D3 · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Azusa Pacific Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Azusa, CA

Azusa Pacific (D3, Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) lists 15 players on the 2025–26 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster15 players
New this season10
Transfer additions7
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2026
Most common home stateCA (11)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2026 — 1 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gcrowded10 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2027
Gopening7 ahead
Fbalanced2 ahead · multi-yr
Copen0 ahead
2028
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
DM Sanders6′1″Sr
Parker Christensen6′5″Jr
Kenyon Peters6′2″Fr
Jackson Young6′2″RS-Fr
Deen Abdur-Rahmann6′4″Sr
DJ Sanders6′1″Jr
EJ Bryson6′4″Jr
Shant Chenorhavorian5′10″Sr
Colton Kelley6′2″Fr
Tobias Aisien6′5″So
Forwards in that room (4)
Souleymane Barro6′7″So
Shad Thomas6′7″Grad
Colton Gray6′5″Fr
Caleb Oden6′5″Sr
Centers in that room (1)
Kaleb Taylor6′11″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Azusa Pacific

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (10 ahead), F balanced (4 ahead), C open (1 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CA, WA, AZ.

0 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

38% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 15 players

Guards 10 of 15

Parker Christensen6′5″Jr7.1 PPG
Tobias Aisien6′5″So8.4 PPG
Deen Abdur-Rahmann6′4″Sr · final yr
EJ Bryson6′4″Jr9.8 PPG
Kenyon Peters6′2″Fr
Jackson Young6′2″RS-Fr1.6 PPG
Colton Kelley6′2″Fr
DM Sanders6′1″Sr · final yr12.1 PPG
DJ Sanders6′1″Jr
Shant Chenorhavorian5′10″Sr · final yr7.2 PPG

Frontcourt 5 of 15 · forwards + centers

Kaleb Taylor6′11″Sr · C · final yr8.0 PPG
Souleymane Barro6′7″So · F0.2 PPG
Shad Thomas6′7″Grad · F · final yr16.8 PPG
Colton Gray6′5″Fr · F3.6 PPG
Caleb Oden6′5″Sr · F · final yr6.9 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

38%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
EJ Bryson9.8 PPG · returning
Tobias Aisien8.4 PPG · returning
Parker Christensen7.1 PPG · returning

Computed from 11 of 15 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

4from high school7via the portal

8 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 15

0 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

CA 11 · WA 4 · AZ 1 · NJ 1 · NV 1 · UT 1

4 international: Union Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Manila, Philippines; Arlington, Texas; San Diego

High schools: The Phelps Prep School; Weston Ranch HS; Santa Fe Christian Schools and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Souleymane Barro
→DM Sanders
→Shad Thomas
→Parker Christensen
→DJ Sanders
→EJ Bryson
→Caleb Oden

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Michael Saba
←Caden Culver
←Logan Stempniak
←Khristian Holmes
←Ethan Speaker
←Trevan Martin
←Josh Hardeman
←Charlie Gehler
←Chris Gayles Jr.
←Jordan Hansen

How this roster compares

Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureAzusa PacificConference
Average guard height6′2″6′3″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′7″
Roster size1515
Freshman share27%21%+6pp

Coaching staff

John BalwigaireAssistant coach
Kevin WilchAssistant coach
Bryan FisherAssistant coach / athletic development
Staff changes4 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate88%
SAT midpoint1117
ACT midpoint22

How this page is made: Rosters: official Azusa Pacific rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · New this season: players not listed on the 2024–25 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.

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