An early September look at Big Ten basketball rosters for the 2026-27 season

• Alex Bozich

• 2h ago

 

While Big Ten basketball rosters are mostly settled for the 2026-27 season, uncertainty remains due to pending litigation as some members of the 2022 high school class seek a fifth season of eligibility.

We will continue to track player movement for next season until each program’s roster is complete.

Here are the latest Big Ten rosters for the 2026-27 season as of Wednesday afternoon:

Illinois (28-9 last season)

Returning: Andrej Stojakovic, David Mirkovic, Tomislav Ivisic, Jake Davis, Zvonimir Ivisic, Jason Jakstys
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Keaton Wagler (selected in NBA draft, first round pick), Ben Humrichous, Kylan Boswell (two-way NBA contract)
Transfer portal: Brandon Lee (to James Madison), Mihailo Petrovic (to Seton Hall), Toni Bilic, Ty Rodgers (to Boise State)
Arriving: Stefan Vaaks (from Providence), Quentin Coleman, Lucas Morillo, Ethan Brown, Landon Davis, Zavier Zens, Lincoln Williams

Indiana (18-14 last season)

Returning: Trent Sisley
Status unclear: Sam Alexis
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Lamar Wilkerson, Tucker DeVries, Conor Enright, Tayton Conerway, Reed Bailey (committed to St. John’s for next season if eligible)
Transfer portal: Andrej Acimovic (to Missouri State), Aleksa Ristic (to Belmont), Jasai Miles (to Loyola Marymount), Jason Drake (to Temple), Josh Harris (to FAU), Nick Dorn (to Miami FL)
Arriving: Bryce Lindsay (from Villanova), Aiden Sherrell (from Alabama), Darren Harris (from Duke), Markus Burton (from Notre Dame), Samet Yigitoglu (from SMU), Jaeden Mustaf (from Georgia Tech), Justin Monden (from Maryland Eastern Shore), Prince-Alexander Moody, Vaughn Karvala, Trevor Manhertz, Clemens Sokolov

Iowa (24-13 last season)

Returning: Kael Combs, Cooper Koch, Cam Manyawu, Isaia Howard, Trey Thompson, Tate Sage, Trevin Jirak, Joey Matteoni
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Bennett Stirtz (selected in NBA draft, first round pick), Brendan Hausen, Tavion Banks (attempting to get a 5th year of eligibility, won’t be at Iowa)
Transfer portal: Alvaro Folgueiras (to Louisville)
Arriving: Ty’Reek Coleman (from Illinois State), Andrew McKeever (from Saint Mary’s), Ethan Harris, Jaidyn Coon

Maryland (12-21 last season)

Returning: Andre Mills, Pharrel Payne, Rakease Passmore, George Turkson Jr., Guillermo Del Pino
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: David Coit, Collin Metcalf, Solomon Washington, Elijah Saunders
Transfer portal: Aleks Alston (to UAB), Darius Adams (to NC State), Isaiah Watts (to UTSA), Jaziah Harper (to North Dakota State), Myles Rice
Arriving: Tomislav Buljan (from New Mexico), Robert Jennings II (from Oklahoma State), Bishop Boswell (from Tennessee), Maban Jabriel (from Queens), DJ Wagner (from Arkansas), Michael McNair (from Boston University), Alex K’Medehouto (from South Plains College), Baba Oladotun, Kaden House, Adama Tambedou, Austin Brown

Michigan (37-3 last season)

Returning: Elliot Cadeau, Trey McKenney, Oscar Goodman, Ricky Liburd
Status unclear: Roddy Gayle Jr., Kenny Noland (from Columbia)
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Aday Mara (selected in NBA draft, first round pick), Nimari Burnett, Yaxel Lendeborg (selected in NBA draft, first round pick), Will Tschetter, Morez Johnson Jr. (selected in NBA draft, first round pick)
Transfer portal: Winters Grady (to Minnesota), Malick Kordel (to Minnesota), LJ Cason (to Miami FL)
Arriving: J.P. Estrella (from Tennessee), Moustapha Thiam (from Cincinnati), Jalen Reed (from LSU), Brandon McCoy (torn ACL, out for the year), Quinn Costello, Lincoln Crosby, Joseph Hartman, Malachi Brown, Marcus Moller

Michigan State (27-8 last season)

Returning: Jeremy Fears Jr., Kur Teng, Coen Carr, Jordan Scott, Jesse McCulloch, Cam Ward, Kaleb Glenn
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Trey Fort, Carson Cooper (two-way NBA contract), Denham Wojcik, Jaxon Kohler (committed to BYU for next season if eligible)
Transfer portal: Divine Ugochukwu (to LSU)
Arriving: Anton Bonke (from Charlotte), Ethan Taylor, Jasiah Jervis, Carlos Medlock Jr., Julius Avent

