D2 · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

Minot State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Minot, ND

Minot State (D2, Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) lists 15 players on the 2025–26 roster; 11 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster15 players
New this season11
Transfer additions7
Clearest projected openingGuards and Centers · 2027
Most common home stateND (8)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Centers: open from 2027 — 5 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gblocked8 ahead · multi-yr
Fblocked6 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gopening5 ahead
Fcrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
Copen1 ahead
2028
Gopening2 ahead · multi-yr
Fcrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Kiku Parker Jr.5′11″RS-So
Darik Dissette6′4″Jr
Parker Falcon6′6″Fr
Drew Kempel6′4″Fr
Trey Brandt6′1″RS-Jr
Jayse Boatwright6′0″Jr
Sean De Kovachich6′5″Jr
Deuce Benjamin6′0″RS-Jr
Forwards in that room (6)
Grayson Schaeffer6′6″Fr
Carson Yale6′9″RS-Fr
Isaiah Alexander6′7″RS-Jr
Ramsey Walz6′7″Fr
Dylan Gichaba6′6″RS-Sr
Braelyn Dale6′7″Jr
Centers in that room (1)
Lovasoa Andriatsarafara7′0″RS-So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Minot State

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (8 ahead · multi-yr), F blocked (6 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from ND, MN, AZ.

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.

99% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 15 players

Guards 8 of 15

Parker Falcon6′6″Fr4.9 PPG
Sean De Kovachich6′5″Jr15.2 PPG
Darik Dissette6′4″Jr14.4 PPG
Drew Kempel6′4″Fr
Trey Brandt6′1″RS-Jr6.7 PPG
Jayse Boatwright6′0″Jr
Deuce Benjamin6′0″RS-Jr18.1 PPG
Kiku Parker Jr.5′11″RS-So6.2 PPG

Frontcourt 7 of 15 · forwards + centers

Lovasoa Andriatsarafara7′0″RS-So · C4.4 PPG
Carson Yale6′9″RS-Fr · F8.8 PPG
Isaiah Alexander6′7″RS-Jr · F11.9 PPG
Ramsey Walz6′7″Fr · F
Braelyn Dale6′7″Jr · F1.0 PPG
Grayson Schaeffer6′6″Fr · F1.2 PPG
Dylan Gichaba6′6″RS-Sr · F · final yr0.7 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

99%of recorded scoring returns
5 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Deuce Benjamin18.1 PPG · returning
Sean De Kovachich15.2 PPG · returning
Darik Dissette14.4 PPG · returning

Computed from 12 of 15 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

5from high school7via the portal

8 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.

Where from

ND 8 · MN 5 · AZ 1 · CA 1 · GA 1 · KS 1

6 international: Perth, Australia; Montreal, Quebec; Peja, Kosovo; Toamasina, Madagascar and 2 more

High schools: Minot HS ×2; Beulah HS; Christ Church Grammar School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Kiku Parker Jr.
→Darik Dissette
→Isaiah Alexander
→Lovasoa Andriatsarafara
→Jayse Boatwright
→Sean De Kovachich
→Deuce Benjamin

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Jaxon Gunville
←Rron Radoniqi
←Jalen Cook
←Max Groom
←Jaden Wysocki
←Ayouba Berthe
←Sam West
←Caleb Van De Griend
←Lual Lual

How this roster compares

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (15 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureMinot StateConference
Average guard height6′2″6′3″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′8″
Roster size1516−1
Freshman share33%33%

Coaching staff

Randall HerbstHead coach
Rylee HernandezAssistant coach
Parker LinkVolunteer assistant coach
Staff changes6 on-court staff changes in 5 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate65%
SAT midpoint1095
ACT midpoint20

How this page is made: Rosters: official Minot State 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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