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2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster

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Players

  • Kyelin King - View Profile
    Guard G 6'5" 190 lbs
    0

    Kyelin King

    Jr. San Diego, Calif. Legacy HS (S.C.) Cal St. San Marcos
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    Junior San Diego, Calif. Legacy HS (S.C.) Cal St. San Marcos
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  • Ethan Berninger - View Profile
    Guard G 6'4" 190 lbs
    1

    Ethan Berninger

    So. Littleton, Colo. Dakota Ridge HS
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    Sophomore Littleton, Colo. Dakota Ridge HS
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  • Point Guard PG 6'4" 195 lbs
    2

    Andrew King

    R-Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. Desert Vista HS Houston Christian / Elon / Youngstown State
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    Redshirt Senior Phoenix, Ariz. Desert Vista HS Houston Christian / Elon / Youngstown State
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  • CJ Richardson - View Profile
    Point Guard PG 5'10" 178 lbs
    4

    CJ Richardson

    Fr. Long Beach, Calif. Veritas Academy
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    Freshman Long Beach, Calif. Veritas Academy
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  • David Zhuang - View Profile
    Guard G 6'0" 170 lbs
    5

    David Zhuang

    So. Boise, Idaho Bishop Kelly HS
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    Sophomore Boise, Idaho Bishop Kelly HS
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  • Guard G 6'3" 185 lbs
    10

    Briggs Young

    Fr. Carlsbad, Calif. Carlsbad HS
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    Freshman Carlsbad, Calif. Carlsbad HS
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  • Jayden Smoot - View Profile
    Guard G 6'3" 185 lbs
    11

    Jayden Smoot

    So. West Covina, Calif. Rancho Christian HS University of Texas at Arlington
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    Sophomore West Covina, Calif. Rancho Christian HS University of Texas at Arlington
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  • Quincy Scott - View Profile
    Guard G 6'6" 200 lbs
    13

    Quincy Scott

    So. Portland, Ore. Grant HS
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    Sophomore Portland, Ore. Grant HS
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  • Reece Dent - View Profile
    Guard/Forward G/F 6'9"
    15

    Reece Dent

    Fr. American Fork, Utah American Fork HS
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    Freshman American Fork, Utah American Fork HS
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  • Briggs Ranstrom - View Profile
    Forward F 6'6" 215 lbs
    20

    Briggs Ranstrom

    R-Sr. Eagle, Idaho Rocky Mountain HS Idaho State Univ.
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    Redshirt Senior Eagle, Idaho Rocky Mountain HS Idaho State Univ.
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  • Canaan Magness - View Profile
    Guard G 6'4" 180 lbs
    21

    Canaan Magness

    Fr. Star, Idaho Owyhee HS
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    Freshman Star, Idaho Owyhee HS
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  • Nick Corbett - View Profile
    Forward/Center F/C 6'7" 240 lbs
    23

    Nick Corbett

    Jr. San Jose, Calif. Ballermine College Prep Concordia Univ. (Calif.) / Skyline College
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    Junior San Jose, Calif. Ballermine College Prep Concordia Univ. (Calif.) / Skyline College
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  • Drew Fisher - View Profile
    Guard/Forward G/F 6'4" 215 lbs
    24

    Drew Fisher

    So. Los Angeles, Calif. Crespi Carmeliite HS Lewis University
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    Sophomore Los Angeles, Calif. Crespi Carmeliite HS Lewis University
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  • Guard G 6'4" 190 lbs
    32

    Behr Ryden

    Fr. Meridian, Idaho Meridian HS
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    Freshman Meridian, Idaho Meridian HS
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  • Michael Day - View Profile
    Center C 6'10" 250 lbs
    33

    Michael Day

    Sr. Middleton, Idaho Middleton HS Univ. of Evansville
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    Senior Middleton, Idaho Middleton HS Univ. of Evansville
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Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Jon Hawkins

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  • Associate Head Coach

    Chris Dendinger

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  • Special Assistant to Head Coach

    Greg Hawkins

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  • Assistant Coach

    Aaron Cufr

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  • Assistant Coach

    Levi Wenrich

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  • Character Coach

    Jeff Kinneeveauk

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  • Graduate Assistant Coach

    Andrew Anawalt

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Men's Basketball Support Staff

  • Athletic Trainer

    Todd Johnston

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  • High Performance Manager

    Josh Heidegger

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  • Strength & Conditioning Coach

    Jarod Gonzales

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  • Student Manager

    Cooper Walker

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  • Student Manager

    Jake Lukosky

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  • Student Manager

    Kaitlyn Syverson

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  • Student Manager

    Jaxon Skeen

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2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School Previous School
0 Kyelin King Jr. G 6-5 190 San Diego, Calif. / Legacy HS (S.C.) Cal St. San Marcos
1 Ethan Berninger So. G 6-4 190 Littleton, Colo. / Dakota Ridge HS
2 Andrew King R-Sr. PG 6-4 195 Phoenix, Ariz. / Desert Vista HS Houston Christian / Elon / Youngstown State
4 CJ Richardson Fr. PG 5-10 178 Long Beach, Calif. / Veritas Academy
5 David Zhuang So. G 6-0 170 Boise, Idaho / Bishop Kelly HS
10 Briggs Young Fr. G 6-3 185 Carlsbad, Calif. / Carlsbad HS
11 Jayden Smoot So. G 6-3 185 West Covina, Calif. / Rancho Christian HS University of Texas at Arlington
13 Quincy Scott So. G 6-6 200 Portland, Ore. / Grant HS
15 Reece Dent Fr. G/F 6-9 American Fork, Utah / American Fork HS
20 Briggs Ranstrom R-Sr. F 6-6 215 Eagle, Idaho / Rocky Mountain HS Idaho State Univ.
21 Canaan Magness Fr. G 6-4 180 Star, Idaho / Owyhee HS
23 Nick Corbett Jr. F/C 6-7 240 San Jose, Calif. / Ballermine College Prep Concordia Univ. (Calif.) / Skyline College
24 Drew Fisher So. G/F 6-4 215 Los Angeles, Calif. / Crespi Carmeliite HS Lewis University
32 Behr Ryden Fr. G 6-4 190 Meridian, Idaho / Meridian HS
33 Michael Day Sr. C 6-10 250 Middleton, Idaho / Middleton HS Univ. of Evansville

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
hawkins-jon-2023 Jon Hawkins Head Coach
dendinger-hs-24 Chris Dendinger Associate Head Coach
hawkins-greg-hs-24 Greg Hawkins Special Assistant to Head Coach
Aaron Cufr Assistant Coach
wenrich-hs-24 Levi Wenrich Assistant Coach
Kinneeveauk-Jeff Jeff Kinneeveauk Character Coach
Andrew Anawalt Graduate Assistant Coach

Men's Basketball Support Staff

Men's Basketball - Support Staff
Image Name Title
johnston-todd-23 Todd Johnston Athletic Trainer
heidigger-josh-24 Josh Heidegger High Performance Manager
Gonzales-Jared-headshot-2022 Jarod Gonzales Strength & Conditioning Coach
Cooper Walker Student Manager
Jake Lukosky Student Manager
Kaitlyn Syverson Student Manager
Jaxon Skeen Student Manager

Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball Support Staff