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Minnesota Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #61 · 15–18 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big Ten Conference · Minneapolis, MN

Minnesota finished 15–18 (Big Ten 12th, KenPom #61) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season9
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029
Most common home stateMN (9)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 6 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gblocked9 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fbalanced2 ahead · multi-yr
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening6 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
Cbalanced2 ahead
2030
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Kai Shinholster6′5″So
Blake Nixon Jr.6′3″Fr
Max Lorenson6′2″RS-Fr
Malachi Palmer6′6″Jr
Isaac Asuma6′3″Jr
Cedric Tomes6′1″Fr
Kyan Evans6′2″Sr
Nolan Groves6′5″So
Winters Grady6′6″RS-Fr
Forwards in that room (4)
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson6′8″Sr
Bobby Durkin6′7″Sr
Grayson Grove6′9″RS-So
Nolen Anderson6′8″Fr
Centers in that room (2)
Chadrack Mpoyi6′11″Fr
Malick Kordel7′2″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Minnesota

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (9 ahead), F balanced (4 ahead), C crowded (2 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MN, CA, CO.

12 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 12 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

48% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 9 of 15

Malachi Palmer6′6″Jr
Winters Grady6′6″RS-Fr
Kai Shinholster6′5″So1.8 PPG
Nolan Groves6′5″So
Blake Nixon Jr.6′3″Fr
Isaac Asuma6′3″Jr10.9 PPG
Max Lorenson6′2″RS-Fr
Kyan Evans6′2″Sr · final yr
Cedric Tomes6′1″Fr

Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers

Malick Kordel7′2″So · C
Chadrack Mpoyi6′11″Fr · C
Grayson Grove6′9″RS-So · F4.0 PPG
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson6′8″Sr · F · final yr13.4 PPG
Nolen Anderson6′8″Fr · F
Bobby Durkin6′7″Sr · F · final yr10.2 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

48%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson13.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Isaac Asuma10.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Bobby Durkin10.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 of 15 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

6from high school4via the portal

11 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

12 of 15

12 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Winters Grady #95.

Where from

MN 9 · CA 2 · CO 1 · FL 1 · IL 1 · IN 1

2 international: Oberhausen; Likasi

High schools: Cherry; Alexandria; Detroit King and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Malachi Palmer
→Kyan Evans
→Nolan Groves
→Malick Kordel

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←BJ Omot
←Nehemiah Turner
←Chance Stephens

How this roster compares

Big Ten Conference (18 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureMinnesotaConference
Average guard height6′4″6′4″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′9″+1″
Roster size1515
Freshman share40%29%+11pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1102021–22#2072022–23#772023–24#842024–25#612025–26
13–17 · Big Ten 13th9–22 · Big Ten 14th19–15 · Big Ten 11th15–17 · Big Ten 17th15–18 · Big Ten 12th

Coaching staff

Niko MedvedHead coach
Armon GatesAssistant coach
Brian CooleyAssistant coach
Dave ThorsonAssistant coach
Aaron KatsumaAssistant coach
Lexus WilliamsAssistant coach
Staff changes6 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 6 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate80%
SAT midpoint1400
ACT midpoint30

How this page is made: Rosters: official Minnesota rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Minnesota's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · 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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