Gardner-Webb basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule
Gardner-Webb returns 32% of last season's minutes, and adds four transfers.
Last season it ranked No. 360 in adjusted net rating (No. 349 on offense, No. 356 on defense). The biggest loss is Colin Hawkins, 8.2 points a game, gone to Pittsburgh. The schedule has 31 games, one 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 68% of last season’s minutes. Also gone, under 5 minutes a game: Ahmadou Ndiaye, Cameron Gales, Paul Lindberg, Isaiah Hicks.
Adjusted net rating, last three seasons
Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 95.3 (No. 349), defense 122.1 (No. 356).
2026-27 schedule
Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 31 games, 16 in the Big South. Tip times are set closer to each game.
Questions
Who is back for Gardner-Webb in 2026-27?
3 players who played for Gardner-Webb last season: Jacob Hudson, Ace Talbert, Jamias Ferere. They played 32% of its minutes.
Who did Gardner-Webb add for 2026-27?
Seth Brown (transfer from Fresno Pacific), Mikhali Pocknett (transfer from Buffalo), Sam Nosakhare (transfer from Quinnipiac), Jackson Skipper (transfer from Vermont).