Michigan basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule
Michigan returns 36% of last season's minutes, and adds four transfers and the No. 4 recruiting class.
Last season it ranked No. 1 in adjusted net rating (No. 3 on offense, No. 2 on defense). The biggest loss is Yaxel Lendeborg, 15.1 points a game, gone to the NBA draft at No. 11. The schedule has 30 games, nine 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 64% of last season’s minutes. Also gone, under 5 minutes a game: Malick Kordel, Charlie May.
Adjusted net rating, last three seasons
Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 130.6 (No. 3), defense 88.8 (No. 2).
2026-27 schedule
Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 30 games, 20 in the Big Ten. Tip times are set closer to each game.
Questions
Who is back for Michigan in 2026-27?
5 players who played for Michigan last season: Elliot Cadeau, Trey McKenney, Roddy Gayle Jr., Oscar Goodman, Howard Eisley Jr.. They played 36% of its minutes.
Who did Michigan add for 2026-27?
Kenny Noland (transfer from Columbia), Moustapha Thiam (transfer from Cincinnati), J.P. Estrella (transfer from Tennessee), Jalen Reed (transfer from LSU), Brandon McCoy Jr. (freshman, No. 10 recruit), Quinn Costello (freshman, No. 34 recruit), Lincoln Cosby (freshman, No. 46 recruit), Joseph Hartman (freshman, No. 95 recruit), Malachi Brown (freshman, No. 190 recruit).