Men's Basketball 2026-27

Men's Basketball 2026-27 Roster

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Following the passing of the new age-based, 5-year eligibility model by the NCAA, roster years are listed as follows: freshman; sophomore; junior; senior; fifth year.

Men's Basketball Roster

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0	Guard	Connor Essegian	6-4	208 lbs	Fifth Year	Fort Wayne, Ind.	Wisconsin	Connor Essegian Instagram Opens in a new window Connor Essegian Twitter Opens in a new window Connor Essegian TikTok Opens in a new window Connor Essegian Opendorse Opens in a new window
4	Guard/Forward	Colin Rice	6-9	206 lbs	Freshman	Waukee, Iowa	Northwest	Colin Rice Instagram Opens in a new window Colin Rice Twitter Opens in a new window Colin Rice Opendorse Opens in a new window
5	Forward	Braden Frager	6-7	221 lbs	Junior	Lincoln, Neb.	Lincoln Southwest	Braden Frager Instagram Opens in a new window Braden Frager Twitter Opens in a new window Braden Frager Opendorse Opens in a new window
6	Forward	Will Cooper	6-7	219 lbs	Junior	Omaha, Neb.	Air Force	Will Cooper Twitter Opens in a new window Will Cooper Opendorse Opens in a new window
7	Forward	Kadyn Betts	6-8	219 lbs	Fifth Year	Pueblo, Colo.	Montana	Kadyn Betts Instagram Opens in a new window Kadyn Betts Twitter Opens in a new window Kadyn Betts Opendorse Opens in a new window
8	Guard	Taj DeGourville	6-6	221 lbs	Junior	Las Vegas, Nev.	San Diego State	Taj DeGourville Instagram Opens in a new window Taj DeGourville Opendorse Opens in a new window
9	Forward	Leo Curtis	7-2	254 lbs	Sophomore	Reykjavik, Iceland	CATS Academy	Leo Curtis Instagram Opens in a new window Leo Curtis Twitter Opens in a new window Leo Curtis Opendorse Opens in a new window
10	Guard	Trevan Leonhardt	6-6	174 lbs	Fifth Year	Kaysville, Utah	Utah Valley	Trevan Leonhardt Instagram Opens in a new window Trevan Leonhardt Opendorse Opens in a new window
13	Guard	Jacob Lanier	6-6	200 lbs	Freshman	Little Rock, Ark.	Parkview Magnet	Jacob Lanier Instagram Opens in a new window Jacob Lanier Twitter Opens in a new window Jacob Lanier Opendorse Opens in a new window
14	Forward	Sam Orme	6-10	224 lbs	Senior	Carmel, Ind.	Belmont	Sam Orme Instagram Opens in a new window Sam Orme Twitter Opens in a new window Sam Orme Opendorse Opens in a new window
21	Forward	Pryce Sandfort	6-7	218 lbs	Senior	Waukee, Iowa	Iowa	Pryce Sandfort Instagram Opens in a new window Pryce Sandfort Twitter Opens in a new window Pryce Sandfort Opendorse Opens in a new window
31	Guard	Cale Jacobsen	6-4	200 lbs	Fifth Year	Ashland, Neb.	Ashland-Greenwood	Cale Jacobsen Instagram Opens in a new window Cale Jacobsen Twitter Opens in a new window Cale Jacobsen Opendorse Opens in a new window
33	Forward	Boden Kapke	7-0	260 lbs	Senior	Victoria, Minn.	Boston College	Boden Kapke Instagram Opens in a new window Boden Kapke Twitter Opens in a new window Boden Kapke Opendorse Opens in a new window
34	Forward	Damon Wilkinson	6-11	250 lbs	Senior	De Smet, S.D.	South Dakota State	Damon Wilkinson Instagram Opens in a new window Damon Wilkinson Opendorse Opens in a new window
35	Forward	Henry Burt	6-8	236 lbs	Fifth Year	Omaha, Neb.	Elkhorn South	Henry Burt Instagram Opens in a new window Henry Burt Twitter Opens in a new window Henry Burt Opendorse Opens in a new window

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Name	Title
Fred Hoiberg	Head Coach
Nate Loenser	Associate Head Coach
Ernie Zeigler	Assistant Coach
Pat Monaghan	Assistant Coach
Padyn Borders	Assistant Coach
Emmanuel Tommy	Assistant Coach
Luca Virgilio	General Manager
Michael Chatman	Director of Men’s Basketball Strength and Conditioning
Michael Bania	Video Coordinator
Justin Moore	Coordinator of Analytics
Sheryl Burbach	Assistant Director of Operations
Braden Burke	Graduate Manger
Braden Grant	Graduate Manager
Charlie Hoiberg	Graduate Manager
Satchel Stern	Graduate Manager

Men's Basketball Support Staff

Name	Title
Andrew McCabe	Athletic Trainer
Matt Thome	NAPL Director
Pat Norris	Equipment Manager
Jake Blattner	Associate RDN
Keith Zimmer	Sport Administrator
Patricia Peterson	Senior Associate AD - Compliance
Shamus McKnight	Assistant AD - Communications
Sam Rice	Associate Director of Creative and Emerging Media