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UC San Diego Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #124 · 23–11 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big West Conference · La Jolla, CA

UC San Diego finished 23–11 (Big West 3rd, KenPom #124) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 7 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players

New this season7

Transfer additions6

Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028

Most common home stateCA (5)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 5 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2027202820292030G

balanced10 ahead

open5 ahead

open0 ahead

balanced5 ahead

balanced3 ahead · multi-yr

opening3 ahead

open1 ahead

balanced1 ahead · multi-yr

open1 ahead

open0 ahead

2027

Gbalanced10 ahead

Fbalanced5 ahead

Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr

2028

Gopen5 ahead

Fbalanced3 ahead · multi-yr

Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr

2029

Gopen0 ahead

Fopening3 ahead

Copen1 ahead

2030

Gopen0 ahead

Fopen1 ahead

Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads. Hover a cell for its evidence.

Guards in that room (10)

Yaqub Mir6′2″Jr

Tom Beattie6′5″Sr

Camp Wagner6′6″Sr

Treysen Eaglestaff6′6″Grad

Jasen Brooks6′0″Jr

Alex Chaikin6′5″Jr

Jordan Johnson6′3″Jr

Rahmir Barno6′0″Sr

Kayde Dotson6′1″Jr

Aidan Burke6′3″Sr

Forwards in that room (5)

Leo Beath6′8″Sr

Cade Pendleton6′10″Sr

Jake Holmes6′8″Fr

Olavi Suutela6′10″So

Jaden Vance6′6″So

Centers in that room (1)

Dimitrije Vukicevic7′0″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 San Diego

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (10 ahead), F balanced (5 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 7 arrivals, 1 came straight from high school and 6 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CA, TX, TN.

2 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 2 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

59% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 10 of 16

Camp Wagner6′6″Sr · final yr

Treysen Eaglestaff6′6″Grad · final yr

Tom Beattie6′5″Sr · final yr10.6 PPG

Alex Chaikin6′5″Jr9.7 PPG

Jordan Johnson6′3″Jr

Aidan Burke6′3″Sr · final yr6.2 PPG

Yaqub Mir6′2″Jr

Kayde Dotson6′1″Jr

Jasen Brooks6′0″Jr

Rahmir Barno6′0″Sr · final yr

Frontcourt 6 of 16 · forwards + centers

Dimitrije Vukicevic7′0″So · C2.6 PPG

Cade Pendleton6′10″Sr · F · final yr2.1 PPG

Olavi Suutela6′10″So · F

Leo Beath6′8″Sr · F · final yr12.2 PPG

Jake Holmes6′8″Fr · F

Jaden Vance6′6″So · F5.0 PPG

freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

59%of recorded scoring returns

3 of 5top scorers returning

Top returning scorers

Leo Beath12.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Tom Beattie10.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Alex Chaikin9.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 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

1from high school6via the portal

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

Rankings

2 of 16

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

Best-ranked: Rahmir Barno #216.

Where from

CA 5 · TX 3 · TN 2 · AL 1 · AZ 1 · FL 1

6 international: Melbourne, Australia; Helsinki; Newmarket, Ontario; Auckland, New Zealand and 2 more

High schools: Cleveland HS; Phillips Exeter Academy; Cottonwood HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Camp Wagner

→Treysen Eaglestaff

→Jordan Johnson

→Olavi Suutela

→Rahmir Barno

→Kayde Dotson

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Hudson Mayes

←Baylen Team IMPACT

←Bol Dengdit

←Ryder Elisaldez

←Christopher Cox

←Trap Johnson

How this roster compares

Big West Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)

Measure	UC San Diego	Conference
Average guard height	6′3″	6′4″	−1″
Average frontcourt height	6′9″	6′9″
Roster size	16	16
Freshman share	6%	25%	−19pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish

13–16 · Big West 8th10–20 · Big West 8th21–12 · Big West 2nd30–5 · Big West 1st23–11 · Big West 3rd

Coaching staff

Clint AllardHead coach

Skye EttinAssistant coach

Rich ShayewitzAssistant coach

Steven AldridgeAssistant coach

Daniel EberhardtAssistant coach

Denzel BritoAssistant coach

Staff changes7 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 3 before 2023–24, 4 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data

Acceptance rate27%

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