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North Alabama · 2026-27 preview
North Alabama basketball preview 2026-27: transfers, recruits and schedule
North Alabama's 2026-27 roster is not posted yet. So far it has added four transfers, and lost four players to the portal.
Last season it ranked No. 342 in adjusted net rating (No. 331 on offense, No. 340 on defense). The biggest loss is Corneilous Williams, 12.2 points a game, gone to Memphis. The schedule has 26 games, none against last season's adjusted top 25.
4
transfers in, 4 out
0
freshmen
No. 342
adjusted net rating, 2025-26
Newcomers
PPG
RPG
MPG
Mike Evbagharu
Transfer · Canisius
9.2
7.0
33.3
Julius Clark
Transfer · Gardner-Webb
7.3
2.0
17.0
Damarien Yates
Transfer · Alabama State
6.8
3.7
Who left
Where
PPG
MPG
Corneilous WilliamsTransferred to Memphis
Transferred to Memphis
12.2
32.5
Kevin de KovachichTransferred to Middle Tennessee
Transferred to Middle Tennessee
11.8
31.2
Canin JeffersonTransferred to Wyoming
Transferred to Wyoming
Adjusted net rating, last three seasons
2023-24
-6.2 No. 251
2024-25
+4.5 No. 113
2025-26
-20.3 No. 342
Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 98.9 (No. 331), defense 119.2 (No. 340).
2026-27 schedule
Questions
Who did North Alabama add for 2026-27?
Mike Evbagharu (transfer from Canisius), Julius Clark (transfer from Gardner-Webb), Damarien Yates (transfer from Alabama State), Jacobe Whitted (transfer from Tennessee Tech).