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Pacific (CA) Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #110 · 18–15 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · West Coast Conference · Stockton, CA

Pacific (CA) finished 18–15 (WCC 5th, KenPom #110) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 14 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season14
Transfer additions10
Clearest projected openingGuards and Centers · 2028
Most common home stateCA (11)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Centers: open from 2028 — 6 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening6 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
Copen2 ahead
2029
Gopening3 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Connor Amundsen5′11″Jr
Noah Budu6′1″Jr
CJ Jones6′5″Grad
Jaden Winston6′0″Sr
Nishayne Sharpe5′11″Fr
Adriel Nyorha6′5″So
Damarion Vann-Kelly6′5″Jr
Dominick Harris6′3″Grad
Andrej Mitrevski6′5″Fr
Forwards in that room (5)
Jorge Carot6′9″Fr
Jaylen Thompson6′7″RS-Sr
Jaion Pitt6′7″So
Vincent Osazee6′8″Fr
Gavin Ripp6′7″RS-So
Centers in that room (2)
Jacob McFarland6′11″RS-Jr
Ivan Matlekovic7′0″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Pacific (CA)

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (8 ahead), F blocked (4 ahead · multi-yr), C crowded (2 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 14 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 10 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CA, AZ, IL.

7 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 7 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 9 of 16

CJ Jones6′5″Grad · final yr
Adriel Nyorha6′5″So
Damarion Vann-Kelly6′5″Jr
Andrej Mitrevski6′5″Fr
Dominick Harris6′3″Grad · final yr
Noah Budu6′1″Jr
Jaden Winston6′0″Sr · final yr
Connor Amundsen5′11″Jr
Nishayne Sharpe5′11″Fr

Frontcourt 7 of 16 · forwards + centers

Ivan Matlekovic7′0″Jr · C
Jacob McFarland6′11″RS-Jr · C
Jorge Carot6′9″Fr · F
Vincent Osazee6′8″Fr · F
Jaylen Thompson6′7″RS-Sr · F · final yr
Jaion Pitt6′7″So · F4.7 PPG
Gavin Ripp6′7″RS-So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

4from high school10via the portal

6 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

7 of 16

7 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Dominick Harris #74.

Where from

CA 11 · AZ 1 · IL 1 · MD 1 · MN 1 · OK 1

15 international: Okotoks; Norwood; Sisak, Croatia; Port Alberni and 11 more

High schools: Holy Trinity Academy; Moreau Catholic HS; Midwest City HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Jacob McFarland
→Connor Amundsen
→CJ Jones
→Jaden Winston
→Jaylen Thompson
→Ivan Matlekovic
→Adriel Nyorha
→Damarion Vann-Kelly
→Dominick Harris
→Gavin Ripp

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Dominic Capriotti
←Emmanuel Manyuon
←Kellen Hampton
←Kris Keinys
←Augustas Brazdeikis
←Elias Ralph
←Alexis Marmolejos
←Clayton Mpiana
←Kajus Kublickas
←Eyal Harel
←Carlsheon Young

How this roster compares

West Coast Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasurePacific (CA)Conference
Average guard height6′2″6′4″−2″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1616
Freshman share25%32%−7pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2792021–22#1692022–23#3522023–24#2822024–25#1102025–26
8–22 · WCC 10th16–17 · WCC 8th6–26 · WCC 9th9–24 · WCC 10th18–15 · WCC 5th

Coaching staff

Dave SmartHead coach
Garrett BridgesAssistant coach
Brandon ColeAssistant coach
Staff changes7 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 5 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate71%
SAT midpoint1250
ACT midpoint28

How this page is made: Rosters: official Pacific (CA) rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Pacific (CA)'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 · 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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