South Dakota State

2026–27 Projected Roster

9 returning2 transfers in2 transfers out

Returning Players

Player	Pos	Yr	Rtg	~MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	Status
Joe Sayler	G	Jr	79	35.0	14.5	3.5	2.4	Returning
Trey Buchanan	G	So	51	15.9	7.3	1.1	0.9	Returning
Alec Squires	C	So	59	28.8	4.6	3.5	0.8	Returning
Bubz Alvarez	G	Sr	48	9.5	4.5	2.5	1.1	Returning
Luke Haertle	G	Sr	58	24.4	3.8	2.9	1.4	Returning
Jaden Rogers	G	So	51	13.7	2.2	1.6	0.1	Returning
Andrell Burton Jr.	G	So	41	7.0	1.8	1.2	0.2	Returning
Caleb Delzell	F	So	58	21.0	1.4	1.7	0.6	Returning
Jadyn Cascio Jensen	G	So	38	—	0.7	0.7	0.3	Returning

Transfers In

Player	Pos	Yr	Rtg	~MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	From
EJ Ryans	G	Jr	59	33.5	7.5	1.7	1.9	Western Michigan
Jon Mekonnen	F	So	49	11.3	2.1	1.3	0.4	Colorado State

Transfers Out

Player	Pos	Yr	PPG	RPG	APG	To
Damon Wilkinson	C	Jr	13.9	6.4	1.2	Nebraska
Jaden Jackson	G	Jr	12.2	4.2	2.5	Georgia State

Rtg = projected next-season player rating. ~MPG = estimated minutes per game based on rating share of 200. PPG / RPG / APG are from the 2025–26 season.

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