D3 · Midwest Conference
Lake Forest Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings
Division 3 · Midwest Conference · Lake Forest, IL
Lake Forest (D3, Midwest Conference) lists 16 players on the 2025–26 roster; 8 are new this season.
Roster data through 2025–26
Where the door opens
our roster projection · your arrival yearGuards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 5 ahead.
Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads. Hover a cell for its evidence.
Guards in that room (6)
Forwards in that room (10)
If you want to play at Lake Forest
How to get recruited hereFor 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (7 ahead), F balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).
Of the latest cycle's 8 arrivals, 8 came straight from high school and 0 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from IL, AZ, CA.
0 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
34% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2025–26 · 16 playersGuards 6 of 16
Frontcourt 10 of 16 · forwards + centers
Returning production
Computed from 14 of 16 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.
Who actually gets onto this roster?
How players arrive
16 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
0 of 160 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Where from
IL 11 · AZ 2 · CA 2 · CT 2 · TX 2 · HI 1
1 international: Tiranë
High schools: Shadow Ridge; Saint Paul Catholic; Joliet Catholic and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures2024–25 → 2025–26 · in
No portal arrivals this cycle.
2024–25 → 2025–26 · out
How this roster compares
Midwest Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)| Measure | Lake Forest | Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average guard height | 6′1″ | 6′2″ | −1″ |
| Average frontcourt height | 6′4″ | 6′5″ | −1″ |
| Roster size | 16 | 20 | −4 |
| Freshman share | 50% | 37% | +13pp |
Coaching staff
Academics
published admissions dataHow this page is made: Rosters: official Lake Forest 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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