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College basketball · 2026-27 preview · Big East
Xavier · 2026-27 preview

Xavier basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule

Xavier returns 13% of last season's minutes, and adds seven transfers and the No. 38 recruiting class.

Last season it ranked No. 96 in adjusted net rating (No. 72 on offense, No. 152 on defense). The biggest loss is Malik Messina-Moore, 10.9 points a game. The schedule has 31 games, six against last season's adjusted top 25.

13%
of last season's minutes return
7
transfers in, 5 out
No. 38
recruiting class, 2 freshmen
No. 96
adjusted net rating, 2025-26

2026-27 roster

Pos
Ht
PPG
RPG
APG
MPG
Hometown
24
Jovan Milicevic
Back
F
6-10
12.4
3.9
1.4
26.1
Toronto, ON
25
Michael Wolf
Back
G
6-1
0.0
0.3
0.3
1.5
Greenwood Village, CO
20
Henry Thole
Back
F
6-7
0.6
0.0
0.0
1.2
Union, KY
11
Chance Westry
Transfer · UAB
G
6-6
15.5
3.8
5.6
30.5
Harrisburg, PA
3
Tru Washington
Transfer · Miami
G
6-4
12.0
4.1
1.7
27.4
Phoenix, AZ
16
Nikos Chitikoudis
Transfer · Robert Morris
F
6-9
11.4
7.7
1.8
26.4
Thessaloniki, GRE
8
Rolyns Aligbe
Transfer · Southern Illinois
F
6-9
9.5
7.4
0.7
24.4
Brooklyn Park, MN
9
Ruben Dominguez
Transfer · Texas A&M
G
6-6
10.2
2.3
1.4
23.4
Puerto Real, ESP
1
Mike Nwoko
Transfer · LSU
C
6-10
13.5
5.9
0.8
21.9
Toronto, ON
12
Braden Appelhans
Transfer · Drake
G
6-6
5.3
1.4
0.5
13.7
Blue Springs, MO
2
Kalek House
Freshman · No. 98 recruit
6-3
Scottsdale, AZ
7
Asher Elson
Freshman · No. 228 recruit
6-11
Brooklyn, NY
0
Gabriel Pozzato
New
F
6-7
Novara, ITA
17
Gedeon Basson
New
6-2
Douala, CMR
6
Harrison Aligbe
New
6-8
Brooklyn Park, MN
15
Kason Westphal
New
C
7-0
Salida, CO

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
Malik Messina-MooreGraduated or left
Graduated or left
10.9
33.2
Filip BorovicaninGraduated or left
Graduated or left
10.8
31.2
Tre CarrollGraduated or left
Graduated or left
17.8
31.6
Roddie Anderson IIITransferred to Seton Hall
Transferred to Seton Hall
10.9
23.8
All WrightTransferred to Loyola Marymount
Transferred to Loyola Marymount
7.5
22.2
Isaiah WalkerGraduated or left
Graduated or left
4.7
17.0
Pape N'DiayeTransferred to Kansas State
Transferred to Kansas State
2.0
9.3
Anthony RobinsonTransferred to Pepperdine
Transferred to Pepperdine
2.3
10.0
Mier PanoamTransferred to the portal
Transferred to the portal
0.9
5.6

The players who left played 87% of last season’s minutes. Also gone, under 5 minutes a game: Ian Sabourin.

Adjusted net rating, last three seasons

2023-24
+12.8 No. 60
2024-25
+18.1 No. 40
2025-26
+8.1 No. 96

Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 116.4 (No. 72), defense 108.2 (No. 152).

2026-27 schedule

November to January
Rank
Nov 2
vs Mount St. Mary's
283
Nov 6
vs Eastern Michigan
235
Nov 10
vs Detroit Mercy
222
Nov 13
vs Mississippi State neutral
106
Nov 17
vs Cleveland State
323
Nov 20
vs Iowa
21
Nov 25
vs Texas A&M neutral
44
Nov 27
vs Virginia neutral
18
Dec 2
vs Texas Southern
328
Dec 5
at Cincinnati
48
Dec 9
vs Purdue Fort Wayne
258
Dec 12
vs Florida International
194
Dec 19
at Marquette
88
Dec 22
vs Creighton
77
Dec 30
at Georgetown
87
Jan 2
vs Seton Hall
50
January to March
Rank
Jan 6
vs Villanova
39
Jan 9
at Providence
72
Jan 12
vs Butler
81
Jan 16
at UConn
10

Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 31 games, 19 in the Big East. Tip times are set closer to each game.

Questions

Who is back for Xavier in 2026-27?

3 players who played for Xavier last season: Jovan Milicevic, Michael Wolf, Henry Thole. They played 13% of its minutes.

Who did Xavier add for 2026-27?

Chance Westry (transfer from UAB), Tru Washington (transfer from Miami), Nikos Chitikoudis (transfer from Robert Morris), Rolyns Aligbe (transfer from Southern Illinois), Ruben Dominguez (transfer from Texas A&M), Mike Nwoko (transfer from LSU), Braden Appelhans (transfer from Drake), Kalek House (freshman, No. 98 recruit), Asher Elson (freshman, No. 228 recruit).

Big East previewsMinutes back
UConn47%St. John's39%Villanova27%Seton Hall64%Providence59%
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Jan 19
at Villanova
39
Jan 23
vs Marquette
88
Jan 26
vs St. John's
15
Jan 30
at DePaul
101
Feb 6
at Butler
81
Feb 9
vs Georgetown
87
Feb 13
at St. John's
15
Feb 20
vs DePaul
101
Feb 24
at Creighton
77
Mar 3
vs Providence
72
Mar 6
vs UConn
10