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2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

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Players

  • Guard 6'5" 200 lbs
    0

    Ade Murkey

    Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. St. Croix Lutheran H.S.
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    Junior Minneapolis, Minn. St. Croix Lutheran H.S.
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  • Forward Forward 6'9" 240 lbs
    1

    David Nzekwesi

    Fr. The Hague, Netherlands Byron Nelson H.S.
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    Freshman The Hague, Netherlands Byron Nelson H.S.
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  • Guard 6'3" 185 lbs
    2

    Joe Rosga

    Sr. St. Paul, Minn. Cretin-Derham Hall
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    Senior St. Paul, Minn. Cretin-Derham Hall
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  • Guard 6'3" 175 lbs
    3

    Jase Townsend

    Fr. Dallas, Texas Skyline H.S.
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    Freshman Dallas, Texas Skyline H.S.
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  • Guard Guard 6'3" 180 lbs
    4

    Taelyr Gatlin

    Fr. Jackson, Miss. Brighton H.S.
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    Freshman Jackson, Miss. Brighton H.S.
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  • Guard 6'1" 180 lbs
    5

    Elvin Rodriguez

    So. Harlem, N.Y. Forest Trail Academy
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    Sophomore Harlem, N.Y. Forest Trail Academy
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  • GUARD Guard 6'5" 195 lbs
    10

    Joseph Lanzi

    Fr. Birmingham, Ala. Chelsea H.S. / Hillcrest Prep
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    Freshman Birmingham, Ala. Chelsea H.S. / Hillcrest Prep
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  • Forward 6'7" 225 lbs
    11

    Jake Krafka

    Jr. Austin, Texas Hays H.S.
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    Junior Austin, Texas Hays H.S.
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  • Forward Forward 6'8" 220 lbs
    12

    Alperen Kurnaz

    Fr. Istanbul, Turkey St. Mary's Ryken H.S.
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    Freshman Istanbul, Turkey St. Mary's Ryken H.S.
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  • Forward Forward 6'9" 245 lbs
    14

    Tory Stewart-Miller

    Sr. Kansas City, Kan. New Hampton Prep
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    Senior Kansas City, Kan. New Hampton Prep
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  • Guard 6'3" 175 lbs
    20

    Drew Joiner

    Sr. Centennial, Colo. Grandview H.S.
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    Senior Centennial, Colo. Grandview H.S.
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  • Guard/Forward 6'7" 200 lbs
    25

    Ronnie Harrell Jr.

    Sr. Denver, Colo. Denver East H.S.
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    Senior Denver, Colo. Denver East H.S.
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  • Forward 6'8" 210 lbs
    30

    Donoven Carlisle

    So. Indianapolis, Ind. Arlington H.S.
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    Sophomore Indianapolis, Ind. Arlington H.S.
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  • Forward 6'6" 220 lbs
    32

    Abiola Akintola

    Sr. Melbourne, Australia Australian Institute of Sport
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    Senior Melbourne, Australia Australian Institute of Sport
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Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Rodney Billups

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  • Men's Basketball Assistant Coach

    Ricardo Patton

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  • Assistant Coach

    Steve Snell

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  • Assistant Coach

    Dan Ficke

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  • Director of Basketball Operations

    Dwight Thorne II

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  • Director of Basketball Player Development

    Zach Ruebesam

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  • Graduate Manager

    Henry Aldous

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2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
# Full Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Academic Year Hometown / High School
0 Ade Murkey 6-5 200 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. / St. Croix Lutheran H.S.
1 David Nzekwesi Forward 6-9 240 Fr. The Hague, Netherlands / Byron Nelson H.S.
2 Joe Rosga 6-3 185 Sr. St. Paul, Minn. / Cretin-Derham Hall
3 Jase Townsend 6-3 175 Fr. Dallas, Texas / Skyline H.S.
4 Taelyr Gatlin Guard 6-3 180 Fr. Jackson, Miss. / Brighton H.S.
5 Elvin Rodriguez 6-1 180 So. Harlem, N.Y. / Forest Trail Academy
10 Joseph Lanzi GUARD 6-5 195 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. / Chelsea H.S. / Hillcrest Prep
11 Jake Krafka 6-7 225 Jr. Austin, Texas / Hays H.S.
12 Alperen Kurnaz Forward 6-8 220 Fr. Istanbul, Turkey / St. Mary's Ryken H.S.
14 Tory Stewart-Miller Forward 6-9 245 Sr. Kansas City, Kan. / New Hampton Prep
20 Drew Joiner 6-3 175 Sr. Centennial, Colo. / Grandview H.S.
25 Ronnie Harrell Jr. 6-7 200 Sr. Denver, Colo. / Denver East H.S.
30 Donoven Carlisle 6-8 210 So. Indianapolis, Ind. / Arlington H.S.
32 Abiola Akintola 6-6 220 Sr. Melbourne, Australia / Australian Institute of Sport

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff
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Rodney Billups Rodney Billups Head Coach
Ricardo Patton Ricardo Patton Men's Basketball Assistant Coach
Snell Steve Snell Assistant Coach
Ficke Dan Ficke Assistant Coach
Dwight Thorne Dwight Thorne II Director of Basketball Operations
Zach Ruebesam Zach Ruebesam Director of Basketball Player Development
Henry Aldous Henry Aldous Graduate Manager

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Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

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