EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In its latest addition to the 2026-27 squad, the University of Evansville men's basketball program has announced the signing of Gustav Winther. The 6-10 forward was a freshman at Northern Illinois in 2025-26.
 
Winther saw the floor in all 34 games for the Huskies while starting 21 contests. He wrapped up the season with an average of 8.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. His top performance came against ULM where he recorded 18 points. WInther set his rebounding mark with 11 versus Central Michigan.
 
"Gustav is a high IQ big that has a ton of on-court Division 1 experience in a competitive conference. Gus is a high-level competitor that is motivated to help our program win a conference championship," Purple Aces Head Men's Basketball Coach David Ragland said. "Gus is a team-first player that can defend the post, switch onto guards and keep them in front, score with his back to the basket and get us into dribble handoffs and dribble keeps within our offense."
 
Originally from Roskilde, Denmark, Winther played for Basketball Club Copenhagen in the Danish BasketLigen in 2024-25 where he averaged 12.3 points and 5.7 rebounds. He was a 57% shooter from the field. Before that, he played with Holbaek-Senhus in Denmark avertaging 9.1 PPG and 6.5 RPG in 2023-24.
 
"I chose Evansville because I thought there was a great atmosphere here," Winther said. "I really believe in the coaching staff and I think this is the spot where I can improve my abilities on the court the most."