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San Diego State 2025-26 roster tracker: Returners, newcomers and departures
San Diego State’s basketball season has ended and what figures to be an eventful offseason is here.
The college basketball transfer portal opened up on Monday, clearing the way for hundreds of players across the country to submit their names while looking for a new home. The portal had previously been open for graduate transfers and for players who had dealt with a coach hiring/firing.
As it stands in late March, here’s a look at who is slated to suit up for the Aztecs in 2025-26.
RETURNERS:
F Pharoah Compton (sophomore)
G BJ Davis (junior)
G Reese Waters (redshirt senior)
G Miles Byrd (redshirt junior)
G Taj DeGourville (sophomore)
F Miles Heide (junior)
F Thokbor Majak (redshirt freshman)
F Demarshay Johnson Jr. (redshirt senior)
G Ray Gonzales (sophomore)
G Kai Lee (sophomore)
San Diego State lost six of their past seven scorers last offseason either to graduation or the transfer portal. Reese Waters, the top returnee, injured his foot before the season and wound up missing the entirety of this past season. Waters was San Diego State’s second-leading scorer in 2023-24, averaging 10 points and four rebounds per game while shooting 34 percent from three-point range. He previously stated in February his intentions to return to the Aztecs for his final season of eligibility in 2025-26.
Despite transfers and graduation this season, San Diego State may still return five of their top eight scorers from this year’s team that advanced to the NCAA tournament for the fifth straight season in addition to Reese Waters. Forward Thokbor Majak is a wild card, similar to Magoon Gwath a year ago. The seven-foot Majak, originally from Sudan, played his high school basketball at Dream City Christian in Arizona. He enrolled with the Aztecs this past summer and spent this season redshirting. Forward Demarshay Johnson Jr. has played in 40 games over his three seasons at San Diego State and has one year of eligibility remaining. Johnson Jr. was one of six players honored at senior night against Nevada, giving pause to his return next season.
DEPARTURES:
F Magoon Gwath (transfer portal)
G Nick Boyd (transfer portal)
F Jared Coleman-Jones (graduation)
G Wayne McKinney (graduation)
G Kimo Ferrari (graduation)
G Ryan Schwarz (graduation)
G Desai Lopez (graduation)
G Cam Lawin (transfer portal)
Boyd and Gwath were San Diego State’s first and third-leading scorers this season. The duo combined to start 57 games for the Aztecs in what would be their lone season on the court. Boyd spent four seasons at Florida Atlantic prior to coming to San Diego State one year ago and will now look elsewhere for his final season of collegiate ball.
Gwath was an unranked recruit who San Diego State offered in the summer of 2023. They got him enrolled shortly after and helped develop him during his redshirt season in 2023-24. One of the breakout stars nationally this season, Gwath started 26 games, missing five games after a hyperextended knee took him out against Utah State. Gwath earned Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors this season, finishing second nationally in block percentage. He became the second Aztec to enter the portal this offseason and will likely be among the most sought-after players nationally, likely securing an NIL deal near seven figures. Gwath is also a candidate to test the NBA Draft waters.
San Diego State was active in the transfer portal last offseason as they’ve long been since before the portal started. The Aztecs secured four players last year, all of which will be gone from next year’s roster. In addition to Boyd, forward Jared Coleman-Jones started 27 games while spending his final collegiate season with the Aztecs. Reserve guards Wayne McKinney and Kimo Ferrari, both former high school standouts in San Diego, spent their final seasons of eligibility with the Aztecs and were among the crowd favorites. Both players chose the Aztecs despite having played more minutes at their previous stops.
Cam Lawin was the third entry into the transfer portal. A walk-on guard from Chicago, Lawin played in 15 games over the past two seasons.
NEWCOMERS:
F Tae Simmons (freshman)
San Diego State’s lone high school commit comes south from Heritage Christian High School in Northridge. Simmons is a six-foot-seven forward who fits the San Diego State mold. A four-star recruit ranked, No. 124 nationally by 247Sports, Simmons averaged 21 points and 11 rebounds per game as a junior.
