2025-26 Cal Poly Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 9
Peter Bandelj
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Prev School:
- Royal Crown Academy (Canada)
2024-25 (Freshman)
Appeared in all 35 games with 15 starts and returns as Cal Poly’s leading scorer after averaging 10.4 points per game … scored in double digits 20 times, topping out with a career best 24 points in overtime home victory against UC Riverside (Feb. 22) … added 18 points against UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 11) and 17 with five three-pointers during Big West Tournament quarterfinal win versus UC Riverside (March 13) … sank multiple three-pointers in a game nine times … finished seventh among Big West players with 80.4 (119-for-148) percent free throw mark … sank collegiate best 10 free throws in home win against Cal State Bakersfield (March 1) … grabbed collegiate best 11 rebounds in home win versus Denver (Dec. 17) and averaged 4.3 boards per game … averaged 25.0 minutes per appearance.
Royal Crown School (Toronto)
Averaged 12.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists per 17 appearances for preparatory academy during 2023-24 season … helped program to Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association title … finished in double-digit scoring figures 11 times, including a 25-point performance in just his third appearance … added 16-point effort in the OSBA provincial championship game.
Slovenia Men’s National Program
Averaged 6.0 points per game at 2025 FIBA U20 EuroBasket in Greece … at 2023 FIBA U18 EuroBasket in Serbia, averaged 11.6 points per seven games to help Slovenia to an eighth-place finish … scored 25 points in classification-round loss to Turkey and 19 during victory against Italy in the round of 16 … with Slovenia U16s, averaged 16.4 points per five games at 2021 FIBA U16 European Challengers competition in Serbia … finished tournament with a 29-point effort in win against Czech Republic to help Slovenia clinch qualification to the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup.
Personal
Son of Boris Bandelj and Simona Pecek … has one brother … majoring in psychology … enjoys playing chess in downtime.
Appeared in all 35 games with 15 starts and returns as Cal Poly’s leading scorer after averaging 10.4 points per game … scored in double digits 20 times, topping out with a career best 24 points in overtime home victory against UC Riverside (Feb. 22) … added 18 points against UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 11) and 17 with five three-pointers during Big West Tournament quarterfinal win versus UC Riverside (March 13) … sank multiple three-pointers in a game nine times … finished seventh among Big West players with 80.4 (119-for-148) percent free throw mark … sank collegiate best 10 free throws in home win against Cal State Bakersfield (March 1) … grabbed collegiate best 11 rebounds in home win versus Denver (Dec. 17) and averaged 4.3 boards per game … averaged 25.0 minutes per appearance.
Royal Crown School (Toronto)
Averaged 12.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists per 17 appearances for preparatory academy during 2023-24 season … helped program to Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association title … finished in double-digit scoring figures 11 times, including a 25-point performance in just his third appearance … added 16-point effort in the OSBA provincial championship game.
Slovenia Men’s National Program
Averaged 6.0 points per game at 2025 FIBA U20 EuroBasket in Greece … at 2023 FIBA U18 EuroBasket in Serbia, averaged 11.6 points per seven games to help Slovenia to an eighth-place finish … scored 25 points in classification-round loss to Turkey and 19 during victory against Italy in the round of 16 … with Slovenia U16s, averaged 16.4 points per five games at 2021 FIBA U16 European Challengers competition in Serbia … finished tournament with a 29-point effort in win against Czech Republic to help Slovenia clinch qualification to the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup.
Personal
Son of Boris Bandelj and Simona Pecek … has one brother … majoring in psychology … enjoys playing chess in downtime.
Cal Poly vs. Redlands, Men's Basketball Highlights -- Nov 29th, 2025
Sunday, November 30
Cal Poly Head Coach Mike DeGeorge Postgame - Redlands (11/29/25)
Sunday, November 30
Cal Poly Guard Peter Bandelj Postgame - Redlands (11/29/25)
Sunday, November 30
Cal Poly vs. PLU, Men's Basketball Highlights -- Nov 5th, 2025
Thursday, November 06
