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North Dakota Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #275 · 18–17 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Summit League · Grand Forks, ND

North Dakota finished 18–17 (Summit 6th, KenPom #275) in 2025–26. 14 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 11 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season11
Transfer additions7
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2027
Most common home stateMN (9)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2027 — 1 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gblocked9 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
Copen1 ahead
2028
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopening6 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Jayden Moore5′10″Fr
Tyler Wagner6′5″So
DeAngelo Dungey6′4″Fr
Zach Kraft6′3″RS-Jr
Carter Evanson6′3″Fr
Zack Parks6′6″So
Samuel Hincapie6′6″Sr
Luke Winkel5′11″Jr
Sage Hanson6′9″Fr
Forwards in that room (4)
Jayden Thomas—Jr
Karson Ouse6′7″So
Andrija Radojevic6′6″Jr
Daemon Ely6′8″Jr
Centers in that room (1)
Josh Jones6′9″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at North Dakota

How to get recruited here

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

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MN, ND, AZ.

2 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 2 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

14% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 9 of 14

Sage Hanson6′9″Fr
Zack Parks6′6″So
Samuel Hincapie6′6″Sr · final yr
Tyler Wagner6′5″So
DeAngelo Dungey6′4″Fr
Zach Kraft6′3″RS-Jr8.1 PPG
Carter Evanson6′3″Fr
Luke Winkel5′11″Jr
Jayden Moore5′10″Fr

Frontcourt 5 of 14 · forwards + centers

Josh Jones6′9″Sr · C · final yr2.8 PPG
Daemon Ely6′8″Jr · F
Karson Ouse6′7″So · F0.7 PPG
Andrija Radojevic6′6″Jr · F
Jayden Thomas—Jr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

14%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Zach Kraft8.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Josh Jones2.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Karson Ouse0.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 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

4from high school7via the portal

7 of 14 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

2 of 14

2 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Jayden Moore #273.

Where from

MN 9 · ND 7 · AZ 1 · GA 1 · IA 1 · MI 1

2 international: Medellin; Kruševac

High schools: Century HS ×2; Hopkins HS ×2; St. Louis Park HS ×2 and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Tyler Wagner
→Jayden Thomas
→Zack Parks
→Samuel Hincapie
→Andrija Radojevic
→Daemon Ely
→Luke Winkel

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Greyson Uelmen
←Micah Curtis
←Wylee Delorme
←Anthony Smith III
←Marley Curtis
←George Natsvlishvili
←Matthew Bothun
←Ryan Erikson
←Anthony Doppler

How this roster compares

Summit League (8 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureNorth DakotaConference
Average guard height6′4″6′3″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′9″−1″
Roster size1415−1
Freshman share29%29%

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#3452021–22#2702022–23#2252023–24#2472024–25#2752025–26
6–25 · Summit 9th13–20 · Summit 5th18–14 · Summit 4th12–21 · Summit 7th18–17 · Summit 6th

Coaching staff

Paul SatherHead coach
Jamie StevensAssistant coach
Estevan SandovalAssistant coach
Jordan StevensHead coach
A.J. HollandAssistant coach
Staff changes4 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 1 before 2025–26, 2 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate77%
SAT midpoint1200
ACT midpoint23

How this page is made: Rosters: official North Dakota rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: North Dakota'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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