Dakota State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings
NAIA · Frontier Conference · Madison, SD
Dakota State (NAIA, Frontier Conference) lists 19 players on the 2026–27 roster; 13 are new this season.
This is the roster's depth by position and its projected openings, built from the listed roster. It is not an official depth chart issued by the coaching staff.
Roster data through 2026–27
Roster19 players
New this season13
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2030
Most common home stateSD (11)
Openings
our roster projection · your arrival year
Guards and Forwards: open from 2030 — 4 ahead.
2027202820292030G
crowded7 ahead
balanced5 ahead
balanced4 ahead · multi-yr
open4 ahead
F
crowded12 ahead
crowded9 ahead
balanced7 ahead
open6 ahead
2027
Gcrowded7 ahead
Fcrowded12 ahead
2028
Gbalanced5 ahead
Fcrowded9 ahead
2029
Gbalanced4 ahead · multi-yr
Fbalanced7 ahead
2030
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen6 ahead
Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads. Hover a cell for its evidence.
For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (7 ahead), F crowded (12 ahead).
Of the latest cycle's 13 arrivals, 10 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from SD, MN, CA.
0 of 19 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 19 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Depth chart
2026–27 · 19 players
Guards 7 of 19
Tian Chatman6′4″Fr
Ayuel Deng6′3″Fr
Jayden Marshall6′0″Fr
TJ Harris6′0″Fr
Na'Kylan Starks5′11″Jr
Brayden Pankonen5′10″Sr · final yr
Elijah Allen5′9″Sr · final yr
Frontcourt 12 of 19 · forwards + centers
Logan Thebiay6′10″Sr · F · final yr
Aiden Jensen6′9″Sr · F · final yr
Jonathan Campbell6′8″So · F
Lukas Morgan6′7″Jr · F
Cooper Gibbs6′6″Fr · F
Luke Bauer6′5″Fr · F
Tyler Beckwith6′5″Jr · F
Justin Bilal6′5″Fr · F
Kee'on Hutton6′4″Sr · F · final yr
Jamari Hardyway6′4″Fr · F
Stellen Larson6′3″Fr · F
Jaxson Merrigan6′1″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Roster makeup
Arrivals
10from high school3via the portal
16 of 19 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
0 of 19
0 of 19 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 0 offseasons.
How this page is made: Rosters: official Dakota State rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · 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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