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Cal State Bakersfield Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #329 · 8–24 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big West Conference · Bakersfield, CA

Cal State Bakersfield finished 8–24 (Big West 11th, KenPom #329) in 2025–26. 13 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 12 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster13 players
New this season12
Transfer additions11
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards and Centers · 2026
Most common home stateCA (9)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards and Centers: open from 2026 — 6 ahead.

2026
Gopening6 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2027
Gopening2 ahead · multi-yr
Fopening2 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2028
Gopening2 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Sean Pouedet6′2″—
Kristian Payne6′6″Fr
Snookey Wigington5′9″Redshirt
Bryce Cofield6′7″So
EJ Bryson6′4″—
Jaden Alexander6′4″RS-Sr
Pietro Iannuzzi6′5″—
Blake Dibble6′2″Jr
Iliyan Pishtikov6′3″—
Forwards in that room (4)
Petar Ivancic6′8″—
Tom Koppens6′7″—
Cameron Barnes6′10″RS-Jr
Chudi Dioramma6′10″RS-Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Cal State Bakersfield

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G opening (6 ahead), F opening (5 ahead), C open (1 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 1 came straight from high school and 11 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CA, TX, CO.

2 of 13 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 2 of 13 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

10% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 13 players

Guards 9 of 13

Bryce Cofield6′7″So
Kristian Payne6′6″Fr
Pietro Iannuzzi6′5″—
EJ Bryson6′4″—
Jaden Alexander6′4″RS-Sr · final yr9.4 PPG
Iliyan Pishtikov6′3″—
Sean Pouedet6′2″—
Blake Dibble6′2″Jr
Snookey Wigington5′9″Redshirt

Frontcourt 4 of 13 · forwards + centers

Cameron Barnes6′10″RS-Jr · F
Chudi Dioramma6′10″RS-Jr · F
Petar Ivancic6′8″F
Tom Koppens6′7″F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

10%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jaden Alexander9.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 of 14 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 school11via the portal

2 of 13 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

2 of 13

2 of 13 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Cameron Barnes #212.

Where from

CA 9 · TX 3 · CO 1 · IL 1 · MS 1 · NC 1

9 international: Machelen; Port-au-Prince, Haiti; London, England; Affligem, Belgium and 5 more

High schools: Bakersfield Christian High School ×2; St. Patrick-St. Vincent; Dynamic Prep and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Sean Pouedet
→Snookey Wigington
→Bryce Cofield
→Petar Ivancic
→EJ Bryson
→Pietro Iannuzzi
→Tom Koppens
→Blake Dibble
→Cameron Barnes
→Iliyan Pishtikov
→Chudi Dioramma

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Colin Darby
←Dailin Smith
←Tory James Jr.
←Mike Price
←Bentley Waller
←AJ George
←Ronald Jessamy
←CJ Hardy
←Dylan Purnell
←Pierre Geneste Jr.

How this roster compares

Big West Conference (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureCal State BakersfieldConference
Average guard height6′3″6′4″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1316−3
Freshman share8%25%−17pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2932021–22#2992022–23#2502023–24#2632024–25#3292025–26
8–19 · Big West 9th11–22 · Big West 10th13–19 · Big West 10th14–19 · Big West 9th8–24 · Big West 11th

Coaching staff

Todd LeeHead coach
Brent WrappAssistant coach
Chris CreveloneAssociate head coach
Eddie HillAssociate head coach
. TBDAssistant coach
Jackson LeeAssistant coach
Russell PayneAssistant coach
Staff changes8 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 4 before 2025–26, 3 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate94%

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