Jackson State basketball preview 2026-27: transfers, recruits and schedule
Jackson State's 2026-27 roster is not posted yet. So far it has added two transfers, and lost three players to the portal.
Last season it ranked No. 351 in adjusted net rating (No. 338 on offense, No. 347 on defense). The biggest loss is Daeshun Ruffin, 22 points a game, gone to the transfer portal. The schedule has 32 games, one against last season's adjusted top 25.
Newcomers
Jackson State’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 97.5 (No. 338), defense 120.3 (No. 347).
2026-27 schedule
Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 32 games, 18 in the SWAC. Tip times are set closer to each game.
Questions
Who did Jackson State add for 2026-27?
Makhi Myles (transfer from SE Louisiana), Jayden Williams (transfer from Incarnate Word).