D3 · College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

Illinois Wesleyan Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin · Bloomington, IL

Illinois Wesleyan (D3, College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) lists 20 players on the 2025–26 roster; 7 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster20 players
New this season7
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2028
Most common home stateIL (23)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2028 — 6 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded14 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gbalanced11 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening6 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen1 ahead
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (14)
Mason Funk6′5″Jr
Alex Miller6′5″So
Connor Williams6′2″So
Josh Fridman5′10″So
Anthony Kemp6′5″So
Jackson Niego5′11″Jr
Karlo Colak6′5″Sr
Nick Tingley6′4″Sr
Casen Lawrence5′10″Jr
Tucker Sennett5′10″Fr
Brady Ruggles6′6″Jr
David Williams6′2″Sr
Dylan Schmidt6′4″Jr
Micah Meiss6′5″Fr
Forwards in that room (5)
Nathan Boldt6′10″Sr
Noah Cleveland6′8″So
Bradley Biedke6′6″Fr
Brady Kuehl6′7″Jr
Alec Schmidts6′5″So
Centers in that room (1)
Luke Meyer6′9″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Illinois Wesleyan

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (14 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 7 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from IL, MO, UT.

0 of 20 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 20 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

79% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 20 players

Guards 14 of 20

Brady Ruggles6′6″Jr3.1 PPG
Mason Funk6′5″Jr15.9 PPG
Alex Miller6′5″So0.4 PPG
Anthony Kemp6′5″So1.3 PPG
Karlo Colak6′5″Sr · final yr13.0 PPG
Micah Meiss6′5″Fr0.6 PPG
Nick Tingley6′4″Sr · final yr2.9 PPG
Dylan Schmidt6′4″Jr1.2 PPG
Connor Williams6′2″So
David Williams6′2″Sr · final yr1.7 PPG
Jackson Niego5′11″Jr5.5 PPG
Josh Fridman5′10″So7.7 PPG
Casen Lawrence5′10″Jr10.0 PPG
Tucker Sennett5′10″Fr

Frontcourt 6 of 20 · forwards + centers

Nathan Boldt6′10″Sr · F · final yr1.4 PPG
Luke Meyer6′9″Fr · C1.0 PPG
Noah Cleveland6′8″So · F18.8 PPG
Brady Kuehl6′7″Jr · F4.1 PPG
Bradley Biedke6′6″Fr · F0.4 PPG
Alec Schmidts6′5″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

79%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Noah Cleveland18.8 PPG · returning
Mason Funk15.9 PPG · returning
Casen Lawrence10.0 PPG · returning

Computed from 17 of 20 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

4from high school3via the portal

17 of 20 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 20

0 of 20 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

IL 23 · MO 4 · UT 1

High schools: Barrington ×2; Maine South; Prairie Central and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Noah Cleveland
→Casen Lawrence
→Brady Ruggles

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Owan Nelson
←Harrison Wilmsen
←Trey Bazzell
←Alex Maas
←Marko Anderson
←Hakim Williams
←Shane Miller
←Nick Roper

How this roster compares

College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureIllinois WesleyanConference
Average guard height6′3″6′2″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′6″+2″
Roster size2021−1
Freshman share20%33%−13pp

Coaching staff

Ron RoseHead men's basketball coach
Andy EtheridgeAssistant men's basketball coach
Bobby WheetAssistant men's basketball coach
Logan ChristensenAssistant men's basketball coach
Logan CalvinAssistant track and field coach - throws / assistant strength & conditioning coach
Liam ThompsonAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes4 on-court staff changes in 5 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 3 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate39%
SAT midpoint1210
ACT midpoint27

How this page is made: Rosters: official Illinois Wesleyan 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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