LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego men's basketball head coach Clint Allard has announced the addition of ten newcomers who will join the Tritons' roster for the 2025-26 season: eight transfers and two first-year scholar-athletes.
Leo Beath (Lynn),
Tom Beattie (Hawai'i),
Alex Chaikin (Lafayette),
Bol Dengdit (Portland),
Tyson Dunn (Buffalo),
Trap Johnson (Montana State),
Emanuel Prospere II (Missouri-St. Louis), and
Dimitrije Vukicevic (Washington State) will transfer to UC San Diego.
Hudson Mayes (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and
Jaden Vance (Phoenix, Ariz.) will join the roster as freshmen.
"We're thrilled to welcome our incoming class," said UC San Diego head coach
Clint Allard '08. "Our staff did an outstanding job recruiting scholar-athletes who excel on and off the court. This group brings a mix of backgrounds and experience, yet they all share the competitive drive and team-first mentality that define UC San Diego Men's Basketball."
The 2024-25 season was a record-breaking one for UC San Diego men's basketball. In their first season eligible for NCAA Division I postseason play, the Tritons won 30 games on the way to capturing a Big West regular season and tournament title and competing in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
Season tickets for the 2025-26 season go on sale Tuesday morning. Don't miss The Big West champions in action with a full slate of exciting games at LionTree Arena. Pricing begins as low as $175 for adults.
LEO BEATH
6-8 Forward, R-Jr.
Malibu, Calif.
Oak Park HS
Lynn University
At Lynn: Played in 30 games with 29 total starts ... Led Lynn with 535 points and 287 rebounds ... Shot 46.2% (207-448) from the floor and 32.7% (49-150) from beyond the arc ... Recorded 91 assists, 18 blocks and 36 steals ... Tallied eight double-doubles and one triple-double (14 pts/14 reb/11 ast) vs. Florida Tech (2/12/25) ... Named First Team All-Conference.
Prior to Lynn: Played two seasons at NCAA Division I Florida Atlantic University … Appeared in five games for the Owls.
TOM BEATTIE
6-5 Guard, Jr.
Auckland, New Zealand
Rosmini College
University of Hawai'i
At Hawai'i: Team co-captain ... Started 24 of 31 games ... Averaged 7.4 ppg while shooting 44.3 percent from the floor ... Led the team in minutes played and minutes per game (26.1) ... Finished second on the team in total assists (49) ... Named to the OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 13.0 ppg and shooting 65 percent from the floor in helping UH to the tournament title ... Notched a career-high 16 points in wins over San Jose State and Cal State Fullerton ... Double-digit scoring in 10 games, including each of the last three games ... Named to the academic all-Big West team ... Earned CSC Academic All-District honors … True freshman played in 33 games with three starts ... Averaged 3.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game ... Shot 81.8 percent (27-of-33) from the free throw line ... Sank 20-of-22 (.909) free throws in Big West play ... Scored in double-digits on three occasions ... Scored 12 points in his collegiate debut vs. UH Hilo ... Tallied 11 points and three assists in home win over UC Davis ... Posted 15 points, six rebounds, and three assists at UC Santa Barbara ... First player off the bench in 14 contests ... Named to Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Prep: A 2023 graduate of Rosmini College in Auckland, New Zealand ... As a senior, averaged 27.4 points, five rebounds and three assists while leading Rosmini to the prep championship game ... Competed for the Junior Tall Blacks representing the New Zealand U18 and U19 teams respectively ... Lead Harbour Basketball to the U20 national championship, scoring 28 points along with five rebounds, three assists and three steals in the championship game ... Also a member of the Auckland Tuatara of the New Zealand National Basketball League. in New Zealand ... Appeared In 24 games over the course of two seasons ... Also played varsity rugby and volleyball at Rosmini.
ALEX CHAIKIN
6-5 Guard, Soph.
Williamsburg, Va.
Trinity Episcopal
Lafayette College
At Lafayette: Named to the All-Patriot League Third and Rookie Teams ... Six games scoring 20+ points ... Registered seven games with four or more made three-pointers ... Earned Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors on Dec. 2 ... Posted 20 points, including seven-of-eight from the floor and six-of-seven from 3-point range, against Mercyhurst ... Tallied 23 points against Bucknell, earning the Feb. 17 Patriot League Rookie of the Week nod ... Scored 27 points against Army ... Finished with a team-high 24 points at Boston ... One of three Leopards in double figures (18 points, four assists, one block) against Holy Cross in the Patriot League tournament first round ... Concluded the year with a career- and team-high 29 points in the Patriot League quarterfinal at American.
High School: Has four years of background at Trinity Episcopal, averaging 22 points, six rebounds and two assists per game...was named an All-Prep League Team, a VISSA Division 1 All-State and an 804 All-Star Game selection ... Set both the school's single-season record for 3-pointers made (108) and the career record for shots from beyond the arc (231) as the eighth all-time leading scorer ... Played club basketball for Virginia Premier under coach Corey Stitzel ... Was a member of the Spanish, Chess and Finance, Marketing and Entrepreneurship Clubs.
BOL DENGDIT
6-11 Forward, R-Jr.
Melbourne, Australia
NBA Global Academy
University of Portland
At Portland: Appeared in 30 games, making 24 starts as a sophomore ... Pulled down 3.9 rebounds per contest ... Fourth on the Pilots from beyond the arc, averaging 2.2 three-pointers per contest … Played in all 32 games as a redshirt freshman, making 15 starts ... Averaged 4.8 rebounds per game over 21 minutes played per contest ... Ranked second on the team in rebounding.
