For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (11 ahead), F balanced (4 ahead).
Of the latest cycle's 6 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from MN, IA, WI.
0 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
The roster, as a depth chart
2026–27 · 15 players
Guards 11 of 15
Will Opsahl6′7″Jr
Colton Benson6′5″Jr
Phoenix Childs6′5″So
Ganden Gosch6′5″So
Brock Badding6′5″Fr
Traijan Sain6′4″Sr · final yr
Wylee Dauenbaugh6′4″Jr
Preston Thielke6′4″So
AJ Bender6′3″So
Aric Walls6′3″Jr
Arhman Lewis6′0″Sr · final yr
Frontcourt 4 of 15 · forwards + centers
Thomas Diew6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Caden Kirkman6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Carson Schweim6′7″Jr · F
Bryce Ott6′7″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Who actually gets onto this roster?
How players arrive
2from high school4via the portal
11 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
0 of 15
0 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
High schools: Mankato East ×3; Southeast Polk; New Ulm High School and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2025–26 → 2026–27 · in
→Thomas Diew
→Wylee Dauenbaugh
→Aric Walls
→Preston Thielke
2025–26 → 2026–27 · out
←Joe Buchanan
←Keegan Harney
How this roster compares
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (15 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Measure
Minnesota State
Conference
Average guard height
6′4″
6′3″
+1″
Average frontcourt height
6′8″
6′8″
Roster size
15
16
−1
Freshman share
13%
33%
−20pp
Coaching staff
Matt MargenthalerHead men's basketball coach
Mike SchottAssociate head men's basketball coach
Karson ArrenholzAssistant coach, men's basketball
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 4 offseasons.
Academics
published admissions data
Acceptance rate88%
SAT midpoint1150
ACT midpoint22
How this page is made: Rosters: official Minnesota State rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Minnesota State'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. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 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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