For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (7 ahead), F balanced (7 ahead).
Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from MN, IL, ND.
1 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 1 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
44% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2026–27 · 15 players
Guards 10 of 15
Lincoln Rogers6′8″Fr
Kai Holmes6′6″Fr
Garrett Nissley6′4″Fr
Tysen Gerads6′4″Jr6.4 PPG
Nashawn Holmes6′4″Sr · final yr
Levi Birkholz6′3″Sr · final yr4.2 PPG
Ja'Quez Thornton6′2″Sr · final yr
Beckett Pfau6′2″Fr
Donovan Williams6′0″Fr
Isa El-Amin5′11″So14.8 PPG
Frontcourt 5 of 15 · forwards + centers
Thijs Braam7′2″Fr · C
Kevin Anthony6′10″Sr · C · final yr
Adam Jenkins6′9″Jr · F4.9 PPG
Sam Hondl6′7″So · F5.5 PPG
Kayden Nation6′7″Sr · F · final yr
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Returning production
44%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Isa El-Amin14.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Tysen Gerads6.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Sam Hondl5.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Computed from 13 of 14 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
1 of 15
1 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Best-ranked: Donovan Williams #256.
Where from
MN 9 · IL 4 · ND 2 · WI 2 · GA 1 · IN 1
1 international: Nieuw-Vennep
High schools: Albany HS ×2; Wayzata; Pius X Catholic HS and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2025–26 → 2026–27 · in
→Ja'Quez Thornton
→Kevin Anthony
→Nashawn Holmes
→Kayden Nation
2025–26 → 2026–27 · out
←Soren Anderson
←Dominic Gooden
←Nic Smith
←Will Kinsey
How this roster compares
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (15 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Measure
MSU Moorhead
Conference
Average guard height
6′3″
6′3″
Average frontcourt height
6′9″
6′8″
+1″
Roster size
15
16
−1
Freshman share
40%
33%
+7pp
Coaching staff
Jason KempHead men's basketball coach
Sean SuchomelAssistant coach
Brennan RigsbyAssistant coach
Jackson ShelstadAssistant coach
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 3 before 2025–26, 2 before 2026–27.
Academics
published admissions data
Acceptance rate59%
SAT midpoint1110
ACT midpoint22
How this page is made: Rosters: official MSU Moorhead rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: MSU Moorhead'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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