,000 point scorer in high school. He is so dangerous out of the pick-n-roll, and can either get downhill off the screen, pull-up for a mid-range jumper, or find his big rolling to the hoop. He garnered attention earlier in his career as a facilitator, and since then has become a more dangerous shooter as well.
Daniel Oraeto (2027) 6'2 guard - Oraeto is a shooter with ball skills. He plays with a high motor and energy.
Matheo Payen Donnet (2027) 6'2 guard - A 18 year old Swiss, he played most recently at Bernex Genève in the Swiss NLB. He is a high IQ player with a good feel for the game.
Manny Pulliman (2027) 5'9 point guard - Pulliman is a skilled and crafty point guard.
Noa Secchiaroli (2027) 6'3 guard - A product of Stade Clermontois Basket Auvergne in the French club system. He is a crafty playmaker that can really shoot it. He is projected to be a full scholarship level player.
Blake Walker (2027) 6'7 wing - Walker is from Raleigh, NC, he has length, athleticism and ball skills. He is at his best when attacking off of the bounce, but can keep defenses honest with an ability to hit under-guarded threes. He has the mobility to defend smaller guards, and the length to deal with bigs. He is projected to have D1 upside.
To accommodate college scout visits, WSCS holds a schedule of Fall Open Gym runs, the details of which can be found by clicking here.
The Prep team’s 2026-27 game schedule and results can be found by clicking here.