McNeese basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule
McNeese returns 74% of last season's minutes, and adds one freshman.
Last season it ranked No. 61 in adjusted net rating (No. 77 on offense, No. 60 on defense). The biggest loss is Garwey Dual, 8.4 points a game, gone to Syracuse. The schedule has 29 games, none 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 26% 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 115.4 (No. 77), defense 102.1 (No. 60).
2026-27 schedule
Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 29 games, 22 in the Southland. Tip times are set closer to each game.
Questions
Who is back for McNeese in 2026-27?
9 players who played for McNeese last season: Javohn Garcia, Larry Johnson, DJ Richards Jr., Jerrell Colbert, Jacolb Fredson-Cole, Carl Cherenfant, Peitok Machar, Yanis Ndjonga, JJ Rembert. They played 74% of its minutes.
Who did McNeese add for 2026-27?
No transfers or ranked freshmen yet.