Long Beach State basketball preview 2026-27: transfers, recruits and schedule
Long Beach State's 2026-27 roster is not posted yet. So far it has added three transfers and the No. 127 recruiting class, and lost two players to the portal.
Last season it ranked No. 243 in adjusted net rating (No. 255 on offense, No. 228 on defense). The biggest loss is Petar Majstorovic, 14.4 points a game, gone to Pepperdine. The schedule has 31 games, none against last season's adjusted top 25.
Newcomers
Long Beach 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 104.6 (No. 255), defense 111.7 (No. 228).
2026-27 schedule
Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 31 games, 21 in the Big West. Tip times are set closer to each game.
Questions
Who did Long Beach State add for 2026-27?
Jack Payne (transfer from Idaho), Noah Amenhauser (transfer from Oregon State), Kaleb Smith (transfer from Grand Canyon), Max VanLaningham (freshman, No. 292 recruit).