VMI basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule
VMI returns 85% of last season's minutes.
Last season it ranked No. 358 in adjusted net rating (No. 339 on offense, No. 359 on defense). The biggest loss is Tan Yildizoglu, 10.2 points a game. The schedule has 32 games, none 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 15% of last season’s minutes.
Adjusted net rating, last three seasons
Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 97.4 (No. 339), defense 123.7 (No. 359).
2026-27 schedule
Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 32 games, 20 in the SoCon. Tip times are set closer to each game.
Questions
Who is back for VMI in 2026-27?
12 players who played for VMI last season: TJ Johnson, Linus Holmstrom, AJ Clark, Mario Tatum Jr., Cal Liston, Kaden Stuckey, Alexander Daushvili, Jaylen Pazon, Walker Andrews, Mason Hagedorn, Branford Edmonds III, Mason Lawson. They played 85% of its minutes.
Who did VMI add for 2026-27?
No transfers or ranked freshmen yet.