Minnesota basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule
Minnesota returns 60% of last season's minutes, and adds five transfers and the No. 31 recruiting class.
Last season it ranked No. 77 in adjusted net rating (No. 109 on offense, No. 48 on defense). The biggest loss is Cade Tyson, 19.6 points a game, gone to the transfer portal. The schedule has 31 games, eight 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 40% of last season’s minutes. Also gone, under 5 minutes a game: Maximus Gizzi, RJ Spencer.
Adjusted net rating, last three seasons
Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 112.7 (No. 109), defense 101.4 (No. 48).
2026-27 schedule
Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 31 games, 19 in the Big Ten. Tip times are set closer to each game.
Questions
Who is back for Minnesota in 2026-27?
5 players who played for Minnesota last season: Isaac Asuma, Bobby Durkin, Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, Grayson Grove, Kai Shinholster. They played 60% of its minutes.
Who did Minnesota add for 2026-27?
Malachi Palmer (transfer from Villanova), Kyan Evans (transfer from North Carolina), Nolan Groves (transfer from Texas Tech), Winters Grady (transfer from Michigan), Malick Kordel (transfer from Michigan), Nolen Anderson (freshman, No. 111 recruit), Chadrack Mpoyi (freshman, No. 154 recruit), Cedric Tomes (freshman, No. 219 recruit).