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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #221 · 14–19 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big West Conference · San Luis Obispo, CA

Cal Poly finished 14–19 (Big West 8th, KenPom #221) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 2 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season2
Transfer additions0
Most common home stateCA (6)

If you want to play at Cal Poly

How to get recruited here

Of the latest cycle's 4 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 0 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CA, TX, IL.

1 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 1 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

79% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 10 of 15

Jess Esso Essis6′10″So8.6 PPG
Hamad Mousa6′8″Jr20.4 PPG
Cayden Ward6′6″Jr14.5 PPG
Kieran Elliott6′6″Sr · final yr4.9 PPG
Anthony Moore6′5″RS-Fr
Jason Scott6′4″RS-Fr2.4 PPG
Guzman Vasilic6′4″Jr7.6 PPG
Jake Davis6′4″Sr · final yr5.4 PPG
Canon Wyatt5′11″Fr
Jackson Mosley5′10″Sr · final yr5.6 PPG

Frontcourt 5 of 15 · forwards + centers

Ali Assran6′9″So · F3.5 PPG
Aaron Price, Jr.6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Austin Goode6′7″So · F5.2 PPG
Troy Plumtree6′6″So · F4.8 PPG
Braden Freeman6′6″RS-Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

79%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Hamad Mousa20.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Cayden Ward14.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jess Esso Essis8.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 15 of 17 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

4from high school0via the portal

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

Rankings

1 of 15

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

Best-ranked: Jason Scott #500.

Where from

CA 6 · TX 3 · IL 1 · NV 1

8 international: Montevideo; Wellington; Belgrade; Ljubljana and 4 more

High schools: Mitty HS; St. Francis HS; NBA Academy Africa and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

No portal arrivals this cycle.

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Jake Davis
←Eric Brown
←Peter Bandelj

How this roster compares

Big West Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureCal PolyConference
Average guard height6′4″6′4″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′9″−2″
Roster size1516−1
Freshman share27%25%+2pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2992021–22#2922022–23#3412023–24#1882024–25#2212025–26
7–21 · Big West 10th8–25 · Big West 9th4–28 · Big West 11th16–19 · Big West 6th14–19 · Big West 8th

Coaching staff

Mike DeGeorgeMen's basketball head coach
Kyle BossierAssociate head coach
Sam WaltersAssistant coach / recruiting coordinator
BJ AndrewsAssistant coach
Ron DuBoisAssistant coach
James AndrisevicAssistant coach
Staff changes8 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 6 before 2024–25, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate31%

How this page is made: Rosters: official Cal Poly rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Cal Poly's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · 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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