D3 · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

UW-River Falls Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 3 · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · River Falls, WI

UW-River Falls (D3, Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) lists 16 players on the 2025–26 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster16 players
New this season8
Transfer additions2
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2028
Most common home stateMN (13)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2028 — 4 ahead.

2026
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fblocked7 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gblocked5 ahead
Fbalanced7 ahead
2028
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2029
Gopen2 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Gavin Ralph6′3″Sr
Brody Variano6′0″Fr
Jeremy Wanguhu6′2″Sr
Owen Havlik6′4″So
Cody Loegering6′2″Fr
Weston Schult6′2″Fr
Reggie Postel6′2″So
Ian Johnson6′5″Jr
Forwards in that room (7)
Reid Tengblad6′7″Jr
Drew Tengblad6′7″Jr
Daniel Cleary6′8″Fr
Evan Rogge6′6″So
Micah Thompson6′6″Jr
Kyle Steinke6′6″Fr
Evan Clausen6′6″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at UW-River Falls

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (8 ahead), F blocked (7 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 8 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 2 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MN, WI, IA.

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.

44% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 16 players

Guards 8 of 16

Ian Johnson6′5″Jr
Owen Havlik6′4″So0.2 PPG
Gavin Ralph6′3″Sr · final yr4.7 PPG
Jeremy Wanguhu6′2″Sr · final yr4.9 PPG
Cody Loegering6′2″Fr
Weston Schult6′2″Fr
Reggie Postel6′2″So0.3 PPG
Brody Variano6′0″Fr

Frontcourt 8 of 16 · forwards + centers

Jack Leifker6′8″Sr · C · final yr12.4 PPG
Daniel Cleary6′8″Fr · F
Reid Tengblad6′7″Jr · F2.5 PPG
Drew Tengblad6′7″Jr · F0.4 PPG
Evan Rogge6′6″So · F
Micah Thompson6′6″Jr · F6.0 PPG
Kyle Steinke6′6″Fr · F
Evan Clausen6′6″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

44%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Jack Leifker12.4 PPG in 2024–25 · returning
Micah Thompson6.0 PPG in 2024–25 · returning
Jeremy Wanguhu4.9 PPG in 2024–25 · returning

Computed from 20 of 20 players on the 2024–25 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2025–26 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

6from high school2via the portal

14 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 13 · WI 11 · IA 2 · IL 1 · ND 1

High schools: Bloomer ×2; Holmen ×2; Lake Country Lutheran and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Evan Rogge
→Ian Johnson

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Charlie Herrick
←Riley Ashburn
←Sean Sullivan
←Bennett Wright
←Jacob Butler
←Dylan Parker
←Nick DeLuca
←Regan Merritt
←Mason Anderson
←Mateo Renta
←Zac Johnson
←Drew Adams

How this roster compares

Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (8 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureUW-River FallsConference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′6″+1″
Roster size1619−3
Freshman share38%38%

Coaching staff

Jeff BerkhofHead coach
Charlie ChoiniereAssistant coach
Keegan NielsenAssistant coach
Jake AndersonHead strength & conditioning coach
Luke PavlatAssistant strength & conditioning coach
Grant EricksonAssistant coach
Staff changes1 on-court staff change in 1 offseasons — 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate82%
SAT midpoint1150
ACT midpoint22

How this page is made: Rosters: official UW-River Falls rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · Stats: 2024–25, the newest season with recorded stats for UW-River Falls; 2025–26 stats are not on file. · 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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