D3 · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

Northwestern (MN) Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · Saint Paul, MN

Northwestern (MN) (D3, Upper Midwest Athletic Conference) lists 21 players on the 2025–26 roster; 14 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster21 players
New this season14
Transfer additions2
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029
Most common home stateMN (15)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 8 ahead.

2026
Gcrowded16 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gcrowded14 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
2028
Gbalanced13 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopen8 ahead
Fopen4 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (16)
Ty Roehm6′4″Fr
Noah Frazell6′2″So
Zak Walters5′10″Fr
Samson Hagstrom6′2″Fr
Will Foster6′0″Grad
Jacob Hoefs6′1″So
Japheth Nyamari6′1″Sr
Gage Greene5′11″Fr
Jonah Burnett6′3″So
Blake Dalluge6′3″So
Mateo Cortes Weiss6′5″So
Ethan Van Schepen6′4″Fr
Josh Sokeye6′2″Fr
Connor Raleigh5′11″Fr
David Darko6′2″Fr
AJ Greene6′1″Jr
Forwards in that room (5)
Julius Frog6′6″Fr
Isaac Aune6′6″Fr
Ben Tschida6′5″Jr
Connor Hampton6′7″Fr
Cade Crutcher6′3″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Northwestern (MN)

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (16 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 14 arrivals, 12 came straight from high school and 2 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MN, CO, WI.

0 of 21 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 21 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

85% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 21 players

Guards 16 of 21

Mateo Cortes Weiss6′5″So8.0 PPG
Ty Roehm6′4″Fr0.7 PPG
Ethan Van Schepen6′4″Fr1.5 PPG
Jonah Burnett6′3″So5.6 PPG
Blake Dalluge6′3″So2.7 PPG
Noah Frazell6′2″So14.3 PPG
Samson Hagstrom6′2″Fr0.4 PPG
Josh Sokeye6′2″Fr
David Darko6′2″Fr
Jacob Hoefs6′1″So11.9 PPG
Japheth Nyamari6′1″Sr · final yr
AJ Greene6′1″Jr10.2 PPG
Will Foster6′0″Grad · final yr11.0 PPG
Gage Greene5′11″Fr
Connor Raleigh5′11″Fr0.7 PPG
Zak Walters5′10″Fr

Frontcourt 5 of 21 · forwards + centers

Connor Hampton6′7″Fr · F
Julius Frog6′6″Fr · F
Isaac Aune6′6″Fr · F2.8 PPG
Ben Tschida6′5″Jr · F3.6 PPG
Cade Crutcher6′3″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

85%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Noah Frazell14.3 PPG · returning
Jacob Hoefs11.9 PPG · returning
AJ Greene10.2 PPG · returning

Computed from 13 of 21 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

12from high school2via the portal

19 of 21 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 21

0 of 21 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

MN 15 · CO 3 · WI 3 · AZ 1 · SD 1 · TX 1

3 international: Monterrey, N.L., Mexico; Waverly, Iowa; Tomball, Texas

High schools: Century ×2; Concordia Academy ×2; Rogers ×2 and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Will Foster
→Ben Tschida

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Caden Stevens
←Owen Bernatz
←Lewis Wolbert
←Tait Deedrick
←Noah Deedrick
←Lopemi Omole
←Peter Norby
←Soren Anderson
←Kelton Vincent
←Tyson Misegades
←Elijah Burns
←Drew Beckman

How this roster compares

Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (7 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureNorthwestern (MN)Conference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′5″6′5″
Roster size2120+1
Freshman share57%30%+27pp

Coaching staff

Tim GroszHead coach
Kyle KrecklowAssistant coach
Micah PocernichAssistant coach
Billy AuneAssociate head coach
Staff changes2 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate93%
SAT midpoint1173

How this page is made: Rosters: official Northwestern (MN) 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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