UC Merced Men’s Basketball

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.

.@UCMercedMBB fell 74-69 to San Francisco State on Thursday night. ucmercedbobcats.com/news/2026/2/26…

Hoopin' in The City. 🆚 San Francisco State ⏰ 7:30pm 📍 San Francisco 🏟️ SFFCU Gymnasium 📺 FloCollege ucm.edu/fxr1l6 📊 ucm.edu/ny2pnv

UC Merced senior named conference player of the week. Here’s why mercedsunstar.com/sports/college…

Congrats to Elijah Charles for being named the FloCollege/CCAA Player of the Week after his historic 36-point, 16 rebound performance in the Bobcats win over Cal State LA! 📰 ucm.edu/vroq4d

.@UCMercedMBB pushed CSUDH to the limit on Senior Day but came up just short, 78-75. Each team led for at least 15 minutes in a game that saw ten ties and four lead changes. Pawllos Habtom and Jaden Hubbard scored 22 and 21 points, respectively. ucmercedbobcats.com/news/2026/2/22…

Thank you, seniors 💛 Grateful for everything!

Our Division. Our Team. Our Day. #D2Day | #MakeItYours

Senior Day. One last time at home 💙 🆚 Cal State Dominguez Hills ⏰ 3:00pm 📍 Merced, CA 🏟️ Joseph Edward Gallo Gymnasium ⚪️ White Out 📺 FloCollege ucm.edu/fxr1l6 📊 ucm.edu/9nzrnl

Celebrating our seniors tomorrow! Join us as we honor Elijah Charles, Pawllos Habtom, Khoi Nguyen, and Myles Haynes for Senior Day prior to the 3:00pm tipoff against Cal State Dominguez Hills.

Behind Elijah Charles' career-night, @UCMercedMBB shot 56% from the floor and held a +17 advantage on the boards in an 86-69 win over Cal State LA on Thursday night. The Bobcats also tied the program-record for the most 80-point games in a season! ucmercedbobcats.com/news/2026/2/20…

Cyp was big on both ends last night and is the first CCAA player this year with 20 points and 5 steals in a game! Both totals marked career-highs for Graham!

ABSOLUTE DOMINANCE FROM ELI! Elijah Charles recorded the Bobcats first 35 point, 15 rebound double-double since 2013 and the CCAA's first in at least a decade.

That's five straight home wins!