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Evan Manjikian, UCLA men's basketball headshot 2025-26
Jersey Number 21

Evan Manjikian

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-8
  • Weight:
    235
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Glendale, Calif.
  • High School:
    Sierra Canyon School

2024-25
Did not play.

2023-24
Did not play.

2022-23
Played in two games as a freshman โ€ฆ averaged 1.5 points and 0.5 rebounds in just over three minutes off the bench โ€ฆ made one 3-point field goal on his first collegiate shot attempt in UCLAโ€™s win against Pepperdine (Nov. 23) โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ spent his first two years of high school at Crescenta Valley High School โ€ฆ 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) โ€ฆ as a senior at Sierra Canyon in 2021-22, averaged 3.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, playing in 26 contests โ€ฆ shot 52 percent from the field and averaged 9.0 minutes per game โ€ฆ 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) โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ averaged 12.0 minutes per game during his junior season โ€ฆ helped the Trailblazers record a 16-2 overall record โ€ฆ Sierra Canyon went 6-0 in the Gold Coast League in 2020-21 โ€ฆ Sierra Canyonโ€™s season concluded in the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section Open Division postseason tournament โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ Crescenta Valley won the Pacific League title in 2019-20.
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Personal
Evan Manjikian was born in Glendale, Calif. โ€ฆ mother is Matilda Kiaman โ€ฆ father is Carlo Manjikian โ€ฆ older cousin, Sooren Derboghosian, competed on the UCLA menโ€™s basketball team for two seasons (2012-13, 2013-14) โ€ฆ economics major.
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