Baylor basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule
Baylor returns 25% of last season's minutes, and adds four transfers and the No. 65 recruiting class.
Last season it ranked No. 46 in adjusted net rating (No. 24 on offense, No. 111 on defense). The biggest loss is Cameron Carr, 18.9 points a game, gone to the NBA draft at No. 24. The schedule has 30 games, nine against last season's adjusted top 25.
2026-27 roster
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
The players who left played 75% of last season’s minutes. Also gone, under 5 minutes a game: Will Kuykendall.
Adjusted net rating, last three seasons
Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 123.3 (No. 24), defense 105.9 (No. 111).
2026-27 schedule
Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 30 games, 18 in the Big 12. Tip times are set closer to each game.
Questions
Who is back for Baylor in 2026-27?
4 players who played for Baylor last season: Isaac Williams IV, Caden Powell, Drew Perry, James Goodis. They played 25% of its minutes.
Who did Baylor add for 2026-27?
Brett Decker Jr. (transfer from Liberty), Kayden Mingo (transfer from Penn State), Isaac Celiscar (transfer from Yale), Evan Chatman (transfer from UAB), Dylan Mingo (freshman, No. 12 recruit), Elijah Williams (freshman, No. 37 recruit).