New Orleans basketball preview 2026-27: transfers, recruits and schedule
New Orleans's 2026-27 roster is not posted yet. So far it has added one transfer, and lost two players to the portal.
Last season it ranked No. 208 in adjusted net rating (No. 173 on offense, No. 241 on defense). The biggest loss is MJ Thomas, 10.8 points a game, gone to UNLV. The schedule has 32 games, three against last season's adjusted top 25.
Newcomers
New Orleans’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 108.9 (No. 173), defense 112.3 (No. 241).
2026-27 schedule
Questions
Who did New Orleans add for 2026-27?
Nick Jones (transfer from Wagner).