Minnesota (15-18 last season)

Returning: Isaac Asuma, Bobby Durkin, Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, Grayson Grove, Kai Shinholster
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Maximus Gizzi, Cade Tyson, Langston Reynolds (committed to Northern Colorado for next season if eligible)
Transfer portal: B.J. Omot (to Cal State Northridge), Chance Stephens (to Vanguard University, Division II), Chansey Willis Jr. (to Kent State), Nehemiah Turner (to Jacksonville), Robert Vaihola (to San Jose State)
Arriving: Winters Grady (from Michigan), Malick Kordel (from Michigan), Nolan Groves (from Texas Tech), Kyan Evans (from North Carolina), Malachi Palmer (from Villanova), Nolen Anderson, Chadrack Mpoyi, Cedric Tomes

Nebraska (28-7 last season)

Returning: Braden Frager, Pryce Sandfort, Connor Essegian, Cale Jacobsen, Leo Curtis, Will Cooper
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Jared Garcia, Sam Hoiberg, Rienk Mast, Jamarques Lawrence, Kendall Blue
Transfer portal: Berke Buyuktuncel (to Vanderbilt), Quentin Rhymes (to Fresno State), Ugnius Jarusevicius (to Arizona)
Arriving: Sam Orme (from Belmont), Trevan Leonhardt (from Utah Valley), Kadyn Betts (from Montana), Boden Kapke (from Boston College), Taj DeGourville (from San Diego State), Damon Wilkinson (from South Dakota State), Colin Rice, Jacob Lanier

Northwestern (15-19 last season)

Returning: Jake West, Angelo Ciaravino
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Nick Martinelli (two-way NBA contract), Justin Mullins, Gus Hurlburt
Transfer portal: Arrinten Page (to Providence), Cade Bennerman (to North Carolina), Jayden Reid (to Memphis), Jordan Clayton (to UMass), KJ Windham (to James Madison), Max Green (to Charleston), Tre Singleton (to Iowa State), Tyler Kropp (to Washington State)
Arriving: Jack Karasinski (from Bellarmine), Luke McEldon (from Mount St. Mary’s), Colin Smith (from UC Santa Barbara), LA Pratt (from Northeastern), Okku Federiko (from Drake), Aleksej Kostic (from BYU), Ryan Soulis (from Columbia), Dylan Williams (from Penn), Jayden Hodge, Symon Ghai

Ohio State (21-13 last season)

Returning: John Mobley Jr., A’mare Bynum, Josh Ojianwuna, Ivan Njegovan
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Bruce Thornton (selected in NBA draft, second round pick), Puff Johnson, Brandon Noel, Christoph Tilly
Transfer portal: Colin White (to Akron), Devin Royal (to Villanova), Gabe Cupps (to UIC), Mathieu Grujicic (to Radford), Taison Chatman (to Utah)
Arriving: Justin Pippen (from Cal), Andrija Jelavic (from Kentucky), Jimmie Williams (Duquesne), Curtis Givens III (from Memphis), Lee Aaliya, Anthony Thompson, Alex Smith, Vuk Lazarevic, LJ Smith

Oregon (12-20 last season)

Returning: Sean Stewart
Status unclear: Malique Ewin (from Arkansas)
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Nate Bittle, TK Simpkins, Oleksandr Kobzystyi
Transfer portal: Devon Pryor (to Texas-Rio Grande Valley), Dezdrick Lindsay (to Kansas State), Efe Vatan (to Stony Brook), Ege Demir (to Duquesne), Jackson Shelstad (to Louisville), Jamari Phillips (to Washington State), JJ Frakes (to Buffalo), Kwame Evans Jr. (to Villanova), Wei Lin
Arriving: Tyrone Riley IV (from San Francisco), Andrew Meadow (from Boise State), Pharaoh Compton (from San Diego State), Jasper Johnson (from Kentucky), Taylor Bol Bowen (from Alabama), Jerry Easter II (from USC), Fred Payne (from Boston College), Dwayne Aristode (from Arizona), Tajh Ariza, Kendre Harrison, Seven Spurlock

Penn State (12-20 last season)

Returning: Ivan Juric, Reggie Grodin, Jamison White
Status unclear: Josh Reed
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: None
Transfer portal: Dominick Stewart (to Richmond), Eli Rice (to Middle Tennessee), Freddie Dilione V (to Georgia), Justin Houser (to Florida Gulf Coast), Kayden Mingo (to Baylor), Mason Blackwood (to St. Bonaventure), Melih Tunca, Sasa Ciani, Tibor Mirtic
Arriving: Jay Rodgers (from Central Connecticut), Brant Byers (from Miami OH), Roberts Blums (from Davidson), Tim Oboh (from Buffalo), Thomas Allard (Alabama Huntsville), Dasonte Bowen (from St. Bonaventure), Roko Pkracin, Francois Wibaut, Andy Gemao

