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College basketball · 2026-27 preview · MAC
Akron · 2026-27 preview

Akron basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule

Akron returns 26% of last season's minutes, and adds six transfers.

Last season it ranked No. 61 in adjusted net rating (No. 44 on offense, No. 126 on defense). The biggest loss is Tavari Johnson, 19.7 points a game, gone to Charleston. The schedule has 25 games, none against last season's adjusted top 25.

26%
of last season's minutes return
6
transfers in, 5 out
0
freshmen
No. 61
adjusted net rating, 2025-26

2026-27 roster

Pos
MAC previewsMinutes back
Miami (OH)85%Toledo82%Bowling Green20%Kent State84%MassachusettsNot posted
Ht
PPG
RPG
APG
MPG
Hometown
12
Evan Mahaffey
Back
G
6-6
10.2
5.6
3.4
28.5
Cincinnati, OH
21
Zach Halligan
Back
G
6-5
2.7
2.3
0.7
11.9
Uniontown, OH
23
Marvin Musiime-Kamali
Back
G
6-6
2.0
2.0
0.5
8.8
Brockton, MA
5
Chabi Barre
Back
F
6-10
3.1
2.1
0.1
6.5
Cotonou, BEN
2
Tahj Staveskie
Transfer · Incarnate Word
G
6-1
17.3
3.9
4.1
35.3
Sandusky, OH
10
Max Burton
Transfer · Western Michigan
F
6-10
5.9
5.2
1.6
24.6
Williamston, MI
8
Ty Pence
Transfer · Illinois State
G
6-6
9.4
4.4
1.6
23.5
Saint Joseph, IL
4
Buddy Hammer Jr.
Transfer · North Texas
F
6-7
4.1
2.8
0.4
14.2
Westville, OK
22
Colin White
Transfer · Ohio State
F
6-6
0.9
1.0
0.4
8.6
Ottawa, OH
1
Exavier Wilson
Transfer · Kansas State
6-1
Columbia, MO
9
Cody Head
New
G
6-3
Cleveland, OH
19
Devan Christion
New
6-9
Las Vegas, NV
7
Josh Henderson
New
G
6-5
Westerville, OH
15
RJ Jones
New
6-5
Cleveland, OH
6
Tai Perkins
New
G
6-0
Westerville, OH

PPG to MPG are last season’s numbers, wherever he played: a transfer’s line is from his old school. Freshmen have none yet.

Who left

Where
PPG
MPG
Tavari JohnsonTransferred to Charleston
Transferred to Charleston
19.7
31.9
Shammah ScottGraduated or left
Graduated or left
12.9
26.7
Amani LylesGraduated or left
Graduated or left
14.9
26.4
Eric MahaffeyTransferred to Cincinnati
Transferred to Cincinnati
7.8
21.9
Sharron YoungTransferred to Western Kentucky
Transferred to Western Kentucky
7.2
19.1
Bowen HardmanTransferred to the portal
Transferred to the portal
7.6
18.4
Ognjen StankovicGraduated or left
Graduated or left
2.3
6.6
Chabi BarreGraduated or left
Graduated or left
4.0
6.0

The players who left played 74% of last season’s minutes. Also gone, under 5 minutes a game: Conner Groce, Rich Brisco.

Adjusted net rating, last three seasons

2023-24
+5.3 No. 112
2024-25
+6.6 No. 95
2025-26
+13.3 No. 61

Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 120.0 (No. 44), defense 106.7 (No. 126).

2026-27 schedule

November to January
Rank
Nov 2
at Louisiana
314
Nov 14
vs Tulane
209
Nov 17
at Bucknell
334
Dec 2
vs Ball State
294
Dec 16
at Buffalo
197
Dec 19
vs Bowling Green
140
Dec 29
at Massachusetts
188
Jan 2
vs Western Michigan
274
Jan 5
at Ohio
222
Jan 9
vs Miami (OH)
86
Jan 12
at Eastern Michigan
235
Jan 16
at Toledo
130
Jan 19
vs Central Michigan
277
January to March
Rank
Jan 23
at Miami (OH)
86
Jan 26
vs Ohio
222
Jan 30
vs Massachusetts
188
Feb 2
at Western Michigan
274

Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 25 games, 22 in the MAC. Tip times are set closer to each game.

Questions

Who is back for Akron in 2026-27?

4 players who played for Akron last season: Evan Mahaffey, Zach Halligan, Marvin Musiime-Kamali, Chabi Barre. They played 26% of its minutes.

Who did Akron add for 2026-27?

Tahj Staveskie (transfer from Incarnate Word), Max Burton (transfer from Western Michigan), Ty Pence (transfer from Illinois State), Buddy Hammer Jr. (transfer from North Texas), Colin White (transfer from Ohio State), Exavier Wilson (transfer from Kansas State).

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Feb 9
vs Buffalo
197
Feb 13
at Kent State
163
Feb 16
at Bowling Green
140
Feb 20
vs Eastern Michigan
235
Feb 23
vs Toledo
130
Feb 27
at Ball State
294
Mar 2
at Central Michigan
277
Mar 5
vs Kent State
163