Northern Illinois

2026–27 Projected Roster

8 returning5 transfers in4 transfers out

Returning Players

8

Player	Pos	Yr	Rtg	~MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	Status
Taj Walters	G	So	62	20.2	8.5	5.4	0.6	Returning
Gustav Winther	F	So	64	28.2	8.1	4.2	0.9	Returning
Daemar Kelly	G	Sr	58	16.3	5.6	3.1	1.2	Returning
Hassan Washington	F	So	58	14.0	4.7	3.2	0.6	Returning
Carlos Coronado	G	So	48	7.4	3.9	0.8	0.6	Returning
Ladji Kante	F	So	48	—	2.8	1.2	0.4	Returning
Jaylen Wharton	F	So	48	—	1.9	1.6	0.1	Returning
Max Laskey	G	So	48	—	0.5	0.2	0.2	Returning

Transfers In

5

Player	Pos	Yr	Rtg	~MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	From
Uzziah Buntyn	G	So	66	33.7	12.1	2.8	3.5	South Dakota
Mykolas Ivanauskas	F	Jr	73	35.0	7.4	5.1	0.4	Mercyhurst
David Douglas Jr.	G	Sr	64	24.2	7.2	1.4	0.2	Fresno State
Jack Daugherty	F	Jr	58	12.1	2.9	1.6	0.2	Illinois State
Brayden Gross	PF	—	50	8.9	—	—	—	—

Transfers Out

4

Player	Pos	Yr	PPG	RPG	APG	To
Makhai Valentine	G	Jr	13.3	5.3	1.0	George Mason
Dylan Ducommun	G	So	10.8	2.9	3.4	Buffalo
Gianni Cobb	G	Jr	9.8	2.7	3.9	SIU Edwardsville
Isaiah Stewart	G	So	1.2	0.9	0.3	Tennessee 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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