WISCONSIN HERD ANNOUNCES 2025-26 OPENING NIGHT ROSTER
By Wisconsin Herd Staff /November 7, 2025
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The Wisconsin Herd, NBA G League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks, has finalized its roster to begin the 2025-26 season. The roster includes 10 Herd players and three players on a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Herd’s opening night roster is led by Milwaukee Bucks Two-Way players, Alex Antetokounmpo, Pete Nance and Mark Sears.
The roster also includes three returning players, John Butler Jr., Stephen Thompson Jr. and Philip Alston. Five players joined the roster through trade acquisitions: Kira Lewis Jr., Craig Randall II, Cormac Ryan, Jeremiah Tilmon Jr. and Johnny Davis. Onno Steger II joins after being drafted in the 2025 NBA G League Draft, while Kaden Anderson joins from local player tryouts.
The team will begin the 2025-26 season on the road against the Windy City Bulls tomorrow night with tip-off set for 7:00 p.m. CT.
The Herd’s complete 2025-26 opening night roster is below. *Bucks two-way player
| NAME | POS | HT | WT | DOB | COLLEGE/COUNTRY |
| Alex Antetokounmpo* | F | 6-8 | 214 | 08/27/01 | Greece |
| Philip Alston | F | 6-5 | 235 | 08/07/01 | Loyola - Chicago |
| Kaden Anderson | F | 6-8 | 220 | 07/20/99 | Point Loma Nazarene |
| John Butler Jr. | F | 7-0 | 220 | 12/04/02 | Florida State |
| Johnny Davis | G | 6-4 | 195 | 02/27/02 | Wisconsin |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | G | 6-1 | 170 | 04/06/01 | Alabama |
| Pete Nance* | F | 6-9 | 225 | 02/19/00 | Northwestern |
| Craig Randall II | G | 6-4 | 185 | 04/22/96 | Tennessee-Martin |
| Cormac Ryan | G | 6-5 | 205 | 10/26/98 | North Carolina |
| Mark Sears* | G | 6-0 | 185 | 02/19/02 | Alabama |
| Onno Steger II | F | 6-5 | 205 | 02/22/98 | Western Carolina |
| Stephen Thompson Jr. | G | 6-4 | 185 | 03/23/97 | Oregon State |
| Jeremiah Tilmon Jr. | C | 6-10 | 260 | 11/25/98 | Missouri |
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