International: Played for the Australian National Team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers … Member of Australia's U-19 squad at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 World Cup where he averaged 6.7 points and 3.3 rebounds across seven games … Scored 10 points against Team USA in that tournament … Joined the NBA Global Academy in Australia in January of 2019 … The NBA Global Academy is an elite basketball training center at Basketball Australia's Centre of Excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra and serves as the NBA's hub for top male and female prospects from outside the U.S.
TYSON DUNN
6-3, Guard, Gr.
Newmarket, Ontario
Newmarket HS
University at Buffalo
At Buffalo: One of two Bulls to start every game ... Averaged 29.4 mpg, 12.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg and a team leading 5.3 apg ... His 165 assists were the seventh most in a single season in program history and 34th nationally at the end of the regular season ... Dunn was named MAC Player of the Week on Nov. 11th after recording a double-double in the season opener at Old Dominion (11/4) with 24 points, 11 assists and 6 rebounds, followed up with the program's fourth triple-double with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists against Fredonia (11/8) ... To go with his MAC Player of the Week honor, Dunn took home U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) National Player of the Week honors on Nov. 12th ... Scored in double figures 19 times including seven 20+ point performances ... Scored a career-high 26 points against Toledo (March 1) ... Dunn's 14 assists against Fredonia (11/8) is tied for the fifth most in program history in a single game ... Had a career-high seven steals against Pitt-Bradford (Dec. 3), good for fifth most in a single game in program history ... Splashed home a career-high 6 three-pointers against Western Michigan (Jan. 18) and Toledo (March 1).
AT WESTERN ONTARIO
In three seasons with the Mustangs, Dunn started 52 games while appearing in 56, he averaged 30.4 minutes per game ... The guard averaged 14.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 2.6 steals per game at Western Ontario ... Dunn helped the Mustangs to their first 19-win season since the 2019-20 season when they went 19-9 ... Second in total points for Western Ontario in the 2023-24 campaign with 373 ... From the floor, Dunn shot .476 including a field goal percentage of .514 in 2022-23 ... He recorded a career-high 39 points at Carleton on Nov. 26, 2022.
TRAP JOHNSON
6-6 Guard, R-Fr.
Belton, Texas
Belton HS
Montana State University
At Montana State: Redshirt.
High School: Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and a top-30 prospect in the state of Texas ... Starred at Belton High School in Belton, Texas ... Rated the second-best MSU recruit since 2010 according to 247Sports ranking system ... Named the All-District 22-5A Offensive Player of the Year following his senior season ... As a senior in 2023-24, averaged 23 points, ten rebounds, three assists, and a block per game on the way to District 22-5A Offensive Player of the Year and TABC All-State honors ... As a junior in 2022-23, averaged 23.1 points and 9.2 rebounds per game on the way to TABC All-State honors ... Also picked up District 22-5A Offensive Player of the Year accolades as a junior in addition to being named to the Texas High School Coaches Association Super Elite Team ... Led Belton to the playoffs for the third consecutive season and earned their first playoff berth in 19 years ... Dropped a career-high 42 points in a Bi-District playoff win for the Tigers ... Also starred in baseball ... Member of National Honor Society and was a leader in Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Graduated in the top 10% of his class.
HUDSON MAYES
6-5 Guard, Fr.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Redondo Union HS
High School: Named All-Area Player of the Year by the
Daily Breeze ... Led the Seahawks to a 28-6 record and the CIF SoCal Division I Regional Final ... SABC All-Star Game MVP … Named Bay League Most Valuable Player ... Averaged 16.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and two steals per game as a senior.
EMANUEL PROSPERE II
6-5, Guard/Forward, Gr.
Miami, Fla.
Jackson HS
University of Missouri-St. Louis
At Missouri-St. Louis: Appeared in 32 games with 25 starts as a senior ... Ranked second on the Tritons with 12.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game ... Connected on 39.5% of his three-point tries ... Played all 45 minutes and scored 26 points in an overtime victory over Rockhurst in the GLVC tournament first round (March 6) … Appeared in 28 games with 14 starts his junior year ... Averaged 11.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game ... Second on the team with 30 steals and third in scoring ... Tallied a career-high 21 points at Illinois Springfield (11/9/23) ... Reached doubles figures in scoring in 19 of his 28 games played.
At Kaskaskia College: Appeared in 31 games with 29 starts at Kaskaskia ... Averaged 10.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game ... Reached double figures in scoring 20 times highlighted by a 21-point performance at Eureka College ... Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in a win at Oakland City ... Dished out a career-high eight assists against Greenville University ... Appeared in 23 games at Kaskaskia as a freshman in 2021-22 ... Averaged 6.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game ... Shot 47 percent from the floor, including 26 percent from three and 57 percent at the foul line ... Reached double figures in scoring six times highlighted by a pair of 18-point performances ... Had a season-high six boards against SWIC (Feb. 14, 2023).
JADEN VANCE
6-6, Forward, Fr.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Compass Prep
High School: Played club ball for EYBL Vegas Elite, averaging 14 points per game … Three-star recruit per 24/7 Sports … Named Hoops Top 150 prospect.
DMITRIJE VUKICEVIC
7-0, Center, R-Fr.
Belgrade, Serbia
SKN St. Pölten
Washington State University
At Washington State: Redshirt.
Prep School: Played for SKN St. PoltEn Basketball in 2023-24 Austrian BSL, the top division ... Won the 2023-24 Austrian U19 league championship ... Named the 2023-24 Superliga U19 MVP.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 93 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
