D2 · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

Wayne State (NE) Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Wayne, NE

Wayne State (NE) (D2, Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) lists 14 players on the 2025–26 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster14 players
New this season6
Transfer additions4
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2027
Most common home stateNE (7)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2027 — 7 ahead.

2026
Gblocked8 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead
2027
Gopening7 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
2028
Gopening3 ahead · multi-yr
Fopening2 ahead
2029
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2028, 2029 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Ben Kerkhoff6′6″Fr
Landon Classen6′3″Jr
Ahmad Artis6′2″RS-Jr
Eldon Turner6′0″RS-Fr
JJ Ferrin6′3″Jr
Aurrion Harris6′4″RS-Jr
Darshan Thomas6′6″RS-Fr
Kai Smith6′1″Sr
Forwards in that room (6)
Payson Nietert6′7″Fr
Matt Noll6′7″So
Wade Voss6′8″Jr
Evan Inselman6′6″RS-Jr
Roko Jurasovic6′9″Jr
Andrew Stokes6′4″Sr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Wayne State (NE)

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (8 ahead), F blocked (6 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 8 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 4 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NE, IA, IL.

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.

73% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 14 players

Guards 8 of 14

Ben Kerkhoff6′6″Fr
Darshan Thomas6′6″RS-Fr8.8 PPG
Aurrion Harris6′4″RS-Jr10.9 PPG
Landon Classen6′3″Jr
JJ Ferrin6′3″Jr11.2 PPG
Ahmad Artis6′2″RS-Jr1.9 PPG
Kai Smith6′1″Sr · final yr9.2 PPG
Eldon Turner6′0″RS-Fr2.9 PPG

Frontcourt 6 of 14 · forwards + centers

Roko Jurasovic6′9″Jr · F1.0 PPG
Wade Voss6′8″Jr · F2.0 PPG
Payson Nietert6′7″Fr · F2.2 PPG
Matt Noll6′7″So · F13.7 PPG
Evan Inselman6′6″RS-Jr · F1.8 PPG
Andrew Stokes6′4″Sr · F · final yr12.0 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

73%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Matt Noll13.7 PPG · returning
JJ Ferrin11.2 PPG · returning
Aurrion Harris10.9 PPG · returning

Computed from 12 of 14 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

4from high school4via the portal

10 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

NE 7 · IA 4 · IL 3 · CA 2 · IN 1 · KS 1

2 international: Split; Ankeny

High schools: Bellevue West HS ×2; Glenwood HS; O'Neill HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Ahmad Artis
→Roko Jurasovic
→Aurrion Harris
→Andrew Stokes

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Ryan Blum
←Nassir Binion
←Jay Saunders
←Sean Stokes
←PJ Chambers
←Noah Erickson
←Cody McCullough
←Aiden Sullivan

How this roster compares

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (15 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureWayne State (NE)Conference
Average guard height6′3″6′3″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′8″−1″
Roster size1416−2
Freshman share29%33%−4pp

Coaching staff

Jeff KaminskyHead men's basketball coach
Nathan StoverAssistant men's basketball coach
Sean StokesAssistant men's basketball coach
Staff changes2 on-court staff changes in 3 offseasons — 1 before 2024–25, 1 before 2025–26.

How this page is made: Rosters: official Wayne State (NE) 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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