For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F crowded (7 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).
Of the latest cycle's 6 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 0 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from MN, IA, NE.
0 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
61% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2026–27 · 16 players
Guards 9 of 16
Steven Kramer6′5″Jr
Buay Koak6′5″Jr2.4 PPG
Isaiah Mahal6′4″—
Luke Roschen6′3″Fr
Kale Misegades6′3″Fr
Daniel Mekonnen6′3″Fr
Landon Pokorski6′1″Jr5.5 PPG
Talan Witt6′1″Fr
Mekhi Shaw6′0″Sr · final yr11.9 PPG
Frontcourt 7 of 16 · forwards + centers
Logan Junkermeier6′10″Fr · C
Ethan Miller6′9″Fr · F
Brayson Boike6′8″So · F3.3 PPG
Drew Hjelmeland6′7″F
Micah Schlaak6′7″So · F11.4 PPG
Aeron Stevens6′7″Sr · F · final yr12.5 PPG
Calvin Buss6′6″Jr · F2.4 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Returning production
61%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Aeron Stevens12.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Mekhi Shaw11.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Micah Schlaak11.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Computed from 12 of 17 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 school0via the portal
16 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
0 of 16
0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Where from
MN 14 · IA 3 · NE 2 · WI 2 · ND 1 · SD 1
High schools: Cedar Rapids Kennedy ×2; Plainview-Elgin-Millville ×2; Dawson-Boyd ×2 and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2025–26 → 2026–27 · in
No portal arrivals this cycle.
2025–26 → 2026–27 · out
←Isaiah Schafer
←Ethan Koltz
←Reece Kircher
How this roster compares
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (15 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Measure
Southwest Minnesota State
Conference
Average guard height
6′3″
6′3″
Average frontcourt height
6′8″
6′8″
Roster size
16
16
Freshman share
38%
33%
+5pp
Coaching staff
Brad BiglerHead coach
Kyle LuedtkeAssistant men's basketball coach
Kyle MoronyAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 2 before 2024–25.
Academics
published admissions data
Acceptance rate62%
SAT midpoint1050
How this page is made: Rosters: official Southwest Minnesota State rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Southwest Minnesota State'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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