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)
Measure
UC Davis
Conference
Average guard height
6′4″
6′4″
Average frontcourt height
6′10″
6′8″
+2″
Roster size
15
15
Freshman share
7%
27%
−20pp
The five-year arc
kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
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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