Purdue (30-9 last season)

Returning: Omer Mayer, C.J. Cox, Gicarri Harris, Daniel Jacobsen, Jack Benter, Antione West Jr., Raleigh Burgess
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Braden Smith (selected in NBA draft, two-way contract), Fletcher Loyer, Trey Kaufman-Renn (attempting to get a 5th year of eligibility, won’t be at Purdue), Oscar Cluff, Liam Murphy
Transfer portal: None
Arriving: Caden Pierce (from Princeton), Luke Ertel, Jacob Webber, Sinan Huan, Jamyn Sondrup, Rivers Knight

Rutgers (14-20 last season)

Returning: Tariq Francis, Jamichael Davis, Kaden Powers, Darren Buchanan Jr., Gevonte Ware, Angelino Mark
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: None
Transfer portal: Baye Fall (to Fresno State), Bryce Dortch (to Notre Dame), Chris Nwuli (to Seton Hall), Denis Badalau (to Towson), Dorian Jones (to Kent State), Dylan Grant (to Charlotte), Emmanuel Ogbole (attempting to get another season of eligibility, won’t be at Rutgers), Harun Zrno (to Washington)
Arriving: Lewis Duarte (from New Mexico State), Darin Smith Jr. (from Central Connecticut State), Christian Gurdak (from Virginia Tech), Will Sydnor (from Manhattan), Dorin Buca (from Kansas State), Rasheed Jones (from Coastal Carolina), Imahri Wooten, Diego Garavaglia, Mervedi Miteo

UCLA (24-12 last season)

Returning: Trent Perry, Eric Freeny, Eric Dailey Jr., Xavier Booker, Brandon Williams
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Jamar Brown, Tyler Bilodeau (selected in NBA draft, two-way contract), Steven Jamerson II, Skyy Clark (committed to LSU for next season if eligible), Donovan Dent (committed to LSU for next season if eligible)
Transfer portal: None
Arriving: Filip Jovic (from Auburn), Sergej Macura (from Mississippi State), Jaylen Petty (from Texas Tech), Azavier Robinson (from Butler), Joe Philon, Javonte Floyd, Gunars Grinvalds, Nikola Kusturica

USC (18-14 last season)

Returning: Rodney Rice, Jacob Cofie, Alijah Arenas
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Ryan Cornish, Chad Baker-Mazara, Terrance Williams II, Jaden Brownell, Ezra Ausar
Transfer portal: Amarion Dickerson (to Grand Canyon), EJ Neal, Gabe Dynes (to Louisville), Jerry Easter II (to Oregon), Jordan Marsh (to Temple)
Arriving: KJ Lewis (from Georgetown), Eric Reibe (from UConn), Jalen Cox (from Colgate), Aaron Hunkin-Claytor (from Hawaii), Joshua Hughes (from Evansville), Jadis Jones (from Lindenwood), Isaac Bruns (from South Dakota), Adonis Ratliff, Darius Ratliff, Christian Collins, Onyeka Joe Agu

Washington (16-17 last season)

Returning: Wesley Yates III, Lathan Sommerville, Mady Traore, Jasir Rencher, Nikola Dzepina
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Bryson Tucker (declared for NBA draft, not drafted), Hannes Steinbach (selected in NBA draft, first round pick), Quimari Peterson, Jacob Ognacevic, Desmond Claude
Transfer portal: Chrstian Nitu (to McNeese), Courtland Muldrew (to Georgia Tech), Franck Kepnang (to Kentucky), JJ Mandaquit (to Arizona), Zoom Diallo (to Kentucky)
Arriving: Parker Friedrichsen (from Davidson), Steele Venters (from Gonzaga), Ryan Beasley (from San Francisco), LeJuan Watts (from Texas Tech), Harun Zrno (from Rutgers), Lattimore Ford, Wini Braga, Tristan Devers, Boris Tisma

Wisconsin (24-11 last season)

Returning: Austin Rapp, Nolan Winter, Jack Janicki, Hayden Jones, Zach Kinziger, Will Garlock
Status unclear: Braeden Carrington
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Nick Boyd, Andrew Rohde
Transfer portal: Aleksas Bieliauskas (to South Carolina), Jack Robison (to North Dakota State), John Blackwell (to Duke), Riccardo Greppi (to Sam Houston State)
Arriving: Trey Autry (from George Washington), Victory Onuetu (from Hofstra), Eian Elmer (from Miami OH), LaTrevion Fenderson, Jackson Ball, Isaac Riddle, Owen Foxwell

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