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UC Davis Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #171 · 19–14 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Mountain West Conference · Davis, CA

UC Davis finished 19–14 (Big West 5th, KenPom #171) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season8
Transfer additions7
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateCA (5)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 3 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gbalanced5 ahead
Fcrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening3 ahead
Fbalanced2 ahead
2029
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (5)
Brayden Fagbemi6′0″Sr
Ylan Esso-Essis6′8″Jr
Chase Rawlins6′5″So
Jalen Stokes6′5″So
Connor Sevilla6′1″Sr
Forwards in that room (2)
Isaiah Chappell6′9″Jr
Omer Suljanovic6′11″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at UC Davis

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (5 ahead), F crowded (2 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 8 arrivals, 1 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CA, AR, AZ.

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.

47% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 5 of 15

Ylan Esso-Essis6′8″Jr
Chase Rawlins6′5″So1.6 PPG
Jalen Stokes6′5″So4.7 PPG
Connor Sevilla6′1″Sr · final yr13.3 PPG
Brayden Fagbemi6′0″Sr · final yr7.0 PPG

Frontcourt 3 of 15 · forwards + centers

Omer Suljanovic6′11″So · F5.6 PPG
Aleks Szymczyk6′10″Fr · C
Isaiah Chappell6′9″Jr · F8.5 PPG
7 without a listed position:Julian Dabrowski 6′10″Julian Margrave 6′10″Nnadalu Noble 6′9″Veniamin Abosi 6′6″Caspian Jones 6′6″Clarence MassambaKoby Moir · So
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

47%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Connor Sevilla13.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Isaiah Chappell8.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Brayden Fagbemi7.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 of 15 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

1from high school7via the portal

8 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: Clarence Massamba #183.

Where from

CA 5 · AR 1 · AZ 1 · IL 1 · KS 1 · NM 1

11 international: Le Mans; Geneva; Vienna; Helsinki and 7 more

High schools: Crossroads ×2; Dougherty Valley ×2; Maumelle and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Julian Dabrowski
→Clarence Massamba
→Veniamin Abosi
→Julian Margrave
→Koby Moir
→Nnadalu Noble
→Caspian Jones

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Marcus Wilson
←Carl Daughtery Jr.
←Myles Team IMPACT
←Abdullah Amzil
←Cyril "CJ" Franklin Jr.
←Nils Cooper
←Jonathan Noudjihidi

How this roster compares

Mountain West Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureUC DavisConference
Average guard height6′4″6′4″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′8″+2″
Roster size1515
Freshman share7%27%−20pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2092021–22#1702022–23#1592023–24#2562024–25#1712025–26
14–10 · Big West 7th18–14 · Big West 7th20–13 · Big West 3rd15–17 · Big West 8th19–14 · Big West 5th

Coaching staff

Jim LesHead coach
Kevin NosekAssociate head coach
Kyle VogtAssociate head coach
Jonathan Metzger-JonesAssistant coach
Fortune SolomonAssistant coach
Mike KosichAssistant coach / chief of staff
Staff changes2 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate42%

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