Jayson Petty Garners First Team Preseason All-League Nod
10/7/2025 9:01:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Roos were selected for a sixth-place finish in the Summit League Preseason Poll
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Summit League has officially announced the 2025-26 Preseason Men's Basketball Polls ahead of the league's media day in Sioux Falls this morning, with Kansas City picked to finish sixth and Jayson Petty earning a Preseason First Team All-League nod. Petty will be representing the Roos alongside Kasheem Grady II and Head Coach Marvin Menzies at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center today.
In the poll voted on by coaches and media members around the league, the Roos garnered 187 total points, finishing ahead of Denver (169), North Dakota (168) and Oral Roberts (165). Kansas City is coming off of a 2024-25 season in which the Roos went 4-12 in league play, taking the No. 8 seed in the conference championship.
Petty enters his junior season as the longest tenured player on Kansas City's roster. The 2023-24 Summit League Freshman of the Year will be looked upon as a team leader for the Roos this season and is one of just 15 players across the league that has played in two-plus seasons for their current school.
One of KC's leading scorers in 2024-25, Petty averaged 11.0 points per game, ranking second on the team. He was also one of the most reliable players on the court, appearing in all 33 games and making 32 starts. He reached double-digit scoring 22 times on the year, ranking seventh in the Summit in free throw makes and 10th in free throw percentage.
The Roos open up the 2025-26 season at home on Nov. 3, hosting Evangel before heading to Southern Illinois for a road game. Single game and season tickets to catch the Roos in action are available now. You can also follow @kcroosmbb on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to keep up with all of the team's most recent news.
2025-26 All-Summit League Men's Basketball
Preseason First Team
Carter Bjerke, St. Thomas
Isaac Bruns, South Dakota
Kalen Garry, South Dakota State
Nolan Minessale, St. Thomas
Tony Osburn, Omaha
Jayson Petty, Kansas City
Preseason Second Team
Noah Feddersen, North Dakota State
Ja'Sean Glover, Omaha
Carson Johnson, Denver
Eli King, North Dakota
Markhi Strickland, North Dakota State
Preseason Player of the Year
Nolan Minnesale, St. Thomas
Poll
- St. Thomas (17) | 501
- Omaha (13) | 495
- South Dakota State (5) | 450
- North Dakota State | 358
- South Dakota (1) | 342
- Kansas City | 187
- Denver | 169
- North Dakota | 168
- Oral Roberts | 165
