D2 · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

Winona State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Winona, MN

Winona State (D2, Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) lists 15 players on the 2026–27 roster; 4 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season4
Transfer additions1
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateIL (7)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 7 ahead.

Forwards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gcrowded10 ahead
Fblocked8 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening7 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Alessandro Tonelli6′4″So
Keison Peoples6′2″Fr
Aidan Bardic6′3″So
Joevonn McCottry6′4″Sr
Luke Haertle6′3″Sr
Tyler Mason6′2″Jr
Gavyn Hurley6′5″Jr
Kaiden Space6′1″RS-Jr
Grant Hardy6′3″Fr
Forwards in that room (6)
Bryce Wegrzyn6′8″Fr
Ryan Heise6′10″Jr
Ryan Watters6′6″So
Nick Taylor6′7″RS-So
Kayden Wells6′5″RS-So
Tyson Keil6′7″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 Winona State

How to get recruited here

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)
MeasureWinona StateConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′8″−1″
Roster size1516−1
Freshman share20%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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