North Carolina basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule
North Carolina returns 17% of last season's minutes, and adds six transfers and the No. 25 recruiting class.
Last season it ranked No. 27 in adjusted net rating (No. 36 on offense, No. 26 on defense). The biggest loss is Henri Veesaar, 17 points a game, gone to the NBA draft at No. 52. The schedule has 32 games, seven 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 83% of last season’s minutes. Also gone, under 5 minutes a game: Elijah Davis, Ivan Matlekovic.
Adjusted net rating, last three seasons
Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 121.7 (No. 36), defense 98.5 (No. 26).
2026-27 schedule
Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 32 games, 19 in the ACC. Tip times are set closer to each game.
Questions
Who is back for North Carolina in 2026-27?
5 players who played for North Carolina last season: Jarin Stevenson, Jaydon Young, Isaiah Denis, Evan Smith, John Holbrook. They played 17% of its minutes.
Who did North Carolina add for 2026-27?
Neo Avdalas (transfer from Virginia Tech), Terrence Brown (transfer from Utah), Angelo Brizzi (transfer from Buffalo), Cameron Fens (transfer from South Dakota), Matt Able (transfer from NC State), Cade Bennerman (transfer from Northwestern), Maximo Adams (freshman, No. 26 recruit), Sayon Keita (freshman, No. 59 recruit), Kevin Thomas (freshman, No. 99 recruit).