Southern basketball preview 2026-27: transfers, recruits and schedule
Southern's 2026-27 roster is not posted yet. So far it has added two transfers, and lost four players to the portal.
Last season it ranked No. 286 in adjusted net rating (No. 255 on offense, No. 299 on defense). The biggest loss is Michael Jacobs, 17.3 points a game, gone to the transfer portal. The schedule has 20 games so far, three against last season's adjusted top 25.
Newcomers
Southern’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 104.6 (No. 255), defense 115.8 (No. 299).
2026-27 schedule
Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 20 games, 11 in the SWAC. Tip times are set closer to each game.
Questions
Who did Southern add for 2026-27?
R'Chaun King (transfer from Alabama State), Jimma James (transfer from Queens University).