For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (9 ahead), F balanced (4 ahead), C crowded (2 ahead · multi-yr).
Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from MN, CA, CO.
12 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 12 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
48% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2026–27 · 15 players
Guards 9 of 15
Malachi Palmer6′6″Jr
Winters Grady6′6″RS-Fr
Kai Shinholster6′5″So1.8 PPG
Nolan Groves6′5″So
Blake Nixon Jr.6′3″Fr
Isaac Asuma6′3″Jr10.9 PPG
Max Lorenson6′2″RS-Fr
Kyan Evans6′2″Sr · final yr
Cedric Tomes6′1″Fr
Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers
Malick Kordel7′2″So · C
Chadrack Mpoyi6′11″Fr · C
Grayson Grove6′9″RS-So · F4.0 PPG
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson6′8″Sr · F · final yr13.4 PPG
Nolen Anderson6′8″Fr · F
Bobby Durkin6′7″Sr · F · final yr10.2 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Returning production
48%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson13.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Isaac Asuma10.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Bobby Durkin10.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Computed from 12 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
6from high school4via the portal
11 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
12 of 15
12 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Best-ranked: Winters Grady #95.
Where from
MN 9 · CA 2 · CO 1 · FL 1 · IL 1 · IN 1
2 international: Oberhausen; Likasi
High schools: Cherry; Alexandria; Detroit King and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2025–26 → 2026–27 · in
→Malachi Palmer
→Kyan Evans
→Nolan Groves
→Malick Kordel
2025–26 → 2026–27 · out
←BJ Omot
←Nehemiah Turner
←Chance Stephens
How this roster compares
Big Ten Conference (18 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Measure
Minnesota
Conference
Average guard height
6′4″
6′4″
Average frontcourt height
6′10″
6′9″
+1″
Roster size
15
15
Freshman share
40%
29%
+11pp
The five-year arc
kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
13–17 · Big Ten 13th9–22 · Big Ten 14th19–15 · Big Ten 11th15–17 · Big Ten 17th15–18 · Big Ten 12th
Coaching staff
Niko MedvedHead coach
Armon GatesAssistant coach
Brian CooleyAssistant coach
Dave ThorsonAssistant coach
Aaron KatsumaAssistant coach
Lexus WilliamsAssistant coach
Staff changes6 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 6 before 2025–26.
Academics
published admissions data
Acceptance rate80%
SAT midpoint1400
ACT midpoint30
How this page is made: Rosters: official Minnesota rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Minnesota'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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