Western Michigan basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule
Western Michigan returns 65% of last season's minutes, and adds the No. 122 recruiting class.
Last season it ranked No. 274 in adjusted net rating (No. 211 on offense, No. 316 on defense). The biggest loss is Max Burton, 5.9 points a game. The schedule has 27 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 35% of last season’s minutes. Also gone, under 5 minutes a game: Nicholas Errica.
Adjusted net rating, last three seasons
Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 106.9 (No. 211), defense 117.1 (No. 316).
2026-27 schedule
Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 27 games, 22 in the MAC. Tip times are set closer to each game.
Questions
Who is back for Western Michigan in 2026-27?
9 players who played for Western Michigan last season: Justice Williams, EJ Ryans, Jayden Brewer, Brady Swartz, Carson Vis, Sharod Barnes, Michael Sulaka, Declan Peterson, Junior Sileu. They played 65% of its minutes.
Who did Western Michigan add for 2026-27?
No transfers or ranked freshmen yet.