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Ohio · 2026-27 preview
Ohio basketball preview 2026-27: transfers, recruits and schedule
Ohio's 2026-27 roster is not posted yet. So far it has added one transfer, and lost four players to the portal.
Last season it ranked No. 222 in adjusted net rating (No. 157 on offense, No. 289 on defense). The biggest loss is JJ Kelly, 8.6 points a game, gone to UTSA. The schedule has 26 games, one against last season's adjusted top 25.
1
transfers in, 4 out
0
freshmen
No. 222
adjusted net rating, 2025-26
Newcomers
PPG
RPG
MPG
Kolton Mitchell
Transfer · Idaho
13.7
3.3
30.4
Ohio’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
Where
PPG
MPG
JJ KellyTransferred to UTSA
Transferred to UTSA
8.6
26.6
Elijah ElliottTransferred to North Florida
Transferred to North Florida
4.1
21.6
Ayden EvansTransferred to Maine
Transferred to Maine
2.3
Adjusted net rating, last three seasons
2023-24
+3.2 No. 132
2024-25
-0.6 No. 170
2025-26
-5.4 No. 222
Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 109.8 (No. 157), defense 115.2 (No. 289).
2026-27 schedule
Questions
Who did Ohio add for 2026-27?
Kolton Mitchell (transfer from Idaho).