D3 · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

St. Olaf Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN

St. Olaf (D3, Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) lists 14 players on the 2025–26 roster; 5 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster14 players
New this season5
Transfer additions0
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2028
Most common home stateMN (11)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2028 — 8 ahead.

2026
Gblocked10 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fblocked4 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening8 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2029
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
Rex Lamb6′2″So
Max Kraay6′5″Fr
Luther Tostrud6′4″So
Kobe Kirk6′4″Sr
Chris Willis5′11″Jr
Cooper Carlson6′2″Fr
Kael Carney5′11″Fr
Mason Aarness6′4″So
Liam Madigan6′4″So
Jack Frigstad6′6″Fr
Forwards in that room (4)
AJ Uhl6′6″So
Jaxon Strinmoen6′5″So
Liam Roche6′6″So
Colin Kirk6′9″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at St. Olaf

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (10 ahead), F blocked (4 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 5 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 0 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MN, CA, CO.

0 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

77% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 14 players

Guards 10 of 14

Jack Frigstad6′6″Fr1.6 PPG
Max Kraay6′5″Fr7.4 PPG
Luther Tostrud6′4″So3.4 PPG
Kobe Kirk6′4″Sr · final yr18.7 PPG
Mason Aarness6′4″So1.4 PPG
Liam Madigan6′4″So5.9 PPG
Rex Lamb6′2″So13.9 PPG
Cooper Carlson6′2″Fr2.9 PPG
Chris Willis5′11″Jr5.4 PPG
Kael Carney5′11″Fr0.4 PPG

Frontcourt 4 of 14 · forwards + centers

Colin Kirk6′9″Fr · F1.8 PPG
AJ Uhl6′6″So · F14.6 PPG
Liam Roche6′6″So · F3.6 PPG
Jaxon Strinmoen6′5″So · F0.6 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

77%of recorded scoring returns
4 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
AJ Uhl14.6 PPG · returning
Rex Lamb13.9 PPG · returning
Max Kraay7.4 PPG · returning

Computed from 14 of 14 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

5from high school0via the portal

14 of 14 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 14

0 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

MN 11 · CA 2 · CO 2 · WI 2 · AK 1 · ID 1

1 international: Kifisia

High schools: DeLaSalle; Mounds View; Timberline and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

No portal arrivals this cycle.

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Jachin Mertes
←Aidan Higgins
←Addison Metcalf
←Dashiel Walker
←James Polasky
←Giorgos Siotas

How this roster compares

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureSt. OlafConference
Average guard height6′3″6′2″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′6″+1″
Roster size1414
Freshman share36%35%+1pp

Coaching staff

Dan KosmoskiHead men's basketball coach
Tom LangfeldtAssistant men's basketball coach
Matt EppenAssistant men's basketball coach
Tony TaylorAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 4 offseasons.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate48%
SAT midpoint1335
ACT midpoint31

How this page is made: Rosters: official St. Olaf 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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