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Northern Iowa Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings
KenPom #77 · 23–13 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Missouri Valley Conference · Cedar Falls, IA
Northern Iowa finished 23–13 (MVC 1st, KenPom #77) in 2025–26. 17 players hold the 2025–26 roster; 6 are new this season.
Roster data through 2025–26
Where the door opens
our roster projection · your arrival yearForwards: open from 2028 — 5 ahead.
Guards: blocked until 2029.
Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads. Hover a cell for its evidence.
Guards in that room (10)
Forwards in that room (7)
If you want to play at Northern Iowa
How to get recruited hereFor 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (8 ahead · multi-yr), F blocked (6 ahead).
Of the latest cycle's 7 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from IA, WI, IL.
5 of 17 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 5 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
42% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2025–26 · 17 playersGuards 10 of 17
Frontcourt 7 of 17 · forwards + centers
Returning production
Computed from 12 of 17 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.
Who actually gets onto this roster?
How players arrive
14 of 17 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
5 of 175 of 17 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Best-ranked: Leon Bond III #66.
Where from
IA 7 · WI 3 · IL 2 · MI 2 · MN 2 · CO 1
3 international: Saint-Jean-Sur Richelieu; Yaoundé; Otocac
High schools: Cedar Falls HS ×4; Simeon Career Academy; Edina HS / Loyola-Chicago and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures2024–25 → 2025–26 · in
2024–25 → 2025–26 · out
How this roster compares
Missouri Valley Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)| Measure | Northern Iowa | Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average guard height | 6′4″ | 6′4″ | |
| Average frontcourt height | 6′8″ | 6′9″ | −1″ |
| Roster size | 17 | 15 | +2 |
| Freshman share | 24% | 31% | −7pp |
The five-year arc
kenpom rank · wins · conference finishCoaching staff
Academics
published admissions dataHow this page is made: Rosters: official Northern Iowa 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 · 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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