D2 · Pacific West Conference

Biola Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Pacific West Conference · La Mirada, CA

Biola (D2, Pacific West Conference) lists 14 players on the 2026–27 roster; 7 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season7
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029
Most common home stateCA (12)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 6 ahead.

2026
Gblocked13 ahead
Fcrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fbalanced2 ahead
2028
Gbalanced8 ahead
Fbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening6 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Walker Weir6′6″Sr
Charlie Gehler6′4″Sr
Kosta Trifunovic6′6″Fr
Facundo Aranda6′0″Sr
Grayson Sinek6′2″Fr
Ryder Elisaldez6′3″Jr
Brycen Mackenzie6′2″Fr
Gannon Dykstra6′1″So
Logan Stewart6′6″So
Leyton Martin6′0″So
Elijah Tshibangu6′4″Jr
Forwards in that room (3)
Prince Oseya6′10″Jr
Christian Wise6′6″So
Ay-Keen Richardson6′7″RS-Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Biola

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (13 ahead), F crowded (3 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 7 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CA, WA, AZ.

0 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

33% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 11 of 14

Walker Weir6′6″Sr · final yr6.2 PPG
Kosta Trifunovic6′6″Fr
Logan Stewart6′6″So
Charlie Gehler6′4″Sr · final yr11.4 PPG
Elijah Tshibangu6′4″Jr
Ryder Elisaldez6′3″Jr
Grayson Sinek6′2″Fr
Brycen Mackenzie6′2″Fr
Gannon Dykstra6′1″So1.9 PPG
Facundo Aranda6′0″Sr · final yr5.6 PPG
Leyton Martin6′0″So1.1 PPG

Frontcourt 3 of 14 · forwards + centers

Prince Oseya6′10″Jr · F
Ay-Keen Richardson6′7″RS-Sr · F · final yr2.3 PPG
Christian Wise6′6″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

33%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Charlie Gehler11.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Walker Weir6.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Facundo Aranda5.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 of 16 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

3from high school4via the portal

10 of 14 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 14

0 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

CA 12 · WA 2 · AZ 1 · MN 1 · NV 1 · OR 1

3 international: Victoria, British Columbia; Mendoza; Frankfurt am Main

High schools: Alma Fuerte; Etiwanda HS; Capistrano Valley HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Ryder Elisaldez
→Prince Oseya
→Elijah Tshibangu
→Christian Wise

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Mikah Tolpezninkas
←Tyus Parrish-Tillman
←Jalen Atkins
←Scott McDowell
←Garrison Sherman
←Chris Harris
←Joe Ofori
←Cole Bekkering

How this roster compares

Pacific West Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureBiolaConference
Average guard height6′3″6′2″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′7″+1″
Roster size1417−3
Freshman share21%25%−4pp

Coaching staff

Dr. Dave HolmquistHead men's basketball coach
Matt OkadaAssistant coach
Louis CzechAssistant coach
Colton MeoAssistant coach
Daniel EsparzaAssistant coach
Staff changes7 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26, 2 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate74%
SAT midpoint1226
ACT midpoint26

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