Iowa basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule
Iowa returns 56% of last season's minutes, and adds two transfers and the No. 83 recruiting class.
Last season it ranked No. 21 in adjusted net rating (No. 15 on offense, No. 32 on defense). The biggest loss is Bennett Stirtz, 19.8 points a game, gone to the NBA draft at No. 16. The schedule has 32 games, ten 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 44% of last season’s minutes.
Adjusted net rating, last three seasons
Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 124.9 (No. 15), defense 99.6 (No. 32).
2026-27 schedule
Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 32 games, 20 in the Big Ten. Tip times are set closer to each game.
Questions
Who is back for Iowa in 2026-27?
8 players who played for Iowa last season: Cooper Koch, Kael Combs, Cam Manyawu, Isaia Howard, Tate Sage, Trevin Jirak, Joey Matteoni, Jacob Koch. They played 56% of its minutes.
Who did Iowa add for 2026-27?
Andrew McKeever (transfer from Saint Mary's), Ty'Reek Coleman (transfer from Illinois State), Ethan Harris (freshman, No. 117 recruit), Jaidyn Coon (freshman, No. 157 recruit).