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Northern Illinois · 2026-27 preview

Northern Illinois basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule

Northern Illinois returns 87% of last season's minutes.

Last season it ranked No. 335 in adjusted net rating (No. 342 on offense, No. 289 on defense). The biggest loss is Dylan Ducommun, 10.8 points a game, gone to Buffalo. The schedule has 32 games, one against last season's adjusted top 25.

87%
of last season's minutes return
0
transfers in, 1 out
0
freshmen
No. 335
adjusted net rating, 2025-26

2026-27 roster

Pos
Ht
PPG
RPG
APG
MPG
Hometown
1
Makhai Valentine
Back
G
6-3
13.3
5.3
1.0
30.7
Munhall, PA
0
Gianni Cobb
Back
G
6-0
9.8
2.7
3.9
29.0
Chicago, IL
6
Taj Walters
Back
G
6-5
8.5
5.4
0.6
27.1
Bronx, NY
96
Gustav Winther
Back
F
6-10
8.1
4.2
0.9
21.2
Roskilde, DEN
4
JJ Taylor
Back
F
6-8
8.7
2.7
0.3
21.0
Chicago, IL
3
Daemar Kelly
Back
G
6-5
5.6
3.1
1.2
20.6
Pittsburgh, PA
7
Hassan Washington
Back
F
6-8
4.7
3.2
0.6
16.6
Providence, RI
10
Jao Ituka
Back
G
6-1
6.9
2.5
0.9
14.1
Gaithersburg, MD
2
Carlos Coronado
Back
G
6-3
3.9
0.9
0.6
10.3
Coolidge, AZ
8
Ladji Kante
Back
F
6-7
2.8
1.2
0.4
9.2
Marseille, FRA
11
Isaiah Washington
Back
G
6-5
2.5
1.2
0.5
8.2
Fayetteville, NC
23
Jaylen Wharton
Back
F
6-9
1.9
1.6
0.1
6.6
Plant City, FL
16
Isaiah Stewart
Back
G
6-6
1.2
0.9
0.3
5.5
Rockwall, TX
21
Max Laskey
Back
G
6-5
0.5
0.2
0.2
2.5
Birmingham, MI
15
Lataevyon Taylor
New
P
6-0
Chicago, IL

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

Where
PPG
MPG
Dylan DucommunTransferred to Buffalo
Transferred to Buffalo
10.8
30.6

The players who left played 13% of last season’s minutes.

Adjusted net rating, last three seasons

2023-24
-11.6 No. 305
2024-25
-19.0 No. 348
2025-26
-18.3 No. 335

Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 96.9 (No. 342), defense 115.2 (No. 289).

2026-27 schedule

November to January
Rank
Nov 2
vs Grambling neutral
301
Nov 5
at Tulsa
53
Nov 7
at Dayton
69
Nov 11
vs Clarke
Nov 14
at Bellarmine
280
Nov 18
at Marquette
88
Nov 21
at Bowling Green
140
Nov 25
at SIU Edwardsville
253
Nov 28
at Eastern Illinois
320
Dec 3
at Green Bay
217
Dec 5
vs Milwaukee
256
Dec 12
at Lindenwood
261
Dec 19
vs Eastern Illinois
320
Dec 21
at Arizona
3
Dec 30
at Youngstown State
210
Jan 3
at Robert Morris
148
January to February
Rank
Jan 7
vs Cleveland State
323
Jan 9
vs Wright State
141
Jan 14
at Detroit Mercy
222
Jan 17
vs Green Bay
217

Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 32 games, 20 in the Horizon. Tip times are set closer to each game.

Questions

Who is back for Northern Illinois in 2026-27?

14 players who played for Northern Illinois last season: Makhai Valentine, Gianni Cobb, Taj Walters, Gustav Winther, JJ Taylor, Daemar Kelly, Hassan Washington, Jao Ituka, Carlos Coronado, Ladji Kante, Isaiah Washington, Jaylen Wharton, Isaiah Stewart, Max Laskey. They played 87% of its minutes.

Who did Northern Illinois add for 2026-27?

No transfers or ranked freshmen yet.

Horizon previewsMinutes back
Wright State79%Robert Morris55%Oakland87%Northern Kentucky85%Youngstown StateNot posted
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Jan 21
at Northern Kentucky
172
Jan 23
at Wright State
141
Jan 27
vs Oakland
166
Jan 30
at Milwaukee
256
Feb 4
at IU Indianapolis
311
Feb 7
vs Northern Kentucky
172
Feb 10
vs Youngstown State
210
Feb 13
at Purdue Fort Wayne
258
Feb 17
vs Detroit Mercy
222
Feb 21
vs Robert Morris
148
Feb 24
at Cleveland State
323
Feb 27
vs IU Indianapolis
311