For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (10 ahead), F balanced (4 ahead), C open (1 ahead).
Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 2 came straight from high school and 10 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from AL, TN, GA.
2 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 2 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
12% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2026–27 · 15 players
Guards 10 of 15
Julius Clark6′7″RS-Jr
Ansar Osman6′7″So
Maf Ndiaye6′6″Jr
Caden Harris6′6″Sr · final yr
Jarron Talley6′5″Fr
Cortez Graham-Howard6′5″So3.7 PPG
Mike Evbagharu6′4″Sr · final yr
EJ King6′2″So
Quan Lax6′2″Grad · final yr
Braylon Patton6′0″So5.6 PPG
Frontcourt 5 of 15 · forwards + centers
Mitchell Chaffee6′10″RS-Sr · C · final yr
Drey Carter6′9″Grad · F · final yr
Jackson Gulley6′8″Fr · F
Damarien Yates6′8″Sr · F · final yr
Jacobe Whitted6′8″So · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Returning production
12%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Braylon Patton5.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Cortez Graham-Howard3.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Computed from 10 of 12 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.
Who actually gets onto this roster?
How players arrive
2from high school10via the portal
5 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
2 of 15
2 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Best-ranked: Jacobe Whitted #365.
Where from
AL 6 · TN 4 · GA 2 · MI 1 · MS 1 · OH 1
8 international: Birmingham; Scarborough; Dallas, Texas; New Orleans and 4 more
High schools: Loomis-Chaffee School; Muscle Shoals HS; Hillsboro HS and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2025–26 → 2026–27 · in
→Maf Ndiaye
→Drey Carter
→Damarien Yates
→EJ King
→Julius Clark
→Caden Harris
→Quan Lax
→Mike Evbagharu
→Ansar Osman
→Jacobe Whitted
2025–26 → 2026–27 · out
←DarKaun King
←Israel Jenrette
←Corneilous Williams
←Kevin de Kovachich
←Canin Jefferson
←King Walker
How this roster compares
United Athletic Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Staff changes10 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 6 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.
Academics
published admissions data
Acceptance rate87%
How this page is made: Rosters: official North Alabama rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: North Alabama's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.
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