2025–26 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball team

2025–26 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball
2025–26 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	10–4 (0–0 Summit)
Head coach	John Tauer (15th season);
Associate head coach	Mike Maker
Assistant coaches	Cameron Rundles; Kenneth Lowe;
Home arena	Lee and Penny Anderson Arena

2025–26 Summit League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Dakota State	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
St. Thomas	0	–	0	–	10	–	4	.714
Denver	0	–	0	–	7	–	7	.500
Omaha	0	–	0	–	7	–	7	.500
South Dakota	0	–	0	–	7	–	7	.500
South Dakota State	0	–	0	–	7	–	7	.500
North Dakota	0	–	0	–	5	–	9	.357
Oral Roberts	0	–	0	–	5	–	9	.357
Kansas City	0	–	0	–	2	–	11	.154

† 2026 Summit League tournament winner As of December 20, 2025

The 2025–26 St. Thomas Tommies men's basketball team represents the University of St. Thomas in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tommies, who are led by 15th-year head coach John Tauer, play home games at Lee and Penny Anderson Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota as members of the Summit League. This is the Tommies' inaugural season at Lee and Penny Anderson Arena after spending the last 15 years at Shoenecker Arena.

This season also marks St. Thomas' first season at full NCAA Division I eligibility after they exited their five-year transition period from NCAA Division III a year early, due to a January 2025 NCAA ruling.^[1]

Previous season

The Tommies finished the 2024–25 season 24–10, 12–4 in Summit League play to finish in second place.^[2] In the Summit League tournament; the Tommies defeated Denver in the quarterfinals,^[3] North Dakota in the semifinals,^[4] before falling to Omaha in the championship game.^[5] This was St. Thomas' first ever appearance in the Summit League championship game.^[6]

Roster

2025–26 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Isaiah Johnson-Arigu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Totino-Grace High School	Maple Grove, MN
G	1	Hayden Tibbits	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS So	Wayzata High School	Medina, MN
G	2	Jermaine Coleman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Park Tudor School	Indianapolis, IN
G	3	Ryan Lafferty	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Mt. Spokane High School	Spokane, WA
G	4	Nolan Minessale	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Marquette	Brookfield, WI
G	5	Tim Franks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Homestead High School	Mequon, WI
G	10	Tommy Humphries Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Totino-Grace High School	Minneapolis, MN
G	11	Austin Herro	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Whitnall High School	Milwaukee, WI
G	12	Ryan Dufault	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Waseca High School	Waseca, MN
F	13	Luka Momcilovic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Pewaukee High School	Pewaukee, WI
G	15	Adam Tauer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Cretin-Derham Hall	St. Paul, MN
G	20	Jack Tauer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Cretin-Derham Hall	St. Paul, MN
G	23	Nick Janowski	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Pewaukee High School	Pewaukee, WI
F	24	Kyle Counts	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Wilsonville High School	Wilsonville, OR
F	32	Carter Bjerke	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Jr	Wayzata High School	Plymouth, MN
F	34	Ben Oosterbaan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Hinsdale Central High School	Hinsdale, IL

Head coach

John Tauer (St. Thomas (MN))

