UC Merced Men’s Basketball

Congratulations to Khoi Nguyen, Cyprus Graham, and Pawllos Habtom for being inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society! A testament to their excellence on the court, in the classroom, and in the community.

Life as a Bobcat with Myles Haynes! Mylo's UC Merced career has been full of surreal moments and enriching experiences. Mylo founded his non-profit organization, won the Bobcat Award, represented UC Merced at a Board of Regents meeting, played in 97 career games, and much more.

Male Athlete of the Year ➡️ Elijah Charles Charles is UC Merced's first ever NCAA Division II All-West Region selection. He also earned All-CCAA First Team honors and was named Cal Pac Player of the Week on February 24.

Female Newcomer of the Year ➡️ Lizzie Ledesma Male Newcomer of the Year ➡️ Sterling McClanahan

Team of the Year ➡️ @UCMercedMBB Rivalry Game of the Year ➡️ @UCMercedMBB

Academic Team of the Spring ➡️ @UCMercedMBB Academic Team of the Fall ➡️ @UCMercedWVB

UC Merced Male Freshman of the Year ➡️ Jaden Hubbard Female Freshman of the Year ➡️ Sonya Gregoris

Celebrating our fearless Bobcats this National Student-Athlete Day! Go Big, Go Cats 😼

This Bobcat Athletics Giving Day, help us reach 100 Bobcat Club members and be part of our inaugural NCAA Division II class. Together, we can power teams behind the scenes! Your membership counts for this year and the 2026-27 year 🔥 Link >>> ucm.edu/gkiqua

All set for the Reese's All-Star Game. Gary Stewart and Jaylen Wiltz are coaching the West All-Stars live on CBS Sports Network!

.@UCMercedMBB head coach Gary Stewart and assistant coach Jaylen Wiltz are at the Men's Final Four in Indy to coach in the NABC-Reese's Division 1 All-Star Game. Stewart will also be a panelist for a Coaches for Gun Safety discussion as a part of Play Smart Save Lives.

Giving Day loading! Join the Bobcat Club on April 6th to support UC Merced Men’s Basketball 💪 Link >>> ucm.edu/gkiqua

Congrats to Cyprus Graham and Pawllos Habtom on being named to the CSC Academic All-District Team! Handling business on the court and in the classroom 📚🏀 📰 ucm.edu/d4za93

𝐀𝐋𝐋-𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐎𝐍. 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐉𝐀𝐇 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐄𝐒. Eli is UC Merced's first ever NCAA Division II All-Region player after averaging over 15.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, and a block per game! He also shot over 62% from the floor.

Elijah Charles extends @UCMercedMBB's streak to eleven straight years with with an All-Conference First Team selection. With McClanahan, the Bobcats have multiple all-conference picks for four straight years. ucmercedbobcats.com/news/2026/3/3/…

Elijah Charles. All-CCAA First Team 👏 Charles led the CCAA with 13 double-doubles, averaging 15.9 PPG and a league-leading and program record 9.9 RPG. He is the first CCAA player to average over 15 PPG and 9.5 RPG in a decade. He also led the conference with a .627 FG %.

Sterling McClanahan named All-CCAA Second Team! McClanahan finished third in the CCAA with 16.9 PPG and was the only player with two 30-point performances. He had seven 20+ point games overall on his way to posting the Bobcats highest PPG mark since Aki Chambers in 2012-13.

.@UCMercedMBB played suffocating defense and was within a point with four minutes to go in an attempt to spoil No. 2 Cal State East Bay's perfect season, but the Bobcats fell 58-51 in Saturday's season finale. ucmercedbobcats.com/news/2026/3/1/…

Game 26/26. 🆚 No. 2 Cal State East Bay ⏰ 7:30pm 📍 Hayward, CA 🏟️ Pioneer Gymnasium 📺 FloCollege ucm.edu/fxr1l6 📊 ucm.edu/xrx86c

Continuing the celebration of Black History Month with a message from a few of our @UCMercedMBB and @UCMercedWBB student-athletes.