D3 · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

Bethany Lutheran Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · Mankato, MN

Bethany Lutheran (D3, Upper Midwest Athletic Conference) lists 19 players on the 2025–26 roster; 13 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster19 players
New this season13
Transfer additions6
Clearest projected openingForwards and Centers · 2027
Most common home stateMN (30)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards and Centers: open from 2027 — 1 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gblocked17 ahead · multi-yr
Fbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gcrowded17 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2028
Gopening13 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopen7 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (17)
Will Walter6′5″So
Ricky Wengert5′10″Fr
Ethan Bergloff6′2″Fr
Jack Brockmann6′6″So
Elliot Whitney5′10″So
Gavin Gross6′1″So
Brady Ingersoll5′10″Jr
Hudsen Jenniges6′5″Fr
Cole Kruschke6′2″Fr
Noah Washa6′2″Jr
Ryan Schrupp6′3″Fr
TJ Starkey5′10″Fr
Kaden Butler6′3″So
Max Briggs6′1″Jr
Amory Peterson6′3″So
Christian Benda6′3″Jr
Cooper Mensink6′3″Fr
Forwards in that room (1)
Cole Johnson6′4″Jr
Centers in that room (1)
Carlos Coicoechea6′9″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Bethany Lutheran

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (17 ahead · multi-yr), F balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 13 arrivals, 7 came straight from high school and 6 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MN, CO, AZ.

0 of 19 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 19 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

100% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 19 players

Guards 17 of 19

Jack Brockmann6′6″So12.6 PPG
Will Walter6′5″So13.0 PPG
Hudsen Jenniges6′5″Fr7.6 PPG
Ryan Schrupp6′3″Fr
Kaden Butler6′3″So2.2 PPG
Amory Peterson6′3″So5.1 PPG
Christian Benda6′3″Jr
Cooper Mensink6′3″Fr3.0 PPG
Ethan Bergloff6′2″Fr
Cole Kruschke6′2″Fr
Noah Washa6′2″Jr
Gavin Gross6′1″So0.4 PPG
Max Briggs6′1″Jr18.3 PPG
Ricky Wengert5′10″Fr3.3 PPG
Elliot Whitney5′10″So6.7 PPG
Brady Ingersoll5′10″Jr7.7 PPG
TJ Starkey5′10″Fr

Frontcourt 2 of 19 · forwards + centers

Carlos Coicoechea6′9″Jr · C
Cole Johnson6′4″Jr · F3.4 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

100%of recorded scoring returns
5 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Max Briggs18.3 PPG · returning
Will Walter13.0 PPG · returning
Jack Brockmann12.6 PPG · returning

Computed from 12 of 19 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

7from high school6via the portal

13 of 19 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 19

0 of 19 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

MN 30 · CO 2 · AZ 1 · SD 1 · WI 1 · WY 1

1 international: Cadiz

High schools: Mankato East ×2; Sleepy Eye; Becker and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Cole Johnson
→Carlos Coicoechea
→Elliot Whitney
→Max Briggs
→Amory Peterson
→Christian Benda

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Julias Hendricks
←DJ Akpati
←Kegan Heiderscheidt
←Lauson Schmidt
←Winston Knox
←Mekhi Murphy
←Elijah Johnson
←Brayden Lenzmeier
←Aidan Altona
←Dominik Bangu
←Marwan Abdi
←Gabriel Torres
←Isaak Mamot
←Jax Madson
←Drew Sagedahl
←Quincy Oriwa
←Teon Thomas
←Brevin Stoa

How this roster compares

Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (7 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureBethany LutheranConference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′5″+2″
Roster size1920−1
Freshman share37%30%+7pp

Coaching staff

Brandon PoleskyAssociate head men's basketball coach
Jack BusslerAssistant men's basketball coach
Aaron ManteyAssistant men's basketball coach
Kegan HeiderscheidtAssistant men's basketball coach
Pat GarvinHead men's basketball coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate39%
SAT midpoint1150

How this page is made: Rosters: official Bethany Lutheran rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · New this season: players not listed on the 2024–25 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.

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