By Ron Smith
March 4, 2026
 
(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) Westmont senior Jarrett Bryant and junior Aidan Mandel have been honored as 2025-26 All-Pacific West Conference Players. Bryant, of Eugene, Oregon, was named to the first team while Mandel, of Santa Barbara, was selected for the second team.
 
In addition, head coach Justin Leslie was named the 2025-26 PacWest Coach of the Year.
 
Bryant ranked second in the PacWest in 3-point field goal accuracy at 42.2%. He also ranked fifth in field goal percentage at 51.0%. Bryant made 314 of 510 field goal attempts including connecting on 57 of 135 attempts from beyond the arc. His 15.5 points per game led the Warriors who finished second in the PacWest standings.
 
Starting all 28 of the Warriors' games this season, Bryant produced double-digit scoring in all but six and recorded 20 or more points in six. Against Jessup, he recorded a season-high of 32 points. Bryant also pulled down 4.8 rebounds per game and averaged just over a steal per game.
 
In his three-year career at Westmont, Bryant has started 75 games averaging 12.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per contest. His career field goal percentage for the Warriors is 52.2%, including 37.2% from 3-point range.
 
Mandel averaged 8.3 rebounds per game which ranked third in the PacWest. His 12.9 points per game was second on the team. He ranked second in PacWest play in blocked shots at 2.0 per game and ninth in steals at 1.5 per game.
 
Mandel also started in 28 games for the Warriors shooting 49.6% from the floor and 37.6% from beyond the arc. He scored 20 or more points in five games, including a season-high 30 against Simon Fraser (B.C.).
 
In his first season at Westmont, Leslie was selected by his peers for coach-of-the-year recognition. This is the third time that Leslie has been so honored. The first two times were during his 12-year stint as head coach at Azusa Pacific.
 
This year, Leslie led the Warriors to a 17-11 overall record and a second place finish in the PacWest standings at 14-8.
 
Westmont earned a bye in the first round of the PacWest Championships, which begins Thursday at Point Loma. The Warriors will first play in a semifinal game on Friday, taking on the winner of the Fresno Pacific-Concordia quarterfinal matchup.