Simmons won’t be San Diego State’s lone addition to the roster next season, though barring a late surprise, he’ll be the only one coming from the high school ranks.
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City considering cutting funding to resource center for those experiencing homelessness
Last week Mayor Todd Gloria released the budget proposal for the 2027 fiscal budget. Protected homeless services is among his top priorities mentioned in the proposal. However, some of the reductions he’s proposing could impact thousands of San Diegans experiencing homelessness.
Located on 17th and K Street, the Neil Good Day Center offers an array of services to nearly seven thousand people experiencing homelessness. The services include giving them a place to shower and do laundry, and connecting them to a case manager, among others.
“These are critical services that are helping people off the streets, but really better their lives and their health and their employment situation as well,” Deacon Vargas with Father Joe’s Villages said.
Deacon Jim Vargas heads Father Joe’s Villages, which runs the center. He said through their prevention and diversion strategies, they’ve managed to keep nearly one thousand individuals from falling into homelessness.
“So by helping them pay rent, or helping them with their utilities, or helping them to reunite with family,” Vargas said.
Right now, the city allocates at least $850,000 per year to the Neil Good Day Center, according to Vargas.
But the future and funding for these services are in limbo because of Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed budget cuts.
“The impact to those whom we’ve been serving the Daily Center would be very severe,” Deacon Vargas said.
In a statement to NBC 7, Mayor Todd Gloria said in part, “We must find more efficient and cost-effective ways to address this crisis and prioritize funding for programs that provide shelter beds and maximize resources to programs that place people into permanent housing.”
Since it’s still at a proposal stage, Deacon Vargas said it’s unclear how the city will decide to move forward.
However, Deacon Vargas said services would be significantly reduced because they would be forced to operate solely on a budget of about half a million dollars they receive from philanthropy.
“The hours would be cut. Some days would be cut. We would have showers that might be impacted because they’re given seven days a week and we’d close two days a week, then the showers would be five days a week, the case management,” Deacon Vargas said.
Deacon Vargas is certain of one thing.
He would like to continue offering services at the Day Center, even if the city goes through with the funding cuts.
“As we work with individuals at the Day Center and at Father Joe’s Villages, the community becomes healthier as a result of it,” Deacon Vargas said.
The budget also recommends additional cuts to homeless services, but does not give specifics as to where those cuts would be.
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Solans, Luna, Guilavogui help RSL beat slumping San Diego, extend unbeaten streak to 6 games :: WRALSportsFan.com
SANDY, Utah — SANDY, Utah (AP) — Sergi Solans had two goals and an assist, Diego Luna added a goal and two assists, and Real Salt Lake beat San Diego FC 4-2 on Saturday night to extend its unbeaten streak to six games.
Morgan Guilavogui scored his first goal in MLS and had an assist for Real Salt Lake (5-1-1). The 28-year-old designated player has five goal contributions in his first six career games.
RSL hasn’t lost since a 1-0 defeat at Vancouver in the season opener.
San Diego (3-3-2) has lost three in a row and is winless in five straight.
Luna opened the scoring in the fifth minute when he re-directed a misplayed pass by Duran Ferree, San Diego’s 19-year-old goalkeeper, into the net.
Moments later, Solans headed home a perfectly-placed cross played by Luna from outside the right corner of the 18-yard box to the back post to make it 2-0. Solans, a 23-year-old forward, flicked a header from the center of the area inside the right post and past the outstretched arm of Ferree to make it 3-1 in the 37th minute.
Guilavogui slammed home a first-touch shot to give RSL a three-goal lead in the 45th.
Marcus Ingvartsen scored a goal in the 14th minute and Anders Dreyer converted from the penalty spot in the 66th for San Diego.
Ingvartsen has five goals and an assist this season and has 10 goal contributions (seven goals, three assists) in 16 career MLS appearances.
Rafael Cabral had three saves for RSL.
Ferree finished with five saves.
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