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College basketball · 2026-27 preview · Big 12
Houston · 2026-27 preview

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

Houston returns 23% of last season's minutes, and adds five transfers and the No. 28 recruiting class.

Last season it ranked No. 6 in adjusted net rating (No. 23 on offense, No. 4 on defense). The biggest loss is Milos Uzan, 11.1 points a game. The schedule has 30 games, eight against last season's adjusted top 25.

23%
of last season's minutes return
5
transfers in, 3 out
No. 28
recruiting class, 3 freshmen
No. 6
adjusted net rating, 2025-26

2026-27 roster

Pos
Ht
PPG
RPG
APG
MPG
Hometown
11
Joseph Tugler
Back
F
6-8
8.4
5.3
1.3
23.5
Monroe, LA
24
Chase McCarty
Back
F
6-5
4.1
2.5
0.2
12.3
Madison, AL
25
Mercy Miller
Back
G
6-4
5.0
1.8
0.5
11.9
Los Angeles, CA
0
Kordel Jefferson
Back
G
6-3
1.3
0.7
0.3
4.0
Bogue Chitto, MS
2
Corey Hadnot II
Transfer · Purdue Fort Wayne
G
6-2
20.4
4.0
3.5
33.2
Atlanta, GA
23
Delrecco Gillespie
Transfer · Kent State
F
6-8
17.7
11.2
1.7
32.2
Benton Harbor, MI
9
Dedan Thomas Jr.
Transfer · LSU
G
6-1
15.1
2.7
6.4
29.4
Las Vegas, NV
4
Braden East
Transfer · Lamar
F
6-9
12.8
9.1
0.7
23.9
Houston, TX
7
Chendall Weaver
Transfer · Texas
G
6-3
5.8
4.1
1.1
20.9
Mansfield, TX
13
Arafan Diane
Freshman · No. 28 recruit
7-0
Conakry, GUI
1
Ikenna Alozie
Freshman · No. 52 recruit
6-2
Lagos, NGR
3
Tyus Thomas
Freshman · No. 255 recruit
6-0
Las Vegas, NV
6
Bryce Jackson
New
G
6-6
Pearland, TX
15
Djafar Silimana
New
6-10
Segou, MLI

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
Milos UzanGraduated or left
Graduated or left
11.1
33.0
Kingston FlemingsNBA draft, No. 8, Hawks
NBA draft, No. 8, Hawks
16.1
31.6
Emanuel SharpNBA draft, No. 45, Kings
NBA draft, No. 45, Kings
15.5
29.4
Chris Cenac Jr.NBA draft, No. 27, Celtics
NBA draft, No. 27, Celtics
9.5
24.9
Isiah HarwellTransferred to Gonzaga
Transferred to Gonzaga
3.6
13.8
Kalifa SakhoGraduated or left
Graduated or left
2.4
12.8
Ramon Walker Jr.Graduated or left
Graduated or left
2.3
10.8

The players who left played 77% of last season’s minutes. Also gone, under 5 minutes a game: Cedric Lath, Jacob McFarland.

Adjusted net rating, last three seasons

2023-24
+33.4 No. 2
2024-25
+36.4 No. 2
2025-26
+34.4 No. 6

Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 123.6 (No. 23), defense 89.2 (No. 4).

2026-27 schedule

November to January
Rank
Nov 2
vs La Salle
237
Nov 8
vs California neutral
73
Nov 11
vs Jacksonville State
210
Nov 17
vs Rutgers neutral
139
Nov 27
vs Oakland
166
Nov 29
vs Queens University
203
Dec 2
vs Central Arkansas
159
Dec 5
vs Texas State
255
Dec 8
vs Alabama neutral
12
Dec 13
vs LSU neutral
65
Dec 20
vs Florida State neutral
67
Dec 29
vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
176
Jan 2
vs TCU
49
Jan 5
at Kansas State
99
Jan 10
at Baylor
46
January to March
Rank
Jan 13
vs Iowa State
7
Jan 16
at Colorado
84
Jan 19
vs Texas Tech
20
Jan 23
at Arizona State
75

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 Houston in 2026-27?

4 players who played for Houston last season: Joseph Tugler, Chase McCarty, Mercy Miller, Kordel Jefferson. They played 23% of its minutes.

Who did Houston add for 2026-27?

Corey Hadnot II (transfer from Purdue Fort Wayne), Delrecco Gillespie (transfer from Kent State), Dedan Thomas Jr. (transfer from LSU), Braden East (transfer from Lamar), Chendall Weaver (transfer from Texas), Arafan Diane (freshman, No. 28 recruit), Ikenna Alozie (freshman, No. 52 recruit), Tyus Thomas (freshman, No. 255 recruit).

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Jan 30
vs BYU
24
Feb 1
vs Kansas
22
Feb 6
at Arizona
3
Feb 10
at UCF
58
Feb 13
vs Utah
122
Feb 15
at Texas Tech
20
Feb 21
vs Oklahoma State
80
Feb 24
vs Colorado
84
Feb 27
at West Virginia
54
Mar 2
at Cincinnati
48
Mar 6
vs Arizona
3