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Western Carolina · 2026-27 preview

Western Carolina basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule

Western Carolina returns 86% of last season's minutes.

Last season it ranked No. 228 in adjusted net rating (No. 164 on offense, No. 287 on defense). The biggest loss is Cord Stansberry, 14.1 points a game, gone to Missouri. The schedule has 31 games, one against last season's adjusted top 25.

86%
of last season's minutes return
0
transfers in, 1 out
0
freshmen
No. 228
adjusted net rating, 2025-26

2026-27 roster

Pos
Ht
PPG
RPG
APG
MPG
Hometown
23
Marcus Kell
Back
F
6-8
13.7
4.8
0.9
29.4
Fort Mill, SC
3
Julien Soumaoro
Back
G
5-11
11.6
3.1
2.2
26.1
Bronx, NY
22
Tidjiane Dioumassi
Back
G
6-4
8.9
2.7
2.7
24.2
Paris, FRA
8
Tahlan Pettway
Back
G
6-2
8.5
2.2
2.3
22.0
Worcester, MA
12
Samuel Dada
Back
F
6-9
6.6
7.6
0.7
20.3
Lagos, NGR
7
Abdulai Fanta Kabba
Back
C
7-0
4.7
5.8
0.4
17.3
Kenema, SLE
4
Justin Johnson
Back
F
6-8
6.7
2.5
0.9
15.6
Miami, FL
2
CJ Hyland
Back
G
6-1
6.2
1.2
1.2
14.6
Loganville, GA
21
Tayeshaun Smith
Back
F
6-7
1.5
1.7
0.2
9.7
Raleigh, NC
20
Fischer Brown
Back
G
6-4
2.2
1.1
0.4
9.6
Lewistown, MT
1
Chase McKey
Back
F
6-10
2.0
1.8
0.3
9.3
Atlanta, GA
33
Vernon Collins
Back
F
6-10
1.2
2.8
0.2
6.0
Chocowinity, NC
11
Drew Hollifield
Back
G
5-11
2.2
0.3
0.0
2.5
Shelby, NC
17
Max Williams
Back
G
6-6
0.0
0.3
0.0
2.0
Hanover, VA
5
Titian DeRosa
New
G
5-9
Bethesda, MD

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
Cord StansberryTransferred to Missouri
Transferred to Missouri
14.1
30.0

The players who left played 14% of last season’s minutes.

Adjusted net rating, last three seasons

2023-24
+5.4 No. 111
2024-25
-17.9 No. 341
2025-26
-5.6 No. 228

Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 109.4 (No. 164), defense 115.0 (No. 287).

2026-27 schedule

November to January
Rank
Nov 2
at North Carolina
27
Nov 7
at UNC Asheville
233
Nov 11
vs Virginia-Lynchburg
Nov 14
vs Lipscomb
203
Nov 17
at Butler
81
Nov 21
at Wake Forest
64
Nov 25
vs Montreat
Nov 29
at Charlotte
179
Dec 2
vs Piedmont
Dec 5
vs The Citadel
349
Dec 7
vs Southern Virginia
Dec 13
at Virginia
18
Dec 19
at Furman
180
Dec 22
at Wofford
242
Dec 30
vs Chattanooga
292
Jan 2
vs VMI
358
January to February
Rank
Jan 6
at Mercer
180
Jan 9
at East Tennessee State
145
Jan 13
at UNC Greensboro
305
Jan 16
vs Samford
214

Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 31 games, 20 in the SoCon. Tip times are set closer to each game.

Questions

Who is back for Western Carolina in 2026-27?

14 players who played for Western Carolina last season: Marcus Kell, Julien Soumaoro, Tidjiane Dioumassi, Tahlan Pettway, Samuel Dada, Abdulai Fanta Kabba, Justin Johnson, CJ Hyland, Tayeshaun Smith, Fischer Brown, Chase McKey, Vernon Collins, Drew Hollifield, Max Williams. They played 86% of its minutes.

Who did Western Carolina add for 2026-27?

No transfers or ranked freshmen yet.

SoCon previewsMinutes back
East Tennessee StateNot postedFurman75%MercerNot postedSamford88%Wofford83%
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Jan 18
vs Mercer
180
Jan 21
at Tennessee Tech
309
Jan 23
at Chattanooga
292
Jan 27
vs Wofford
242
Feb 3
vs Tennessee Tech
309
Feb 6
at Samford
214
Feb 10
at The Citadel
349
Feb 13
vs Furman
180
Feb 18
vs East Tennessee State
145
Feb 20
vs UNC Greensboro
305
Feb 27
at VMI
358