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Maker (Cal Baptist)
Cameron Rundles (Wofford)
Kenneth Lowe (Purdue)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 25, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Mary's	L 58–84	0–1	24 – Minessale	5 – Tied (2)	3 – Bjerke	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,327) Moraga, CA
November 8, 2025* 7:00 p.m., FOX 9+/SLN	Army Opening Night at Lee and Penny Anderson Arena	W 83–76	1–1	20 – Minessale	5 – Janowski	6 – Minessale	Lee and Penny Anderson Arena (5,325) St. Paul, MN
November 10, 2025* 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Washington State	L 71–81	1–2	22 – Janowski	4 – Johnson-Arigu	4 – Minessale	Beasley Coliseum (2,845) Pullman, WA
November 13, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SLN	Green Bay	W 80–61	2–2	20 – Minessale	6 – Minessale	4 – Tied (2)	Lee and Penny Anderson Arena (2,658) St. Paul, MN
November 15, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southeast Missouri State	W 84–72	3–2	24 – Minessale	6 – Minessale	5 – Herro	Show Me Center (1,750) Cape Girardeau, MO
November 21, 2025* 6:30 p.m.	vs. Northern Colorado Portland Invitational	W 73–72	4–2	20 – Minessale	5 – Tied (2)	5 – Minessale	Chiles Center (450) Portland, OR
November 22, 2025* 4:30 p.m.	vs. Cal State Fullerton Portland Invitational	L 80–88	4–3	26 – Minessale	5 – Tied (3)	5 – Minessale	Chiles Center (450) Portland, OR
November 23, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Portland Portland Invitational	W 76–66	5–3	24 – Minessale	6 – Bjerke	4 – Oosterbaan	Chiles Center (983) Portland, OR
November 29, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SLN	Lawrence	W 87–52	6–3	18 – Bjerke	7 – Coleman	7 – Tibbits	Lee and Penny Anderson Arena (1,988) St. Paul, MN
December 3, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Montana State Big Sky–Summit League Challenge	L 74–82	6–4	22 – Janowski	11 – Janowski	4 – Minessale	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,543) Bozeman, MT
December 7, 2025* 12:00 p.m., SLN	Weber State Big Sky–Summit League Challenge (Rescheduled from December 6)	W 88–65	7–4	32 – Minessale	6 – Johnson-Arigu	6 – Dufault	Lee and Penny Anderson Arena (1,998) St. Paul, MN
December 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SLN	St. John's (MN)	W 80–56	8–4	30 – Minessale	11 – Minessale	3 – Minessale	Lee and Penny Anderson Arena (5,325) St. Paul, MN
December 13, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UNC Asheville	W 80–59	9–4	23 – Minessale	7 – Tied (2)	4 – Tied (2)	Kimmel Arena (723) Asheville, NC
December 20, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SLN	UC Riverside	W 92-78	10-4	27 – Minessale	4 – Tied (3)	7 – Janowski	Lee and Penny Anderson Arena (1,780) St. Paul, MN
December 28, 2025* 1:00 p.m., SLN	North Central (MN)						Lee and Penny Anderson Arena St. Paul, MN
Summit League regular season
January 4, 2026 12:00 p.m., SLN	Denver Game rescheduled from January 3						Lee and Penny Anderson Arena St. Paul, MN
January 7, 2026 8:00 p.m., FOX 9+/SLN	South Dakota						Lee and Penny Anderson Arena St. Paul, MN
January 10, 2026 7:00 p.m., SLN	at Oral Roberts						Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
January 15, 2026 7:00 p.m., SLN	at North Dakota						Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
January 17, 2026 1:00 p.m., SLN	at North Dakota State						Scheels Center Fargo, ND
January 22, 2026 8:00 p.m., FOX 9+/SLN	South Dakota State						Lee and Penny Anderson Arena St. Paul, MN
January 24, 2026 1:00 p.m., SLN	at South Dakota						Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
January 29, 2026 7:00 p.m., SLN	North Dakota						Lee and Penny Anderson Arena St. Paul, MN
February 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., CBSSN	Kansas City						Lee and Penny Anderson Arena St. Paul, MN
February 4, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	at South Dakota State						First Bank & Trust Arena Brookings, SD
February 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., SLN	Oral Roberts						Lee and Penny Anderson Arena St. Paul, MN
February 12, 2026 7:00 p.m., SLN	at Omaha						Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
February 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., SLN	at Kansas City						Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 21, 2026 5:00 p.m., SLN	at Denver						Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
February 26, 2026 8:00 p.m., FOX 9+/SLN	North Dakota State						Lee and Penny Anderson Arena St. Paul, MN
February 28, 2026 TBA, SLN	Omaha						Lee and Penny Anderson Arena St. Paul, MN
Summit League tournament
March 4–8, 2026 TBD, SLN/CBSSN	vs. Summit League tournament						Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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References

^ "Division I adopts new reclassification requirements". NCAA. January 15, 2025. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
^ "No. 2 seed St. Thomas downs No. 7 seed Denver to make semis". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 6, 2025. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
^ "Dominant second half sends No. 2 seed St. Thomas into title tilt". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 8, 2025. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
^ "Top-seeded Mavericks, Sutton finish off Summit League-double". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 9, 2025. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
^ "Blue surpasses 1,000 career points, Tommies move on to championship". tommiesports.com. St. Thomas Tommies. March 9, 2025. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". tommiesports.com. St. Thomas Tommies. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
^ "St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved October 25, 2025.

[1] "Division I adopts new reclassification requirements". NCAA. January 15, 2025. Retrieved October 25, 2025.

[2] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved October 25, 2025.

[3] "No. 2 seed St. Thomas downs No. 7 seed Denver to make semis". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 6, 2025. Retrieved October 25, 2025.

[4] "Dominant second half sends No. 2 seed St. Thomas into title tilt". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 8, 2025. Retrieved October 25, 2025.

[5] "Top-seeded Mavericks, Sutton finish off Summit League-double". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 9, 2025. Retrieved October 9, 2025.

[6] "Blue surpasses 1,000 career points, Tommies move on to championship". tommiesports.com. St. Thomas Tommies. March 9, 2025. Retrieved October 25, 2025.

[7] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". tommiesports.com. St. Thomas Tommies. Retrieved October 25, 2025.

[8] "St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved October 25, 2025.

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St. Thomas Tommies men's basketball
Venues	Schoenecker Arena (2010–2025) Lee & Penny Anderson Arena (2025–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics