New Mexico State basketball preview 2026-27: transfers, recruits and schedule
New Mexico State's 2026-27 roster is not posted yet. So far it has added five transfers and the No. 66 recruiting class, and lost two players to the portal.
Last season it ranked No. 176 in adjusted net rating (No. 163 on offense, No. 201 on defense). The biggest loss is Cyr Malonga, 3.7 points a game, gone to Wichita State. The schedule has 23 games so far, one against last season's adjusted top 25.
Newcomers
New Mexico 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 109.5 (No. 163), defense 110.4 (No. 201).
2026-27 schedule
Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 23 games, 17 in the CUSA. Tip times are set closer to each game.
Questions
Who did New Mexico State add for 2026-27?
DJ Dudley (transfer from Louisiana Tech), Gabe Warren (transfer from Holy Cross), Jermaine Washington (transfer from San José State), Mark Lavrenov (transfer from Sacramento State), Stephon Payne (transfer from Seton Hall), Phoenix Woodson (freshman, No. 288 recruit), Jachai Cantave (freshman, No. 310 recruit).