D1 · Horizon League

Milwaukee Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #267 · 12–20 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Horizon League · Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee finished 12–20 (Horizon 9th, KenPom #267) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season10
Transfer additions5
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateWI (8)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 4 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gcrowded10 ahead
Fcrowded6 ahead
2028
Gbalanced7 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2029
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
2030
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
Dylan Omweno6′2″Jr
Amare Hereford6′1″Fr
SJ Young6′5″Fr
Austin Villarreal6′1″Jr
Tre Norman6′3″Sr
Jake Hansen5′7″So
Isaiah Dorceus6′0″Sr
John Lovelace, Jr.6′8″RS-Sr
Aaron Womack5′7″Fr
Braylon Walker6′4″Fr
Forwards in that room (6)
Nate Malosa6′10″So
Simeon Murchison6′9″RS-Jr
Chandler Jackson6′7″RS-Sr
Ben Akoro6′8″Fr
Al Amadou6′9″RS-Jr
Danilo Jovanovich6′8″RS-Sr
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For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (10 ahead), F crowded (6 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from WI, IL, MI.

6 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 6 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

28% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 10 of 16

John Lovelace, Jr.6′8″RS-Sr · final yr
SJ Young6′5″Fr
Braylon Walker6′4″Fr
Tre Norman6′3″Sr · final yr
Dylan Omweno6′2″Jr
Amare Hereford6′1″Fr
Austin Villarreal6′1″Jr
Isaiah Dorceus6′0″Sr · final yr5.5 PPG
Jake Hansen5′7″So
Aaron Womack5′7″Fr

Frontcourt 6 of 16 · forwards + centers

Nate Malosa6′10″So · F
Simeon Murchison6′9″RS-Jr · F1.2 PPG
Al Amadou6′9″RS-Jr · F
Ben Akoro6′8″Fr · F
Danilo Jovanovich6′8″RS-Sr · F · final yr12.4 PPG
Chandler Jackson6′7″RS-Sr · F · final yr9.7 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

28%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Danilo Jovanovich12.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Chandler Jackson9.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Isaiah Dorceus5.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 13 of 15 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

5from high school5via the portal

11 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

6 of 16

6 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Tre Norman #98.

Where from

WI 8 · IL 3 · MI 2 · NC 2 · FL 1 · GA 1

1 international: Willis, Texas

High schools: Houston; Raytown; Whitnall and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Dylan Omweno
→Nate Malosa
→Tre Norman
→Jake Hansen
→Al Amadou

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Stevie Elam
←Josh Dixon
←Sekou Konneh
←Esyah Pippa-White
←Tate Mackenzie

How this roster compares

Horizon League (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureMilwaukeeConference
Average guard height6′1″6′3″−2″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′8″+1″
Roster size1615+1
Freshman share31%36%−5pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#3352021–22#2402022–23#2372023–24#1552024–25#2672025–26
10–22 · Horizon 11th22–12 · Horizon 6th20–15 · Horizon 7th21–11 · Horizon 2nd12–20 · Horizon 9th

Coaching staff

Bart LundyHead coach
Ben WalkerAssociate head coach
Jose WinstonAssociate coach
Mike WinansAssistant coach/general manager
Julian SwartzAssistant coach
Staff changes2 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate91%
SAT midpoint1090
ACT midpoint22

How this page is made: Rosters: official Milwaukee rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Milwaukee'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 · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · 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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