Central Connecticut basketball preview 2026-27: transfers, recruits and schedule
Central Connecticut's 2026-27 roster is not posted yet. So far it has added one transfer, and lost four players to the portal.
Last season it ranked No. 299 in adjusted net rating (No. 265 on offense, No. 310 on defense). The biggest loss is Darin Smith Jr., 20.7 points a game, gone to Rutgers. The schedule has 30 games, none against last season's adjusted top 25.
Newcomers
Central Connecticut’s 2026-27roster is not posted yet, so this is who the transfer portal and the recruiting rankings have it adding. A transfer’s numbers are last season’s, at his old school. The full roster appears here once it is out.
Who left
Drafted and transferred players only: graduations show once the roster is posted.
Adjusted net rating, last three seasons
Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 104.0 (No. 265), defense 116.4 (No. 310).
2026-27 schedule
Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 30 games, 16 in the NEC. Tip times are set closer to each game.
Questions
Who did Central Connecticut add for 2026-27?
Brayden Jackson (transfer from St. Bonaventure).