2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Manjikian, Evan

Jersey Number 21
Evan Manjikian
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Glendale, Calif.
- High School:
- Sierra Canyon School
Bio
2024-25
Did not play.
2023-24
Did not play.
2022-23
Played in two games as a freshman โฆ averaged 1.5 points and 0.5 rebounds in just over three minutes off the bench โฆ made one 3-point field goal on his first collegiate shot attempt in UCLAโs win against Pepperdine (Nov. 23) โฆ finished the season 1-for-2 from the field (both attempts from 3-point distance).
High School
Was a two-year varsity letterwinner at Sierra Canyon School (Chatsworth, Calif.) for head coach Andre Chevalier โฆ spent his first two years of high school at Crescenta Valley High School โฆ played on the varsity team at Crescenta Valley for head coach Shawn Zargarian as a sophomore (moved from the JV to the varsity team midway through his freshman season) โฆ as a senior at Sierra Canyon in 2021-22, averaged 3.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, playing in 26 contests โฆ shot 52 percent from the field and averaged 9.0 minutes per game โฆ Sierra Canyon went 26-5 overall in 2021-22, losing to Centennial High School (Corona, Calif.) in the CIF State Open Division regional title game (March 8, 2022) โฆ Sierra Canyon won the Gold Coast League in 2021-22, concluding the season ranked No. 18, nationally, in the ESPN High School Boysโ Basketball Top 25 Poll โฆ as a junior at Sierra Canyon in 2020-21, averaged 3.9 points and 3.5 rebounds in 18 games and shot 58 percent from the field โฆ averaged 12.0 minutes per game during his junior season โฆ helped the Trailblazers record a 16-2 overall record โฆ Sierra Canyon went 6-0 in the Gold Coast League in 2020-21 โฆ Sierra Canyonโs season concluded in the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section Open Division postseason tournament โฆ as a sophomore at Crescenta Valley High School in 2019-20, helped the Falcons compile a 25-3 overall record and a 13-1 mark in Pacific League play โฆ Crescenta Valley won the Pacific League title in 2019-20.
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Personal
Evan Manjikian was born in Glendale, Calif. โฆ mother is Matilda Kiaman โฆ father is Carlo Manjikian โฆ older cousin, Sooren Derboghosian, competed on the UCLA menโs basketball team for two seasons (2012-13, 2013-14) โฆ economics major.
Did not play.
2023-24
Did not play.
2022-23
Played in two games as a freshman โฆ averaged 1.5 points and 0.5 rebounds in just over three minutes off the bench โฆ made one 3-point field goal on his first collegiate shot attempt in UCLAโs win against Pepperdine (Nov. 23) โฆ finished the season 1-for-2 from the field (both attempts from 3-point distance).
High School
Was a two-year varsity letterwinner at Sierra Canyon School (Chatsworth, Calif.) for head coach Andre Chevalier โฆ spent his first two years of high school at Crescenta Valley High School โฆ played on the varsity team at Crescenta Valley for head coach Shawn Zargarian as a sophomore (moved from the JV to the varsity team midway through his freshman season) โฆ as a senior at Sierra Canyon in 2021-22, averaged 3.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, playing in 26 contests โฆ shot 52 percent from the field and averaged 9.0 minutes per game โฆ Sierra Canyon went 26-5 overall in 2021-22, losing to Centennial High School (Corona, Calif.) in the CIF State Open Division regional title game (March 8, 2022) โฆ Sierra Canyon won the Gold Coast League in 2021-22, concluding the season ranked No. 18, nationally, in the ESPN High School Boysโ Basketball Top 25 Poll โฆ as a junior at Sierra Canyon in 2020-21, averaged 3.9 points and 3.5 rebounds in 18 games and shot 58 percent from the field โฆ averaged 12.0 minutes per game during his junior season โฆ helped the Trailblazers record a 16-2 overall record โฆ Sierra Canyon went 6-0 in the Gold Coast League in 2020-21 โฆ Sierra Canyonโs season concluded in the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section Open Division postseason tournament โฆ as a sophomore at Crescenta Valley High School in 2019-20, helped the Falcons compile a 25-3 overall record and a 13-1 mark in Pacific League play โฆ Crescenta Valley won the Pacific League title in 2019-20.
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Personal
Evan Manjikian was born in Glendale, Calif. โฆ mother is Matilda Kiaman โฆ father is Carlo Manjikian โฆ older cousin, Sooren Derboghosian, competed on the UCLA menโs basketball team for two seasons (2012-13, 2013-14) โฆ economics major.
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