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LSU · 2026-27 preview
LSU basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule
LSU returns 30% of last season's minutes, and adds the No. 23 recruiting class.
Last season it ranked No. 65 in adjusted net rating (No. 49 on offense, No. 124 on defense). The biggest loss is Marquel Sutton, 13.1 points a game. The schedule has 32 games, eight against last season's adjusted top 25.
30%
of last season's minutes return
0
transfers in, 5 out
No. 23
recruiting class, 1 freshmen
No. 65
adjusted net rating, 2025-26
2026-27 roster
Pos
Ht
PPG
RPG
APG
MPG
Hometown
8
Pablo Tamba
Back
F
6-7
7.9
7.3
1.5
28.6
Malaga, ESP
4
Who left
Where
PPG
MPG
Marquel SuttonGraduated or left
Graduated or left
13.1
31.4
Max MackinnonGraduated or left
Graduated or left
15.6
31.9
Jalen ReeceTransferred to Texas A&M
Transferred to Texas A&M
5.8
Adjusted net rating, last three seasons
2023-24
+7.7 No. 98
2024-25
+9.0 No. 85
2025-26
+13.1 No. 65
Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 119.7 (No. 49), defense 106.6 (No. 124).
2026-27 schedule
November to January
Rank
Nov 14
Questions
Who is back for LSU in 2026-27?
6 players who played for LSU last season: Pablo Tamba, Rashad King, PJ Carter, Mazi Mosley, Ron Zipper, Jaden Bobbett. They played 30% of its minutes.
Who did LSU add for 2026-27?
No transfers or ranked freshmen yet.