Syracuse basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule
Syracuse returns 16% of last season's minutes, and adds six transfers and two freshmen.
Last season it ranked No. 82 in adjusted net rating (No. 90 on offense, No. 75 on defense). The biggest loss is Naithan George, 10.9 points a game, gone to Pittsburgh. The schedule has 31 games, four 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 84% of last season’s minutes. Also gone, under 5 minutes a game: Tiefing Diawara.
Adjusted net rating, last three seasons
Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 114.3 (No. 90), defense 103.5 (No. 75).
2026-27 schedule
Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 31 games, 18 in the ACC. Tip times are set closer to each game.
Questions
Who is back for Syracuse in 2026-27?
4 players who played for Syracuse last season: Kiyan Anthony, Sadiq White Jr., Calvin Russell III, Noah Lobdell. They played 16% of its minutes.
Who did Syracuse add for 2026-27?
Gavin Doty (transfer from Siena), Aiden Tobiason (transfer from Temple), Luke Wilson (transfer from App State), Francis Folefac (transfer from Siena), Garwey Dual (transfer from McNeese), Tasman Goodrick (transfer from Siena), Ryan Moesch (freshman, No. 180 recruit).