COACHELLA VALLEY LAKERS FINALIZE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AND SCHEDULE
By Coachella Valley Lakers Staff /October 26, 2026
The Coachella Valley Lakers, presented by Spotlight 29 Casino, have finalized their training camp roster following the 2026 NBA G League Draft. The team, led by first-year head coach Alex Cerda, is set to open camp Monday, Oct. 26, at UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo.
Coachella Valley’s training camp roster is led by the team’s three two-way players, Arthur Kaluma, Chris Mañon and AK Okereke. Anton Watson returns to the Lakers after helping lead the team to the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference and an appearance in the conference finals during the 2025-26 campaign. Cole Swider also returns to the Lakers after averaging 18.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists across 40 regular season games with the organization during the 2022-23 and 2024-25 NBA G League seasons. Jahmir Young joins Coachella Valley via trade after earning All-NBA G League Second Team honors last season.
Meechie Johnson, Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones, William Kyle III and Chase Ross join the team as affiliate players. Coachella Valley selected center Faizon Fields (21st overall), guard Jayden Pierre (22nd overall), guard Quion Burns (41st overall) and center Tegra Izay (44th overall) in the 2026 NBA G League Draft. The Lakers also acquired center Kalifa Sakho in a draft-night trade. Tyler McGhie, Jace Carter and Raysean Seamster round out the roster as try out players.
Cerda begins his first season as head coach alongside assistant coaches Liam Flynn, Johnny Taylor, Jordan McGuire, Jerome Tillman and player development coach Tevin Falzon. Head athletic trainer Juan Torres enters his second season with the organization and will be joined by assistant athletic trainer Bryan Tachibana, who begins his first season with the team. Nathaniel Culbreath also joins the organization for his first season as strength and conditioning coach. Equipment manager Lucas Cortez returns for his second season with the Lakers.
The Coachella Valley Lakers’ inaugural season tips off at Acrisure Arena on Friday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. against the Salt Lake City Stars. Click here to purchase tickets.
The full training camp roster can be found below.
| NAME | POS | HT | WT | DOB | PRIOR TO NBA / COUNTRY | YRS | STATUS |
| Quion Burns | G | 6-6 | 180 | 11/20/02 | Maine / USA | R | Drafted |
| Jace Carter | G | 6-6 | 225 | 1/14/03 | Texas A&M / USA | 1 | Try Out |
| Faizon Fields | C | 6-10 | 220 | 1/10/02 | Milwaukee / USA | R | Drafted |
| Tegra Izay | C | 7-0 | 268 | 3/17/02 | Southern Mississippi / Canada | R | Drafted |
| Meechie Johnson | G | 6-2 | 180 | 9/21/02 | South Carolina / USA | R | Affiliate |
| Arthur Kaluma | F | 6-7 | 225 | 3/1/02 | Texas / USA | 1 | Two-Way |
| William Kyle III | C | 6-9 | 230 | 3/1/04 | Syracuse / USA | R | Affiliate |
| Chris Mañon | G | 6-4 | 209 | 12/9/01 | Vanderbilt / USA | 1 | Two-Way |
| Tyler McGhie | G | 6-5 | 195 | 2/7/01 | UC San Diego / USA | R | Try Out |
| AK Okereke | F | 6-7 | 244 | 7/2/03 | Vanderbilt / USA | R | Two-Way |
| Jayden Pierre | G | 6-0 | 175 | 5/7/03 | TCU / USA | R | Drafted |
| Chase Ross | G | 6-5 | 205 | 2/7/03 | Marquette / USA | R | Affiliate |
| Kalifa Sakho | C | 6-11 | 230 | 2/14/01 | Houston / France | R | Trade |
| Raysean Seamster | F | 6-7 | 200 | 5/15/04 | UT Arlington / Cameroon | R | Try Out |
| Cole Swider | F | 6-8 | 220 | 5/8/99 | Syracuse / USA | 3 | Returning |
| Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones | G | 6-6 | 200 | 1/5/01 | UC San Diego / USA | R | Affiliate |
| Anton Watson | F | 6-8 | 225 | 10/6/00 | Gonzaga / USA | 2 | Returning |
| Jahmir Young | G | 6-0 | 185 | 10/7/00 | Maryland / USA | 2 | Trade |