D3 · American Rivers Conference

Buena Vista Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · American Rivers Conference · Storm Lake, IA

Buena Vista (D3, American Rivers Conference) lists 22 players on the 2026–27 roster; 12 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster22 players
New this season12
Transfer additions1
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateIA (15)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 3 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gblocked8 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
2028
Gbalanced7 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Eli Salas6′2″So
Easton Herrmann6′0″Fr
Carter Sievers6′1″Sr
Shane Bierle6′1″So
Jaden Jones6′4″Jr
Tyson Helms6′1″Jr
Jayden Brink6′0″Jr
Sam Julin5′10″So
Forwards in that room (5)
Cameron Hopkins6′5″Fr
Kyle Sternberg6′5″Sr
Joshua Jackson6′5″Sr
Adam Bryte6′5″Jr
Landon Blatchford6′6″Jr
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If you want to play at Buena Vista

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (8 ahead), F balanced (5 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 11 came straight from high school and 1 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from IA, CO, IL.

0 of 22 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 22 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

74% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 22 players

Guards 8 of 22

Jaden Jones6′4″Jr3.8 PPG
Eli Salas6′2″So0.5 PPG
Carter Sievers6′1″Sr · final yr17.8 PPG
Shane Bierle6′1″So1.1 PPG
Tyson Helms6′1″Jr
Easton Herrmann6′0″Fr
Jayden Brink6′0″Jr14.0 PPG
Sam Julin5′10″So

Frontcourt 5 of 22 · forwards + centers

Landon Blatchford6′6″Jr · F
Cameron Hopkins6′5″Fr · F
Kyle Sternberg6′5″Sr · F · final yr9.7 PPG
Joshua Jackson6′5″Sr · F · final yr
Adam Bryte6′5″Jr · F12.8 PPG
9 without a listed position:Sullivan Hall 6′10″ · FrHenry Smith 6′7″ · FrLandon Myers 6′7″ · FrKe'Von Taylor 6′7″ · FrTaydyn Perry 6′6″ · FrJeremiah Trimm 6′4″ · FrLawton Schiphoff 6′4″ · FrEaston Switzer 6′4″ · FrCarter Holstein 6′0″ · Fr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

74%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Carter Sievers17.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jayden Brink14.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Adam Bryte12.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 of 20 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

11from high school1via the portal

21 of 22 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 22

0 of 22 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

IA 15 · CO 6 · IL 2 · MN 2 · OR 2 · AZ 1

2 international: Melbourne; Tucson

High schools: Dallas Center-Grimes ×2; George Washington ×2; Sioux Central and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Tyson Helms

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Otto Aaland
←Wesley Vana
←Max DeVries
←Brody Buck
←Aric Baier
←Zachary Marini

How this roster compares

American Rivers Conference (7 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureBuena VistaConference
Average guard height6′1″6′2″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′5″6′6″−1″
Roster size2222
Freshman share50%35%+15pp

Coaching staff

Aaron Poor BearAssistant men's basketball coach
Jeff HornerHead men's basketball coach
Vince GrierAssistant men's basketball coach
Paul LoosAssistant men's basketball coach
Ben ClarkAssistant men's basketball coach
Nick LandgrafAssistant men's basketball coach
Sam SlightAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes7 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26, 3 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate78%
SAT midpoint1052
ACT midpoint22

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