For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (10 ahead), F blocked (8 ahead · multi-yr).
Of the latest cycle's 4 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 1 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from IL, WI, MN.
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.
82% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2026–27 · 15 players
Guards 9 of 15
Gavyn Hurley6′5″Jr12.9 PPG
Alessandro Tonelli6′4″So8.7 PPG
Joevonn McCottry6′4″Sr · final yr
Aidan Bardic6′3″So8.1 PPG
Luke Haertle6′3″Sr · final yr
Grant Hardy6′3″Fr
Keison Peoples6′2″Fr
Tyler Mason6′2″Jr13.8 PPG
Kaiden Space6′1″RS-Jr
Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers
Ryan Heise6′10″Jr · F14.0 PPG
Bryce Wegrzyn6′8″Fr · F
Nick Taylor6′7″RS-So · F
Tyson Keil6′7″RS-So · F2.5 PPG
Ryan Watters6′6″So · F2.6 PPG
Kayden Wells6′5″RS-So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Returning production
82%of recorded scoring returns
5 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Ryan Heise14.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Tyler Mason13.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Gavyn Hurley12.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Computed from 13 of 18 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
3from high school1via the portal
14 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
IL 7 · WI 7 · MN 4 · IA 2
2 international: Brescia; Toronto, Canada
High schools: Appleton East ×2; Waconia; Middleton and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2025–26 → 2026–27 · in
→Luke Haertle
2025–26 → 2026–27 · out
←Kellen Little
←Johnny Papadakos
←Connor Roffers
←Caleb Johnson
←Jackson Hayes
How this roster compares
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (15 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Measure
Winona State
Conference
Average guard height
6′3″
6′3″
Average frontcourt height
6′7″
6′8″
−1″
Roster size
15
16
−1
Freshman share
20%
33%
−13pp
Coaching staff
Todd EisnerHead men's basketball coach
TJ LakeAssistant men's basketball coach
Richard StrevelerAssistant men's basketball coach
Matthew CrossAssistant soccer coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26, 2 before 2026–27.
Academics
published admissions data
Acceptance rate75%
SAT midpoint1125
ACT midpoint22
How this page is made: Rosters: official Winona State rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Winona 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. · 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 · 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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