D3 · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

North Central (MN) Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · Minneapolis, MN

North Central (MN) (D3, Upper Midwest Athletic Conference) lists 21 players on the 2025–26 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster21 players
New this season10
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2027
Most common home stateMN (12)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2027 — 4 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2028.

2026
Gcrowded16 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
2027
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2028
Gopening9 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
2029
Gopen6 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (16)
Myles Sinette6′2″Fr
Remy Wedgeworth-Brown6′1″Sr
Cole Holtman6′2″Fr
Marquise Walker6′3″Fr
Ari Pierson6′2″So
David Diamond6′4″Fr
Breven Anderson5′10″Fr
Sam Almas6′2″So
Ariyon Reuben6′4″So
Jaquan Adams6′2″Sr
Carmello McNeal6′3″Sr
Josh Hoffman6′5″Sr
Leyton Barr6′1″Jr
Jalen Dourisseau6′3″Fr
Carrington McNeal6′3″Sr
Jayden Livingston6′1″Jr
Forwards in that room (5)
Connor Yslas6′6″Jr
Elijah Smith6′5″Sr
Bennett Nicholson6′4″So
Jacob Becher6′3″Jr
Jax Effertz6′4″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at North Central (MN)

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (16 ahead), F blocked (5 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, CO, WI.

0 of 21 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 21 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

26% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 21 players

Guards 16 of 21

Josh Hoffman6′5″Sr · final yr4.2 PPG
David Diamond6′4″Fr
Ariyon Reuben6′4″So
Marquise Walker6′3″Fr
Carmello McNeal6′3″Sr · final yr16.9 PPG
Jalen Dourisseau6′3″Fr
Carrington McNeal6′3″Sr · final yr18.2 PPG
Myles Sinette6′2″Fr
Cole Holtman6′2″Fr
Ari Pierson6′2″So2.1 PPG
Sam Almas6′2″So1.5 PPG
Jaquan Adams6′2″Sr · final yr7.8 PPG
Remy Wedgeworth-Brown6′1″Sr · final yr9.9 PPG
Leyton Barr6′1″Jr
Jayden Livingston6′1″Jr2.1 PPG
Breven Anderson5′10″Fr3.0 PPG

Frontcourt 5 of 21 · forwards + centers

Connor Yslas6′6″Jr · F1.5 PPG
Elijah Smith6′5″Sr · F · final yr4.6 PPG
Bennett Nicholson6′4″So · F
Jax Effertz6′4″Jr · F8.8 PPG
Jacob Becher6′3″Jr · F2.5 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

26%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jax Effertz8.8 PPG · returning
Breven Anderson3.0 PPG · returning
Jacob Becher2.5 PPG · returning

Computed from 13 of 21 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

6from high school4via the portal

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

Rankings

0 of 21

0 of 21 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

MN 12 · CO 8 · WI 4 · FL 2 · IL 1 · NV 1

High schools: Grandview High School ×5; Twin Cities Academy ×2; DSST: Montview High School and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Ari Pierson
→Sam Almas
→Ariyon Reuben
→Jax Effertz

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Nik Feller
←Isaiah Ronning
←Blue Smaller
←Steven Colon
←Malik Siggers
←Martin Askenazi

How this roster compares

Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (7 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureNorth Central (MN)Conference
Average guard height6′2″6′2″
Average frontcourt height6′4″6′5″−1″
Roster size2120+1
Freshman share29%30%−1pp

Coaching staff

Jeremy BeckerHead coach
Jeff BeckerAssistant coach
Tyler EngelAssistant coach
Dave DeWittAssistant coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2022–23, 1 before 2023–24, 1 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate99%

How this page is made: Rosters: official North Central (MN) rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · New this season: players not listed on the 2024–25 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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