D2 · California Collegiate Athletic Association

Cal State Monterey Bay Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Seaside, CA

Cal State Monterey Bay (D2, California Collegiate Athletic Association) lists 13 players on the 2025–26 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster13 players
New this season6
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2027
Most common home stateCA (9)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2027 — 6 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gblocked7 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gopening6 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
2028
Gopening3 ahead · multi-yr
Fopen2 ahead
2029
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Chol Deng6′6″Sr
Ashton Reese6′5″Jr
Miki Gacic6′3″Fr
Warren Blut6′2″Fr
Ariya Briscoe6′1″Sr
Caleb Cronn6′2″Fr
Jackson Corley6′3″Jr
Jaden Tengan6′0″Jr
Forwards in that room (4)
Michael Mora6′6″So
Evan Wells6′4″So
Joey Bilello6′8″Jr
Damjan Agovic6′9″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 Monterey Bay

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (7 ahead), F blocked (4 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 6 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CA, CO, AZ.

0 of 13 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 13 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

2025–26 · 13 players

Guards 8 of 13

Chol Deng6′6″Sr · final yr5.2 PPG
Ashton Reese6′5″Jr
Miki Gacic6′3″Fr
Jackson Corley6′3″Jr3.2 PPG
Warren Blut6′2″Fr
Caleb Cronn6′2″Fr
Ariya Briscoe6′1″Sr · final yr4.7 PPG
Jaden Tengan6′0″Jr13.3 PPG

Frontcourt 5 of 13 · forwards + centers

Mezziah Oakman7′0″Sr · C · final yr
Damjan Agovic6′9″Jr · F
Joey Bilello6′8″Jr · F7.7 PPG
Michael Mora6′6″So · F11.9 PPG
Evan Wells6′4″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

59%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jaden Tengan13.3 PPG in 2024–25 · returning
Michael Mora11.9 PPG in 2024–25 · returning
Joey Bilello7.7 PPG in 2024–25 · returning

Computed from 10 of 14 players on the 2024–25 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2025–26 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

3from high school3via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 13

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

Where from

CA 9 · CO 2 · AZ 1 · OR 1 · SC 1 · TX 1

5 international: Belgrade, Serbia; Sydney, Aust.; Canberra; Melbourne, Australia and 1 more

High schools: De La Salle HS ×2; Fairmont Prep ×2; Del Campo HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Chol Deng
→Ashton Reese
→Mezziah Oakman

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←JP Shiers
←Chol Deng
←Alec Zambie
←Javon Johnson
←Blake Jones
←Konner Baroni
←Nebiyu Teklemariam

How this roster compares

California Collegiate Athletic Association (12 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureCal State Monterey BayConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1315−2
Freshman share23%27%−4pp

Coaching staff

Isaac WilliamsMen's basketball head coach
Akil ReeseAssistant coach
Robin LewisAssistant coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2022–23, 2 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate97%

How this page is made: Rosters: official Cal State Monterey Bay rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · Stats: 2024–25, the newest season with recorded stats for Cal State Monterey Bay; 2025–26 stats are not on file. · New this season: players not listed on the 2024–25 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.

See whether your profile fits Cal State Monterey Bay's openings

This page describes the program. The free Market Preview scores YOU against it — and 1,059 others.

Start my free preview

Share this page

On a phone, Share… opens your share sheet — Instagram, TikTok, Messages.

Also in the California Collegiate Athletic Association

every California Collegiate Athletic Association program →

Related